Graduation photos: Millikan High School
Almost 800 Millikan High School seniors streamed across the stage to claim their diplomas at Veterans Stadium Wednesday afternoon.
Graduation photos: California Academy of Mathematics and Science (CAMS)
About 160 CAMS students celebrated their high school journey Wednesday night during the first LBUSD graduation ceremony of the season.
Photos: Mayor Garcia flips the switch at Downtown Christmas tree lighting
The event was held at the Terrace Theater Plaza and featured thousands of twinkling lights, a fireworks display, a visit by Mr. & Mrs. S. Claus, musical performances, and food trucks from 5 to 8 p.m.
IN PICTURES: Long Beach Marathon returns after a year hiatus
The mood was festive and spirited, with some competitors dressed in costumes ranging from Superman to fairies.
IN PICTURES: Thunder Thursday kicks off the Grand Prix in Long Beach
The Grand Prix this year in Downtown Long Beach kicks off Friday, when gates open at 7:30 a.m. The IndyCar race—which this year will be decided in Long Beach—is Sunday.
IN PICTURES: To Catalina and back—73rd running of ‘The Greatest Ski Race in The World’
Racers left the Long Beach Harbor between Islands White and Grissom, zoomed to Catalina around the Avalon buoy and then back to the finish line in front of Queen Mary.
IN PICTURES: After difficult year, 847 students graduate from Millikan High School
Graduates set the tone with speeches with messages of hope for the future and songs sung by the Millikan High School Vocal Ensemble.
IN PICTURES: 80 students graduate from Sato Academy of Math and Science
Wednesday’s ceremony included nine valedictorians and 30 students who graduated with at least a 4.0 GPA.
IN PICTURES: Thousands line up at Long Beach Convention Center for free food giveaway
Thousands of families waited in long lines Saturday morning near Shoreline Village in Downtown Long Beach were approximately 2,000 meals were distributed to local families.
IN PICTURES: Volunteers pitch in for a ‘Day on, not a Day Off’
Roughly 500 volunteers pitched in Monday to clean and landscape parks, paint murals and trash cans and spruce up yards of the elderly and disabled on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.