Pasadena’s California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has been ranked as Number 1 among a list of the best 800 universities and colleges worldwide, according to the UK’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016. The University of Oxford in ... More »
One hundred and sixty-two young men from the Class of 2016 graduated on Saturday, May 28th, on the campus of St. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California. Fr. Harold Snider, OFM Cap., the Provincial of the Western American Province of the Capuch... More »
High Point Academy, the independent and coeducational K-8 school in the Pasadena foothills, dedicated a time capsule in celebration of the school’s 50th anniversary which contains mementos from students of the 2016 school year. The capsule is expected to be op... More »
Caltech’s annual Ditch Day brought zany games and unusual activities to the school’s underclassmen in a decades-old tradition that is the final send off from the senior class. Described as a cross between “Animal House” and a science fair, Ditch Day’s actual d... More »
This month members of Alverno High School’s Class of 2016 joined in the celebrations for National College Decision Day by sporting their college sweatshirts. As in years past, Alverno High School is excited and proud that 100 percent of graduates will be going... More »
Seniors in the inaugural class of the App Academy at Pasadena High School have completed the innovative four-year high school program where they learn computer science through mobile, web, and game development, in addition to taking regular college preparatory... More »
In the first full meeting of the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) meeting chaired by newly elected president Kimberly Kenne on Thursday, the PUSD Board, like so many other local and city agencies, grappled with new upcoming budgets as it approached the ... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District announced the selection of two new principals today. “This new school leadership team blends rising new talent with rich experience,” said Superintendent Brian McDonald. “In their new positions, Mr. Ibarra and Dr. Stewart a... More »
On July 1, 2016, Kevin Gilmartin, professor of English, will begin serving as Caltech’s dean of undergraduate students. In announcing Gilmartin’s appointment, Joseph E. Shepherd, vice president for student affairs and the C. L. Kelly Johnson Professor of Aeron... More »
A proposal to increase the salaries of teachers in the Pasadena Unified School District will be among important matters to be discussed during the regular monthly meeting of the PUSD Board of Education Thursday, May 26, starting at 4:30 p.m. A PUSD Agenda Repo... More »
College Access Plan (CAP), a Pasadena nonprofit that provides free programs in college preparedness and success, has had the honor of supporting thousands of students who attend Pasadena’s public schools as they reach for their college dreams since 2006. This ... More »
Three Junior ROTC students from Blair High School in Pasadena were recipients of $2,000 scholarships from the Altadena Rotary Club during the Americanism awards Thursday, May 19, which started with a presentation of colors by the Blair High School Color Guard.... More »
