Seven seniors from Pasadena’s John Muir High School Early College Magnet have achieved an impressive feat by earning both high school diplomas and associate degrees through the Pasadena Unified School District’s Dual Enrollment program, which allows students t... More »
Robert Vargas, an internationally renowned muralist from Los Angeles, will receive an honorary doctorate degree from ArtCenter College of Design on Saturday, April 27. Vargas will deliver the commencement address at the college’s spring graduation ceremony, to... More »
The Los Angeles College of Music (LACM) in Pasadena has embarked on a groundbreaking partnership with the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) in London to launch the inaugural “ICMP x LACM International Songwriting Competition,” an international... More »
Pro-Palestine protests erupted across the country over the past week. The protests began after more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested at Columbia last week. The school has now adopted a hybrid schedule that will allow students to take exams ... More »
Octavia E. Butler Magnet has been named a Nationally Certified Demonstration School by Magnet Schools of America (MSA), one of only 33 in the country and the only California school selected this year. OEB also received the Merit School of Excellence Award at t... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District has scheduled a meeting for May 14 to discuss the modernization of Longfellow Elementary School, according to an announcement from the District. The meeting, set to take place from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the school auditorium... More »
[Updated] The Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education will meet Thursday to consider a parcel tax and bond measure for November 2024. The measures aim to generate funding for the District’s educational programs and facilities. The Board will review... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District is inviting middle and high school students, parents, and caregivers to participate in a virtual town hall on Tuesday, April 23 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. to discuss sexually transmitted infections, their prevention, and treatm... More »
The unsung became the song on Sunday as the Pasadena Education Network (PEN) honored three longtime volunteers and their PEN Founders Award Honoree at their 14th annual Wine and Spirits Tasting at the Shakespeare Club. As Executive Director Nancy Rose Dufford ... More »
Ethan B. Wang, a 2020 graduate of San Marino High School, has been awarded a $33,400 Global Grant Scholarship from Rotary International to pursue a Master of Science in Population Health at the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care at University College Lo... More »
Three Caltech undergraduates, Jessie Gan, Miguel Liu-Schiaffini, and Sophia Wu, have been awarded the esteemed Goldwater Scholarship for 2024. The scholarship recognizes outstanding students and provides each recipient with $7,500 to cover tuition and expenses... More »
At the inaugural Bill Gross Business Plan Competition, aspiring entrepreneurs pitched start-up ideas to a panel of seasoned investors. In this version of Shark Tank, each team was made up of Caltech undergraduate and graduate students armed with scientific exp... More »
