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Student Voices

Reflecting on Important Lessons Learned as a PEF Youth Leader

Each summer Pasadena Educational Foundation’s Youth Leader Program offers high school students the unique opportunity to mentor younger students as classroom aides. This experience helps them develop crucial soft skills while making a positive impact. Throughout the program, Youth Leaders actively support teachers and engage with younger students in various…...

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Necklaces Bring Educators Together

By Sehba Sarwar “Your necklace is beautiful,” said Dr. Ann Snow, professor at Cal State-LA who serves on PEF’s board. “Where did you get it?” We were both attending PEF’s 2022 EdTalk. Ann’s eyes lit up when I told her that the lapis lazuli and silver necklace was from northern…...

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Students Explore Dark Chapter of California History

By Sehba Sarwar On a cold Monday morning in mid-April, 18 Blair High School and Pasadena High School students alongside seven adults boarded a charter bus out of Pasadena for an overnight trip to Manzanar Historic National Site, one of the 10 concentration camps that the U.S. government created in…...

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PUSD Getting Ready to Welcome Student Assembly and Council Members

PUSD’s Student Think Tank has been working with district administrators and the Board of Education to create opportunities for student representatives from high school campuses to serve as Council members on PUSD’s Board of Education. Candidates from four high school campuses (Blair, Marshall, Muir, and PHS) have created videos about…...

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A Gift and an Inspiration to Me

— Banner photo of Liliana Valenzuela with student-teachers, DLIP instructor Jesus Cobian, PUSD administrator Jose Ortega, and PEF Student Engagement Manager, Sehba Sarwar; all photos by Kayte Deioma...

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The Necessity of Student Voice

By Gabrielle Trujillo, 17 (she/her) Pasadena High School ‘24 On August 3rd, the majority of PUSD students were dreading the end of summer, and bracing for the start of a new school year. But members of PUSD’s Student Think Tank were emerging from our summer internship by preparing to deliver…...

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Celebrating Our Schools 2023 In Pictures

Together we saluted the excellent educators in the Pasadena Unified School District for their unwavering dedication and commitment to our children, and elevated the voices of teachers and students.   Celebrating Our Schools: INSPIRE 2023 demonstrated what we know to be true:  strong schools build strong communities and strong communities build…...

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