Claremont School News

After 40 years as a classroom teacher, Teri Tondee is kicking off her retirement by going on a safari, heading to Africa this October with friends. The Claremont educator’s professional life has been a safari of sorts, too, with Ms. Tondee serving as a front-and-center witness to decades of evolving teaching methods. On June 13, […]

There was something fishy going on when 56 kids from the Claremont Unified School District Summer Day Camp hit the Mt. Baldy Trout Pools, hoping to reel ‘em in. It was just one of many field trips offered through the camp, which this year has taken on the theme “The Great Outdoors.” As anyone who […]

A new exhibit, “Illuminated Palaces: Extra-Illustrated Books From the Huntington Library,” will be on view at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens through October 28, 2013. From the 18th to the early 20th century, extra-illustration or “grangerizing” as it was often called flourished in England and America. The pastime involved collectors embellishing books […]

Day 1: Green Day. Day 2: Elvis Presley. If this sounds like a dream itinerary, you’re the type of kid Rock ‘n Roll Band Camp was made for.   The 2-week course is being offered through the Claremont Educational Foundation’s annual S.L.I.C.E. summer enrichment program for the first time this year. Its aim is to turn […]

This summer is a happy blur for Claremont High School junior Riley Evans. Since late June, she has served as an intern with the Claremont School of Theatre Arts, a job that will culminate with performances by the program’s 6th through 9th grade participants on July 25-27. Then there’s the cross-country practice that begins at […]

Since 1999, Claremonter Sue Keith has been a member of the Citrus Community College Board of Trustees, working to represent students of the Glendora community college. With her election this last May to the California Community College Trustees Board of Directors, she is taking that advocacy statewide. The organization’s aim is to “promote student access […]

Claremont resident Jonathan Lopez, 5, helps magician John Abrams with a trick on Wednesday during an Animal Magic show at the Claremont Public Library. The show was part of the library’s Summer Reading Program, which will include other fun events throughout the summer. Claremont kids may have turned in their textbooks, swearing off studies for […]

Between Claremont High School, San Antonio High School and the Claremont Adult School, some 675 young people gathered to receive their diplomas at the recent commencement, held on Thursday, June 16 at the Claremont High School football field. There had been a bit of a kerfuffle in the weeks leading up to the ceremony, when […]

This summer, Chaparral sixth-grader Faith Nishimura is putting her social studies homework and geography lessons into real-world application. The straight-A student prepares to travel across the globe this month to represent her Claremont elementary school through the People to People Student Ambassadors program, a competitive educational travel course designed to provide students with global awareness. […]

Before the pandemonium of commencement week—which culminated last night with graduation—Claremont and San Antonio high school seniors took a moment from gazing toward their futures for a quick look back. Bob Dylan’s “Forever Young” and James Taylor’s “Lonesome Road” set the tone as students gathered together last Sunday for the annual Baccalaureate celebration, held at […]

Ask El Roble physical education teacher Terri Kegans, who helps run her family’s longstanding Ducey Swim School and is an incorrigible volunteer, how she does it all. Her answer is emphatic: teamwork. It’s true that Ms. Kegans relies heavily on her fellow PE teachers, who exemplify the camaraderie that prompted the California Department of Education […]

Ask El Roble physical education teacher Terri Kegans, who helps run her family’s longstanding Ducey Swim School and is an incorrigible volunteer, how she does it all. Her answer is emphatic: teamwork. It’s true that Ms. Kegans relies heavily on her fellow PE teachers, who exemplify the camaraderie that prompted the California Department of Education […]

For those who need a little liquid courage to get the creative juices flowing, Claremont Craft Ales and Otterspace Arts have the remedy. Art on Tap—an adults-only art class now offered once a month at Craft Ales—has the brews and the brushes necessary to lead its guests more calmly into the creative process. “And if […]

On a “scale” of one to 10, lizards and snakes are a 10, according to Chaparral Elementary School kindergartner William Roby Unkovich. One of 85 Chaparral students who took part in a kindergarten-wide trip to the Los Angeles Zoo on Monday, April 29, William was delighted to stop by the Living Amphibians, Invertebrates and Reptiles […]

Five Claremont High School students recently got a living lesson in history when they traveled to the Pilgrim Place senior community to interview veterans about their experiences. The teens—hailing from Lisa King’s CAHSEE English class for students who have not yet passed the high school exit exam and may need extra support in writing—were paired […]

“The History of Pharmacy,” a mural by local artists Paul Coates and Diane Divelbess, will be unveiled in the Founders Room of Keck Graduate Institute on Saturday, April 20 from 2 to 5 p.m. Mr. Coates and Ms. Divelbess, both of who earned MFAs from Claremont Graduate University in 1960-61 during the “golden age” of […]