Arcadia’s Baldwin Stocker Elementary and Pasadena’s Roosevelt Elementary – Nominated for National Blue Ribbon Honor
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced the selection of 35 public schools as California’s nominees to the 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools Program (BRSP), which recognizes some of the highest-performing and most improved schools in the nation. Two area schools include Arcadia’s Baldwin Stocker and Pasadena Unified’s Roosevelt Elemtary. “These schools all [...]
First Lt. Oliver Goodall Post Office to be dedicated in Honor of Local Tuskegee Airman
-Photo by Terry Miller The U.S. Post Office at 281 E. Colorado Blvd. will be renamed the First Lt. Oliver Goodall Post Office in memory of the Altadena resident and member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. The event is scheduled from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, and will feature a speech by Rep. Adam [...]
Tour for Schools Available at San Gabriel Mission
Fourth grade teachers can reserve a possible guided-tour at San Gabriel Mission while tours are available. The mission does its best to get volunteer docents (tour guides) for fourth-grade classes that visit the mission church, museum, and gardens. Because the tours are popular, and there is a limited number of tour guides, it’s suggested that [...]
La Salle Names Russell Gordon New Football Coach
La Salle’s Athletic Director Anthony Harris, announced the selection of Russell Gordon as the Lancers’ new football coach during a packed Athletics Boosters meeting Tuesday evening. Gordon comes to La Salle from Campbell Hall where he has been for the last 15 years. In his eight years as Head Coach, he has compiled a 51-37 [...]
Monrovia High School Teacher and Pasadena Professionals Part of NASA Research Program
Imagine you are a high school student walking into your science class in September and you learn that your teacher is doing research with NASA and you can actually participate. Monrovia High School teacher Pamela Thompson is one such teacher who has been selected for this project. This experience is occurring in schools around the [...]
State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Spotlights New Youth Laws for 2012
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson highlights some of the new education and child safety laws that are now in effect for 2012. “Our goal for the new year and every year is to make education accessible and effective for all children,” said Torlakson. “These new laws will help ensure children are safer, enter [...]
SANTA ANITA WINTER/SPRING MEET OFF TO FAST START
Santa Anita Park, which opened its winter/spring meeting with an on-track crowd of 44,579 on Dec. 26, posted significant across the board gains through the first six days of its 79-day meet according to racetrack officials. Through six days, on-track attendance is up 21 percent, while on-track handle is up 11 percent. “Our opening day [...]
Online Voting Begins for “America’s Favorite Cherry Tree” as National Cherry Blossom Festival Launches Centennial Celebration
“America’s Favorite Cherry Tree,” an online poll launched today by the Arbor Day Foundation and the National Cherry Blossom Festival, allows all Americans to participate in the Festival’s Centennial Celebration by casting their vote for one of three finalists: the Yoshino, Kwanzan, or Autumn Flowering cherry tree. The poll can now be accessed at arborday.org. [...]
Governor Brown Appoints Pasadena Lawyer to Los Angeles Superior Court
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Roberto Longoria, 48, of Pasadena, to judgeship of Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday. Longoria has been a sole practitioner since 2006. Previously, he served as a senior trial attorney for the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office from 1994 to 2006. Longoria was a trial attorney for the Orange County Public [...]
New Laws Take Effect Jan 1. 2012
California has changed possession of an ounce or less of marijuana from a misdemeanor to an infraction. Though the fine remains $100, there’s no jail time or notation on your criminal record. Open Carry will no longer be legal thanks to Anthony Portantino’s AB 144 which was signed earlier this year. With some exceptions, it [...]