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Diamond Bar: DB Grad Police Officer Dies In Crash

BY STAFF REPORTS

 

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Thomas Chamberlin
(Photo Courtesy: Fontana Police Department)

 

The accident occurred Tues., June 10, just before 8:30 p.m. as Chamberlin, who was off-duty at the time, was traveling on Highway 39, near Azusa, in the Angeles National Forest. A CHP officer has reportedly stated that Chamberlin went down onto the roadway, and subsequently hit the side of the mountain. He was airlifted to Los Angeles County USC Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. No other vehicles were involved in the accident, and it is still being investigated by the CHP.

 

Chamberlin graduated from DBHS in 2006, and immediately entered the Marine Corp. He reportedly served in Iraq in 2008-2009, and Afghanistan in 2010. After being honorably discharged in 2011 he attended California State University Fullerton when he was hired by the Fontana Police Department. A Fontana Police Department news release stated he graduated from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Police Academy in December 2013.

 

Chamberlin is survived by his parents, Tom and Guadalupe Chamberlin.

Diamond Bar: High School Seniors Receive Scholarships

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Ren and Bill Kwai, recipients of the Gates Millennium Scholarship (Photo Courtesy: Kelli Gile)

BY KELLI GILE

Diamond Bar – Diamond Bar High School seniors, Kristy Ren and Bill Kwai, have been awarded the Gates Millennium Scholarship (GMS).

GMS selects 1,000 talented students from 52,000 nationwide applicants to receive a good-through-graduation scholarship to pursue a degree in an undergraduate major at any accredited college or university of their choice. Gates Millennium scholars are provided with personal and professional development through leadership programs along with academic support throughout their college career.

Ren will attend the University of Southern California in the fall and study applied mathematics. She plans to pursue a career in finance as a portfolio manager.

“This award is so well deserved. Kristy is one of the hardest working and determined students I know. She is such a special young lady and it has been a privilege to work with her over the past few years,” said Grade Level Coordinator, Jenna Brummett.

Kwai will attend Stanford University and major in computer science. His career goal is to create a startup software company.

“Bill Kwai is quite a guy. He’s been a great student here, and I know he’ll continue to do incredible things in the future,” said Grade Level Coordinator, Dave Desmond.

Established in 1999 with the goal of developing Leaders for America’s Future™, the Gates Millennium Scholars Program has been funded by a grant through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Diamond Bar: High School Football Coach Steps Down

Diamond Bar Highschool Football

(Photo Courtesy: Google Images)

BY KELLI GILE

Diamond Bar— Diamond Bar High School Coach Ryan Maine has decided to step down as Varsity Football Coach.
Ryan and his wife Lindsay are pursuing opportunities for their family that may include relocation.
“We truly appreciate all that Coach Maine has done for the program over his entire history at DBHS. We fully support him and his wife in their future endeavors and wish them the best of luck,” said Principal Catherine Real.
“We will be conducting a comprehensive search for a new Head Football Coach to ensure that our student athletes will be successful for years to come,” Real added.
Maine served three years as Head Coach and seven years in the Brahma Football Program. Even though Maine will step down as coach, he will remain on the Diamond Bar High School staff as a teacher.
“We appreciate the efforts that Coach Maine and his entire staff have made over the last three years. We are in a much better place because of this. Principal Real and I have already begun the search for a new Head Coach and are excited to see where that search will take us. Coach Maine will still be around for the immediate future and will assist in making the transition as smooth as possible. I can’t thank Ryan and Lindsay enough for the extreme sacrifice they have made over the last three years to bring Brahma football back where it belongs,” said Athletic Director Kurt Davies.