Jalen Coleman recently graduated from Wiseburn-Da Vinci high school and will attend Temple in the fall to study sports management. His athletics, academics, and community outreach efforts would earn him the 2023 Build a Better Future Scholarship and the Footlocker Scholar Athlete Scholarship.
James Ford III, a professor of music in the College of Arts and Letters at Cal State LA, was recognized for excellence in teaching and outstanding achievements during University Convocation 2023.
On Sunday, Aug. 6, the office of L.A. Councilmember Curren Price joined more than a dozen local community-based organizations to host a “Back-to-School Giveback” at The Beehive in District 9.
Graduating senior Kourey Patterson is continuing his golf career at Alabama A&M University. He helped the Palisades Charter High School boys golf team win CIF City Section Championships in 2021 and 2022.
Carson graduating senior Reign Redmond is heading to the University of Georgia to compete on their track and field team. She looks forward to being under the tutelage of Bulldogs director of Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Caryl Smith Gilbert.
Families in Watts will have more access to personalized and flexible education options with the expansion of Learn4Life Alta Vista Innovation High School to a new, larger facility located at 10221 Compton Avenue in Los Angeles.
Seattle Seahawks player Uchenna Nwosu is partnering with the L.A. County Library and L.A. County Library Foundation to fund a My Brother’s Keeper Peer Advocate position at Carson Library for the next three years.
Neurosurgeon Keith Black meets with high school sophomore Donne Ward to encourage Ward’s interest in medicine and neurosurgery.
RCX Sports Foundation To Offer Women’s Flag Football Scholarship Program Beginning In 2024 Four Scholarships Available to International Female Student-Athletes at United States-based Colleges and Universities that Offer Women’s Flag as a Varsity Sport
After his run with the St John Bosco Braves football team, freshman offensive lineman Earnest Greene III signed with the University of Georgia Bulldogs. He chose Georgia because he wanted to cultivate his skills while competing on a high level.
Lawndale freshman Telayia Fuller has been working on her versatility as an athlete. She competed for the Cardinals girl’s volleyball, basketball, and track team.
Westchester sophomore Reign Waugh found confidence in her gameplay through competing in AAU basketball. Competition with AAU helped her contribute to the CIF City Section Open Division champion Westchester Lady Comets.
Recent Inglewood graduate Kenyon Agurs is heading to Colorado State University to contribute to their football team in the fall. Agurs was named “Mr. Inglewood” after competing in basketball, football, and track and field during his high school career.
Throughout her high school and college career, USC senior Chioma Okonkwo was heavily involved in her school while competing in track and field. The sprinter is a Civil Engineering and Building Science major.
On June 1, Compton High School Alumni Association President Gilda Acosta and board member Elizabeth Atkinson announced the 2023 scholarship award winners at the Compton High School Senior Awards Assembly.