High School Union

• Whittier Union High School's Superintendent Nominated for National Award

WHITTIER - A Whittier girl through and through, Sandra Thorstenson has been selected to represent her hometown high school district. For the past decade, she has served as the superintendent of the Whittier Union High School District.

• Whittier Daily News
• November 23, 2011

• El Monte Union High School District Eyes Possible Misuse of Funds

El Monte Union High School officials have forbidden about half-a- dozen employees from coming to work, as they investigate whether those employees misused public funds. The district has hired a private investigator to decide whether school money was misused over a "number of years," Superintendent Nick Salerno said.

• San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• June 17, 2011

• More Than 40 Jobs Saved at Whittier Union High School District

WHITTIER - A month after his son, Gavin, was born, California High School math teacher Mike Gomez received a pink slip. He was one of 53 teachers and counselors in the last two school years to get laid off in the Whittier Union High School District.

• Whittier Daily News
• July 25, 2011

• Chaffey Joint Union High School District Candidates Answer Questions

The Daily Bulletin asked two questions of candidates in this year's Chaffey Joint Union High School District race. Here are their answers: QUESTION: What school-related issues do you feel have gone unaddressed and what would you do to address them?

• Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
• October 15, 2010

• High School Football: Union Cougars 2011 Preview

Note: Union finished with a 3-7 overall record in 2010 and a 2-2 record in Region 10. It lost to Juab, 35-16, in the first round of the 3A playoffs. American Leadership, Canyon View, Carbon and Ben Lomond -- teams who combined for a 2-35 record -- were the only 3A teams to score less points than the Union Cougars last season.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• August 26, 2011

• Union High School Columbine Victims Spirit Kept Alive

Vivian Johnson for The Columbian Chris Hall presents the Rachels Challenge program to students and community members Monday night at Union High School.

• The Columbian
• January 18, 2011

• El Monte Union High School District's New Headquarters Nears Completion

EL MONTE - Employees are expected to move into the El Monte Union High School District's brand new headquarters by February, according to officials. The three-story, 30,000 square-foot building triples the size of the district's current administrative office building, which includes rented portables surrounding the district's main hub.

• San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• December 12, 2011

• Claudette Lutz, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Glendale Union High School, District No. 205; Governing Board of Glendale Union High School, District No. 205, Defendants-Appellants., 403 F.3d 1061 (9th Cir. 2005)

John W. Stewart, Gold Canyon, AZ, for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona; Earl H. Carroll, Distri...

• Federal Circuits

• Fitch Downgrades Yuma Union High School District No.70, AZ ULTGOs to 'A+'; Outlook Stable.

NEW YORK -- As part of its continuous surveillance effort, Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Yuma Union High School District No. 70, ...

• Business Wire
• March 31, 2011

• El Monte Union High School District Kills Proposal for Administrator Raises

The El Monte Union High School District board of trustees Wednesday backed away from a restructuring plan that included hefty raises for some administrators. If the plan had been approved, the five district directors, who assist the superintendent in areas such as research and curriculum and career training, would each have received raises ranging from about $24,000 to $27,000 per year.

• San Gabriel Valley Tribune
• January 06, 2011