Claremont School News
A crucial stop late in the fourth quarter sealed a 17-12 season opening win for Claremont High’s varsity football team Friday night over visiting Capistrano Valley Christian. The team is seen here taking the field at the start of the game. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Tamara Nicoll is on a righteous mission to elevate the written word, and after a lot of hard work, she’s making headway. Ms. Nicoll is spearheading the inaugural literary celebration, “Word Play: A Festival of Writing,” Saturday, May 19 at Claremont High School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “The primary objective of this event […]
The Claremont Colleges will host graduation ceremonies Saturday, ?May 12 and Sunday, May 13. Here’s a guide to the festivities: Claremont Graduate University’s 91st Commencement Ceremony is set for Saturday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to noon at Mudd Quadrangle, 170 E. 10th Stt. The commencement speaker is Daniel E. Walker, a filmmaker, scholar, social […]
The Claremont Unified School District has completed roof repair and replacement at all the local schools and remodeled the Claremont High School gym, but all of its other projects funded by a $58 million bond measure remain in progress or in design. About $10 million has been committed to various projects as of March 2018, […]
Rria Cruz-Soto became Mountain View Elementary School’s principal nearly four months ago, bringing with her a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a passion for empowering students. She said she’s enjoyed the adjustment so far, noting the welcoming community and the four New York snowstorms she hasn’t had to endure this month alone. Ms. Cruz-Soto’s […]
Claremont history has never been so cute, or comprehensive for that matter, as it is in Letters Home, a musical play performed this week by third graders from Chaparral Elementary School. The play was created by Chaparral third grade teacher and creative director, Jean Merrill, who was glowing after the early show Tuesday. “I consider […]
Claremont Graduate University’s 2018 Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards were recently announced . Patricia Smith won the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, which is accompanied by a $100,000 prize, for Incendiary Art: Poems. The annual prize is given in recognition of a book by a mid-career poet. The Kate Tufts Award, for a first book […]
California Gov. Jerry Brown has invited University of La Verne President Devorah Lieberman to serve on the California Education Leaders Roundtable, which brings together the state’s top college and university leaders to help ensure that Californians will continue to have access to postsecondary education into the 21st century. Joining Ms. Lieberman on the roundtable will […]
If indeed “the future is female,” then Claremont is looking toward it with open arms. Pomona College welcomed a talented future crop of female mathematicians, engineers and scientists this past weekend, as it hosted its first Sonia Kovalevsky Mathematics Day. Organizers hope events such as this will help turn the tide against the underrepresentation of […]
The El Roble Turkey Trot brought in quite the holiday cheer this year. The daylong fundraiser amassed just over $10,500 in donations, with all the money being invested in the school’s PE department, according to EL Roble PE teacher Debbie Foster. Throughout the day, the kids were tasked with running as many laps around the […]
Claremont High School Theatre Department’s 22nd annual Friends of Our Theatre Auction takes place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 14 and Wednesday, November 15 at the Candlelight Pavilion, 455 W. Foothill Blvd., Claremont. “It really kicks off the season,” said CHS Theater Director Krista Elhai. “It’s the first show of the year and it’s our […]
Elizabeth Chua and her father Steven react to the announcement that she is this year’s homecoming queen on Friday night during halftime of the homecoming game at CHS. The crowning ceremony was the clear highlight of the evening as the Pack lost badly to South Hills, 45-7. COURIER photo Steven Felschndneff CHS homecoming parade video […]
Homecoming king Tommy Viat is congratulated by his friends Xiucoatl Mejia and Lucas Negritto moments after he received his crown on Friday just before the homecoming parade in Claremont. Homecoming festivities on Friday began with a rally at the school the continued with the parade and the football game. The weekend celebration ends with the […]
As a scholar and professor of English literature, published author, researcher in neuroscience and an academic dean, the multidisciplinary approach employed by G. Gabrielle Starr throughout her career has not been one of happenstance. “It is practiced curiosity,” she said. “There must be an effort to integrate different kinds of knowledge very intentionally.” Ms. Starr, […]
Four-year-old Zahra Cleveland seems a bit apprehensive as she waves goodbye to her parents during the first day of school at Mountain View Elementary School. Across Claremont students were experiencing the first day of a new grade, whether kindergarten or senior year of high school. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Bryan Brown from Claremont High School is one of four top scholarship recipients receiving $2,500 in financial aid and a new laptop from the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC). Assemblymember Chris Holden, who is also chair of the CLBC, announced the scholarship recipients at his 18th annual block party and community resource fair on August […]
It’s undeniable: Over the past 100 years some of the world’s brightest lights have performed or lectured here, and the Claremont Colleges have been and continue to be at the heart of this small town’s outsized drawing power. A look through the Colleges’ archives reveals a stunning who’s who of 20th and 21st Century artists, […]