Claremont School News
A group of 11 undergraduate students from Konkuk Business School in South Korea recently wrapped a weeklong summer program that featured “a hands-on learning experience in American business culture, leadership, and career development,” according to a news release, organized by Pacific States University and held at Claremont Graduate University Drucker School of Management.
On Tuesday, another group of kids graduated in the City of Trees. These weren’t your typical Claremont students but, instead, 39 teens hailing from Weihai Number One High School in China. The students, aged 15 to 17, gathered in a multipurpose room at El Roble, accompanied by teachers, administrators and members of their host families […]
On Friday, July 11, Shoes That Fit will launch its 2014 Back to School Backpack Campaign, benefitting 250 local school kids and sponsored by Village Marketing Group. Those wishing to sign up and sponsor a child may do so by picking up a free backpack at the following Claremont locations: Bert & Rocky’s Cream Company, […]
The Pacific Ocean visited Project Think on Wednesday. Manhattan Beach Pier’s Roundhouse Aquarium docents and oceanographers presented a thought-provoking lesson on oceanic plants and animals, ultimately explaining the human’s positive and negative influences on this spacious biome. The instructors acquainted the children with a variety of sea animals, including echinoderms, arthropods, mollusks, fish, sharks and […]
Nautika Clemons, 17, is exceedingly happy that she was chosen to represent San Antonio at the high school’s graduation ceremony last week. But she wasn’t always proud to be a San Antonio Lion. At first, she saw her placement at the local continuation school as a failure. During her junior year at Claremont High School, […]
Monique Washington photographs her daughter Aujenique Washington as she receives her diploma last Thursday during the 104th commencement at Claremont High School. Parents and students alike were treated to good weather for the event which can often be very hot. More in our next edition. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Claremont High School class of 2014 Daniel Jefferson Aaron Jessica Lee Abrolat Justin David Abrolat Grace Marie E Absalon Mileena Cristina Acosta Aaron Adame Huante Addison Rodney Adsit-Metts Marija Adzic Patricia Aguilar Elizabeth Marie Aguirre Gabriel Alarcon Dana Marie Alfirevic Fatima Abdullah Alrazaa Dana Ivy Altmann Lilly D Altree Andrew J Alva Allysa Rene […]
Claremont Unified School District has taken the reins back from LA County in an effort to gain more financial and administrative control when it comes to serving the needs of special education students. Because of the change-up, effective this coming fall, room must be made in CUSD and neighboring districts for a number of students […]
Fifth grade student Jewel Alawabdeh applies a liberal amount of whipped cream to Principal Christine Malally’s head on Tuesday during a party celebrating the semester’s end at Condit Elementary School in Claremont. The students elected earlier in the spring to turn their principal into a living ice cream sundae as a reward for good performance […]
Graduation ceremonies for Claremont High School and San Antonio High School will be held on Thursday, June 12 on the Claremont High School athletic field. The graduation procession will begin at 4:45 p.m. and the ceremony will commence at 5 p.m. The gates will open at 3:30 p.m.; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. […]
The soul of the Claremont Museum of Art is its love of the city’s rich artistic history and its heart lay in the many programs created to inspire the imagination of budding artists of all ages. Project ARTstART is one such program and art enthusiasts will delight in the many pieces created by local elementary […]
If the job of a commencement speaker is to offer food for thought, Pomona College offered a feast at its 121s commencement, held last Sunday in the school’s Marston Quadrangle. Four distinguished guests—Obama adviser Valerie B. Jarrett, Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, Homeboy Industries founder Father Gregory Boyle and mathematics professor Michael Starbird—took to the podium […]
At the Thursday, May 1 gathering of the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education, local educator Debbie Plumley received some much-deserved recognition. Ms. Plumley, who teaches third grade at Sumner Elementary School, was recognized as the district’s 2014 Teacher of the Year. There is a longstanding tradition of colleagues pulling the wool over the […]
Condit Elementary School principal Christine Malally is nearly hit by a whipped cream pie thrown by Abby Moran, one of the upper grade winners of the annual Spell-A-Thon competition sponsored by the Condit PFA. As is a Condit tradition, the other winners, Danielle Pic’l and Aaron Patterson also got to throw pies at their principal. […]
For almost two hours last Thursday, one woman held a gymnasium full of middle school students transfixed with the unbelievable tale of how a group of teenagers changed their lives with the simple power of the written word. During two assemblies at El Roble Intermediate School, Erin Gruwell related how, as a first year English […]
Winter in the United States and Canada marks the migration of the beautiful Monarch butterfly to Mexico. March signals the return of the swallows to Capistrano. Locally, May will bring the stunning sixth annual Art Showcase of Claremont High School advanced art students to the Village of Claremont. This year’s showcase will open with an […]
A well-known Claremont couple is splitting up. On Monday, April 21, the Claremont School of Theology sent out a press release announcing it is ending its relationship with Claremont Lincoln University. Trustees of the Claremont School of Theology “ask all who care for the seminary to hold both schools in prayer as they move forward […]