11/19/20 Finding Their Voice: Creative Arts Intervention in Whittier Union
Release Date: 11/20/2020
01/21/21Building a New Life: Perseverance and Leadership in Whittier Union
California School News Radio
Whittier High School senior Ashley Perdomo discusses coming to the United States from El Salvador at 10 years old after her parents were granted political asylum, finding a second home at Whittier High, becoming an academic mentor, creating her own Instagram page for young women and following in the footsteps of her mother.
info_outline
01/14/20 Crossed Paths: Art Education and Post-Secondary Success in Lynwood
California School News Radio
Lynwood High School art teacher Luis Vega joins Class of 2007 graduate and Doña Ana Community College history professor Dr. Daniel Santana to discuss the Lynwood High art program, how art education prepares students for a range of career opportunities, and the importance of former students returning to school to share their success stories.
info_outline
01/07/21 The Art of Communication: Reading Revolution in Fontana
California School News Radio
Almond Elementary School principal Tim McCaffrey and library specialist Kayla Markoff discuss the Fontana Unified school’s commitment to literacy, the Almond mobile library, which brings books directly to the community, and the school’s Reading Revolution competition, which inspires students to become lifelong readers.
info_outline
01/07/21 The Art of Communication: Dual Language Immersion in Fontana
California School News Radio
Redwood Elementary School principal Eduardo Gomez and Teacher on Special Assignment Isela Ortega discuss the Fontana Unified school’s Spanish dual-language immersion program, the benefits of using a 90/10 Spanish/English model for incoming kindergarten students and importance of parent participation and leadership.
info_outline
12/17/20 The Season of Giving: Student Tutoring in Lynwood
California School News Radio
Lynwood High School senior Alexa Escamilla and Firebaugh High School senior Richard Reynoso discuss Lynwood Unified’s after-school tutoring program, which provides one-on-one tutoring assistance to elementary, middle and high school students, the challenges of distance learning for students and their post-secondary education plans.
info_outline
12/17/20 The Season of Giving: Music Instruction in Baldwin Park
California School News Radio
Baldwin Park Unified orchestra teachers Paul Grant and Joshua Chan discuss the District music program, providing every 5th-grade student an opportunity to learn the violin, acquiring instruments for over 400 music students, and the joy students feel when holding a violin for the first time.
info_outline
12/10/20 Template for the Future: Fiscal Security at Rio Hondo College
California School News Radio
Rio Hondo College Acting Superintendent/President Teresa Dreyfuss and Board of Trustees President Oscar Valladares discuss their 2020-21 budget, which sets aside more than $31 million for financial aid and increases the reserves fund, protecting jobs and supporting vital campus student services.
info_outline
12/10/20 Template for the Future: Arts Instruction in Baldwin Park
California School News Radio
Geddes Elementary School Principal Irene Garcia and Heath Elementary School Principal Dr. Maria Alonso discuss Baldwin Park Unified’s participation in the Teaching English Learners through the Arts pilot program, which incorporates dance, music, visual arts and theater.
info_outline
12/03/20 Ahead of the Curve: College Savings Plans in Lynwood
California School News Radio
Lynwood Unified Superintendent Dr. Gudiel R. Crosthwaite and Lynwood Partners Educational Foundation Executive Director Elsa Chagolla discuss the Lynwood College Promise Savings Plan, the COVID-19 Relief Fund, meal distribution during school closures and online mentoring services.
info_outline
11/19/20 Finding Their Voice: Creative Arts Intervention in Whittier Union
California School News Radio
Frontier High School assistant principal Richard Rodriguez, Whittier High School assistant principal Allison Huntley and Whittier High School senior Kim Morales discuss the Spirit Awakening afterschool intervention program and how it’s art-based curriculum and focus on creative arts and mentorship has helped increase the self-esteem and self-awareness of its student participants.
info_outlineFrontier High School assistant principal Richard Rodriguez, Whittier High School assistant principal Allison Huntley and Whittier High School senior Kim Morales discuss the Spirit Awakening afterschool intervention program and how it’s art-based curriculum and focus on creative arts and mentorship has helped increase the self-esteem and self-awareness of its student participants.