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District highlights end-of-year events: bike rodeo, cultural assemblies and eighth-grade promotion
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Wilds summarized a busy end of the school year, noting field days, a bike rodeo organized with Safe Moves, cultural assemblies funded by partners, band performances and the promotion of nearly 160 eighth graders.
Superintendent Dr. Wilds presented a report describing end-of-year activities across the Hermosa Beach City School District, including field days, concerts, cultural assemblies, a bike rodeo and eighth-grade promotion ceremonies.
Dr. Wilds told the board the last two to three weeks of the school year were "jam packed" with events. She highlighted field days at VUE (preschool/first grade) and Vista (grades 2—4), concerts and jazz band performances led by Mr. Clemons, a Vista bike rodeo run with Safe Moves and support from the district PTOs, two cultural assemblies (an India assembly at Vista provided by Star Education and a Japanese assembly at View), and an eighth-grade promotion that included nearly 160 students.
Dr. Wilds credited parents, the Hermosa Beach Education Foundation (HBEF), HVPTO and maintenance staff for supporting events; she also noted substitute teacher "Mr. Ravi" had been supporting music while a staff member was on leave. The third- and eighth-grade book celebration was singled out: third graders and eighth graders read together in a cross-grade event organized by teacher Adriana Rangel and attended by Board Clerk Barrow.
The Vista bike rodeo, funded by PTO and run by Safe Moves, featured obstacle courses and traffic-safety instruction; staff said students who lacked bikes received pedestrian-safety instruction. At the middle-school honor roll breakfast, staff recognized students with a 3.5 GPA or higher; Mr. Hart joked about grade distribution while the board thanked staff for organizing an event serving about 300 students.
Dr. Wilds closed the report by noting the district celebrated the end of the year with musical performances and promotion ceremonies for students who will matriculate to neighboring high schools (references were made to MiraCosta, Redondo and Costa High School pathways). Board members offered brief thanks and praise to staff and volunteers. No board action was taken on this informational report.
Clarifying details: Dr. Wilds said the district "promoted nearly a hundred and 60 eighth graders"; the middle-school honor roll breakfast served about 300 students; staff identified partners by name (Safe Moves, Star Education, HBEF, HVPTO).
