College Football Playoff pledges support for Altadena school burned in Eaton fire
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The College Football Playoff Foundation Thursday, May 8, pledged support for Eliot Arts Magnet School, one of the Altadena schools severely damaged in the Eaton fire.
Officials representing the six playoff bowl games, including the Rose Bowl, along with Pasadena Unified School District held a press conference at McKinley Elementary School to announce their support. Eliot Arts students have been co-locating at McKinley since the fire.
- Pasadena Unified School District Board President, Jennifer Hall Lee, speaks during a press conference where officials from College Football Playoff Foundation, the Tournament of Roses and other CFP bowl games announced support for Eliot Arts Magnet’s rebuild after it was substantially damaged in the Eaton fire, during a press conference at McKinley Elementary School in Pasadena on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Eliot students are co-locating with McKinley. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
- Ryan Bohr, President and CEO of School Specialty speaks during a press conference where officials from College Football Playoff Foundation, the Tournament of Roses and other CFP bowl games announced support for Eliot Arts Magnet’s rebuild after it was substantially damaged in the Eaton fire, during a press conference at McKinley Elementary School in Pasadena on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Eliot students are co-locating with McKinley. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
- Pasadena Unified School District Superintendent, Dr. Elizabeth Blanco, speaks during a press conference where officials from College Football Playoff Foundation, the Tournament of Roses and other CFP bowl games announced support for Eliot Arts Magnet’s rebuild after it was substantially damaged in the Eaton fire, during a press conference at McKinley Elementary School in Pasadena on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Eliot students are co-locating with McKinley. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
- Patrick Conyers, Executive Director of the Pasadena Educational Foundation speaks during a press conference where officials from College Football Playoff Foundation, the Tournament of Roses and other CFP bowl games announced support for Eliot Arts Magnet’s rebuild after it was substantially damaged in the Eaton fire, during a press conference at McKinley Elementary School in Pasadena on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Eliot students are co-locating with McKinley. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
- Britton Banowsky, Executive Director of the College Football Playoff Foundation, speaks alongside officials from the Tournament of Roses during a press conference to announcedsupport for Eliot Arts Magnet’s rebuild after it was substantially damaged in the Eaton fire, during a press conference at McKinley Elementary School in Pasadena on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Eliot students are co-locating with McKinley. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
- Eliot Arts Magnet 8th grade student, Carmelo Mills-Foster, after speaking during a press conference where officials from College Football Playoff Foundation, the Tournament of Roses and other CFP bowl games announced support for Eliot’s rebuild after it was substantially damaged in the Eaton fire, during a press conference at McKinley Elementary School in Pasadena on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Eliot students are co-locating with McKinley. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
- Eliot Arts Magnet Principal, Lanisha McKenzie, left, is embraced by McKinley Elementary School Principal, Dr. Maria Toliver, during a press conference where officials from College Football Playoff Foundation, the Tournament of Roses and other CFP bowl games announced support for Eliot’s rebuild after it was substantially damaged in the Eaton fire, at McKinley in Pasadena on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Eliot students are co-locating with McKinley. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
- Eliot Arts Magnet Principal, Lanisha McKenzie, speaks during a press conference where officials from College Football Playoff Foundation, the Tournament of Roses and other CFP bowl games announced support for Eliot’s rebuild after it was substantially damaged in the Eaton fire, during a press conference at McKinley Elementary School in Pasadena on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Eliot students are co-locating with McKinley. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
- David Eads, Executive Director and CEO of the Tournmanet of Roses speaks alongside officials from the College Football Playoff Foundation during a press conference to announce support for Eliot Arts Magnet’s rebuild after it was substantially damaged in the Eaton fire, during a press conference at McKinley Elementary School in Pasadena on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Eliot students are co-locating with McKinley. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
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Pasadena Unified School District Board President, Jennifer Hall Lee, speaks during a press conference where officials from College Football Playoff Foundation, the Tournament of Roses and other CFP bowl games announced support for Eliot Arts Magnet’s rebuild after it was substantially damaged in the Eaton fire, during a press conference at McKinley Elementary School in Pasadena on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Eliot students are co-locating with McKinley. (Photo by Trevor Stamp, Contributing Photographer)
ExpandIn 2023, the CFP Foundation, the Tournament of Roses, Pasadena Educational Foundation and School Specialty supported a major renovation of the Eliot library.