Tag: Third Street Elementary School
Arts are thriving at schools… with teacher, parent help
Whether your child is entering public, private, or parochial school, the arts are in full swing in most of our local schools, or at least are part of the curriculum. A sculpture workshop and violin lessons may not help get them a six-figure job down the road, but the arts can add beauty, meaning, and, […]
Parents protest possible charter at Third Street
The Hollywood chapter of a national network of charter schools is considering an offer from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to relocate some of its programming to Third Street Elementary School. Under Proposition 39, approved by California voters in 2000, school districts are required by state law to share public school facilities “fairly” […]
Principal Dr. Suzie Oh retires after 23 years at Third St. School
After 41 years in the Los Angeles Unified School District — the last 23 as principal of Third Street Elementary — Dr. Suzie Oh is retiring at the end of the month. “I am ready to move on to the next chapter of my life,” she says with some apprehension. “I like this school. I […]
Calling all Third St. alumni!
Hard to believe, but Third Street Elementary School is celebrating its 90-year anniversary in 2014. The 90th Anniversary Committee is reaching out to all alumni to help organize the big on-campus celebration on May 17, 2014. Some activities for the event, which is in the planning stages, include classroom themes by decades, a presentation of […]
Third Street Elementary School’s top ranking is not an accident
If you live in the Hancock Park area, even if you don’t have kids, you most surely know that Third Street Elementary is one of the top-ranked public elementary schools in Los Angeles Unified School District. In fact, with an Academic Performance Index of 948, the school places in the top two percent of all […]
Third Street Elementary School students launch newspaper
At Third Street Elementary School, some fourth and fifth grade students are taking on an endeavor that would be difficult for many adults: becoming journalists. Recently, they began researching, interviewing, writing, and printing their very own school newspaper, “The Third Street Panther Press.” The idea for the 12-page newspaper, which is written “by the kids […]
