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Working on the other side of the world
Like many college graduates, 23-year-old Kevin Schmidt took a trip after he completed his studies at UCLA this summer. But Schmidt, a 2007 La Caņada High School graduate, wasn’t on vacation. He was working to improve education and HIV/AIDS...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Tanzania, Africa, Cape Town (South Africa), Graduation
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School district to sell naming rights
UCLA has its Pauley Pavilion, and USC boasts the Keck School of Medicine. Now, La Caņada Unified buildings and athletic venues may also bear the names of their most generous patrons as school officials get creative with fundraising. The district...Tags: Finance, Entertainment, Charity, Computing and Information Technology Industry, University of Southern California
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Around Town: Frank Flint would be proud
According to Valley Sun reporter Megan O’Neil (“School district to sell naming rights” Oct. 27), the issue could come before the school board this month. “UCLA has its Pauley Pavilion, and USC boasts the Keck School of Medicine....Tags: Religion and Belief, Facebook, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., San Marino, University of Southern California
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District will accept Hillside credits
To the relief of parents who packed a board meeting Tuesday, La Caņada Unified students who take summer school courses at Hillside School and Learning Center will continue to have those credits count toward graduation — at least for now.
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Rasmussen records first minor league shutout
GLENDALE — The following are updates on local baseball players at the minor league level. Rob Rasmussen (Pasadena Poly, 2007) Jupiter Hammerheads pitcher: For the first time in his young minor league career, Rasmussen threw a shutout on Thursday....Tags: Baseball Statistics, Baseball, All Stars, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians
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District to drop four days of school
The La Caņada Unified Governing Board decided, in a 4-1 vote, to give district teachers four pupil-free days in 2011-12 for professional development and collaboration. Joel Peterson was the board’s lone dissenting vote.
The action was the result of...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning
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Guest Column: School district fails to learn from history
As the Valley Sun reported last week, the LCUSD Governing Board recently voted 4-1, with Joel Peterson dissenting, to cut four complete days of school next year, replacing them with four pupil-free days for teacher professional development. The district...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Table Tennis, Contracts, Schools, Sports
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School district needs transparency
As reported in last week’s Valley Sun, the La Caņada Unified School District Governing Board voted 3-1 to spend $6,500 per month to survey community support for a second parcel tax. The new tax would be in addition to an existing school parcel tax...Tags: Students, Marketing, University of California, PTA, Teaching and Learning
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Petition calls for board to restore school days
A group of La Caņada Unified parents spent Sunday evening in Memorial Park asking Music in the Park concert attendees to sign a petition asking the school board to rescind its decision to eliminate four days of school next year. The move to increase...Tags: Students, Contracts, Elections, Politics, Human Interest
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Board can't un-do pupil-free days
Some 10 district parents carried protest signs designed to make their feelings known, about 50 total parents attended the La Caņada school board meeting Tuesday in an unsuccessful bid to convince the board to rescind its decision to increase the number of...Tags: Students, Elections, Contracts, Politics, Human Interest
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Piece of Mind: Reflections on losing a sister
Until Monday the worst thing facing me this week was a root canal.
And then my sister Tris, my personal idol, died.
There is nothing I can write that would do justice to her, but she is at the top of my mind and I can't seem to wrestle with any...Tags: Internists, Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Health and Medical Professionals
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Piece of mind: Clothing that will help close the deal
Word of an intriguing charitable effort crossed my desk recently, a business-clothing drive for job seekers who do not have the money to pull together an outfit appropriate for a first interview. I learned about the drive from Camille Tucker, director of...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Chicago Jobs, Los Angeles
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