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…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
Rise Up performed by PHS Advanced Dance Class
Pasadena Educational Foundation commissioned this dance performance in honor of educator, writer, publisher, and former PUSD Board of Education member Dr. Elizabeth Pomeroy. The dance was performed in Pasadena City Hall on May 16, 2023 as part of PEF’s Celebrating Our Schools Inspire 2023 event honoring Dr. Pomeroy as the…...
What’s New
Honda Cares Recognizes Alden Denila for Teacher Appreciation Day- Celebrating Our Schools 2026 In Pictures
- Celebrating Our Schools – Discover PUSD Gems
- Rivals in Reading: Battle of the Books Unites PUSD Readers
- Pasadena Unified to Sustain Trauma-Responsive Health Services through Partnership with Kaiser Permanente and the Pasadena Educational Foundation [Media Release]
