Claremont School News
If there’s one Claremont High Schooler who’s having one heck of a start to their senior year, it’s Joy Cheng. The student-athlete recently learned she had won a full-ride scholarship to Princeton University, adding to this year’s successes as captain of CHS’s cross-country team, which recently won Palomares League and CIF-Southern Section titles. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
by Joy Cheng | Special to the Courier The Claremont High School cross country team is well-known for its achievements and legacy as a long-time top contender in the state. However, from 8 a.m. July 11 to 8 a.m. the next morning, the team laced up its running shoes for something beyond medals and accolades: […]
Cindy Cordoba, assistant professor of apparel merchandising and management at Cal Poly Pomona, was recently awarded a $398,926 Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program grant as part of the state’s Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program.
Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education voted unanimously to name Diana Taylor as the new principal of Sumner Danbury Elementary and Heather Lyn as assistant principal at El Roble Intermediate at its June 19 meeting. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Pitzer College’s summer academic enrichment program, Project Think, with programs for transitional kindergarteners through second graders on language arts, math, science, and social studies, and classes in computers, art, science, creative writing, and theater for children in grades three through eight, run from 8:30 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday. Additional afternoon courses and child […]
CUSD’s Board of Education marked its last meeting of the 2024-25 school year on June 23 with a 4-0 vote to approve its 2025-26 budget, which will see it operating at a near $6 million deficit. The district projects $100,272,143 in revenues in 2025-26, and $106,263,389 in expenditures. The negative balance will be made up by using funds from CUSD’s reserves, which currently stand at $17.3 million. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
On the heels of winning its 10th consecutive Citrus Belt Speech Region league title earlier this year, the Claremont High Speech and Debate team competed in the June 15-20 National Speech and Debate Association’s national championship tournament in Des Moines. Pictured here are coach David Chamberlain, and team members Caroline Warren, Fiona Wu, Nina Wu, Kaitlyn Zhang, Henry Phillips and Reyhan Garcia. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
CUSD has announced plans to use grant funds to establish a new student and family resource center in Oakmont Elementary’s former art room. News of the new center spurred public comment at the June 19 CUSD Board of Education meeting. Oakmont parent Juliet Kane is pictured after speaking during public comment. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The following is a list of colleges that Claremont’s class of 2025 high school graduates will be attending in the fall. If we’ve missed anyone, please write us at editor@claremont-courier.com.
The 74-acre former quarry owned by Claremont McKenna College that straddles Claremont and Upland at Claremont Boulevard and Monte Vista Avenue is being readied for the construction of Roberts Campus Sports Bowl, a 50,000-square-foot outdoor sports complex that will encompass athletic facilities and venues for a number of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps athletic programs. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The criminal and civil cases involving former Claremont Unified School District Board of Education President Steven Llanusa stemming from a 2022 holiday party appear to be heading toward resolution. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The class of 2025 received a classic send-off Thursday as more than 500 students from Claremont High, San Antonio High, and Claremont Adult School were awarded their high school diplomas.
The class of 2025 received a classic send-off Thursday as more than 500 students from Claremont High, San Antonio High, and Claremont Adult School were awarded their high school diplomas, including CHS’s Zoe Abergel, who sang a powerful rendition of Adele’s “When We Were Young” at the ceremony. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
A group of 19 Claremont High School students are heading to Des Moines, Iowa, June 15-20 for the National Speech and Debate Association’s national championship tournament.
Pomona-Pitzer’s women’s water polo team won its fourth straight U.S. Water Polo Division III national championship May 4 with a 9-8 win over rivals Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at the Anne Greve Lund Natatorium in Rock Island, Illinois.
Citrus College will hold its 109th commencement ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday at Citrus Stadium, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora. The free and public event will be livestreamed at youtube.com/citruscollegetv.
In a rapidly shifting technology landscape, AI’s role in education presents a new frontier, one that Kara Evans, Claremont Unified School District’s director of educational technology and innovation, said is being thoughtfully considered and intentionally explored. Photo/courtesy of CUSD