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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 Cañada 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: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Entertainment, Finance, Music, Human Interest
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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: Social Media, San Marino, Facebook, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Mayo Clinic
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She's taking aim at reading scores
Selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants, La Cañada native Monica Mello joins Teach For America's corps this fall with the goal of seeing each of her 10th-grade students pass the California exit exam. Mello will be one of 290 corps members...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Examinations, High School Sports, Washington (U.S. state), Human Interest
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Taking a look at college admission
The La Cañada Thursday Club on Sunday screened “In 500 Words or Less,” an award-winning documentary on the college application process, to a packed room of parents and high school juniors and seniors.
Applying to college is a rite of...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Documentary (genre), Dominican Republic, Entertainment, Examinations
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Volunteer aids tornado victims
A local Americorps volunteer working with the Red Cross returned recently from aiding victims of April’s devastating tornados in Alabama, following a career path inspired while she was a student at La Cañada High School.
Jennifer Lazo, 24, helped...Tags: Joplin, Missouri Tornado (2011), Disasters, Human Interest, Medical Services, American Red Cross
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Working out the nerves
Now that the dust has settled and everyone can look back at the 2010-11 sports year, there's no doubt the campaign goes down as one of the best for La Cañada Flintridge athletes and their respective teams.
Flintridge Prep, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy...Tags: New Mexico Lobos, Minor League Baseball, Georgetown University, Human Interest, ESPN (tv network)
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Bill would recast state schools policy
Proposed legislation by state Sen. Carol Liu (D- La Cañada Flintridge) would streamline the governance of state’s K-12 education system by transferring powers from the California Board of Education to the state superintendent of public instruction....Tags: Human Interest, Tom Torlakson, California, Labor Legislation, Executive Branch
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The Lighter Side: Our Los Angeles Staycation
As summer vacation approached, my kids started to come home from school with stories of exotic vacations that their friends soon would be enjoying: France, Italy, South Korea, Washington, D.C., Hawaii, and even Orlando to see the new Hogwarts Castle at...Tags: Hawaii, Washington, DC, Trips and Vacations, Theme Park Vacations, Popcorn
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Community: Thursday Club to host college admission workshop
In the award-winning documentary, “In 500 Words or Less,” cameras follow four high school seniors and their families as they spend their final year together navigating the college admission process. The La Cañada Thursday Club will screen this...Tags: High Schools, University of Michigan, Entertainment, Stress, Human Interest
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Local chosen for mentorship honor
With its high hopes and unrivaled support for local public education, La Cañada Flintridge is known as a community that cares deeply about its children. Over the years, a number of La Cañadans who support L.A.’s Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters...Tags: Christianity, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Texas, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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Around & About
EVENTS Slide Show, “Out of the Station Fire Ashes” — Wednesday, March 2, 6:30 p.m. La Cañada resident and mountain cyclist Mike Caley rides regularly in the Station fire burn area, with special permission. A member of the California...Tags: Dancing, Natural Resources, Entertainment, Comedy (genre), Forests
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People in the News
Descanso fills new management position Juliann Rooke, who served as chief financial officer of the Descanso Gardens Guild, Inc. for the past two years, has been named to the newly created position of chief operating officer for the botanic garden....Tags: Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), Management Change, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., Claremont (Los Angeles, California), Medical Services
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