EVENTS

Hermosa Valley School is proud to continue to partner with the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) for the 2025-2026 school year to provide Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (TUPE) to our Hermosa Valley students.

This year's program will include:

• Educational and interactive assemblies and workshops

• Tobacco Prevention Toolkit classroom lessons developed by Stanford Medicine for all 7th grade students

• Youth conference on tobacco-use prevention

• Referrals and support for students and families affected by tobacco-use

• Parent education

Check back here for updates or contact Valley School Assistant Principal, Alison Montoya at amontoya@hbcsd.org to learn more about this program and the scheduled TUPE events throughout the school year. For more information on how LACOE supports TUPE in schools, visit tupe.lacoe.edu.

All HVS students (TK-8 Grade) will again participate in The Sandy Hook’s Promise National Start with Hello Week from September 15-19, 2025! Start with Hello teaches students the skills they need to reach out to and include those who may be dealing with chronic social isolation and create a culture of inclusion and connectedness within their classroom, school, or youth organization. The Start with Hello week will be filled with fun and inclusive school-wide activities. Learn more by checking out the flyer.

Hermosa View, Vista, & Valley Schools are participating in the National Red Ribbon Week from October 27-31, 2025. This year's theme is "Life Is A Puzzle, Solve it Drug Free." Daily activities are planned at each Hermosa School - View/Vista Flyer & Valley Flyer (flyers out in October 2025). To learn more about this national event, visit redribbon.org. 

As part of Red Ribbon Week at Hermosa Valley, all grades will be attending Music Notes Assemblies for Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE). Learn more at musicnotesonline.com/tupe. 

HBCSD will be joining schools across America and creating kindness by taking part in The Great Kindness Challenge 2026! From January 26-30, our HVS students and staff will be encouraged to engage in acts of kindness through daily themes and activities. All of which focus on care, respect, and inclusion. This week is designed to recognize and promote kindness across our Hermosa Schools and beyond. A Kindness Week Flyer with information about what fun activities are planned at HVS will come out in mid-January 2026..

HBCSD is celebrating the American School Counselor Association's National School Counseling Week from February 2-6, 2026. Our Hermosa Schools Counselors will use the week to promote a collaborative approach to supporting students to highlight the important role of school counselors in schools.

Join HBCSD in recognizing May as Mental Health Awareness Month by celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week from May 4-8, 2026. HVS students and staff will recognize the importance of mental health through daily themes, activities, and discussions to support their mental health. See the Mental Health Awareness Week Flyer (coming out in May 2026) for the spirit day activities planned at HVS.