Schools

Two hundred elementary students gathered for a full day of Shakespearian drama, etiquette, acting and sword-fighting at a recent immersion class for GATE students at the Burbank Adult School.

Musician and film composer Christophe Beck visited Providencia Elementary last week, showing some clips and playing the theme from his instrumental score to Disney's "Frozen."

Yearly event has kids walking, biking and skating to schools with parents not driving for the day.

Nickelodeon spends the day at Emerson Elementary, building, planting, painting and creating a vibrant waiting and pick-up area for students.

Children under 18, accompanied by an adult, may get a free meal at Washington Elementary School Monday through Thursday between June 16 and July 17 this summer.

Organized by the Young Storytellers Foundation, the Young Movie Makers program celebrated a successful year with a screening of student films at Disney Studios in Burbank.

Cheyenne Castro is the 2014 recipient of the McKinley Alumni Scholarship.

BAFA Foundation awards over $25,000 to six school programs for their twice-yearly funding cycle. The money is matched by over $53,000 from the district to support arts education and cross-curricular programs in public schools.

BUSD Board of Education approved a plan to offer one Spanish language class to eighth-graders for the 2014-15 school year.

Seventh-graders were recognized for their ongoing friendship and compassion for classmate and friend.