Names in the News

Wilson High’s student Alumna, Gaia Clark (Diaz), was gifted a cello to help pursue her degree in Music Education. ABC7 and Helpful Honda People donated the cello to Clark in celebration of Latino Heritage Month, highlighting some of the inspiring people in the Latino community. Read more at ABC7.com.

Deuce Jefferson from Long Beach Poly and Anthony League from Millikan were named Press-Telegram Boy's Athlete of The Week in October. Read more at PressTelegram.com. 

Aaron Shampklin, a former Perry Lindsey Academy substitute teacher, shares his experience as a member of the NFL’s Steelers football team and his efforts in giving back to his Long Beach community. Read more here.

Students from Millikan High visited the Algalita Learning Center, an organization partnering with LBUSD. The center hosts students and teachers to learn more about marine sampling and microplastic analysis.

Stefano Jacobo, Kajee Sullivan, Nicole Kim, Owen Williams, Sochetra Kosal and Soleil Speciale from Wilson High earned first place in the Sixty Second Horrorfest contest out of 601 entries. 

Emma Holder was named Press-Telegram Girl’s Athlete of the Week in October. The Poly Volleyball Senior helped win the Moore League meet against Millikan.

Teachers and students at Lakewood High showed support to educator Rachel Thron as she battles breast cancer. Lakewood staff wore "Thron Strong" shirts during Breast Cancer Awareness Month and started a GoFundMe page to cover her medical costs. Read more here. 

The Long Beach Unified School District partnered with Food Finders to support LBUSD's High School Wellness Centers. The program now serves 27,600 monthly meals to 47 LBUSD schools in need.

KTLA 5 News visited Long Beach Poly before their thrilling matchup against Mission Viejo at Sofi Stadium. Watch the video here.