Xavier College Prep will hold its commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 22 at 10:00 a.m. Doors open for students, parents and select guests at 9:00 a.m. The ceremony will be held in-person at the Berger Athletic Center at 37200 Cook Street in Palm Desert. XCP’s 2021 graduating class this year boasts 135 students, who cumulatively
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New California Department of Public Health guidelines state commencement ceremonies for 2021 graduations can allow in-person attendees with limited capacities. While graduates in 2020 experienced virtual and drive-by ceremonies, high school hope this year will allow them a more normal ceremony. It was about this time last year that COVID-19 wiped out many graduation ceremonies.
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Work crews sprayed a high tech, heat-resistant coating over the playground at James Workman Middle School in Cathedral City. It’s an infrared reflective ceramic surface, similar to what was used on the Space Shuttle to reflect heat and keep things cool. “The kids can stay out here for a longer amount of time before they
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Omar Bahena of Desert Hot Springs High School is one of just 30 high school seniors to be named a 2021 Edison Scholar. He’s now the recipient of a $40,000 scholarship to pursue science, technology, engineering of math (STEM) studies. Bahena sat down with News Channel 3’s Madison Weil and shared more about the challenging circumstances
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It’s an exciting day for the senior students of Desert Hot Springs High School. Graduates will be heading over the school Thursday afternoon to pick up their caps and gowns. Desert Hot Springs High School will have an in-person graduation for its students, along with the schools of the Palm Desert Unified School District. After
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A hardworking east valley teacher got the quite the surprise Wednesday on the Kelly Clarkson Show. Virginia Mora has been a teacher at Mecca Elementary School for 18 years. Like for so many teachers and students, this past year has been a challenging time. Many students in the east valley have no internet access, a
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Governor Gavin Newsom is set to announce his proposal for an unprecedented level of school funding. You can watch the announcement live below (Starts at 1:15 p.m.): Earlier this week, Newsom announced a $12 billion plan to tackle the homelessness crisis and immediate relief for Californians recovering from the pandemic, and a $5.1 billion package supporting the state’s drought
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This month’s ‘One Class at a Time’ winner is second-grade teacher Courtney Ortiz-Lopez from Gerald Ford Elementary School. “I think she’s a good person to help us learn,” one of her second graders, Harold said. “Mrs. Lopez, she is the nice, most friendly teacher I’ve ever met in my whole life,” another one of her
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Palm Springs Unified School District’s African American Parent Advisory Council held a virtual meeting to celebrate African American and African American bi-racial seniors preparing to graduate. Approximately 140 seniors were celebrated during the virtual event, with everyone names being read out. All seniors have already received a special “Kente “class of 2021′ graduation stole and
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Stephany Herrera, a Palm Springs High School student, is going to attend USC this fall after receiving the prestigious “Gates Scholarship” from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Herrera was one of 300 recipients of among nearly 35,000 students across the country who were nominated for the scholarship. Herrera’s parents immigrated from Oaxaca, Mexico and
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A group of music teachers at Palms Springs Unified School District surprised their students with a special music video on Wednesday — giving their students a behind-the-scenes look at what really goes into distance learning from their perspective. “The students were not aware that we were making this project. They had turned in songs and
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The Desert Sands Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved a proposal to bring all students back to campus four days per week instead of two. This will go into effect on May 3. This would not impact students who have elected to stay on distance learning completely. There was plenty of input of
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A group of Desert Sands Unified parents and students rallied Friday night urging the district to revisit the proposal to bring all students back to campus four days per week instead of two for the last month of school. More than 50 people, both parents and students, brought signs and chanted on the corner of
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A proposal to bring all Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) students back onto its campus four days a week failed Tuesday night. The proposal would not impact students who have elected to stay on distance learning. The school board did vote to bring the district’s high school seniors back to campus four days a
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The Desert Sands Unified School District (DSUSD) will be holding a vaccination clinic on Saturday, April 24 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m at La Quinta High School in the small gym on Dune Palms road. The clinic is open to all DSUSD staff, families and friends. You must be 16-years-old or older. Appointments can be
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A local student is getting a full-ride scholarship to Harvard University. Elizabeth Esteban currently attends Desert Mirage High School in Thermal. She told News Channel 3 last January that she wanted to be the first generation in her family to achieve higher education. Now she’s going to do that at one of the most prestigious
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The Desert Sands Unified School District announced that there was a positive COVID case at James Madison Elementary School in Indio earlier this week. DSUSD’s Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Laura Fisher confirmed that no students or staff were deemed close contacts, due to all the masks and distancing guidelines in place. There will be
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The Palm Springs Unified School District approved plans to for high school students to return to in-person learning starting April 26. The return date differs for each grade: 12th grade – April 2610th & 11th grade – May 39th grade – May 10 The students will return under the hybrid model, much like in the
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The Palm Springs Unified School District Board of Education named Dr. Simone Kovats as the District’s new Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services. The change goes into effect May 1. Kovats takes over the position from Dr. Mike Swize as he is set to become the district’s new superintendent on June 30, 2021. Kovats currently serves
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Palm Springs Unified School District students in grades pre-k through 2nd headed back to class on Monday after a year of distance learning. Families can expect several safety precautions including socially distanced desks, sanitizing stations and masks required on campus at all time. Additionally, each PSUSD classroom is equipped with a new air purifier to
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