School Name 

Board Member 

LD 

Initiative 

LACES 

George McKenna 

West 

Pride Club created safe spaces and provided resources for members. 

Cortines HS (VAPA) 

Monica Garcia 

Central 

Students provided teachers Trans 101 course and successful advocated for additional gender neutral restrooms. 

Torres HS 

Monica Garcia 

East 

Seniors had ongoing community coffee cart project for purchase and then donated proceeds. 

YOKA 

Monica Garcia 

Central 

Student leadership facilitated school-wide activities and weekly student news videos. 

Lincoln HS 

Monica Garcia 

Central 

Dream Center & LA vs. Hate facilitated banner art project between various school clubs.  

Griffith STEAM Magnet 

Monica Garcia 

East 

Mental Health Awareness gardening and mindfulness project. 

Mulholland MS 

Scoot Schmerelson 

Northwest 

Historically Black Colleges and Universities webinar and roundtable series. 

Venice HS 

Nick Melvoin 

West 

BSU collected and donated over 300 personal care items, BLM movement posters, positive identity appreciation activities. 

Portola MS 

Nick Melvoin 

Northwest 

Developed campus GSA and hosted first ever Pride Parade. 

University HS 

Nick Melvoin 

West 

Shield of Kuruvunga – hosted environmental project to clean culturally indigenous important natural springs; UNI Wildcats social/cultural podcast. 

Bernstein HS 

Nick Melvoin 

West 

Created Asian heritage club on campus to honor Asian culture. 

Sotomayor HS 

Goldberg 

Central 

Promoting Unity Through Talent Show for Black History Month and designed chalk paintings. 

International Studies Learning Community 

Goldberg 

East 

Created book club and Girls Who Code Club to encourage girls in computer science, safe space for non-binary included. 

MaCES 

Goldberg 

East 

Roots and Shoots Club organized vaccination sites and food distributions throughout LA County. 

Marshall HS 

Goldberg 

Central 

Building Community and Breaking Down Barriers Through Soccer, club geared towards integration of newcomers.  

Arleta HS 

Gonez 

Northeast 

WeUpstanders Mental Health Awareness podcast and Solutions to Hate Intiative (LA vs. Hate) 

San Pedro HS 

Franklin Ortiz 

South 

Student Led Activism for BLM on campus, poster campaign for police brutality and hate crimes. 

Vladovic Harbor Prep 

Franklin Ortiz 

South 

Students Battling Social Issues in STEM, provided personal care and hygiene distribution to city’s homelessness population.