School Board May Decide to Close Dulles Elementary
District staff recommends closure of schoolNorwalk~The Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Board members, at its meeting tonight, may decide to close Dulles Elementary School in La Mirada.At the January 7th meeting, district staff reported that Dulles is operating at 50 percent capacity (237 students). The...
Escalona Elementary Reaches 907 API: Principal Follows Through on Deal by Kissing Pig
Escalona Elementary principal Bonnie Lytle makes good on a deal made three years ago-if her students ever scored over 900 on the state's API report she would kiss a pig. Figures were released last month and the school scored 907. Time to pucker up! Photo...
Three CIF Home Games in One Week Treat La Mirada Sports Fans
La Mirada High Girls Volleyball Advance to Second Round With Big WinLa Mirada~Big week for La Mirada High Sports at La Mirada. Tomorrow night, THURSDAY at 7pm, girls volleyball enters the 2nd round of the CIF Division 3AA playoffs against Riverside Poly after their 25-17,...
School Board Approves Donations to La Mirada Schools
Benton Parents donate over $127,000 for Washington D.C. Trip: La Mirada Kiwanis and Rotary Donate CamerasNorwalk~At a recent meeting, the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District board formally accepted several donations totalling thousands of dollars to benefit local schools.Donations to La Mirada schools included: -$112.88 by...
Overflow Crowd Floods District for 1st Annual College Fair & Expo
Norwalk~Hundreds of students and parents descended on the Norwalk-La Mirada School District headquarters as the school district hosted the 1st Annual NLMUSD College Expo Day 2012 this last Thursday. The district-the 15th largest in California-welcomed representatives from colleges and universities from all over Southern California...
El Camino High Students Presented With Scholarship Funds From Kiwanis
El Camino High Seniors Presented With Scholarship Checks From La Mirada Kiwanis By Tony Aiello La Mirada~ Two El Camino High School seniors recently were given scholarship awards from the Kiwanis Club of La Mirada.The students were presented with their gifts at a ceremony on...
Kiwanis Club of La Mirada Present Scholarships to La Mirada High Seniors
La Mirada~The Kiwanis Club of La Mirada presented their scholarship awards to nine La Mirada high school seniors who are interested in continuing their education.Lou Piltz and Rich Trujillo from the Kiwanis of La Mirada are flanked by this year's LMHS scholarship recepients. photo Kiwanis...
3rd Annual Visual and Performing Arts Show
Visual and Performing Arts Academy at LMHS Continues to Provide Students Opportunities; Event Moved to La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts This Year La Mirada~While the arts continue to diminish in neighboring schools and districts, the visual and performing arts at La Mirada High...
La Mirada High Parents Forming New Group to Focus on Academics
As Seen in the La Mirada Lamplighter; Concerned Parents Battle Convoluted Reputation of School La Mirada~Hoping to provide fresh new ideas, and keep La Mirada school kids in La Mirada, about 30 parents conducted a meeting at La Mirada High School this past Thursday night,...
La Mirada Students Shine in the Municipal Spotlight
La Mirada~This year's version of the La Mirada Youth in Government again featured some of La Mirada High School's best and brightest students at the City Council Meeting this past Tuesday night. Established in 1960, the city's Youth in Government program partners with the La...