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Participants work together to remove invasive mustard along the brush line at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve.

Community joins FoLAR to protect the Sepulveda basin

Monthly restoration effort removes invasive mustard that endangers wildlife and fuels LA wildfires
Lauren Kvamme, Staff Writer
December 10, 2025

Student volunteers gathered to participate in Habitat Restoration Day, a monthly environmental community service event hosted by Friends of the LA River (FoLAR), on Nov. 22. The event was held at the Sepulveda...

MEDLIFE announces Peru trip

The school's chapter of the MEDLIFE Movement organization schedules and announces their summer trip to Lima, Peru to support underserved communities and provide them with healthcare, education, and infrastructure.
Maddy Wynholds, Staff Writer
December 7, 2025

The school’s chapter of the Medicine, Education and Development for Low-Income Families Everywhere (MEDLIFE) organization announced their trip to Lima, Peru that will take place from July 11-19 this...

Jazz Singers perform in various locations

Annabelle Cheung, Assistant A&E Editor
December 18, 2024

Jazz Singers performed at a community event put on by Homeboy Industries, a rehabilitation and reentry program, Dec. 9. In addition, they performed multiple gigs throughout December, including ETM-LA's...

Students helped pack kits for the LA Food Bank on Nov. 8. Community Council planned service events throughout the week.

Community Council hosts service week for students

Celine Wang, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
November 15, 2023

Community Council hosted its annual Community Service Week from Nov. 6-10. Students made 2,000 hygiene kits, packaged Thanksgiving meal kits and drafted letters for Hope in a Suitcase, a nonprofit organization...

Clarifying community service

Alden Detmer
February 18, 2023

With the administration reinstating the hands-on component of the school's 12-hour community service requirement, volunteering in the community is as important as ever. Community service hours can provide...

Jo Grody '22, Shoshana Bernstein '22 and more pose during the Special Olympics track race.

Students engage in community service

Iona Lee
April 27, 2022

Community Council organized Community Service Week from April 18 to April 23 in order for students to gain more community service hours before the May 6 deadline. The week opened with a community service...

Club Leaders Aden Juda '22 and Julianna Ross '22 pose for a photo next to their Bear Boxes drive in support of A Place Called Home (APCH).

Bear Boxes Club hosts donation drive

Averie Perrin
December 23, 2021

Bear Boxes Club hosted a donation drive Dec. 6-10 in support of A Place Called Home (APCH), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping families in South Central Los Angeles recover from generational...

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