RBUSD ranks high in new Niche ratings
The Redondo Unified School District is ranked no. 6 in greater Los Angeles in the latest Niche ratings, no. 12 in California and no. 83 out of 10,751 school districts evaluated across the country.
Criteria comes from data and submitted reviews by students, parents and teachers, compiled by the Pittsburgh, Penn.-based company.
Data is from the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census, FBI and the School Attendance Boundary Survey from the National Center for Education Statistics.
“We are honored and proud to receive such high ratings from Niche, as the rankings represent the voices of parents and students,” said RBUSD Superintendent Nicole Wesley.
In further rankings in the Niche report, RBUSD was named no. 1 district for athletes in greater L.A., no. 9 of 589 best places to teach in California and no. 11 of 78 most diverse school districts in L.A. County.
Niche evaluates schools from K-12 to colleges and graduate schools. For more information on its assessment of RBUSD, go to www.niche.com/k12/d/redondo-beach-unified-school-district-ca/rankings.
Port Royal Yacht Club joins High-Point Series with “Pirate Regatta”
The first Port Royal Yacht Club “Pirate Regatta” was held Aug. 12 in Redondo Beach, joining the Association of Santa Monica Yacht Clubs High-Point Series.
Twenty-five boats entered, in four divisions for the course in King Harbor; two spinnaker classes, a mariner and a One Design Cal 20.
Finishing first in Class A Spinnaker was “Hot Rum,” skippered by Richard Parlette. For Class D Cal 20, “Janet Lynn” was the top boat, Chris Morris its captain. In Class B Spinnaker, Don Souther in “No Way!!” finished first, and in Class C Non-Spinnaker, “Meimi2” took first, helmed Michael Devine.
The “Pirate Regatta” makes for 12 races each year in the High-Point Series.
“Art of Storytelling” class to debut at Adams Middle School
The Redondo Beach Unified School Board Aug. 8 approved a new class at Adams Middle School, “The Art of Storytelling.” The semester elective is to be taught by a new English teacher with a background in screenwriting.
As described by Dr. Susan Wildes, Redondo Unified district assistant superintendent, educational services, the class concurs with California state writing standards, through which students will develop movie treatments and storyboards.
New elective courses at district middle schools, and regular classes at the high school, are required to go before the board for approval, in an RBUSD policy modified in 2021.
The state sets core classwork for middle grades, so the local board only approves electives at the younger level. ER
