EVENTS

Welcoming the St. Francis High School Class of 2030

A Day with St. Francis! St. Francis High School freshmen spent the day growing in faith, building community, and getting to know the spirit of…

Southwestern Academy Students Kick Off Another Fun-Filled Week

Phew! Southwestern Academy students are already rolling into another exciting week of school! Between opening day, club socials, House Team competitions, lounging nights, and Water…

La Salle Families Connect and Prepare for the New School Year

Altadena Arts Magnet Celebrates a Heartfelt Return to Campus

Chandler School Open House Invites Families to Experience Campus Life


 


FOCUS ON LEARNING

Exploring New Interests: Waverly Middle School Electives Begin

Try something new. Follow an interest. Discover something unexpected. Waverly’s first-quarter Middle School electives are here! Waverly electives give students the chance to explore interests…

Saint Mark’s School Welcomes Lions Back for a New School Year

Saint Mark’s School welcomed its Lions back to campus, celebrating the joy of having its entire community together again. The school shared its excitement for…

Pasadena High School AP Biology Students Begin the Year with Micropipette Art Lab

Stratford School Altadena Offers Enrichment Programs for a Well-Rounded Experience

Carver and Valentine Elementary Students Get a Taste of Speech & Debate



THE ARTS

PUSD and Pasadena Playhouse Invite Students to Join the 2027 All Star Musical

Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) and the Pasadena Playhouse believe that making theater is for everyone, and that young people of all ages and skill…

PUSD All-Star Band Members Take the National Stage

Pasadena Unified School District students Brianna Miguel (Muir, 2026), Eileen Oliva (Muir, 2026), Joshua Martinez (Muir, 2027), and Anthony Varikian (Marshall, 2026) represented PUSD as…

South Pasadena High School Fall Play and Spring Musical Announcement

With a packed house and student voices loud enough to raise the roof, SPHS drama teacher Nick Hoffa kicked off the school year with the…

La Salle’s Rising Stars Find Confidence and Creativity on Stage

The stage became a place of creativity, confidence, and self-expression as rising sixth through ninth graders took part in La Salle College Preparatory School’s Rising…

Chandler School Showcases K-8 Visual Arts Program, Middle School Art Electives

Chandler School’s Lower School and Middle School visual arts programs foster confidence, creativity, and artistic expression while helping students develop strong technical skills and an…

PEF: The Learning Curve (TLC) Book Launch Event

On July 17, 2026, nine PUSD students and alumni participated in a book launch at Octavia’s Bookshelf to celebrate the print copy of The Learning…

Pasadena Unified All Star Band Set to Perform in the 138th Rose Parade

Frostig School’s Summer Art Club Showcases Student Creativity

Eliot Arts Magnet Students Prepare for July 23 Summer Conservatory Showcase

The Learning Curve Book Launch



SCHOOL NEWS

Crestview Preparatory School Welcomes Inaugural Middle School Class of 2028

Click on image to enlarge Crestview Preparatory School marked an exciting milestone as it welcomed its inaugural middle school class of 2028 for the first day of seventh grade. The students are the first class…

Five PUSD High Schools Earn National Recognition in 2026 U.S. News Best High Schools Rankings

Top, clockwise: Blair High School, CIS Academy, John Muir High School Early College Magnet, Rose City High School, Pasadena High School, and Thurgood Marshall Secondary School. Five Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) high schools have…

Flintridge Sacred Heart Welcomes the Class of 2030 at New Student Welcome Mass

“Be who God created you to be and you will set the world on fire!” ~ St. Catherine of Siena Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy’s Class of 2030 and transfer students officially began their journey in…

Maranatha High School Kicks Off the School Year With Two Days of Spirit and Energy

Maranatha High School kicked off the 2026–27 school year with two memorable days of All School Welcome events on August 13 and 14, bringing students, teachers, coaches, and staff together to celebrate the start of…

Marshall Eagles Soar Into a New School Year!

Numerous smiles and a wonderful sense of excitement marked the first day of school at Thurgood Marshall Secondary School. The school community was thrilled to welcome students, teachers, and staff back to campus for the…

 

 

 

 


SPORTS

Maranatha Girls Volleyball Sweeps Calvary Chapel Downey in 3-0 Victory

Maranatha High School’s varsity girls volleyball team earned a convincing 3-0 victory over Calvary Chapel High School (Downey, CA), sweeping the Grizzlies in a non-league…

San Marino Boys Water Polo Defeats Walnut, 13-5

San Marino High School’s Varsity Boys Water Polo team earned a decisive 13-5 victory over the Walnut High School Mustangs on Thursday, Aug. 27, continuing…

Marshall Wins Montclair Classic Championship; Freshman Aida Movsisyan Named Tournament MVP

Thurgood Marshall Girls Volleyball Team via Facebook [file photo] Thurgood Marshall Secondary School’s volleyball team put together a strong tournament run at the Montclair Classic,…

Muir Students Take the Field

Students from John Muir Early College Magnet High School’s Sports Industry Academy enjoyed a special game-day experience at Dodger Stadium, thanks to the Pasadena Educational…

 

 

 


 


ACADEMICS

St. Rita School’s New Library Comes to Life

Click on image to enlarge St. Rita School students are putting their new school library to good use as they work together on their math…

St. Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian School Teachers Prepare for New School Year

Teachers at St. Gregory A. & M. Hovsepian School have been hard at work preparing for the return of students, who are now officially back…

La Cañada Spartans Return for a New School Year

Courtesy of La Canada High School via Instagram The Spartans are officially back in the house! La Cañada High School welcomed students back to campus…

Westridge Speech & Debate Flourishes at Nationals, State Tournaments

At the start of summer, nine Upper School students participated in the National Speech & Debate Tournament in Richmond, Virginia, competing against 7,796 entries from…


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