Kraemer partners with Eastside Christian Church for their day of service
Over 150 students attended school on Saturday, Nov. 14, to culminate a week of “Breaking Down The Walls,” which focused on student connectedness and learning…
Middle School
Bernardo Yorba student newspaper reaches readership milestone
The Matador Messenger, the student newspaper of Bernardo Yorba Middle School, reached a new milestone in November. The website is now averaging over 7,000 visitor…
Students at Travis Ranch collect food, distribute to less fortunate district families
Twice each month, the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD) McKinney-Vento program provides a food distribution event at Melrose and Topaz elementary schools. PYLUSD partners…
PYLUSD schools respond to the Paris attacks with compassion, action
In light of the recent terror attacks in Paris, Valencia High School French teacher Natasha Ulibarri and her students wrote letters to French President François…
Valadez Middle School Academy Tech Club wins runner up at pumpkin launch contest
The Valadez Middle School Academy Tech Club participated in the eighth annual Discovery Cube Pumpkin Launch trebuchet contest at California State University, Fullerton, over the…
Kraemer Librarian Vicky Kamen receives PYLUSD challenge coin
Kraemer Middle School Principal Keith Carmona presented Kraemer Librarian Vicky Kamen with the PYLUSD challenge coin at a staff meeting on Monday, Nov. 9. Vicky…
Over one thousand student musicians perform together at this year’s District Band Pageant
The 40th annual District Band Pageant was held on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Valencia High School’s Bradford Stadium. Bincins Garcia, the band director at Yorba…
District alumnus Alex Hahn wins prestigious saxophone competition
Alex Hahn, a PYLUSD alumnus from Mabel Paine Elementary School (2003), Yorba Linda Middle School (2006) and El Dorado High School (2010), recently won the…
District bands dominate local field tournaments
This past weekend, several PYLUSD high school and middle school bands and auxiliary units stormed the field, played their hearts out and took home awards….
K to College provides much-needed school supplies at recent Melrose Elementary food distribution event
Melrose Elementary School held its monthly Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County fresh produce distribution on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Each family received nearly 20…