Stories matching tag 'Crenshaw High School'
Skateboarding exhibit rolls into California African American Museum
The six-month rotating exhibit will focus on past and present skate and surf culture as well as art in communities of color. [...]
Success of major Urban League renewal plan in question at halfway mark
Neon Tommy's special report finds that the Urban League and its partners have made some gains and suffered some setbacks in its $25 million, five-year plan to turnaround Crenshaw High School and the surrounding neighborhood.[...]
A professional baseball player returns to Crenshaw High School to help his old team
Professional baseball player helping out at Crenshaw High School during the offseason [...]
MENTOR NOTEBOOK: Media Literacy Workshop at Crenshaw High School
Intersections mentors visited an 11th grade US Government class last week to discuss the inner-workings of the media industry, the social effects of news coverage, and how to add to the conversation. [...]
Journey to the White House
The Crenshaw High School Digital Media Team is on a quest to get an invitation to the White House to meet the President and the First Lady. [...]
Crenshaw student interviews neuroscientist from USC’s Brain and Creativity Institute
Tong Sheng is researching the brain's emotional reactions in social situations. Crenshaw High School ninth-grader Matthew Alvarez. joined him during a live brain scan to ask about his work.
[...]Exploring a community’s needs, students vow to “change this place”
LA high school youth explore the impact of the recession on their education, but that's only part of the lesson.
[...]Pushing the barriers, the children of immigrants in South LA’s schools
Yesenia Zamarripas is about to enter her sophomore year at Crenshaw High School. Her Mexican parents speak very little English, and so it's been hard for Yesenia to keep up with her peers. Now, the pressure is mounting, and there's no time to fall behind.
[...]The community comes together to fight for educational rights
A grass-roots movement is brewing in South Los Angeles, as teachers, parents, students and community leaders take to the streets in the fight for educational rights.
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