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BUSD Announces In-Person Instruction Four Days Per Week
SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY POST | MAY 2021
Superintendent Carl Coles announced that all students are invited to return to their respective schools four days a week – an increase from the current two days a week hybrid model. This change will eliminate the hybrid A and B groups – where participating families were allowed to attend class in person on Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday, respectively.
ART TEACHER INSPIRES STUDENTS THROUGH MUSEUM EDUCATION, NEW BOOK
SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY POST | MAY 2021
Grounded by warmth and goodwill, San Dimas High School art teacher E. Dominic Black enthusiastically spoke about his work for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Although Black’s pursuits demonstrate his personal success, they reveal more so his character as an authentic educator.
SCHOOL DISTRICT ADDRESSES COVID-19, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY POST | MARCH 2021
Bonita Unified School District Superintendent Carl Coles updated parents and community members on the district’s efforts to tackle COVID-19 and reopen elementary schools during the State of the District virtual event.
BUSD BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTES TO COMPLY WITH COVID-19 RULES
SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY POST | FEBRUARY 2021
A Bonita Unified School District board member’s anti-mask stance won’t stand. After several days of online debate over Krista Chakmak’s social media posts, the BUSD Board of Education held a Special Meeting on Feb. 16 and unanimously voted to affirm compliance with all COVID-19 health and safety mandates.
BONITA TEACHERS UNION CONDEMNS BOARD MEMBER'S ANTI-MASK POSTS
SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY POST | FEBRUARY 2021
Bonita Unified Teachers Association has condemned social media posts made by Bonita Unified Governing Board Member Krista Chakmak that declared her opposition to wearing a face mask in public and encouraged others to follow her lead.
LA COUNTY SHERIFF HOSTS TOWN HALL FOR SAN DIMAS
SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY POST | FEBRUARY 2021
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva joined newly appointed San Dimas Station Captain Walid Ashrafnia and city officials at a virtual town hall on Tuesday, Feb. 2 to discuss public safety concerns with residents. Villanueva and Ashrafnia addressed county-wide law enforcement budget cuts, community relations efforts, diversity within the department and COVID-19.
GRADING RESTRICTIONS STIR TENSIONS BETWEEN VIA VERDE RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND RESIDENTS
SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY POST | JANUARY 2021
San Dimas City Council voted 4-0 to postpone their discussion to change a decades-old grading limit for the Via Verde Ridge community during a study session with the Planning Commission on Oct. 13, 2020.
WHAT’S THE BUZZ ON OUR BEES?
LA VERNE MAGAZINE | FEBRUARY 2018
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​As puffs of smoke smother three stacks of hive boxes, the roar of hundreds of honeybees begins to grow. But what appears to be chaotic distress in actuality is the complete opposite. Combining eucalyptus leaves and pieces of burlap coffee bags, beekeeper Joaquin Munoz hand fans smoke into the hive to awaken the honeybees and to let them know he is opening the hive boxes.
THE MAN BEHIND THE FARMERS MARKETS
LA VERNE MAGAZINE | FEBRUARY 2018
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​Walking around with the authority of a supervisor, a short Guatemalan man with burn marks across his face and right arm approaches me and asks if this were my first time visiting the La Verne Farmer’s Market. Reluctant to answer, I nod my head. Quickly, he introduces himself as Oscar De Leon, farmers market manager.
SWEAT FIGHTS CANCERS WITH POSITIVITY
CAMPUS TIMES | MAY 2016
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​Glowing with positivity, his upbeat personality and amusing sense of humor has the ability to attract people from all walks of life. Jon Sweat, senior adjunct instructor, also has three types of cancer: polycythemia, skin cancer and leukemia.
STUDENTS RALLY FOR CANCER RESEARCH
CAMPUS TIMES | APRIL 2016
Jon Sweat, senior adjunct instructor, discussed the importance of love and respect as he revealed that he has three types of cancer: polycythemia, skin cancer and leukemia. Despite being plagued by this disease, Sweat spoke at Relay For Life of Claremont and La Verne at Campus West in a light-hearted tone, encouraging his audience Saturday night to stay positive in the face of adversity.
POWELL SPEAKS OUT ON RACISM, SEXISM
CAMPUS TIMES | MARCH 2016
Activist and author Kevin Powell discussed his commitment to justice and equality for all at the Frederick Douglass Humanitarian Lecture Monday in Morgan Auditorium. Powell brought up the recent Oscars controversy, praising host Chris Rock for shining a light on the lack of diversity in Hollywood.
GOLD LINE OPENS WITH CELEBRATIONS
CAMPUS TIMES | MARCH 2016
Latin dance music fostered a positive, lively vibe Saturday at the Arcadia Gold Line station opening of the new stretch of Metro rail, bringing needed relief to traffic congestion throughout Los Angeles County to San Gabriel Valley residents. The Gold Line Foothill extension stretches east from Pasadena through cities of Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale and Azusa.
NEMBACK FINDS HER CALLING IN OPERA
CAMPUS TIMES | MARCH 2016
Her angelic voice painted a ray of sunshine all over the faces of her masterclass audience, as she sang an upbeat rendition of Mozart’s “Laudamus Te.” Captivating in every way, her effortless stage presence and soprano vocal range is just another performance for senior music major Brianna Nemback.
UNIVERSITY TO BE DACA SANCTUARY
CAMPUS TIMES | DECEMBER 2016
FRATERNITY CROWNS RAMOS AS ANNUAL MISS SAE
CAMPUS TIMES | DECEMBER 2016
ORAL HISTORY LECTURES UNCOVER LA VERNE'S PAST
CAMPUS TIMES | OCTOBER 2016
PROFESSOR EXPLORES NANOSCIENCE
CAMPUS TIMES | DECEMBER 2016
FOREIGN RELATIONS STRAINED POST 9/11
CAMPUS TIMES | DECEMBER 2016
A HOMECOMING IN WONDERLAND
CAMPUS TIMES | OCTOBER 2016
CAB CELEBRATES DAY OF PEACE
CAMPUS TIMES | SEPTEMBER 2016
HOMECOMING COURT ARRIVES IN WONDERLAND
CAMPUS TIMES | SEPTEMBER 2016
ORIENTATION WEEK LEADERS INSPIRE NEW STUDENTS
CAMPUS TIMES | SEPTEMBER 2016
CONVOCATION CELEBRATES 125 YEARS
CAMPUS TIMES | SEPTEMBER 2016
LIEBERMAN AWARDED FOR DEDICATION TO DIVERSITY
CAMPUS TIMES | MAY 2016
EVENT INSPIRES CULTURAL AWARENESS
CAMPUS TIMES | MAY 2016
BSU DISCUSSES ‘GOOD HAIR,’ CULTURAL IDENTITY
CAMPUS TIMES | APRIL 2016
CLASS BLENDS MUSIC, THEATER
CAMPUS TIMES | APRIL 2016
SESSIONS PROMOTE STUDENT LEADERS
CAMPUS TIMES | APRIL 2016
BELLY DANCERS ENLIVEN MOROCCAN FESTIVITIES
CAMPUS TIMES | APRIL 2016
TOASTMASTERS PROMOTES LEADERSHIP
CAMPUS TIMES | MARCH 2016
OLSON OUTLINES LEADERSHIP QUALITIES
CAMPUS TIMES | FEBRUARY 2016
AFRO-CUBAN FUSION CHARMS CROWD
CAMPUS TIMES | FEBRUARY 2016
SENIOR THESES STUDY STUDENT OBESITY
CAMPUS TIMES | FEBRUARY 2016
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