EVENTS
Sierra Madre Middle School to Celebrate Moon Festival
Sierra Madre Middle School students will celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival during lunchtime on Friday, September 25, 2026, in an event hosted by the Sierra…
Immaculate Heart Hosts Upcoming Annual All-School Open House
Immaculate Heart Middle & High School will welcome prospective students and families to its annual All-School Open House on Sunday, September 27, from 1:00 to…
Cubby Pick-Out Day Welcomes Sequoyah’s Youngest Learners
Welcoming the St. Francis High School Class of 2030
Southwestern Academy Students Kick Off Another Fun-Filled Week
FOCUS ON LEARNING
New Horizon Nighthawks Bloom Into the New School Year
“One Month In… and We’re Blooming!” What a wonderful first month of school! From those first-day jitters to confident smiles, new friendships, busy classrooms, and…
Frostig School’s Annual Transition Fair Connects Students with Postsecondary Opportunities
Frostig School will host its Annual Transition Fair on Friday, October 16, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Gates Hall. The event will give…
Westridge School Honors the Legacy of Gloria Steinem
Exploring New Interests: Waverly Middle School Electives Begin
Saint Mark’s School Welcomes Lions Back for a New School Year
THE ARTS
Beyond the Bell Holy Family School Children’s Choir
https://www.pasadenanow.com/pasadenaschools/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/HFS20260909.mp4 After-school opportunities are an important part of a child’s development—extending learning and growth Beyond the Bell. They give students the chance to discover new…
Aveson Fifth Graders Build Connections Through Creativity
Ms. Amelia’s 5th graders are off to a great start, getting to know each other through artistic book covers that showcase who they are and…
McKinley Presents “Disney’s Descendants” – Auditions Begin September 22
“Are you ‘chillin like a villain’? If you are, then McKinley’s Theater Department wants you! The theater department will be staging the musical Disney’s “Descendants”.…
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
Chandler School Showcases K-8 Visual Arts Program, Middle School Art Electives
PEF: The Learning Curve (TLC) Book Launch Event
Pasadena Unified All Star Band Set to Perform in the 138th Rose Parade
SCHOOL NEWS
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy Celebrates an Exciting Start to the School Year
The first few weeks of school have been an exciting whirlwind of Sisterhood, joy, Tolog Spirit and a return to academics at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy. The school welcomed the Class of 2030 and…
A New Chapter Begins at Clairbourn School
Clairbourn School welcomed students back to campus last week as the 2026–2027 school year got underway. “We’re back!” Campus was filled with smiles, excitement, and the energy of a fresh start as students reunited with…
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…
SPORTS
Muir Mustangs Girls Volleyball Earns 3-0 Victory Over Dymally
John Muir High School Early College Magnet’s Girls Varsity Volleyball team earned a decisive 3-0 victory over Dymally High School (Los Angeles, CA) in an…
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,…
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Families Get a Firsthand Look at Life at Huntington Middle School
Last week, it was Huntington Middle School’s turn to welcome parents for its annual Back to School Night! Families got a peek inside the classroom,…
ACADEMICS
South Pasadena High School Proudly Recognizes 2027 National Merit Semifinalists
On September 9, 2026, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the semifinalists in the 72nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Semifinalists qualify by taking the…
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…