Claremont School News
A mid-October shower failed to dampen the spirits for those gathered Tuesday to celebrate Claremont Graduate University’s 100th birthday outside Harper Hall, including Claremont Mayor Corey Calaycay and Claremont Graduate University Interim President Michelle Bligh, who took part in a tree planting ceremony. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
In the coming months, the view from the 10 Freeway is going to look a little different. In a recent news release from Cal Poly Pomona, the university’s iconic CLA tower “is slated for demolition this summer.” The tower was opened in 1993 and was the soaring campus landmark made of limestone-clad obelisk visible from […]
On Friday, May 13, graduating seniors from high schools across San Bernardino and Riverside counties, were in great spirits during a performance by the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority. COURIER photo/Andrew Alonzo
Pomona College has a new dean Professor of computer science Yuqing Melanie Wu, an expert in data management and query optimization whose love for teaching drew her to the liberal arts, will become Pomona College’s next vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college effective July 1. Wu arrived at Pomona in 2014 […]
On Sunday May 15, Project ARTstART, the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art’s signature arts education program for youth, directed by Rich Deely, will wrap up its exhibit, “StART It Up!” The exhibit celebrates Project ARTstART’s eleventh year and will display student artwork from grades four, five and six at Mountain View, Oakmont, Sumner, Sycamore and […]
This weekend, the seven Claremont Colleges will be holding their spring commencement ceremonies for the class of 2022. The various commencements will feature hundreds of graduating students, as well as many distinguished speakers. Here’s the latest information.
The total cash value of outgoing Claremont Unified School District Superintendent Jeff Wilson’s severance package will very likely exceed $300,000.
Oakmont Elementary School kindergarten teacher Lorrie Brown was named Claremont Unified School District’s teacher of the year at a playfully surreptitious ceremony last week during the school board meeting.
The total cash value of outgoing Claremont Unified School District Superintendent Jeff Wilson’s severance package will very likely exceed $300,000. The separation agreement includes a guaranteed cash settlement of $296,818, representing 12 months of salary, up to a year of health benefits worth up to $8,050, and a cash out of unused vacation time after Wilson’s final day on July 1.
Billionaire and Claremont McKenna College graduate, George Roberts speaks during a recent commencement at the college. Claremont McKenna officials announced Friday that Roberts had donated $140 million to CMC for the construction of its east campus expansion. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Despite numerous public comments decrying a perceived lack of transparency, the Claremont Unified School District Board of Directors voted 5-0 Thursday to re-hire the single candidate it entertained for the job of superintendent, Jim Elsasser, at $335,000 per year plus a generous benefit package. In photo, CUSD board meets Thursday before taking the vote on Elsasser’s hiring.
by Steven Felschundneff | steven@claremont-courier.com When Claremont High School football coach Shane Hile saw Chris Clark roll his wheelchair into his classroom with eyes as big as saucers, he knew the 15-year-old freshman wanted to join the team. But in this particular case, Hile refrained from coaching and let Chris take the initiative. “So I […]
Chloe Haskin has found her calling. After completing her associate degree in nursing this June, the 28-year-old Citrus College student will transfer to Azusa Pacific University to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the same field. Her ultimate goal is to earn a master’s degree and become a family nurse practitioner. “I believe I will be able to make a true difference in people’s lives,” she says.
by Andrew Alonzo | aalonzo@claremont-courier.com On Sunday, approximately 100 spectators packed the Claremont Presbyterian Church to hear music by the church’s esteemed choir along with stories of how the pandemic impacted our lives. The concert, which was also streamed online, was the premiere of Gerard “Geri” DeMasi’s latest composition, the Pandemic Requiem. DeMasi is the […]
Claremont’s San Antonio High School was recently named one of 36 in California recognized as model continuation high schools for 2022.
Claremont Unified School District Superintendent Jeff Wilson is stepping down after just one year on the job.
Divya Victor, who on March 4 was named the winner of Claremont Graduate University’s Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, is a master of not only language, but of its design; her words, the space around them, and the physical documents on which they appear, are all integral to her artform.