Tag: Third Street Elementary School
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 […]
Visit seven sites on Garden Tour & Party fundraiser
Spring is in the air, and preparations are in full bloom for the Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society Los Angeles Garden Tour & Party. The self-guided tour of seven area homes is on Sun., April 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. First stop is Getty House, the official residence of the mayor of Los […]
Walk-a-Thon proceeds to bridge gap at Third Street Elementary School
Exercise will be the focus on Fri., March 15 when students, teachers, staff and parents take part in a Walk-a-Thon at Third Street Elementary School. Activities will include walking the track, dodgeball, cup stacking, freeze dance and more. Proceeds from the event—one of four annual fundraisers sponsored by Friends of Third—will help to bridge the […]
Homeowners’ group spruces up Third Street School gardens
By Laura Eversz Members of booster group Friends of Third gathering for a recent Monday morning meeting about school clean-up were pleasantly surprised to see that the corner beds of the campus at June and Third streets had been tidied up. A quick investigation revealed that the Hancock Park Homeowners Assoc. was responsible, said Friends’ […]
