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
On Wednesday, a group of local elementary school students took a motorcycle ride to Taiwan and back again, stopping for a while to learn a bit about the Chinese language and culture. No, it isn’t the plot of a new Magic School Bus book, but instead a 30-minute lesson imparted by Scripps College sophomores Maxine […]
Michaela Christiansen, top left, and her father Dale react as she is named homecoming Queen on Friday during halftime of the homecoming game at Claremont High School. The homecoming king honors went to Chandler Boldig, who escorted Ms. Christiansen from the stage. Claremont defeated Diamond Bar 25-0 bringing their record this year to 5-2 overall […]
Senior Donovan Robinson gives freshman Tommy Viata lift as they decorate the 9th grade homecoming floatrecently at Claremont High School. It’s homecoming weekend at ClaremontHigh School. Our Wolfpack will kick thingsoff at Memorial Park on Friday, October 16 at 3p.m. with the crowning ofthe king, followed by the homecoming float parade.The game starts at 7 […]
The instrumental music programs of El Roble Intermediate and Claremont High School will present their second annual community concert on Saturday, September 27 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the CHS stadium. The al fresco show, “Under the Lights.” which is free and open to the public, will feature appearances by the CHS Jazz Ensemble, […]
Natalie Taylor stepped in as Mountain View’s interim principal last February after the school’s former head, Clara Dehmer, moved on to a post as assistant principal of student services at Claremont High School. This year, it’s official. As Ms. Taylor becomes Mountain View’s permanent principal, she will likely have less of an adjustment period than […]
The Claremont Unified School District is pleased to welcome Lisa Yamashita as the new principal of Chaparral Elementary School. Ms. Yamashita spent the last school year as an adjunct faculty member at Cal State Northridge, teaching English Language Development standards and supervising multiple subject student teachers. Previously, she spent five years as an elementary school […]
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 […]