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La Serna Earns Prestigious Perfect 10 for the Second Year in a Row
The Whittier Union High School District Board of Trustees has appointed longtime La Serna teacher and administrator Ann Fitzgerald to be Principal of La Serna High School. The Board approved Fitzgerald’s appointment during its recent meeting where La Serna students, staff and parents filled the meeting room and applauded in support of their new principal. Click on the title above for the full story.
La Serna High School has earned a Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association for its innovative mentoring programs that have spurred an increase in student achievement.
Just days after being named one of California's five 2012 Teachers of the Year, Ken LaVigne's classroom at La Serna High School was visited by a group of high school administrators from throughout the state...click the title above for the complete story
La Serna seniors plan to attend UCLA, USC, UC Irvine, Chapman University, Whittier College, University of Arizona, University of Oregon, George Washington University, Air Force Academy, Morehouse College, Tulane University, University of Miami, UC Berkeley, BYU, NYU, FIDM, University of the Pacific and many more. Click here for entire list.
The students in Amy Cantrell’s Read 180 class are making huge strides in their reading abilities and just recently read "The Odyssey." Click on the title above for the full story.
An article on La Serna's accomplishments is published in the October 2011 Successful Practices Network Newsletter. La Serna is one of a few select high schools which have improved their API every year since its creation in 1999.
Under Ken LaVigne’s leadership, La Serna’s OASIS program has turned around the lives of most of its students, motivating them to earn higher GPA’s and go on to graduate. Click on the title above for the full story.
Last year, La Serna set an Academic Performance Index goal of "830 in 2011." Well, the results are in and not only did La Serna meet their goal, they surpassed it by scoring an 839. This score is not only an amazing milestone for La Serna students and staff, it also makes LSHS tops in API score and growth compared to area schools.
