{"id":2042875,"date":"2023-09-24T01:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T05:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/20-schools-in-southern-california-cities-receive-national-blue-ribbon-award\/"},"modified":"2023-09-24T01:45:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T05:45:58","slug":"20-schools-in-southern-california-cities-receive-national-blue-ribbon-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/20-schools-in-southern-california-cities-receive-national-blue-ribbon-award\/","title":{"rendered":"20 SoCal Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F20-schools-in-southern-california-cities-receive-national-blue-ribbon-award%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2042875&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California Schools Recognized\u2063 as National Blue Ribbon Schools<\/h2>\n<p>California is home to 33 schools that have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department \u2063of Education. Out of these, an impressive 20 schools are located in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>The selection process for\u2064 these \u2064schools is based on their exceptional academic performance and their efforts to close \u2062achievement gaps. The U.S. \u2063Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, praised the honorees for setting\u200b a national \u2062example in education.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The leaders,\u2062 educators, and staff at our National Blue \u200bRibbon Schools continually inspire me with their dedication\u2062 to fostering \u2064academic \u200dexcellence \u2063and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/20-schools-in-southern-california-cities-receive-national-blue-ribbon-award\/\" title=\"20 SoCal Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Award\">building positive school cultures<\/a>\u2062 that support students \u2064of all backgrounds to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nationwide, a total of 353 schools received this prestigious award.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Crean \u2062Lutheran High School\u2063 in Irvine, Calif., on Sept. 21, 2023. (John Fredricks\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Los\u200d Angeles<\/h2>\n<p>In \u200cLos Angeles, twelve schools\u200c have been recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charles J. Carver Elementary School, ABC\u2064 Unified, Cerritos<\/li>\n<li>Downtown \u200dMagnets High School, Los \u200cAngeles Unified, Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>Glen A. Wilson \u200dHigh \u200dSchool, Hacienda La Puente Unified, \u2063Hacienda Heights<\/li>\n<li>Grace Miller Elementary School, Bonita\u2064 Unified, La Verne<\/li>\n<li>Horace Mann Elementary School, Glendale Unified, Glendale<\/li>\n<li>Leffingwell Elementary School, East Whittier City School District, Whittier<\/li>\n<li>Los Molinos \u2064Elementary School,\u200b Hacienda\u200c La Puente Unified, Hacienda Heights<\/li>\n<li>Martha Baldwin Elementary School, Alhambra Unified, Alhambra<\/li>\n<li>Mesa Robles School, Hacienda La Puente Unified, Hacienda Heights<\/li>\n<li>Ocean View Elementary School, \u2062East Whittier City Elementary School District, Whittier<\/li>\n<li>San Jose Charter Academy, San Jose Charter\u200c Academy, West Covina<\/li>\n<li>Wedgeworth Elementary School, Hacienda La Puente\u200b Unified, Hacienda\u200c Heights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Hacienda La\u2062 Puente Unified school district is particularly proud, as \u2064four of its \u200bschools have received \u2062this \u2063honor. The Board \u200bof Education President, Christine H. Salazar, congratulated the district on this remarkable achievement.<\/p>\n<h2>Orange County<\/h2>\n<p>Six schools \u200cin Orange\u2062 County\u200c have\u200b been awarded the National Blue Ribbon Schools\u2064 recognition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>G.\u2063 Cook\u200c Elementary School, Garden Grove Unified, Garden Grove<\/li>\n<li>Buena Terra Elementary\u200c School, Centralia Elementary\u2063 School District, Buena Park<\/li>\n<li>Crean\u200c Lutheran High School, Pacific \u2063Southwest District School\u2062 District, \u200dIrvine<\/li>\n<li>Early College High School, Newport-Mesa Unified, Costa\u2062 Mesa<\/li>\n<li>Susan B. Anthony Elementary School, Garden Grove Unified, Westminster<\/li>\n<li>Thomas \u200cPaine Elementary School, Garden Grove Unified, Garden\u2063 Grove<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Cook Elementary School in Garden Grove, Calif., on Sept. 21, 2023. (John Fredricks\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Walter Muneton, the board president\u200c of Garden \u200cGrove\u2062 Unified School \u2062District (GGUSD),\u2064 expressed his excitement for the three schools in his district that received this prestigious award. He commended the teachers and staff for their dedication to providing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-asked-to-review-top-virginia-high-schools-race-based-admissions-policy\/\" title=\"Supreme Court urged to assess Virginia high school's race-based admissions policy.\">exceptional \u200ceducational experience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Early College High School in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Sept. 21, 2023. \u200d(John Fredricks\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Susan B. Anthony Elementary School in Westminster, \u2064Calif., on Sept. 21, 2023.\u2064 (John Fredricks\/The Epoch\u2064 Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>San Diego<\/h2>\n<p>In\u2063 San Diego, \u2064two schools have been honored as National Blue Ribbon Schools:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Casita Center for Technology, Science &#038;\u200b Math, Vista Unified, Vista<\/li>\n<li>Garfield Elementary School, San Diego Unified, San Diego<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Principal Mechale Mency \u2064Murphy of \u200cGarfield Elementary School, a Title 1 school serving low-income students, expressed \u200dher pride in receiving this recognition. She emphasized the importance of providing the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-teachers-union-delegate-says-he-will-report-members-who-attend-work\/\" title=\"Chicago Teachers Union Delegate Says He Will 'Report' Members Who Attend Work\">learning conditions<\/a> for students from diverse backgrounds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <em>City News Service contributed to this report.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did Clint Harwick, Superintendent of Garden Grove Unified School District, express his pride in the district&#8217;s commitment\u2063 to excellence in education?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Mentary, Buena Park<\/li>\n<li>Clinton\u2062 \u200bM. \u200cYorke Elementary\u200c \u200dSchool, Placentia-Yorba \u200cLinda Unified, Placentia<\/li>\n<li>Fountain Valley\u200c High \u200cSchool, Huntington \u2063Beach Union High, Fountain Valley<\/li>\n<li>Mitchell Elementary School, Garden Grove\u2063 Unified, Garden \u200bGrove<\/li>\n<li>Sierra Vista Elementary School, Irvine Unified, Irvine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking about\u200c the achievement, Clint Harwick,\u2064 Superintendent of\u200d Garden Grove Unified School District, expressed his pride\u200b in the district&#8217;s commitment to excellence in education.<\/p>\n<h2>San Diego County<\/h2>\n<p>In San Diego County, two schools have been honored \u2063as National Blue Ribbon\u200d Schools:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Del Mar \u200cHills\u200b Academy, Del Mar Union, Del Mar<\/li>\n<li>La Costa \u200bMeadows Elementary,\u200c San Dieguito Union High, Carlsbad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The San Dieguito Union \u2064High School District \u2064celebrated the recognition of La Costa Meadows Elementary and highlighted \u2064the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utter-disorganization-and-insanity-students-file-petition-against-principal-accused-of-targeting-white-staffers\/\" title=\"\u2018Utter Disorganization And Insanity\u2019: Students File Petition Against Principal Accused Of Targeting White Staffers\">providing quality education<\/a> to all students.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s National Blue Ribbon Schools serve as shining examples of academic\u200d excellence and commitment\u200c to student success in California. Their dedicated educators and staff, \u2064along with the support of their\u200c communities, have created exceptional learning environments \u2064where students thrive. These schools should \u200bbe \u200bcelebrated for their outstanding achievements and recognized for the positive impact they have \u200bon their\u2063 students and communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In California, 20 out of 33 schools recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education are located in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego. These schools are selected for their exceptional academic performance and efforts in closing achievement gaps. 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