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🌱 Patch AM: Can San Marino’s defense keep the Titans’ perfect season alive?
Also, don't miss Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! on the San Marino Patch calendar

Good morning San Marino! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Can San Marino's defense keep the Titans' perfect season alive?
- Which San Marino High students just became National Merit semifinalists?
Also on today's calendar: Marinelli Bros. Circus - A New Experience! .
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 93, low: 69.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SGV football: Previews, predictions for Thursday's Week 3 games (pasadenastarnews.com) — San Marino High's football team puts its 3-0 start on the line Thursday night against Maranatha, facing a Minutemen squad missing its starting quarterback. With two shutout wins and a strong rushing attack, the Titans' defense and ground game could give local fans plenty to cheer about in this early-season matchup.
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• National Merit 2027: LA County scholarship semifinalists announced (presstelegram.com) — San Marino High School students are among this year's National Merit Scholarship semifinalists from Los Angeles County, putting them in an elite group representing less than 1% of U.S. seniors. These juniors advanced based on top PSAT scores and will now submit applications, essays, and test scores for a chance at part of nearly $24 million in scholarships.
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📸 Around San Marino
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🗓 Upcoming Events in San Marino
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★ Featured events ★
- 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
Friday September 11
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📣 San Marino Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Collaboration Day
Hugo Reid Elementary School Arcadia, CA 91007
8:10 am - DSW: Thriving (Gidley/Shirpser/Rio)
Shirpser Elementary Gidley Elementary School, 10226 Lower Azusa Rd, El Monte, CA 91
8:30 am - Lift Back-to-School Night (Adult Transition)
Alhambra High 20 S Marengo Ave, Alhambra, CA 91801, USA
4:30 pm - Back to School Night
El Monte High El Monte, CA 91731
5:00 pm - Carver Family Picnic
Carver Elementary San Marino, CA 91108
5:00 pm - Volleyball, Girls VR @ Montebello
El Monte High El Monte, CA 91731
5:15 pm - Volleyball, Girls VR vs Mountain View / AG
Rosemead High Rosemead, CA 91770
5:15 pm - Video Games Live
San Gabriel Fine Arts Association 320 S Mission Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776 - Minimum Day: Dana Middle School
Rancho Learning Center Arcadia, CA 91006 - Pastries with Parents →
Camino Grove Elementary School Arcadia, CA 91006
7:45 am - Adult ESL Classes
Shirpser Elementary El Monte, CA 91731
8:15 am - Coffee with the Principal
Columbia Elementary El Monte, CA 91731
8:30 am
Thursday September 10
Friday September 11
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💬 Chatter
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- 7 Leaves Cafe posted a job opening for 7 Leaves Cafe Store Manager [Alhambra] in Alhambra. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
San Gabriel
- The 14 Best Chinese And Taiwanese Food Spots In California's San Gabriel Valley (tastingtable.com)
- A Cali couple bought a house in LA now bears wont stay out (knewz.com)
- San Gabriel CA Open Houses (zillow.com)
South Pasadena
- Final Weeks to View Sarah Esmi's 'STILL HERE' Exhibit in South Pasadena (southpasadenan.com)
Ok San Marino! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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