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South Pasadena schools’ chief Bristol resigned
June 12, 2009 – 9:13 am | No Comment
South Pasadena schools’ chief Bristol resigned

After just three years on the job, Superintendent Brian Bristol has resigned from the 4,200-student South Pasadena Unified School District and will leave at the end of the month.

National Merit Scholarship Awarded to Muir High School Senior
June 11, 2009 – 9:15 am | No Comment
National Merit Scholarship Awarded to Muir High School Senior

PASADENA – John Muir High School senior Jon Ancona has been selected to receive the prestigious National Merit Scholarship, one of only 8,200 to be designated as National Merit Scholars out of more than 1 million applicants.

High school students create summer camp program
June 4, 2009 – 12:21 pm | No Comment
High school students create summer camp program

With a goal to create opportunities for underprivileged youth, a group of local teens will embark on a scholarly mission this summer. Simply Savant, a philanthropic group founded by high school students from around the …

St. Philip the Apostle School will host e-waste recycling event June 6
June 4, 2009 – 9:51 am | No Comment
St. Philip the Apostle School will host e-waste recycling event June 6

St. Philip the Apostle School, 1363 Cordova St., will hold an e-waste recycling drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 6.

Pasadena Unified denies charter school’s renewal
June 2, 2009 – 10:20 am | No Comment
Pasadena Unified denies charter school’s renewal

PASADENA – About 100 students at Nia Educational Charter School – most of them from low-income, African-American families – must now find new schools next semester, after PUSD school board members voted to deny its renewal petition.

Blair IB School Site Council Mtg for Budget Discussions June 4th
June 1, 2009 – 11:08 am | No Comment
Blair IB School Site Council Mtg for Budget Discussions June 4th

Blair IB Magnet School will hold a School Site Council meeting on Thursday June 4th in the FRC or Library at 3:30pm.  The major hot topic: Budget discussions…

Pasadena USD weighs funding cuts for IB program
June 1, 2009 – 9:44 am | No Comment
Pasadena USD weighs funding cuts for IB program

PASADENA – The International Baccalaureate program, once hailed as way to provide Pasadena Unified School District students access to a college-prep curriculum, is in danger of falling to budget cuts.