Claremont School News

First-year Chaparral Elementary School Principal Ann O’Connor is in a good place. “It’s been fantastic,” said Claremont Unified School District’s newest head administrator. “I just love the school. And the staff and the parents really do like each other. It’s a wonderful, warm place to be. I couldn’t ask to be in a better place.” […]

The Claremont Unified School District had a year marked by both stability and growth. The passage of Measure G last year allowed the district to fully renovate the CHS gym, install new roofs on all the schools and replace some worn and outdated modular classrooms. A highlight for students and teachers is undoubtedly the upgrading […]

Claremont Graduate University celebrated the installation of Len Jessup as the university’s 12th president with a special celebration, “Carrying the Flame, ” held Saturday on Mudd Quadrangle, on the north side of Honnold Mudd Library.  Mr. Jessup officially took office this summer after serving as the president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The […]

The Claremont After School Program will honor Carole Harter and Maureen Beith, whose vision of an intergenerational program launched the CLASP summer camp at Mt. San Antonio Gardens senior community. The celebration will take place Sunday, November 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Garner House in Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., in […]

The El Roble Intermediate School Marching Band and Color Guard are one of just 15 American groups that have been asked to perform at the 2020 London News Year’s Day Parade. “We’re unbelievably excited for this opportunity,” said El Roble’s second year band director Taylor Estep, who was notified of the selection early last month […]

Envy gets a bad rap. Sure, it’s one of the seven deadly sins, and is generally considered an undesirable trait. But every now and then it’s an emotion that can help to bring about something good. Consider what happened over the summer up at Condit Elementary School: At about the mid-point of last school year, […]

There are a lot of things to love about Claremont: the trees, the Village, the abundant parks and the safe streets among them. But perhaps at the top of that list for many is the city’s public school system. The perennially high-performing schools from Claremont High School down to the elementary levels, are a major […]

Moving vans containing modular furniture and dreams are once again appearing on the streets of Claremont, as hopeful college students get settled into their dorms for the 2018-2019 school year. With the exception of Pomona College, which kicks things off next week, Claremont Colleges fall semester classes get underway the first week of September. Every […]

Construction crews worked this week to tear down Claremont’s former junior high, La Puerta Intermediate School, which closed in 1978. The school was used off and on over the years to hold adult school classes, but has largely sat vacant since its closure. At a June 9, 2015 auction, Claremont Lincoln University offered CUSD $14.35 […]

Claremont High School graduate Jeremiah Alarcon waits for his turn to go onstage to sing Dream of Your Inspiration by Scott Brownlee on Thursday during CHS commencement. Mr. Alarcon was one of 628 students who graduated from Claremont High along with 11 from San Antonio and 17 from Claremont Adult School. See the photo gallery […]

Sycamore Elementary was filled with acute nostalgia on Tuesday morning, as family members, teachers and grade school students gathered to celebrate the 2018 high school graduates who attended the school. Each of the elementary schools in the Claremont Unified School District held similar events, with graduates visiting their home schools for a final goodbye. As […]

Claremont’s celebrated school system will absorb another blow next week when beloved El Roble Intermediate PE teacher Terri Kegans retires after 26 years on the job. Ms. Kegans, 58, joins Claremont High’s Jack Harper, another cornerstone educator who is also calling it quits June 14 after 39 years. “I don’t think you can replace her,” […]

Jack Harper’s endless summer is about to begin. The beloved Claremont High School biology teacher, football coach and ASB director is retiring June 14 after 39 years at the school, leaving a void that won’t be filled anytime soon, if ever. “You don’t replace a Jack Harper,” CHS Principal Brett O’Connor said. “You hire somebody […]

Amid a light drizzle, Myrna Reyes struggles to get a photo of her granddaughter Kayla Cummings, during Pomona College graduation on Sunday. It was the 125th commencement at Claremont’s oldest and largest college, which has had rain only a handful of times. See the photo gallery for more pictures of The Claremont Colleges graduation weekend. […]

In neat lines, the students at Condit Elementary School filed out of their classrooms until they filled the playground. Once there, the students—all 600 of them—pulled out musical instruments to serenade their principal, Christine Malally. The whole spectacle, which was billed as a flash mob, was the idea of the school’s music teacher Kathy Ashdown. […]

Tamara Nicoll is on a righteous mission to elevate the written word, and after a lot of hard work, she’s making headway. Ms. Nicoll is spearheading the inaugural literary celebration, “Word Play: A Festival of Writing,” Saturday, May 19 at Claremont High School from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “The primary objective of this event […]