New $30 million Montebello high school opens
By Sandra T. Molina/San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Montebello Unified School District welcomed the inaugural class of its new $30 million high school Tuesday. The Applied Technology Center offers high school students college-focused instruction with state-of-the-art technical training. The all-freshmen class of 245 students was welcomed by Principal Patricia Lockhart." It's great to see all of your beautiful faces," she told the students assembled at the campus' quad. "We are very fortunate to open up this brand new school." It's so new, workers wearing hard hats were putting the final touches on campus grounds. The ATC is home to five academies: engineering, construction trade, health and human services, law and other government services, and hospitality and leisure. (more...)