A labor of love makes its debut tomorrow, as the inaugural Claremont Authors Book Faire takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Claremont Public Library. The free event is a showcase, both for the city’s rich literary history and its many authors working today.
“We always talk about Claremont as the city of trees and PhDs, but we also have a long literary tradition and an art tradition and a musical tradition,” Faire organizer Rose Ash said. “And they all need to be celebrated.”
Include Erica Tyron on the short list of folks who are “living the dream.” Ms. Tyron, Director of College Radio at Pomona College’s KSPC 88.7 FM, has been on the job since 1992, when she received her diploma from Scripps College. “When I graduated I essentially lucked out and took over,” Ms. Tyron said.
Melvin Oliver, the new president of Pitzer College and first African-American president of a Claremont College, initially did not want to get into college academia. “I went to [the professor] and I said, I’ve never heard of sociology, what can you do with sociology,” Mr. Oliver said. “And he said you can do one of two things—you can either be a social worker or you can be a professor.”
The Claremont Unified School District wants local property owners to know the district is being thoughtful with their money. The refunding is cutting $2.3 million from what’s owed, bringing the district’s outstanding bonds to a little more than $21 million, more than half of the original borrowed amount.
A group of local teens is working to raise awareness about rules they say unfairly target girls. Their effort was prompted by concerns about changes in the 2016-2017 dress code at Claremont High School.
The rules circulated only a few days in advance of the new school year when Principal Brett O’Connor emailed CHS families the evening of Thursday, August 25 notifying them the school would revert to the previous year’s dress code.
A group of residents has banded together, ready to go to bat for a $58 million school facilities bond measure that will go before Claremont voters this November. Every advocacy organization needs an acronym and they’ve come up with a catchy one, RISE—Renew Infrastructure and Sustain Excellence.
As the dog days of summer wind down in Claremont, the scent of freshly-sharpened pencils and the anticipation of new classmates become the things students begin to think about.
As school draws closer, registration dates and back-to-school nights become the norm for parents and, hopefully, cause less anxiety than the eventful 10 months that students must prepare for, beginning on August 31.
Although high temperatures and dry conditions are forecast for the foreseeable future, summer is nearly over for Claremont students, teachers and faculty, with all local schools set to reopen Wednesday, August 31.
All registration forms and requirement information is available at the Claremont Unified School District’s website, cusd.claremont.edu.
Although high temperatures and dry conditions are forecast for the foreseeable future, summer is nearly over for Claremont students, teachers and faculty, with all local schools set to reopen Wednesday, August 31.
All registration forms and requirement information is available at the Claremont Unified School District’s website - cusd.claremont.edu.
The Claremont Unified School District will host its annual Food Tasting Faire on Friday, August 5 from 9 a.m. to noon, giving families in the district a chance to weigh in on food choices that could make their way onto the menu at local schools.
Some 700 people typically turn out for the faire, held in the multipurpose room at El Roble Intermediate School. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Korey Burkhardt gets ready to build his volcano on Tuesday during a weird science class during Claremont Education Foundation’s SLICE of Summer program at El Roble. The students were learning what happens when you mix an acid, vinegar, with a base, baking soda, in this case augmented with some red dye and soap to make it look more like lava. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Preparation is continuing apace for a school facilities bond, which the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously to place on the November ballot during its June 17 meeting.
The bond measure will join a busy ballot that includes the presidential election and 17 initiatives.
It was another huge event with all hugs, kisses and congratulations for hundreds of 2016 Claremont High School graduates who received diplomas last Thursday. The two-hour-long event included speeches, musical performances and the awarding of diplomas to the Class of 2016. Be sure to check out our extended photo gallery. COURIER photo/Peter Weinberger
There’s a saying: “You can’t go home again.”
While it may often hold true, this wasn’t the case on Tuesday when a delegation of Claremont High School seniors, all Mountain View alums, stopped by the elementary school just two days before their graduation.
The Mountain View kids, seated in chairs lining the pathway in front of the school, held their hands out to give high and low fives to the eight Wolfpack members.
