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🌱 How El Monte Union’s first summer graduation gave 24 students a milestone
Happening soon: SGV Clean Air and Water Fair on the El Monte Patch calendar
Greetings El Monte! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
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In today's newsletter:
- How El Monte Union's first summer graduation gave 24 students a milestone
- How is an El Monte business tied to Arcadia's surrogacy scandal?
Also on today's calendar: MARANARTHA WORSHIP NIGHT!!!!!!! and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 98 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 92, low: 67.
- Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• El Monte Union Summer Graduation Honors 24 Students (midvalleynews.com) — El Monte families saw 24 students from all six El Monte Union high schools earn diplomas in the district's first-ever summer graduation ceremony, held July 17 at Mountain View High School. The event celebrated students who finished requirements in summer school, with speeches highlighting perseverance and an improving districtwide graduation rate that recently climbed above 88 percent. 
• Timeline: What investigators say happened inside the Arcadia mansion at center of surrogacy scandal (newsbreak.com) — An Arcadia couple has been arrested in a high-profile surrogacy case involving 21 children, following a yearlong investigation into alleged abuse and unsafe conditions at their mansion. Investigators also tied the pair to a commercial complex in El Monte, where authorities previously reported finding gambling machines and large quantities of psilocybin mushrooms as part of a broader complaint.
📸 Around El Monte
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🗓 Upcoming Events in El Monte
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★ Featured events ★
- SGV Clean Air and Water Fair →
ActiveSGV Headquarters @ Jeff Seymour Center/Mulhall Elementary School, 10900 Mulhall St, El Monte
9:00 am
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Coffee with the Principal
Columbia Elementary El Monte, CA 91731
8:30 am - Varsity Football @ South El Monte HS
Mountain View High El Monte, CA 91732
7:00 pm - Varsity Boys Football: Arroyo Vs. El Monte @ Arroyo ( 7pm)
Arroyo High El Monte, CA 91732
7:00 pm - Football (11 person) VR @ Arroyo
El Monte High El Monte, CA 91731
7:00 pm - College and Career Family Conference @ Pacific Palm Resort
Arroyo High El Monte, CA 91732
8:00 am - EMUHSD College & Career Family Conference @ Pacific Palms Resort
Mountain View High El Monte, CA 91732
8:00 am - MARANARTHA WORSHIP NIGHT!!!!!!! →
New Beginning Community Ministries, 3903 Tyler Avenue, El Monte
5:30 pm - Foodies + New Friends: El Monte | Giving Back Edition →
Xécora Gastronomía Urbana, 11583 Lower Azusa Road, El Monte
7:00 pm - Bike Rodeo and Bike Skills Course in El Monte →
ActiveSGV Headquarters @ Jeff Seymour Center/Mulhall Elementary School, 10900 Mulhall St, El Monte
9:00 am - 親子心靈環保體驗班 秋季 2026 →
4530 Peck Rd, El Monte
2:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
📣 El Monte Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- South El Monte Business Workshop Series: Branding Your Business →
South El Monte City Hall - Council Chambers, South El Monte
11:00 am
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- JCPenney posted a job opening for Cashier - Westfld Santa Anita in Arcadia. Apply here.
- Planet Fitness posted a job opening for Future Opening: Overnight Crew Member in La Puente. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near El Monte here.
🗞 Nearby News
South El Monte
- In-N-Out Burger Is Opening New Locations in 2 States (Is Yours One?) (financebuzz.com)
Temple City
- San Gabriel Valley high school football stat leaders through Week 6 (sgvtribune.com)
Baldwin Park
- Man Discovered Dead Inside Baldwin Park Home Identified by Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner (baldwinparknewsonline.com)
- City Of Baldwin Park Reminds Residents About Measure CR Ahead Of Election (patch.com)
Ok El Monte! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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