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Due to extreme heat and high winds, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will operate at minimum day schedules Wednesday and will allow parents to take their children out of school early. Superintendent Ben Drati sent an email to parents…
Via Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District press release. Times change, but sometimes the headlines don’t. Luis Valdez’s groundbreaking play set on the streets of East Los Angeles depicts the lives of Mexican American youth who were unjustly indicted for the…
7 TEAMS STAY PERFECT AFTER WEEKEND PLAY DODGERS ONE WIN AWAY FROM NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT AND TRIP TO THE FALL CLASSIC Only three weeks in and already there are only 7 of 30 teams with unblemished records at the Santa…
VIPERS TAKE EARLY LEAD IN BIG LEAGUE BEASTS AND PANTHERS ALSO MOVE TO 2-0 IN BANTAM CIRCUIT ROOKIES BACK IN ACTION ON FIRST TWO-DAY WEEKEND OF YEAR Three teams ran their record to a perfect 2-0 to start fall League…
14 MORE SQUADS CELEBRATE OPENING DAY BIG DAY IN THE LAKHANI HOUSEHOLD: BRO AND SIS EACH PLAYERS OF THE GAME HE TIES ALL-TIME BANTAM ASSIST MARK Fourteen teams had to wait an extra week with anticipation before opening their fall…
OVER HALF OF THE FALL LEAGUE TEAMS HIT THE COURT FOR OPENING DAY 9 PLAYERS HIT DOUBLE FIGURES, FOUR OF THOSE IN THE 20’S! REST OF LEAGUE SQUADS PREPARE TO DO FIRST BATTLE THIS SUNDAY Fully 16 of the league-wide…
OPENING DAY FOR 16 OF 30 TEAMS THIS SUNDAY SCRIMMAGES ALLOW TEAMS TO PREP FOR TOUGH 9 GAME SLATE For just over half of the teams in the Fall 2017 Santa Monica YMCA youth basketball league, it’s time to get…
SANTA MONICA 6-7 STARS MAKE IT A PERFECTO 12-14 FINISH A STRONG THIRD IN CULVER SUMMER LEAGUE Hats off to the unbeaten league champions from Santa Monica in the 6-7 year old division of the Culver Palms summer youth basketball…
MODERN DAY RECORD FALL TURNOUT READY TO SCRIMMAGE THIS SUNDAY 297 PLAYERS SECOND ONLY TO LAST SPRING With league play only a fortnight away, more players than at any time in any Fall league in the modern era (since 2011)…
6-7 SAMO STARR CLNCH LEAGUE TOTLE GO FOR PERFECT SEASON SATURDAY 8-9 AND 12-14 TEAM CAN EACH FINISH IN TOP TEIR OF LEAGUE SUMMER LEAGUE PLAY COMES TO A CLOSE THIS WEEK The 6-7 year old Santa Monica YMCA Stars…
The following is a message from Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Ben Drati regarding President Donald Trump’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. We understand the concern and fear felt by our families…
Via Santa Monica Malibu Education Foundation press release. The Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation has granted the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) just under $2.5 million for programs during the 2017-2018 school year. The grant will support a variety of…
6-7 STARS CLINCH TIE FOR TITLE, 12-14’S WIN AGAIN SEASON WINDING DOWN FOR SUMMER BALLERS The Santa Monica YMCA’s four league entrants found it tougher than usual sledding this past weekend, as only two of the four teams could find…
Via Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation press release. The Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation is starting off the school year with an exciting match from two of its Corporate Partners. Santa Monica Place, owned by Macerich and Kaiser Permanente are each generously…
6-7 STARS CLOSE IN ON TITLE SAMO HAS ANOTHER GOOD 3-1 WEEKEND AS 12-14’S STAY CLOSE TO TOP Another summer weekend showed the overall strength of the Santa Monica YMCA youth basketball program, as three of the four teams representing…
