Claremont School News
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: […]
The Thespians of Claremont High School are ready to talk with their production of “The Locker Next 2 Mine” addressing the topic of suicide and mourning. Playwright, Jonathan Dorf’s play gives the perspective of high school students when it comes to moving on after a death. Mr. Dorf has written over 50 plays that include […]
This year was marked by the Claremont Unified School District saying goodbye to valuable land deemed surplus, including the closing of escrow on a large parcel sold last year and the auction of two more significant pieces of real estate. With escrow closed on the district’s former district office, located at 2080 N. Mountain Ave., […]
Dwarak Reddy, with his debate partner Nathan Morgan seated, responds to a question from the other team during the annual Claremont High School debate competition on Thursday at Taylor Hall. Dwarak and Nathan went on to be the champions of the elimination style tournament that took place over the course of several hours. The teams […]
Claremont High School Principal Brett O’Connor reads from the children’s book “How Santa Got His Job” on Saturday during a Claremont Educational Foundation fundraising event at Barnes & Noble Booksellers Montclair Plaza. During the weekend-long book fair, 20% of sales proceeds were donated to CEF. The book fair continues online through the end of the […]
Claremont’s littlest bookworms have found home just in time for the holidays with the recent soft reopening of the Claremont Public Library’s children’s section. The library welcomed local kids to cozy new digs last week following a long-awaited $125,000 remodel, made possible in part by a hefty donation from The Friends of the Claremont Library. […]
It was thanks and more thanks last Friday when the San Antonio High School community celebrated their annual Thanksgiving Feast. Students and employees queued up for a meal of turkey with all the trimmings, served by teachers and staff. Some special guests also showed up for the holiday repast, including Claremont Unified School District Superintendent […]
The Thursday, November 21 school board meeting represented the last time board president Mary Caenepeel and board member Jeff Stark would take to the dais to deliberate the future of Claremont schools. Ms. Caenepeel’s current term expires this December after eight years of service. Mr. Stark has been on the board for four years. Neither […]
As integral as computers have become to our daily lives, we often forget the experts who help us navigate this brave new world: technical support staff. This crucial role was acknowledged at the November 7 school board meeting when Michael Patrick, a desktop support tech with the Claremont Unified School District, was awarded the district’s […]
At the last school board meeting, Claremont Educational Foundation President Richard Chute was pleased to present a hefty $201,000 check to the Claremont Unified School District. The oversized check was merely ceremonial, the nonprofit having already given the funds to CUSD for the 2013-2014 school year. There is nothing phony, however, about the steady support […]
Great struggle affords great opportunity to those willing to seize it. This is the guiding principle that led Carol Corwin and her husband, Pete Bekendam, from their battle with alcoholism to the founding of Claremont’s thriving nonprofit Crossroads, providing transitional housing for incarcerated women. Her recently-debuted memoir, A Spacious Place, is about the journey. […]
Hiram E. Chodosh, who was inaugurated as the fifth president of Claremont McKenna on Saturday, has some distinct goals as he takes the reins of the prestigious liberal arts college. The first of these is to moderate the cost of a CMC education by marshaling more means to aid students and their families. He considers […]
The Reverend Dr. Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan, who will be inaugurated on Wednesday, October 23 as the seventh president of the Claremont School of Theology, is looking forward to helping the local theological school grow both in the number of students and scope of its vision. CST has evolved in recent years to become an institution […]
The strength of the instrumental music programs at El Roble Intermediate and Claremont High School was on full view on Saturday during a free “Take Note!” performance held at the CHS athletic field. The evening show featured performances by the marching bands and orchestras from El Roble and the high school, culminating with a presentation […]
Dave Nemer believes the ability to work smoothly as a group, communicating cordially even in times of disagreement, is an important quality for a school board member. Mr. Nemer has spent decades serving on committees within the Claremont Unified School District, such as the District Advisory Committee and the School Site Council at San Antonio […]
School board candidate Nancy Treser Osgood aims to enhance communication between the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education and stakeholders like district faculty and staff, parents and community members, nearby colleges and the local business community. Ms. Treser Osgood will begin communicating her own message, in anticipation of the upcoming local and municipal election […]
Sean Delgado, the new principal of San Antonio High School, believes that simple changes can be revolutionary. His first move at the helm of Claremont’s continuation school has been to create an Associated Student Body (ASB) organization. He has hired Ashley DiGiulio to serve as activities director as well as to teach science. Though starting […]