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CFPF Recognizes Don Benito Teacher Christine Sandoval [Media Release]

The Pasadena Tournament of Roses® Celebrates Extra Yard for Teachers Week, Recognizing Pasadena Elementary School Teacher Christine Sandoval in Big Day for Teachers Celebration Sandoval will receive a $1,000 DonorsChoose gift card PASADENA, CA – The Pasadena Tournament of Roses®, along with the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation, celebrated the…...

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Congratulations to 2024 Summer Youth Leader & Intern Award Recipients

To extend its heartfelt gratitude to over 80 high school and college students who participated in the 2024 Summer Enrichment Program as Youth Leaders and Interns, the Pasadena Educational Foundation held a celebratory ice cream social for its summer program volunteers at Handel’s Ice Cream. All participants were commended and…...

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2024 PUSD Graduate Destinations

As PUSD Graduates are once again moving across the state and country to continue their education, we want to highlight their achievements by showing all the great places they’re heading this year with our 2023 Graduation Destinations Map....

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Inspiring Moments and Community Spirit at PEF’s IMAGINE 2024

The Pasadena Educational Foundation hosted its annual Celebrating Our Schools event on May 7, 2024, at the historic Pasadena City Hall Courtyard. Aptly named “IMAGINE 2024,” the festive evening was a joyful celebration of the exceptional students, innovative programs, and dedicated educators of the Pasadena Unified School District. Guests were…...

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Creating Seeds of Learning: Muir’s Farm Lab

  On Earth Day 2024, the Pasadena Unified School District held a dedication ceremony and celebration to relaunch the garden at John Muir Early College Magnet. The celebration recognized the transformation of almost two acres of campus outdoor space into the new Muir Farm Lab.  Muir Farm Lab: A Reimagined…...

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PEF Powers SMMS Robotics Field Trip to Caltech

Sierra Madre Middle School Robotics students attended the 38th annual ME72 robotics competition on Beckman Mall at Caltech . The event is the culmination of a mechanical engineering course in which teams design and build robots to compete for the high score in a challenging course. PEF has sponsored this…...

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A Dinner Party at No Boundaries 2024

A special PEF Teacher Grant will be featured at the annual PUSD art exhibition No Boundaries: The Dinner Party. Based on Judy Chicago’s famed 1979 Dinner Party, a reinterpretation of the Last Supper from those who have done the cooking throughout history, Pasadena Unified School District students envisioned a more…...

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