On June 8, both Hawthorne Elementary School and Horace Mann Elementary School held their first in-person promotion ceremonies for fifth-graders–the first event of its kind since the district-wide reconfiguration in 2019. At Hawthorne, Principal Sarah Kaber and Assistant Principal Kevin Painter spoke, in addition to several students and fifth-grade teachers. Similarly, speakers at Horace Mann included Principal Craig Bugbee and Assistant Principals Samantha Jung and Chris Regan. At the event, teachers and students also honored Mason Duncan-Book, a fifth-grader who tragically passed away of Leukemia in November. Unlike like last year, traditional campus graduation ceremonies continued June 9, with the Beverly Vista Middle School (BVMS) eighth-grade graduation, and on June 10 with the Beverly Hills High School (BHHS) class of 2021 graduation.
With much to celebrate, the mood was jovial during the June 8 Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) Board of Education meeting.
