School Spotlight

San Gabriel Unified schools were abuzz with excitement on Aug. 20 as students and staff returned for the 2018-19 year, greeted by new principals and expanded learning opportunities designed to boost academic achievement. Click on the headline to read more.

Gabrielino High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) program was recognized for its continued success at the 2018 National Leadership Conference (NLC), which challenges young professionals to put their business skills to the test in a workforce-simulated environment. Click on the headline to read more.

Gabrielino High School’s comprehensive approach to promoting college readiness and boosting academic achievement has yielded a silver medal ranking on U.S. News and World Report’s 2018 Best High School list. This is Gabrielino’s eighth appearance on the list in nine years. Click on the headline to read more.

Washington Elementary parents put newly learned coding skills to work as they programmed robots to move and make animal sounds during the school’s Hour of Code Parent Education Night, which highlighted the importance of computer science education.

SAN GABRIEL, CA – Jefferson Middle School seventh-grader Rachel Liao, having just read three books in the span of a week, proudly considers herself a bookworm because she enjoys the feeling of immersing herself in a good book.

“I love how reading through a new book means being able to meet another group of interesting characters,” Liao said. “Every new book I read is like a whole new adventure I can learn about.”

Gabrielino High’s acclaimed speech and debate team scored several major accolades at the 2017 National Speech and Debate Tournament, including a fifth-place title in the international extemporaneous category, an excellence award for top 20 placement and a lifetime achievement award for total of competitive national rounds over the program’s 23-year history.