Claremont School News

Although high temperatures and dry conditions are forecast for the foreseeable future, summer is nearly over for Claremont students, teachers and faculty, with all local schools set to reopen Wednesday, August 31. All registration forms and requirement information is available at the Claremont Unified School District’s website – cusd.claremont.edu. Click through the “Enrollment/Registration” tab for […]

The Claremont Unified School District will host its annual Food Tasting Faire on Friday, August 5 from 9 a.m. to noon, giving families in the district a chance to weigh in on food choices that could make their way onto the menu at local schools.  Some 700 people typically turn out for the faire, held […]

Throughout the summer, the Claremont Education Foundation (CEF) offers classes through SLICE of Summer, a program that provides students with classes on an array of academic and extra-curricular subjects. The SLICE program’s classes are structured to support enrichment, remediation and advancement. Two classes offered through the program are Weird Science and Get Cookin’, which both […]

See aerial video from the CHS graduation on Vimeo Alexandra Tatar waves to her family after she received her diploma on Thursday during Claremont High School commencement. The two-hour-long event included speeches, musical performances and the awarding of diplomas to the Class of 2016. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff

There’s a saying: “You can’t go home again.” While it may often hold true, this wasn’t the case on Tuesday when a delegation of Claremont High School seniors, all Mountain View alums, stopped by the elementary school just two days before their graduation. The Mountain View kids, seated in chairs lining the pathway in front […]

Graduating seniors bow their heads for a moment of prayer on Sunday During Claremont High School’s 2016 baccalaureate service at the Claremont United Church of Christ. The multi denominational service featured music, words of faith from the students and the baccalaureate address from Reverend Karen Sapio. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff  

Two Claremont High School students have become award-winning filmmakers, thanks to a class assignment. When honors world history teacher Jennifer Gomez asked her students to create a 10-minute documentary on the topic of their choice, sophomores Morgan Lui and Keila Waddell teamed up to explore the role of yellow journalism in history. Yellow journalism is, […]

The kids at Sumner/Danbury took a trip around the globe on Wednesday and returned enriched by their exposure to the cultures of the world. It was Multicultural Day for the two Claremont schools, who share adjoining campuses and resources. Teachers and their young charges studied up on their respective nations and transformed their classrooms in […]

Mandy Deal, as Peter Pan, tells Carly Sanden, as Wendy, about the place he lives, Never Never Land during rehearsal for the Claremont High School production of Peter Pan on Monday at Bridges Auditorium. The play be at Bridges Auditorium and will run Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee on Saturday at […]

After years without a dedicated library, Sycamore Elementary School is finally enjoying its very own book-nook. The unveiling of the new facility coincides with the celebration of the school’s 125th anniversary. The party begins today, May 20, at 5:30 p.m. at Memorial Park, where families are invited to picnic and take in a science fair, […]

Statements by students and faculty at Scripps College, outraged that former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will serve as speaker during this weekend’s commencement ceremony, have prompted a national debate about when it’s appropriate for a college community to protest. Some question the ethics of Ms. Albright’s decisions while Secretary of State and while stumping […]

Ross Gay, whose third book of poetry is called Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, has one more item to add to the list of things for which he is thankful. Earlier this month, he was awarded the coveted Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. The honor is tendered each year by Claremont Graduate University to a poet who […]

It’s been a long journey, but Joel Harper’s brainchild has finally made it all the way to the screen. His children’s book All the Way to the Ocean—which teaches kids and families about how careless littering can wreak havoc on sea life—has been turned into an animated feature, set to be debut tomorrow, Friday, April […]

The grim reaper stands by as a student playing a critically injured victim is removed from a vehicle during the Every 15 Minutes assembly on Wednesday at Claremont High School. The event illustrates that a bad decision about drinking and driving could have serious consequences such as being injured, killed or arrested for vehicular manslaughter. […]

The Claremont High School Theater Department invites you to go “under the sea” this weekend as they present a family-friendly musical in the Don F. Fruechte Theatre for the Performing Arts. Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. story, just became available for schools to perform. It’s a lively 45-minute version of the popular Disney movie “The […]

Local students were urged to take responsibility for their virtual presence, online safety and digital actions at an assembly held last Friday at El Roble Intermediate School. Educational speaker Josh Gunderson took to the mic in the Panther gym, using hard facts and humor as he gave the kids tips on navigating the information age. […]