Morongo Valley
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The Desert Sun
La Quinta flag football drops playoff opener after historic season
For senior Emily Castillo, wide receiver and linebacker for the La Quinta Blackhawks flag football team, the most important thing the team did in their first-round playoff game was stay together and never quit. “We still tried, nobody fully gave up. Two of our starters got injured and had to get taken out, but for them to both want to come back, that says a lot about our team and our spirit,” Castillo said. In the end, though, that spirit wasn't enough as the Blackhawks lost to visiting Cabrillo High, a Long Beach school, 14-6 in the Division 5 playoff bracket on Tuesday. After becoming the Desert Valley League champions, and obtaining their first-ever title, the Blackhawks had their first-ever home playoff game. After a hard-fought and tense game La Quinta came up one touchdown short. The Blackhawks also made the playoffs in 2024, losing their first-round game on the road. In Tuesday's game, Cabrillo High got ahead early, scoring the first touchdown on a punt return, which shifted the energy and momentum right away. La Quinta shook off the early nerves and scored a touchdown of its own on a short pass from from Audrey Torres to Scarlett Garcia.
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The 562
CIF Girls’ Volleyball: Millikan Can’t Overcome Flintridge Prep in First Round Loss
The562’s coverage of high school volleyball in 2026 is brought to you by the MLP’s Bay Area Breakers. The562’s coverage of Millikan Athletics for the 2026-27 school year is sponsored by Brian Ramsey and TLD Law. It was the end of the road for the Millikan girls’...
Westside Current
arcadiaquill.com
New Staff Feature: Ms. Tiffany Lien
Arcadia High School (AHS) is welcoming many teachers this school year, including AHS graduates who are returning to their Alma Mater as educators. Ms. Tiffany Lien is one of them and is thrilled to be back. At an early age, Ms. Lien discovered the wonder of Science, Technology, Engineering, and...
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Lakewood Parents Demand Answers After Kids Get Nosebleeds, Headaches at Monroe Elementary
3720 Canehill Ave — Reported Site of Temporary Student Relocation. Nearly 30 parents and students gathered outside Monroe Elementary School in Lakewood on Friday to confront Long Beach Unified School District over months of unexplained headaches, nosebleeds, fatigue and dizziness among students sharing one fourth-grade classroom. The protest capped weeks of frustration for families whose children were relocated to the long-shuttered campus in August when Patrick Henry Elementary's upper grades moved there as a temporary swing site during renovations.
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lbccviking.com
Parking fears arise after LBCC reveals new student housing plans
Plans for Long Beach City College’s affordable housing complex, revealed at a community outreach meeting, left residents concerned about neighborhood parking availability given the proposal included 19 parking spaces for the 22-unit complex. The meeting was held at the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library, where Jeff Connell, LBCC’s associate vice...
Asbarez News
ANCA Pasadena Endorses Former School District Finance Chair, Cynthia Torres, for Pasadena Unified District Board in District 7
PASADENA, Calif. – Cynthia Torres, a school district finance leader and college admissions advisor, is a candidate for the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education, District 7. She is calling for a community-centered “middle path” as the district faces declining enrollment, the end of one-time pandemic funding, rising costs, and the impact of the Eaton Fire.
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Long Beach Unified School District looks to close Edison and Gompers elementary schools
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Long Beach Unified School District is considering closing Edison and Gompers elementary schools at the end of the school year, citing declining enrollment and the district’s financial challenges. The district has already closed down other schools in previous years for similar reasons. The...
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‘All we’re asking for is equity’: Student workers demand fair, discounted employee parking
Thousands of teaching associates, graduate assistants and instructional student assistants across all 23 CSUs are currently fighting for discounted employee parking, after years of paying hundreds of dollars for student permits. Even though they are considered campus employees, CSU student workers are required to pay student parking fees and park...
Malibu Times
Letter to the Editor: When Malibu parents fought the school district over toxic classrooms, Oscar de la Torre was always our side.
Dear Editor, In 2013, teachers and students at Malibu High School started getting sick, and parents like me started asking questions. What we learned was frightening. The caulking in the buildings at Malibu High and Juan Cabrillo Elementary contained extraordinarily high levels of PCBs, cancer-causing chemicals that were banned decades ago. My children, their classmates, and teachers were sitting in those toxic classrooms. Malibu parents asked the SMMUSD School Board to remove the contamination in compliance with federal law. The board chose to hire defense lawyers instead. The district spent tens of millions of dollars on public relations consultants and lawyers. They deemed parents and teachers who raised concerns troublemakers. Eventually, as president of America Unites for Kids, we joined with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility to take the district to federal court to force SMMUSD to comply with the law and protect our children and teachers.
midvalleysports.com
Mid Valley High School Football Top 12
Matt Montez (24) and Rio Hondo Prep check in at number 9. Not a whole lot of movement as the heavyweights keep winning. Downey knocked La Mirada out of the mix and the Vikings moved in at number 10. Several League titles on the line this week. Rio Hondo Prep still looks like…well, Rio Hondo Prep.