On June 6, all 733 seniors at Los Alamitos High School completed their school year by walking across the stage of the Santa Ana Bowl to receive their diplomas and cap off four years of hard work.
KTLA reported that the Los Alamitos High School Class of 2023 achieved a major milestone by earning a 100 percent graduation rate. The Los Alamitos Unified School District attributed its students’ success to their commitment to education and personal growth along with guidance from their families and school staff.
“Achieving a 100 percent graduation rate is a testament to the incredible passion and dedication of our students, the exceptional commitment of our educators and staff, strategic layers of support and interventions, and the unwavering support of our families,” Los Alamitos Unified Superintendent Dr. Andrew Pulver said in a statement. “It represents the culmination of years of hard work, perseverance and a shared vision of success.”
In order to strengthen the students’ connection to learning, school administrators, teachers and staff implemented a mentorship program to help boost their grades in core academic classes. The district also offers additional support through tutoring programs, skills labs and real-time remediation in classes.
About 95 percent of the Los Alamitos Class of 2023 plans to attend college in the fall, according to a student exit survey. Some graduates have other plans after secondary education that include enrolling in ROTC programs, military service or trade school.
“As they embark on their future endeavors, we have no doubt that they will continue to make a positive impact on our Los Alamitos Unified School District community and beyond,” Los Alamitos High School Principal Christiana Kraus said in a statement.
Here are the other stories we’ve been following this week:
- Nearly 4,000 Orange County high school seniors will earn the State Seal of Civic Engagement this month for deepening their understanding of democracy and finding ways to improve their communities.
- Through the end of June, thousands of students will turn their tassels and toss their graduation caps as they celebrate the completion of high school. The OCDE Newsroom has compiled a collection of posts from social media in recognition of the Class of 2023.
- The Los Angeles Angels awarded eight Orange County students with $10,000 college scholarships and the title of Angels AVID Scholars for their academic achievement in the Advancement Via Individual Determination program.
- An elementary student from Laguna Beach will swim from Crescent Bay to Victoria Beach on June 10 to raise money for ocean conservation.
- All California children under age 5 will soon be eligible to receive a free monthly book with the expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program.
- After emigrating from South Sudan in 2018, 18-year-old Dut Lual graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School with a 4.1 GPA and is set to attend Ohio’s Oberlin College on a full scholarship in the fall.
- Santiago STEAM Magnet Elementary School in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District was recently named a 2023 Green Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education after earning “Green Achiever” status from the state for offering students opportunities to learn about nature and care for the environment.
- The OC Register reported that an El Dorado High School physiology and Advanced Placement environmental science teacher was placed on leave pending results of an investigation into a classroom discussion that was recorded and released online.
- A proposed bill would require a supermajority vote by local school boards to ban textbooks and, if passed, set up an appeals process, the Register reported.
- K-12 students throughout the state may be required to learn to recognize misinformation and increase their online safety under a new bill currently being reviewed by the Senate Education Committee.
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