Get Ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On! PUSD Joins the Great ShakeOut

Article and Photo courtesy of PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (PUSD) OCTOBER 14, 2025

Scene from Previous Great ShakeOut Drills at PUSD Schools

On Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 10:16 a.m., Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) will join the Great ShakeOut, when millions of people worldwide participate in the largest earthquake preparedness drill. Join us in practicing one simple, life‑saving response:

At 10:16 a.m., Drop, Cover, and Hold On wherever you are – your classroom, office, lab, or hallway.

Also on ShakeOut Day, PUSD will test our emergency communications systems. We’ll send test email and/or text messages to all contacts listed in your student’s Aeries Parent Portal profile.

Please check your Aeries Parent Portal account to make sure that your contact information is correct. www.pusd.us/departments/parentstudent-portal/about-parentstudent-portals.

Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD), 351 S. Hudson Avenue, Pasadena, (626) 396-3600 or visit www.pusd.us.