🌱 Patch AM: What’s new on every San Marino Unified campus this school year?

Hi San Marino! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What's new on every San Marino Unified campus this school year?
• Why are San Marino police walking kids to Carver every Friday?
• How did San Marino High stack up in new national rankings?

Also on today's calendar: Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 86, low: 69.
• Monday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Helping Hands Pitch In to Reopen San Marino Unified Schools (outlooknewspapers.com) — San Marino Unified schools have kicked off the new year with a notably smooth reopening, thanks to extensive preparation, new staff training, and strong parent and PTA support across all four campuses. Principals from Carver, Valentine, Huntington Middle, and San Marino High highlighted new programs, growing enrollment, and a districtwide focus on student well-being and safety that families will see in classrooms and events this fall.
   

• Walking School Bus Tradition Keeps On Rolling at Carver Elementary (outlooknewspapers.com) — Carver Elementary's long-running Walking School Bus brings hundreds of San Marino students, parents, neighbors, and local police together every Friday to walk safely to campus. With SMPD managing intersections and volunteers tracking participation and rewards, the tradition has become a weekly reminder of community support, student safety, and positive relationships between families and officers around the neighborhood.
   

• La Cañada High School Continues to Top Rankings (outlooknewspapers.com) — U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings place nearby La Cañada High among the top public schools in California, and San Marino High School close behind at 164th nationwide and seventh in the Los Angeles metro area. For San Marino families, the report underscores the school's strong academic standing in STEM and college readiness compared with thousands of campuses across the country.
   

📸 Around San Marino

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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Marino

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! →
  The Shops at Montebello, 2134 Montebello Town Center, Montebello
  9:00 am
• Silence into Song: 2,977 Voices Remembered →
  First United Methodist Church of Glendale, 134 N Kenwood St, Glendale
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 6
• Campus Care: Amigos de Los Rios
  Jackson STEM Dual Language Magnet Academy Pasadena, CA 91101
  8:00 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - No School
  Altadena Arts Magnet Altadena
Tuesday September 8
• Coffee with the Principal
  Washington Elementary STEM Magnet School Pasadena, CA 91101
  8:15 am
• School Tour
  Jackson STEM Dual Language Magnet Academy Pasadena, CA 91101
  8:30 am
• Closed Session Board of Education Meeting
  San Marino Unified 1665 West Dr, San Marino, CA 91108, USA
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Equitable Financial Advisor
  San Marino High Staff Lounge
  8:00 am
• Senior Kick Off to College/Parent Night 6-7
  San Marino High San Marino, CA 91108
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Carver Family Picnic
  Carver Elementary San Marino, CA 91108
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday September 5
• FRONT ROW CARD SHOW - PASADENA →
  Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E Green Street, Pasadena
  11:00 am
• Guns N' Roses →
  Rose Bowl Stadium, 1001 Rose Bowl Dr, Pasadena
  6:25 pm
• Guns N Roses →
  Rose Bowl Stadium, 1001 Rose Bowl Dr, Pasadena
  6:25 pm
Sunday September 6
• Campus Care: Amigos de Los Rios
  Jackson STEM Dual Language Magnet Academy Pasadena, CA 91101
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist (Bilingual Mandarin) in Alhambra. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

San Gabriel

• Yama Sushi Marketplace — quality LA sushi and sake at lower prices (laist.com)
• Column: Pasadena Humane branches out in more ways than one. Here's how (sgvtribune.com)
• West Nile virus activity is surging in the San Gabriel Valley (sgvtribune.com)

South Pasadena

• Dad & Teacher Says 'No Phones Bell-to-Bell' at South Pasadena Schools Is The Way To Go – Why? What's The Big Deal? (southpasadenan.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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