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Dedication Ceremony Held for Culinary Arts Center
Boys Republic’s largest capital campaign, years of major construction, and enthusiastic donor support. These key ingredients made the Max Scott Center for the Culinary Arts the irresistible centerpiece of the Chino Hills campus. The Culinary Arts center, officially completed on...
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Our Legacy: Myron Hunt
Noted architect Myron Hunt began a long association with Boys Republic in 1911, at the request of Boys Republic's Board of Directors. Hunt is perhaps best known for designing such Southern California landmarks as Pasadena's Rose Bowl, the Huntington Library,...
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Isabelle's Story
By Ellen and Isabelle My name is Ellen Strickland and I started working at Boys Republic in 2003 on the main campus and had the opportunity to work in two different cottages before coming to Girls Republic in 2007. I...
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New Chefs Made in Culinary Arts Classroom
As they deshell the prawns piled in four silver bowls, the four students chat. “Oh, I don’t like the smell of these!,” Tykequoine exclaims. “Have you ever tried shrimp?,” inquires Manuel. Tykequoine, after a brief silence, responds with a quiet...
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Landscape Students Find New Life for Fallen Trees
Recently, Boys Republic’s Landscape class embarked on a new project. The idea grew when Landscape instructor Derek Scott sat on a tree that fell on Boys Republic’s property. “You know what?,” he thought. “This would make a nice bench.” So...
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