But enough about me. Really I just wanted to pass along a couple of "news" stories I read on the PUSD website.
Garey High: Jesus Cueva, Arlene Cortes, Claudia Serrano, Marlen Mendoza, and Alexis Armendariz volunteered their time and artistic ability to paint a ballwall at Mendoza Elementary. And to you pundits out there, no, they didn't get arrested for graffiti. Who would guess such civic-minded young people call Garey High School.....their high school.
Garey High and Ganesha High: For you soccer fans, Garey High School boys soccer team won the Baseline League title, while Ganesha High School won the Valle Vista title. All three, Pomona, Ganesha, and Garey made it to the postseason play in boys soccer.
Ganesha and Diamond Ranch: Not to be outdone, almost 30 students from these two high schools volunteered their time at "Storybook night" which was put on by the Ranch Hills Elementary PTA. My hats off to the individual(s) that came up with this idea and to the teenagers that participated.
Diamond Ranch and Village Academy: US News and World Report has selected these two high schools in its list of outstanding schools. Can you imagine that?
Emerson Middle School: This one might be my personal favorite. A group of students from Michael Konick's class "edged 300 other California middle schools to reach the regional finals of the Future Cities Project competition with a positive -- and positively exciting! -- vision of Pomona's future." You can find an article on these students in the Daily Bulletin. And just think, this accomplishment from students a local realtor recently described to me as looking "rowdy".
Marshall Middle School: 47 students recently moved from the category "English Learners" to "Fluent English Proficient". Wow, I wish could brag about being fluent in two languages. Now I almost feel like contacting my old Spanish teachers just to apologize.
I guess you can't always tell what's on the inside when you're only looking from the outside.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Students Shine.........in Pomona?
OK, OK, here I'll go, and admit that I am a parent of PUSD students. I know what you might be thinking...........Are you a lunatic, naive, or just an irresponsible parent? I forgot economically-challenged (PC for being too poor to pay for private schools). Since apparently, participants in blogosphere shouldn't disclose too much personal information, let's just say I might be all four, or I might not. **And please don't go asking my kids!**
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This is such a non-story. "Look honey, those gangbangers and teenage mothers at Pomona really can do something!"
Some of us are attending top tier universities and DIDN'T have to flee to Claremont High or bougie Diamond Ranch to do it. Some of us chose our community because we love Pomona!
Ed-
Finally, your first PUSD post. Nice job. I remember at the end of last year, PUSD had a mailer than included a map of everywhere in the U.S. that PUSD's new graduates were headed in the fall. The dots were literally all over the map, and included ivy leagues.
I get what anon. is saying in that it's a cliche to have a "feel good" story about the rare student that excels despite living in the ghet-to. Our schools are like greater Pomona, where the majority of students are on the right track, but the governing body has been historically screwed up. Thanks for highlighting the silent majority.
G of P
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