LBUSD schools with more students of color had less students return to in-person learning

May. 24, 2021 / By Paula Kiley
Tags: californians for justice, COVID-19 pandemic, High School, lbusd, long beach unified school district

Less students at schools with higher student of color populations returned to in-person learning for the close of this school year. Students discuss why they are or aren't returning.

Long Beach Poly Teens Vie to Build a Future with Robotics

Jun. 15, 2018 / By CSULB Enterprise Reporters
Tags: High School, Long Beach, robotics, STEM

The ‘Poly Rabbotics’ team members spend about 20-25 hours each week to help build, design and program their robot.

Terrified About Senior Year? Here’s How I Overcame It.

Sep. 13, 2017 / By Patrick Thompson
Tags: anxiety, graduation, High School, mental health, poly, Youth

Find out the simple solution to this Long Beach Poly teen’s coming-of-age anxiety.

How A Local Program Is Motivating Struggling Students

Jul. 1, 2015 / By CSULB Enterprise Reporters
Tags: High School, school to prison pipeline

LBUSD has seen dropout rates fall from 2010 to 2013 school year, and programs like Long Beach Blast which focus on at-risk students may contribute to these rising graduation rates.

Students Of Color Demand More Open Communication At First-Ever Townhall

Mar. 5, 2015 / By Adalhi Montes
Tags: High School, long beach unified school district, schools, students

Hundreds of students, parents, administrators and community leaders came together LBUSD's first-ever Students of Color Townhall meeting to discuss what it would take make sure that all students succeeded in school.

Hundreds Of LB Boys & Men of Color Gather to ‘Turn Up 4 Change’

Mar. 3, 2014 / By Adalhi Montes
Tags: boys, Boys and Men of Color, High School, schools, Youth, Youth Voices

About 400 middle and high school students from Long Beach Unified School District attended “Turn Up For Change,” a boys and men of color summit organized by a coalition of local organizations on Tuesday, Feb...

Dear Santa: What My School Needs This Xmas

Dec. 24, 2013 / By VoiceWaves
Tags: High School, Long Beach, School, schools, students

By VoiceWaves Guest Reporters Citlali Hernandez and Jocelyn Sanchez

[Ed.Note] VoiceWaves asked two Long Beach high school students to take a photo that depicts things or conditions at their school that they would like to see addressed and/or improved...

LB Students Ask For Wellness Centers in High Schools

Mar. 1, 2013 / By Patrick Moreno
Tags: Health, health care, High School, students, Youth

For two months last year, 17-year-old Polytechnic High School Senior Amanda Em was sick and didn’t seek treatment...

Teens Seek Jobs

Mar. 19, 2012 / By Taitu Negus
Tags: Economy, Employment, High School, Unemployment

Text and Image by Taitu Negus, VoiceWaves Journalist.

A printed paper targeting teenagers for employment is posted onto a light post.  ..