🌱 Patch AM: How a Pitzer sophomore is shaping California’s financial aid decisions

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Pitzer sophomore is shaping California's financial aid decisions
• Why a Claremont researcher says your job kills your flow

Also on today's calendar: Garden Groove: Zach Tenorio and Friends with Living Earth and Solarc Brewing.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 100 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Becoming cloudy and very warm, temps: high: 95, low: 70.
• Friday: Sunshine and very warm, with a high of 95 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pitzer College sophomore named to California Student Aid Commission (edsource.org) — A Pitzer College sophomore in Claremont has been appointed one of just two student commissioners on the 15-member California Student Aid Commission, giving local students a direct voice in statewide financial-aid policy. Kaitlan Sakuma brings experience in student advocacy and leadership roles at Pitzer and beyond, and CSAC leaders say her perspective will help shape how aid programs better serve diverse learners.
   

• How to reclaim your flow state (fastcompany.com) — A Claremont Graduate University expert explains why many modern workplaces block people from reaching that productive "in the zone" flow state, swinging between anxiety and boredom. Stewart Donaldson of the Claremont Flourishing Center describes how constant meetings, shallow tasks, and profit-driven pressure undermine deep focus, and suggests that better-designed roles and schedules can help people tap into their best work more often.
   

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Thursday August 20
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Wednesday August 19
• Back to School Night for Wrightwood Elementary School
  Snowline Joint Unified Wrightwood Elementary School, 1175 CA-2, Wrightwood, CA 92397
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Thursday August 20
• Back to School Night for Quail Valley Middle School
  Snowline Joint Unified Quail Valley Middle School, 10058 Arrowhead Rd, Phelan, CA 9237
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• Back to School Night for Pinon Mesa Middle School
  Snowline Joint Unified Piñon Mesa Middle School, 9298 Sheep Creek Rd, Phelan, CA 92371
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Friday August 21
• ELAC/Title I Annual Parent/PTST Breakfast w/Principal Meeting
  Snowline Joint Unified Phelan Elementary School, 4167 Phelan Rd, Phelan, CA 92371, US
  9:00 am
• Beer & Magic @ La Verne Brewing →
  La Verne Brewing, 2125 Wright Ave C-15, La Verne
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Catfish Derby at Cucamonga-Guasti
  San Bernardino Regional Parks Cucamonga-Guasti, 800 N. Archibald Avenue, Ontario, CA, 91764, United States
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Sunday August 23
• Equine Education Day at Prado Equestrian Center
  San Bernardino Regional Parks Prado Park Equestrian Center, 16629 Johnson Ave., Chino, CA, 91708, United States
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Monday August 24
• First Day of School
  Upland Unified Upland, CA 91786
Tuesday August 25
• SJUSD School Board Meeting
  Snowline Joint Unified SLSS Board Room
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Wednesday August 26
• Back to School Night for Pinon Hills Elementary School
  Snowline Joint Unified Piñon Hills Elementary School, 878 Mono Rd, Piñon Hills, CA 923
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🗞 Nearby News

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San Dimas

• Roskam Foods to Close San Dimas, California, Cereal and Granola Plant (foodprocessing.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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