Claremont School News
Later this month, 17-year-old Max Leeper will trade the maroon and white of Claremont High School for the cherry and silver of the University of New Mexico, colors fitting of his life’s next chapter. He completed high school a semester early this fall and signed a letter of intent last month to play football at UNM in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Now he’s about to travel some 760 miles east begin the next chapter of his young life as a Lobo freshman majoring in business administration. Photo/courtesy of CUSD
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
Claremont Unified School District teachers demonstrated outside their schools Tuesday in hopes of bringing attention to their demands for a 1% pay raise “Members of the Claremont Faculty Association are exceptionally hard-working professionals who choose to work for CUSD,” said CFA President Brian D’Ambrosia-Donner. “Increasingly, members feel like other areas of the CUSD Commitment rank higher in the budget on the CUSD priority list than those whose job it is to deliver the Commitment.” Photo/courtesy of Brian D’Ambrosia-Donner
“The Nation Fund for Independent Journalism held its annual conference for student journalists May 30 in New York City. As one of Claremont’s many aspiring student journalists — and, luckily, a lifelong Brooklynite — I had the pleasure of attending.
The Nation Magazine, first published in 1865 in the United States and founded by abolitionists, promotes independent journalism as an essential tool in cultivating equity and democracy. Over the last half century, the magazine has also empowered the youngest generations of journalists to enter the industry confidently with the establishment of The Nation Fund. The conference featured speakers from a wide range of independent publications, including The Guardian, Jacobin, THE CITY and Teen Vogue. Illustration/courtesy of Liberties EU
The Claremont Interfaith Council continues a decades-long tradition at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 8, when it hosts local high school graduates for its annual free and open to the public baccalaureate service at Claremont United Church of Christ, 233 W. Harrison Ave.
Claremont and San Antonio high schools, and Claremont Adult Schools’ 2025 graduation ceremonies will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at the CHS athletic field, 1601 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
University of La Verne’s May 31 commencement at Ortmayer Athletics Complex included 1,555 graduates.
Claremont High School running prodigy Grace Smith capped a phenomenal freshman track season last weekend, placing second in the 800-meters with a personal best of 2:07 at the CIF State Championships. It was the fastest time recorded in the nation this year for a freshman in the 800-meter event. “I was super excited to get second at state because at the beginning of the season, my goal was top three,” Smith said. Photo/by Joy Cheng
Claremont High School freshman Chloe Rockne invites the public to take part in a noon to 2 p.m. ocean cleanup at Newport Pier, 1 Newport Pier, Newport Beach, on Saturday, June 7.
Claremont High School track coach Ernie Gregoire always knew his team was something special. Along with that belief came the confidence that several girls varsity runners would not only post Palomares League victories, but also compete at the 2025 California Interscholastic Federation State Championships. And that’s exactly what happened. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
(L-R) Mountain View Elementary first graders Katie Truong and Mia Flood watch as six-week-old French bulldog Matilda gets to know teacher Julie Anderson at the school’s May 23 career day. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Sumner Danbury Elementary School Principal Eduardo Acevedo was recognized by the Association of California School Administrators Region 15 as its 2025 promising administrator at the May 15 CUSD Board of Education meeting. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
With June just around the corner, many high school students are eager to trade their textbooks for tan lines, and to unwind after a year of tests, finals, and all-nighters.
Harvey Mudd College senior computer science and mathematics major Emilynne Newsom recently won the college-level 2025 American Mathematical Society math poetry contest with her sonnet, “Proof.”
“With the announcement that Salman Rushdie has decided to withdraw as keynote speaker at Claremont McKenna College’s May 17 commencement, we are reminded that the stakes of freedom of expression are not confined to faraway lands or abstract principles, but are present here and now, on our own Southern California campuses.” Photo/by Christoph Kockelmann
Nearly a week after reports that Salman Rushdie would deliver the keynote address at Claremont McKenna College’s May 17 commencement sparked outrage from students and civil rights groups, on Tuesday CMC President Hiram Chodosh announced the novelist had withdrawn from the job. Photo/by Anibal Ortiz