Claremont School News
Claremont Unified School District was recognized Tuesday as part of the 2024 California Green Ribbon Schools Award ceremony. CUSD was one of five schools and districts nominated as a green achiever by California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. The district was also recognized with a United States Department of Education Green Ribbon School District Sustainability Award. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
At his inauguration 14 years ago, Pomona College President David Oxtoby borrowed from W.E.B. DuBois. “The function of the university—and, I would add, the liberal arts college—is not simply to […]
Scripps College President Lara Tiedens receives a standing ovation during the processional of her inauguration ceremony on Saturday at the college. Ms. Tiednes, who has been on the job since […]
Amidst a tumultuous period of student demands, protests, strikes and sit-ins at the Claremont Colleges, the Pomona College administration is standing firm in response to criticism after hiring prominent sociologist […]
Fifth grade student Mike Sofalca brought down the house with his reading of “He is Just a Little Boy” on Friday during a poetry reading assembly at Chaparral Elementary School. […]
Artist Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca works with Dean Magallanes, 11, and Katie Offill Jackson, 12, as the students of Jacque McElvy’s sixth grade class put finishing touches on their movie […]
“Local girl makes good” doesn’t quite do justice to Victoria Schein. It’s accurate, but the truth is Ms. Schein, 23, is changing the world. The 2012 Claremont High School graduate […]
For the first time in 33 years, Claremont High School Theater Director Krista Elhai has had to cancel a performance. People who purchased tickets to see Xanadu this Saturday were […]
A light rain fell February 3 as members of the Oakmont Outdoor School community gathered for a touching memorial service. It was not a student or staff member being mourned […]
Carly Sanden, as Kira, and Riley Polanski, as Sonny, rehearse a scen from the play Xanadu Tuesday night at Claremont High School. CHS Theatre will present the light comedy musical […]
Trevor Schwartz—a newly-retired representative to the school board—is a continuation high school student, and a Claremont Unified School District success story. The two are far from mutually exclusive, but Trevor […]
Author Mark Twain is known for his gift with dialects. A dialect is a regional way of speaking. For instance, in our part of the country, we usually ask for […]
In 2016, much of the COURIER’s education coverage focused on the Claremont Unified School District’s successful attempt to pass a $58 million general obligation bond in the November 8 general […]
Students at Claremont High School filed into the Wolfpack gym on December 1, some grabbing a spot in the bleachers and others sitting on the floor, ready for a lively […]
Chris Holden, an assembly member representing California’s 41st Assembly District, is no longer on the campaign trail, having sealed the deal in November on third two-year term in state office. […]
The latest Claremont High School production tells you a lot about our town. It’s the kind of place where teachers, administrators and school board members—even the superintendent of schools—are willing […]
Fifth graders at Sumner Elementary School got a taste of the political process on September 27 when Casey C. Higgins, a Republican candidate for the California Assembly, took some time […]