Emperor Elementary School
Emperor Elementary School is a traditional seven-year K–6 elementary school, or primary school, located in San Gabriel, California, in the west San Gabriel Valley and is part of the Temple City Unified School District.
| Emperor Elementary School | |
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| Location | |
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6415 North Muscatel Avenue San Gabriel, California 91775 | |
| Coordinates | 34.116015°N 118.078244°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Temple City Unified School District |
| Principal | Myra Ruedel[1] |
| Grades | K–6 |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Mascot | Bald eagles |
| Information | (626) 548-5084 |
| Website | Emperor Elementary School |
Awards
This elementary school won the following awards:
- A California Distinguished School
- National School of Character
- Title 1 Academic Achievement School
- California Business for Education Excellence Award
Arson Incident
Around 11:00 PM, on January 11, 2006, a former student purposely started a fire in the school, burning four classrooms and causing over one million dollars in damages. The arsonist also spray-painted an insult to the school principal on a wall. Following the incident, the school tried to maintain a normal routine for the students by continuing classes as usual. Counseling was provided if needed to any children in the school.[2]
A $25,000 reward was offered for "information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the arson fire...", $12,000 of which was approved by local law enforcement. The remaining $12,500 was provided by the school board's Special Reserve Fund.[2]
The community helped to raise money to rebuild the school's damaged classrooms, while portable classrooms were used in the time between. The local ValuMart held a benefit fund-raiser, serving hot dogs and other food and donating all money earned to the school. A local McDonald's held a "McTeacher Night" and donated 20% of that night's sales to the Emperor PTA Fire Relief Fund. The local Kiwanis Club held a Pancake Breakfast and donated the proceeds of the funds raised to the fire relief fund as well.