Tag: LAUSD
Fairfax High celebrates its 100th year
Festivities will take place Sept. 6 to 8 Fairfax High School opened its doors 100 years ago. It was originally designed to be a mechanical and agricultural school focusing on practical skills — a bit ironic, it would seem, seeing as (according to Fairfax High’s website) the school was poshly named after Lord Fairfax of Colonial America […]
LAUSD votes to ban smartphone usage
Action follows Pilgrim’s ‘no cell phone’ policy In our June issue, the Larchmont Chronicle ran an article about the positive change that local TK-to-12th grade Pilgrim School saw this year after using Yondr pouches to implement a “no cell phones” policy during the school day. On June 18, the board of the Los Angeles Unified […]
Modernization on track at Burroughs School
Final phase is estimated to be complete in 2027 John Burroughs Middle School (JBMS) in Hancock Park is celebrating its 100th year during a growth spurt. The campus in many ways looks as charming as it did when it opened a century ago. A welcoming brick façade showcases its historic buildings and landscaped grounds at […]
Living room gatherings end and begin the years 2023 and 2024
The traditional worlds of neighborliness are coming back in focus, post-COVID-19, as neighbors once again are gathering in the living rooms of the community — two of which are on Irving Boulevard in Windsor Square. A last celebration of the holiday season took place at the home of Suz and Peter Landay on Dec. 28. […]
Larchmont Charter welcomes Wilshire and Hollygrove@Selma
The beginning of the 2023 / 2024 school year is bringing big changes for Larchmont Charter School’s Hollygrove students and staff. Last school year ended in June at the Hollygrove campus — the school’s original location when Larchmont Charter School (LCS) opened in 2005. During the ensuing years, LCS expanded to four campuses, with two […]
Third Street Principal Daniel Kim moves to new job with LAUSD
Principal Daniel Kim, who has helmed Third Street Elementary School for the past six years, moved to an upper level administration position within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in mid-September. Helen Lee, former assistant principal, assumed his position as principal on Sept. 19. Third Street Elementary, Hancock Park’s LAUSD neighborhood school situated at […]
