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Former Pasadena City College Dean of Students Alvar Kauti died in his home in Idyllwild on August 18 after to a brief illness. He was 79. Kauti, who was also a football coach and a health teacher at Pasadena City College, is survived by his children, Timothy K... More »
Don Bosco Technical Institute (Bosco Tech) sophomore Xavier Cervantes just returned from a two-week trip to Japan’s 16th Nippon Scout Jamboree where he represented the Boy Scouts of America. The Jamboree is the Scout Association of Japan’s largest event, w... More »
University of California President Mark G. Yudof has awarded the UC Presidential Medal to Jack Scott, the former state legislator who led the 112 schools of the California Community Colleges as chancellor from 2009 until his retirement in 2012. Scott  also se... More »
Glen Stassen, the Lewis B. Smedes Professor of Christian Ethics at Pasadena’s Fuller Theological Seminary, was featured in USA Today’s recent article, “Churches of all kinds raised funds, encouraged crowds.” The article reports on the role of churches in mobil... More »
Mary Kathleen Hastings, Director of The Chandler School’s Annual Fund, was wedded to Matthew Sandford Boone on August 17 in Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa, Okla. The happy couple will reside in Pasadena. The pair originally met while they attended University o... More »
The Don Bosco Technical Institute community has experienced a great loss in the passing of Brother Anthony Freitas on July 31. Bro. Tony faithfully fulfilled his vocation at Don Bosco Technical Institute for decades, positively impacting the lives of many stud... More »
With the start of a new school year, Pasadena-based nonprofit College Access Plan (CAP) (www.collegeaccessplan.org) is excited to resume its on-campus, college-preparedness programs at John Muir, Pasadena, and Blair high schools. In the 2012-2013 academic year... More »
Superintendent Jon Gundry greeted students and families at the new Washington STEAM Magnet Academy (formerly known as Washington Middle School) on Wednesday morning as public schools opened for the new school year across Pasadena. The District says that Washin... More »
Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent Jon R. Gundry was joined by School Board President Renatta Cooper and Vice President Tyron Hampton, Pasadena Vice Mayor Jacque Robinson as well as Cleveland Elementary School students, faculty and parents for a c... More »
New principals are at Pasadena Unified School District’s McKinley School and Norma Coombs Alternative School for the 2013-2014 school year. The new principal of McKinley is John Albert, while Norma Coombs’ new interim principal is Dr. Jennifer Smith. Albert, w... More »
Students in Kyle McClure’s science classes can often be heard singing or clapping or creating fun stories with silly characters. It’s how he keeps their 12-year-old brains engaged. Kyle McClure’s devotion to his students and teaching is why Assemblymembe... More »
It’s not easy being a kid, and it’s even harder being a parent. Which is why Fusion Academy tackles topics of interest to parents to help them understand and deal with the pains and issues of kids growing up. In the second leg of its popular Speaker Series, Fu... More »
