Claremont School News
The Claremont High girls’ varsity cross-country team placed first with 19 points at the November 7 Palomares League Championships at Ayala Park. The boys finished second with 44. The teams are at Mt. San Antonio College Friday, November 14 for the CIF-SS Division 2 cross country races. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont High School’s girls varsity 800-meter sprint medley relay team of Yaroslava Willard, Annika Graham-Scanlon, Zenani Guannu, and Zylah Araujo set a new school record at the 22nd annual California Relays, finishing first at 1:50.05 at the March 14-15 meet at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach.
Webb Schools students brought home top honors at the recent 75th annual Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
The CUSD Board of Education heard a budget update at its March 20 meeting projecting it would be operating at a deficit for the next three years. “The primary reason for this deficit is declining enrollment, which results in a loss of Average Daily Attendance funding — our main source of revenue,” said CUSD spokesperson Elaine Kong. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont High School hosted the SoCal Trades Tour Wednesday. The event offered students a chance to connect with potential employers and explore future career paths. It featured 35 organizations looking to hire. Beyond job opportunities, the fair provided students with valuable experience speaking to real recruiters in interview-like settings. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
It took just seconds for Ontario High School senior Maria Mercado to spring into action after her 18-month-old nephew Jeremias fell into a swimming pool and was pulled out unconscious.
Monday, March 31 is the deadline for high school students to apply for American Museum of Ceramic Art’s 2025 high school ceramics exhibition.
Alta Loma High School recently unveiled its new Lions mascot after retiring its former nickname of the Braves.
Claremont McKenna College President Hiram Chodosh announced last week that he will step down by the end of the 2025-2026 academic year, his 13th as president.
Trumark Homes is now the owner of the former La Puerta Intermediate School site. Escrow closed February 20 on the 9.77-acre north Claremont parcel, with a purchase price of $12.25 million. Claremont Unified School District has said it will use dividends from the sale to improve infrastructure at various school sites.
Citrus College and Arizona State University have partnered to form MyPath2ASU, a program to help community college students transfer to ASU.
After scoring 1600 on the SAT test, Claremont High School senior Ian Moore was recently named a candidate for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, an honor recognizing excellence in academics, leadership, and community impact.
Five Arabian foals have been born at Cal Poly Pomona’s W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center, over the past two weeks, with an additional four expected through early April.
Cal Poly Pomona and Avanade opened the school’s new Avanade AI and Innovation Center on February 21.
The Claremont Colleges have adopted deliberate, vigilant approaches in response to the Trump administration’s ongoing threats to higher education institutions that embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. But just how these threats will materialize remains unclear.
Hundreds of faculty, students, alumni, staff, and friends of Claremont Graduate University packed the campus Saturday for its spring centennial celebration. The event included campus tours, a community fair, an alumni art exhibition, a talk on CGU’s 100-year legacy, poetry readings, an alumni social and panel discussion, and the introduction of new interim president Michelle Bligh, who assumed office that day. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont High School junior Kate Song, a member of the CHS’s Speech and Debate team (and also the Courier’s talented social media intern), delivered a resounding talk on February 28, earning her a spot in this year’s regional Rotary District 5300’s Four-Way Test Speech Contest.