South Pasadena San Marino High School Class of 1938 Reunion
The class of 1938 will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a luncheon on October 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the University Club of Pasadena, 175 N. Oakland Ave. The group has 318 members. Lois Wohlwend Tiffany, class historian, leads the planning and can be contacted at (626) 359-7827. Other organizers for information and reservations are Bob Griswold at (626) 798-7281, Di Lamb at (949) 855-6224, and Lealand Risk at (949) 493-4593.
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South Pasadena
San Marino High School
University Club of Pasadena
N. Oakland
Lois Wohlwend Tiffany
Bob Griswold
di Lamb
Lealand Risk
Carver School Gift Wrap Sale Returns This Fall
Carver School hosts its annual gift wrap sale from September 25 to October 9 featuring Innisbrook wraps gift bags totes ribbons notecards and goodies. Proceeds support the new technology center library and media programs with items from Fanny Farmer Gavina and more. Contact Pennington or Edwards to place orders.
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Carver School
Innisbrook
Gina B
Fanny Farmer
Carole Pennington
Melinda Edwards
Forty-Four SMHS Students Named AP Scholars
Forty-Four San Marino High School students were named AP scholars by the College Board for outstanding performance on AP exams. Three earned AP National Scholar status for eight or more exams with a 4.0 average. among them are Scott Hsieh, Steven Wu, and Paul Hung, with college placements listed. Ten earned AP Scholar with Distinction for a 3.5 average across exams and high grades on at least five exams. recipients include Cynthia Chen, Paul Chen, and others.
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San Marino High School
The
College Board
America
San Marino High
Scott Hsieh
Paul Hung
Steven Wu
Scott
Stanford
Steven
Harvard
Paul
SMHS
Cynthia Chen
Paul Chen
Eric Forman
Emily Hsu
Rebecca Sadun
Ted Su
Justin Wong
Opening Day Reports From San Marino Schools
Principals report opening day progress at San Marino High and Carver Elementary as students resume classes amid ongoing facilities work. Carver Principal Liz Platon praises supportive staff and a busy yet successful start, while SMHS Principal Loren Kleinrock notes a more complex yet positive picture with 1,147 students and $19 million in construction funds shaping the campus renewal.
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San Marino High
Carver
Liz Platon
Board of Education
SMHS
Loren Kleinrock
Bayle and Ward to Co-Chair San Marino Safety Measure
Emile Bayle and Richard Ward will co chair San Marino Citizens for Public Safety the campaign backing Measure H to renew the public safety levy for paramedics police and fire protection. The effort aims to inform voters and broaden support with a steering committee including Howard Brody Cal Chamberlain C Joseph Chang Bob Nida Bill Payne Tom Santley Eugene Sun and Allan Yung and others.
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Vince Filutze
Richard Ward
Emile Bayle
San Marino
Citizens For Public Safety
Ward
Bayle
John Penido
Frank Wills
Filutze
Howard P. Brody
March
Cal Chamberlain
C. Joseph Chang
Bob Nida
Bill Payne
Tom Santley
Eugene Sun
Nancy
Rising Music Star Evelyn Chen Graduates from Juilliard
Pianist Evelyn Shu-Ching Chen daughter of John and a Taiwan native, graduates with a DMA from Juilliard after earning an M M from New England Conservatory and a Harvard BA with honors. She has soloed with major orchestras including LA Philharmonic and National Symphony, and performed worldwide at venues from Avery Fisher Hall to Mozarteum Salzburg.
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Evelyn (Shu-Ching) Chen
John Chen
Cumberland Road
Taipei
Taiwan
Juilliard School
New England Conservatory
Harvard University
San Marino
The
National Symphony Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra of
London
New Zealand Symphony
Mexico State Symphony Orchestra
Taipei Philharmonic
Taipei Symphony Orchestra
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Avery Fisher Hall
Alice Tully Hall
Lincoln Center
Carnegie Recital Hall
Wolf Trap
Museum of Modern Art
New York
Gardner Museum
Boston
Phillips Collection
National Press Club
Washington, D.C
Chicago Cultural Center
Viennes Hall
Mozarteum
Salzburg
Tchaikovsky Hall
Moscow
National Concert Hall
Chinese School to Celebrate Teachers Day in San Marino
The Chinese School of San Marino will host its inaugural Teachers Day on Saturday at 10 15 a.m. An award ceremony and cultural show will be held in Kenneth White Auditorium Huntington School. The event marks Confucius birth date and honors the educator philosopher’s ideals.
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Chinese School of
San Marino
Kenneth White
Huntington School
Confucius
Asia
Valentine Kicks Off Year With Family Fair
Valentine School opens the new year with a community Family Fair on Oct 3 from 10 am to 3 pm sponsored by the Valentine PTA. The playground becomes a festival with new booths and old favorites including Water Works CraZY for CanDY and Cookie Decorating. Food choices span hamburgers hot dogs Asian Mexican pizza ice cream and baked goods. Scrip tickets will be sold at the event.
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Valentine School
Valentine Pta
Valentine
Crossing guard George Metzger remembered by SMPD
San Marino Police Department mourns the death of George Metzger a 22 year veteran who protected schoolchildren for decades His retirement place cited alongside long service his wife Ruby and Sergeant Ken Gester among the most tenured in SMPD He began with the force in 1975 served at Stoneman School Huntington Granada Monterey El Molino and at Huntington intersection with his wife before his passing earlier this month
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George Metzger
San Marino
Frank Wills
SMPD
Metzger
Huntington
Granada
Stoneman School
Monterey
el Molino
Floating Capitol myth shapes early California history
Historians note Los Angeles served as California’s first territory capital in 1846 during the Mexican War. The tale links John C. Fremont to command of the California Battalion and a controversial early governorship, while revisionist accounts spar with the era’s conflicts and politics.
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Los Angeles
New Territory of
California
1846
U.S. Navy
John C. Fremont
Jose Castor
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Rotary
Laurence H. Kedes, M
USC
Peter Day Photo
Allan Yung
Evelyn Chen
Family Fair
John Michael Pennington
Andrea Edwards
Jennifer Pennington
Capitol
Stephen Watts Kearny
San Pasqual
San Diego
Fremont
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