After being closed for renovations and then used as a temporary homeless shelter during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the Whittier Uptown Senior Center will be reopening on Monday, Jan. 29.
The Los Nietos School District was awarded the Golden Bell Award for their cybersecurity program at Los Nietos Middle School STEAM Academy. During its award celebration, Supervisor Janice Hahn donated $20,000 to the district for new computers for the program.
Jennifer Jackson, principal of Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate School in Whittier, was selected to participate in Curriculum Associates’ Extraordinary Educators Leadership Collaborative. Jackson is among 16 principals nationwide and the only one in California selected for the program.
After almost three years of discussion and planning, the Whittier City Council approved moving forward with the final design for the Greenleaf Promenade Project, which will prompt renovations from Hadley Street to Wardman Street.