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west high school ptsa
20401 Victor Street, Torrance, CA 90503  (310) 533-4299  www.whs.tusd.org
April/May 2007
Volume 45, Issue 4
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President’s Message
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Principal’s Message
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West High Online
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2006 – 2007 PTSA Reflections
Results
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Street Smarts 101
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Senior Class News
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Career Technical Education
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Relay for Life, May 5 & 6
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Star Testing
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Counselor’s Corner
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SCROC:
Career Technical Education
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Junior Class News
11
Honor Roll &
Citizenship Awards
11
Anza
50th
Anniversary
11
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
16
West High PTSA and School
Calendar
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West High School
20401 Victor St., Torrance, CA 90503
Torrance Council of PTAs
Thirty-third District PTA
California State PTA
PTSA President: Cheryl Pivovaroff
Principal: Tim Stowe
Editor: Susan Asato
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President’s Message
Here we are in April with only a few months of school left,
where does the time go?
Congratulations to our 1st place Reflections winners at
Torrance Council: Sarah Park, Photography; Daisy Jean Yi,
Visual Arts; and Kevin Barr, Music. They were honored at the
Torrance Council of PTA’s February meeting. Thank you to all
who participated. Continued congratulations to Kevin Barr
whose work went on to California State PTA. Good luck, Kevin!
I’d like to thank the parents that came out to help at the annual
College Fair at North High. Students had a chance to talk with
many different college representatives and sit in on a variety of
different seminars at this successful event. Next year West
High will be hosting the College Fair so make plans to attend.
Join us for the PTSA Association meeting and Parent
Education Night featuring “Street Smarts 101” on Wednesday,
April 18 at 6:45 pm in the Pavilion. Parents are encouraged to
bring their high school students to hear a panel of experts
address issues facing our students. It is a night not to miss, so
mark your calendars.
On May 2, 2007, Superintendent Dr. Mannon will be visiting our
campus to talk to parents about a potential upcoming bond.
The meeting will take place at 5:00 pm in the Administrators’
Conference Room in the Office. Please plan on attending this
short and informative meeting regarding the bond to help
improve our schools.
As the school year nears the end, the PTSA is looking for
board members. If you are interested in chairing a position or
helping out please contact me at the.pivs@gte.net for more
information. We can never have too many volunteers.
Again, I’d like to thank everyone for being such a supportive
community here at West. It is just great to see all of the people
that come out to help make West the Best…thank you!
Until next time, GO WEST!
Cheryl Pivovaroff
PTSA President
April/May 2007
Principal’s Message
Our WASC Accreditation
visit
was
extremely
successful. Under the
outstanding leadership of
our
site
coordinator,
Ms. Katie Griffith, West
High
received
many
accolades, including:
STAR testing is also rapidly approaching
(testing will be on May 16, 17, 18, 21 and 22).
Please encourage your students to do their
best on these assessments, as we desire to
move our API beyond the current 814. We
are shooting for our 4th straight year of strong
improvement on these tests and I know our
students will rise to the challenge.
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Highly qualified teachers
A strong curriculum based on state
standards
A variety of learning experiences for
students
Active parent and student involvement
School culture characterized by trust,
professionalism and continuous school
improvement
The activity calendar for the rest of the year is
very busy as usual. Please make an effort to
come to some of the events we have
scheduled in the coming months including
performances and athletic contests. To see
our monthly activities calendar, go to
www.whs.tusd.org and click on What’s
Happening. Our web site, updated daily, is
also full of other useful information.
We will not find out our term of accreditation
until June but the experience as a whole will
allow us to now focus on our action plan and
continue to improve the experience for
everyone at West High.
I told the students at our last rally how proud I
am to serve as principal at West High.
Everywhere I go in the community, I hear
such great things about our school. From
CSF students tutoring elementary students to
the rich history of high academic
achievement, West continues to represent
this community in a positive manner. I am
continuously impressed by our students,
teachers, staff, parents and administrators,
and I am looking forward to a great
conclusion to another year of outstanding
accomplishments.
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Refocusing on the current activities going on
at West, I cannot believe that we are already
approaching the final quarter of the year.
Parents of seniors are beginning to make
post-secondary plans and others are deciding
on next year’s classes. With scheduling
taking place, it is essential that parents and
students are provided with all of the
information needed to make appropriate
decisions about courses West offers. Please
be sure to communicate with the teachers
and counselors if you have questions about
what courses your student should take next
year.
West
High
Online
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Sincerely,
Dr. Tim Stowe, Principal
Visit www.whs.tusd.org to check our Daily Bulletin,
athletic schedules, and other school information.
If you would like to be notified by e-mail when new school
information is posted, please sign up under What’s
Happening, Subscribe to Group E-mail
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2006 – 2007 PTSA Reflections Results
Theme: “My Favorite Place”
A big thank you and congratulations to all the students who took the time to share their creative
talents in this year’s National PTA Reflections Contest. 37 entries were submitted by students, a
significant increase over the 5 submitted last year. Entries were received in 4 of the 6 categories
offered this year: Visual Arts, Literature, Music Composition, and Photography. No entries were
received in the 2 new categories: Dance Choreography and Film/Video Production.
Thank you to our “expert” judges who had the very difficult task of choosing the top winners from
among the exceptional entries. Visual Arts: Yolanda Franklin, Ruth Borges, and Tracy Nelesen;
Literature: Pamela Brown, Sara Brown, and Kathy Miglin; Music Composition: Mark Portis;
Photography: Jon Crowe.
The judges selected the top 3 winners in each category. The four 1 st place winners all went on to
compete at the Torrance Council level where Daisy Yi (Visual Arts), Kevin Barr (Music
Composition), and Sarah Park (Photography) took 1st place and Grace Wu (Literature) took 2nd
place. A special congratulation goes to Kevin Barr who went on to win 1st place at the 33rd
District level and has gone on to compete at state!
Congratulations to all the participants, they are all winners and are great examples of how talented
our West High students really are! Keep up the great work!
Terri Barr PTSA Reflections Chair
Reflections winners
Visual Arts
1st Daisy Yi
2nd Michele Cho
3rd Audrey Martin
Literature
1st Grace Wu
2nd Samantha Lusher
3rd Shreyasi Ghosh
Music Composition
1st Kevin Barr
2nd Arvind Prabhakar
3rd Calvin Lau
Photography
1st Sarah Park
2nd Jeffrey Lee
3rd Justin Monestime
Rochelle Peterson
Ashley Rodriguez (2)
Kristy Romero
Amy Rosinsky
Nora Shin
Erick Valderrama
David Wong
Raechel Wong
Grace Wu (2)
Kathryn Wu
Chung-Ning Yu
Additional participants
Kevin Behan
Amanda Chapline
Connie Chen
Brian Coffee
Megan Craig
Calla Donofrio
Carolina Gamero
Da Yea Lee
Susan Lin
Justin Monestime (3)
Cathy Ng
Sarah Park (2)
( ) denotes # of entries
Next year’s theme: “I can make a difference by…”
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West High School PTSA
Parent Education Program
Street Smarts 101
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
7:00 – 8:30 pm
West High School Pavilion
Court Fees ------------------------------- Hundreds of $$$$$$$$$$
Attorney Fees --------------------------- Thousands of $$$$$$$$$
Drug Rehab Fees ----------------------- Thousands of $$$$$$$$$
Street Smarts 101 Knowledge ------------------------ PRICELESS
Parents and students are encouraged to
join this distinguished panel of experts:
Juvenile Defense Attorney
Juvenile Court Judge
Director of a Drug Rehabilitation Center
Member of Law Enforcement
The panel will address issues related to alcohol, drugs, sex,
and other issues facing our young adults. There will be an
opportunity to present anonymous questions. Please join us.
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If you have any questions, please call Jacqueline Ayres at 310-540-2383
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Senior Class News
June 20th will be here before we know it. All seniors are encouraged to
attend the amazing graduation celebration of Grad Night (see ticket
information below.) Following graduation, the seniors come to the school
around 9pm to board buses to a secret, secured, and exclusive location with unlimited fun, games,
prizes, food, shows, and entertainment. The party continues until the sun comes up and we return
to school around 6 or 7am. This is a once in a lifetime event and we hope all seniors will plan to
attend.
Candy Sales
The Good News is that there are many
students who have taken advantage of this
great opportunity to sell candy to defer the
cost of Grad Night. Throughout April, seniors
can come to the “Candy Table” outside the
Student Activities office every Tuesday and
find out how to earn their way to Grad Night.
The Bad News is that all candy money must
be turned in by May to get your ticket as well
as your diploma. Anyone with outstanding
money should turn the money in as soon as
possible. Many thanks to Barbara Slowey for
chairing this important committee this year.
Swap Meet
The Grad Night Committee will be hosting the
Swap Meet on March 24th, April 28th, and May
26th in the Student Parking Lot from 7am –
2pm. Stop by to shop, or, for $10 you can
have a large spot to set up your own “store.”
We also have a snack bar to purchase
breakfast and lunch items. Questions and
appreciation go to Teri Blomgren at 310-9014827.
No Show Tea
It is not too late
to send in your
donation for the
No Show tea!
Many thanks to
the
following
families for their
generous
participation in
our Tea Party:
Alvarez, Ayotte, Ayres, Blank, Chang,
Chavez, Chou, Chung, Cooper, Cullen,
Curameng, Denner, Eich, Fischer, Fleming,
Go, Heflinger, Ikemoto, Intwala, Ito, Jones,
Kerwin, Kishimoto, Kusion, Labisi, Lau,
LeFranc, Lydon, Martinez, Moon, Mosley,
Newcomb-Mathis, Norton, Oki, Paik, Paollozi,
Patel, Peters, Peterson, Ponedal, QuendaMurdianto, Ronnie, Scott, Sheckler, Slowey,
Smiley, Spadafino, Su’a, Tafoya, TheodoreTasich, Ton, Torres, Toti, Wang, Watson,
Wilbanks, Yamasaki, and Yukutake.
Thank you so very much for your
commitment to West High. We could not
achieve our success without your support.
Grad Night Tickets
Tickets will go on sale in May for $135, less if
you sold any candy. We will also be sending
out reimbursement checks if you have sold
candy and purchased a presale ticket.
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Career Technical Education
Relay for Life, May 5 & 6
Linh Troung represented The West High
Chapter of FHA-HERO at the regional level of
the Competitive Recognition Events on
Saturday, February 24, 2007. He placed
fourth in Fashion Design.
This year’s
competition required three designs for
uniforms to represent the USA at the opening
ceremonies for the Beijing Summer Olympics.
Congratulations, Linh!
South High School will host
the 5th annual American
Cancer Society Torrance
Relay for Life on May 5 and
6.
Relay for Life is a
community gathering where
everyone can participate in
the fight against cancer. Teams of people will
camp out on the football field as team
members take turns walking around the track.
It’s a giant 24-hour party for a good cause.
FHA-HERO is a careertechnical
student
organization for students
in or previously in home
economics careers and
technology
classes.
Through
leadership
activities
and
competitions, students gain skills for work in
eight different career opportunities: Child
Development and Education, Food Science,
Dietetics and Nutrition, Consumer Services,
Consumer and Family Studies, Family and
Human Services, Fashion Design and
Merchandising, Food Service and Hospitality,
Tourism, and Interior Design. West High FHA
sponsors are teachers Holly Hall and Laurie
Paolozzi.
Torrance Relay for Life brings people
together to raise money in support of the
American Cancer Society’s mission to help
prevent cancer, save lives, and diminish
suffering from cancer through research,
education, advocacy and service.
You can get involved by joining a team,
sponsoring a team, starting your own team,
supporting a student team, and/or joining us
as our honorary guest during the special
opening ceremony if you are a cancer
survivor.
For more details about the American Cancer
Society and Relay for Life, log onto the
American Cancer Society’s website at
www.cancer.org.
To sign up for or donate to West High’s team,
contact Pam Metz at 310-533-4299 x 7692.
Star Testing
All students in grades 9-11 will take California Standards Tests (STAR) on
May 16, 17, 18, 21 and 22 in the morning. A detailed schedule will be
posted on the West High website. Please avoid scheduling appointments
during STAR testing so your child doesn't have to be pulled from regular
classes to make up any tests. The STAR test results help determine West
High's Academic Performance Index (API) in which we are ranked with all
high schools throughout California. We are very proud of our students'
performance on STAR tests and look forward to continued success.
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Counselor’s Corner
INFORMATION FOR SENIORS:
REMINDER TO SENIORS
Please remind your seniors of the importance
of keeping up their grades. Remind them that
acceptance offers to colleges and universities
are provisional and contingent upon students
completing in good standing the work
indicated as planned for the Spring of Senior
year. Work not completed, or completed with
less than satisfactory grades, can result in
revocation of admission.
Cal State and UC Campuses Still
Accepting Applications
Some California State University and UC
campuses are still accepting applications for
Fall 2007 admission. For more information
visit
www.csumentor.edu
and/or
www.universityofcalifornia.edu.
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
Many companies and organizations send us
information regarding available scholarships.
Please encourage your seniors to come to
the Counseling Office to review the
scholarship binder or visit the West High
website (under Counselor’s Corner section).
Check the binder or website often as new
scholarships are added regularly.
COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES AND
SCHOLARSHIPS EARNED
Seniors are reminded to notify the
Counseling Office of all college acceptances
and scholarships that they receive. Since
universities rarely inform high schools when
they have accepted students, students can
help
us maintain records
of
their
accomplishments by bringing in their
acceptance letters so they can be
photocopied. Scholarship recipients will be
recognized at the Awards Ceremony in June.
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JUNIORS PLANNING ON ATTENDING A
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY
This is a good time to register for college
admission testing (SAT or ACT) in the spring.
To register online for the SAT go to
www.collegeboard.com, for the ACT go to
www.act.org. Registration materials are also
available in the Counseling Office.
EL CAMINO COLLEGE COUNSELOR ON
CAMPUS
Ms. Barba, our El Camino College Counselor,
is available to meet with students on the West
High campus on Wednesdays starting at
11:00 AM.
She can assist students by
answering any questions about El Camino
College including the Honors Transfer
Program and vocational training. A sign-up
sheet to make an appointment with her is
available in the Counseling Office.
WACAC COLLEGE FAIRS
WACAC (Western Association for College
Admission Counseling) is sponsoring college
fairs in Southern California. The fairs are free
to the public and an excellent opportunity to
meet with representatives from a wide variety
of post secondary institutions. The dates and
locations are:
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Sunday, April 22nd at the Anaheim
Convention Center from 1:30 – 4:30pm
Monday, April 23rd at the Los Angeles
Convention Center from 6 –9 pm
Tuesday, April 24th at the Los Angeles
Convention Center from 9am – 12 noon
Alexandra Purchase – A-F
Tiffany Sapienza – G-Ld
Yoko Kobayashi – Le-Q
Tania Barricklow – R-Z
Phil Drasner – Student Support Counselor
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SCROC: Career Technical Education
The Southern California Regional Occupational
Center, or SCROC, provides career technical education
to high school students and adults in the South Bay.
The hallmark of their program is that they provide
hands-on practical experience and education in all of
their courses.
Changing Focus
Most people view SCROC as a place for students to go
who are not college bound. Pamela Lawrence, the
Career Guidance Specialist for all the Torrance high
schools, says this perception is outdated. “Vocational
Education” has evolved into “Career and Technical
Education,” recognizing that technical skills are
increasingly requiring more academic content. She has
many stories of students who are more motivated to
continue with their education once they have taken
SCROC classes because they see the value and
relevance of additional schooling to attain their desired
profession.
Program Highlights
Many introductory courses are taught right on the high
school campuses, with more advanced courses being
offered at SCROC’s main campus in Torrance or at
their satellite facilities in Manhattan Beach or Rancho
Palos Verdes.
These courses are taught in an environment which
simulates the actual work site. For instance, when you
walk into any health science and medical technology
course, you feel as though you just entered a doctor’s
office or hospital room; they have all the latest medical
equipment and even cabinets full of pseudo patient
medical files.
One of their buildings recently
completed a $7 million new technology center to
modernize their computer and learning centers.
About 60% of the overall SCROC student body is high
schoolers. This percentage will change dramatically in
the upcoming years as they need to have 90%
SCROC Contact Information
2300 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance 90501
310-224-4200 www.scroc.com
Pamela Lawrence
Career Guidance Specialist for TUSD
310-224-4240 ♦ plawrence@scroc.k12.ca.us
Ms. Lawrence is at WHS daily. Students wishing to
meet with her can sign up in the Counseling Office.
When she is on campus, she will contact you,
generally the same day you sign up.
enrollment from this demographic by 2009 in order to
continue to receive state funding due to the passing of
the Career Technical Education Bill.
By law, Regional Occupation Centers and Programs
must offer courses that meet the current labor market
demand.
They work with public agencies,
businesses, and industry to design and provide
programs that will meet local needs for skilled
workers. With their input, course content is updated
annually to ensure the curriculum stays current with
industry demands.
Course offerings are also developed as other needs of
the community change. For instance, after 9/11, the
necessity for “Emergency First Responders” (EMT)
was identified. SCROC received special state funding
in this area and has since offered two courses in EMT.
Also, recognizing the needs of college-bound students,
certain classes are now designated as qualifying for
“UC a-g” subject credit.
SCROC has affiliation agreements with hundreds of
business and industry partners in the South Bay who
accept students as interns in all their curriculum areas.
Student typically attend class one day a week at a
SCROC site and then get this valuable on-the-job
training at one of the partner work sites the other days.
They also have an extensive career center where
numerous local job postings are maintained.
Advantages of SCROC Courses
 Earn high school graduation credits
 Explore career & college options
 Master employment skills
 Receive job placement assistance
 Apply and reinforce academics
 Earn certificates of completion.
Registration Information
Beginning in their sophomore year, students can
register through their home school counseling office or
Career Guidance Specialist Pamela Lawrence and
receive priority through pre-registration for classes that
meet from 1:00-3:30 and 3:30-6:30 pm. Registration
for spring semester classes is available now.
High school students do not pay any fees, unlike adults
who enroll in the same classes. Summer session is also
held on their campuses.
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SCROC (continued from page 8)
COURSE AREAS, SAMPLE COURSE TITLES
SCROC classes are available in six clusters. They are listed below along with a few of the courses in
each area. For a complete listing of the courses, please refer to their website or course catalog, which is
available in the Counseling Office.
Agriculture & Natural Resources, including Animal Care Occupations, Veterinary Assistant,
Landscape Design.
Arts/Media & Entertainment, including Broadcast Journalism, Digital Animation, Fashion Design.
Finance & Business, including Business Entrepreneur, Business Office Occupations.
Public & Consumer Services, including Administration of Justice, Hotel/Restaurant Occupations,
Child Care Occupations.
Health Science & Medical Technology, including Registered Dental Assisting, Dental Radiology,
Emergency Medical/First Responder, Certified Nurse Assistant, Medical Front Office.
Engineering, Technology & Industrial Trades, including Principles of Engineering, Intro to
Aviation, Robotics, Digital Electronics, Aircraft Mechanics, Auto Systems, CAD.
Reprinted from the South High Spartan Scribe
THANK YOU
to every parent who attended
the WASC reception on
Sunday, March 4th.
West High School truly
appreciates your continued
support and values your
input and suggestions!
Torrance Unified
School District
Board Meetings
Board Room, 7:30 PM
2336 Plaza Del Amo
April 16, 2007
May 7, 2007
May 21, 2007
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Sincerely,
Katie Griffith
WASC Self-Study Coordinator
June 4, 2007
June 18, 2007
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Junior Class News
Grad Night 2008 will be here before you know it! Grad Night is a fun, safe, all-night party for our
graduating seniors. There is plenty of food, drinks and snacks and lots of activities for the kids to
do. The approximate cost per student is $150 but we never charge the students full price. We
need chair people to help with various activities to raise money to help defray the students’ cost for
this memorable event. Please contact Shelly Karsh at 310-543-0463 or mkarsh@aol.com; or Cheri
Childers at 310-542-4794 or kinders3@verizon.net, if you can volunteer to coordinate or help with
any of the following, or if you have any other ideas for fundraising.
Senior Sweatshirts
We send out order forms in the senior
registration packet. We order sweatshirts in
September and November and distribute
them in October and December.
Restaurant Nights
We contact local restaurants (Bonello's, Pat &
Oscar's, Souplantation, etc.), book a night,
print and distribute flyers, and collect a check.
We try to do 3 or 4 restaurant nights.
Swap Meet
Six times a year, on the 4th Saturday of the
month we host the Swap Meet in the West
High parking lot. Set up starts about 6:30AM
and we usually close by 1:30 PM. We set up
a food booth with coffee, donuts, hot dogs,
etc., for sale. We also collect $10 from each
vendor for their spot. We ask for parent
volunteers to help at the food booth and/or
donate the food.
Additional Fundraisers in place of Candy
Sales
In the past seniors were able to sell Helen
Grace chocolate bars to pay for or defray the
cost of their own ticket. However, due to the
state’s new Wellness Policy we may no
longer sell candy bars on campus. Some
possible options are:
No Show Tea Party
We send out an invitation to all West High
families inviting them to a tea party that they
DO NOT attend. However, we ask them to
send a donation to help Grad Night. This
invitation goes home in the February PTSA
newsletter. Volunteers can do this work at
home.
Donation Letter/Raffle Prizes
In January we send letters to local
businesses asking for donations of goods,
services, or money for raffle prizes at Grad
Night. Once the donations are received, we
send a thank you letter. We put out
containers at Grad Night so the seniors can
deposit their raffle tickets.
 Frozen Pizza/Cookie Dough
We usually send the order form home in the
senior registration packet and ask for it back
by the end of September. The products are
delivered a few weeks later. The profit will go
toward the cost of the student’s own ticket.
 Car Wash Coupons
Seniors could sell car wash coupons and the
profit on each coupon would be credited to
their Grad Night ticket.
 Daily Breeze
It is possible that seniors will be able to sell
subscriptions and receive credit towards their
Grad Night ticket. Currently the Daily Breeze
is in the process of being sold so we are not
sure if the subscription fundraiser will be
available.
CLASS OF
JUNIORS
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1ST SEMESTER PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL (4.0 WEIGHTED) & CITIZENSHIP AWARD
GRADE 9
Yosra Adie
Di Ai
Jessica Barnes
Nicole Bonilla
Michelle Chen
Peter Chiu
Ha Young Cho
Michelle Cho
Cindy Choi
Kevin Chon
Min Kyung Chun
Taylor Cox
Megan Craig
Tyler Davis
Amber Donofrio
Jessica May Escoto
Laura Ettlin
Taylor Farish
Michael Fischer
Ashley Fong
Christina Garcia
Alex Gaugh
Zachary Gray
Rachel Hanners
Michelle Henkhaus
Troy Hoffa
Joanne Hong
Steven Horton
Kaitlin Itow
Victoria Izumi
Kevin Jones
Hyung Ku Kang
Jane Kang
Jacklyn Kelty
Su-Young Kim
Megan Kimura
Jaewoong Ko
Erica Kubo
Melanie Lapovich
Jonathan Lau
Brandon Lee
John #2 Lee
Joseph Lee
Xiang Li
Kimberly Lim
Rebecca Lin
Erica Liu
Ephraim Lu
Samantha Lusher
Brett Manning
Jenna Martin
Stephanie Nakamura
Kevin Nguyen
Ji-Eun Park
Sarah Park
Rachel Pausch
Victoria Perrine
Rachael Peters
Brett Sakaguchi
Ryan Sakamoto
Aaron Sasaki
Arielle Schwitkis
Paul Seo
Elizabeth Shin
Lewis Simon
Dhaman Singh
Kyle Slowey
Melanie Smith
Jordan Smolinsky
Alejandro Solorzano
Chen-ge Sun
Teresa Sung
Cayla Tsuchida
Tian Wang
Keith Wong
Kathryn Wu
Franck Xian
Tianyao Xiao
Catherine Yoon
Seung Ho Yoon
Wendy Yorita
Michael Ohta
Chung Ah Park
Da Eun Park
Brendan Patel
Marc Leo Peralta
Mick Petchprom
Erika Roos
Priya Sawla
Nara Shin
Keegan Simmons
Andrew Smith
Ashley Snakenborg
Stephanie Song
Claudia Soong
James Su
Akari Suzuki
Airi Takashima
Van Thuy Tran
Emily Tseng
Gavin Tsuchida
Daniel Wong
Christina Wu
Zuo Xia
Christopher Yeschenko
Stephen Yoshizawa
Khalid Zadran
Daniel Zimmerman
Julia Lee
Losa Lee
Moses Lee
Ben Lertsakdadet
Perry Leventhal
Lois Lin
Tiffany Lin
Richard Lindsey
Bei Xi Liu
Christine Lum
Alyctra Matsushita
Emma Mele
Laura Narimatsu
Elizabeth Olivares
Edward Paik
Chan-Jou Park
Melissa M Patel
Steven Quan
Charlene Ronne
Arohi Sharma
Iueh Soh
Yingqi Zhang
Janet Myung
Craig Narr Jr
Andrew Onishi
Hsin Pao
Catherine Park
Sarah Park
Katherine Peters
Rochelle Peterson
Ashley Rodriguez
Jordan Rojas
George Schreyer
Sahil Shah
Christopher
Sobowale
Donna Sohn
Anthony Spadafino
Tyler Stock
Brent Sugay
Wesley Tamanaha
Megan Terasaki
Garrett Ton
Shawn Tsao
Michael Tung
Chika Ueda
Kevin Ung
Tracy Villegas
Raechel Wong
Rebecca Wong
Grace Wu
Connie Yeh
Christina Zimmerman
GRADE 10
Caitlin Asato
Nada Awad
Lindsey Bennett
Ryan Byard
Kimberly Castro
Connie Chen
Chiao An Chiu
David Chou
Andrew Chung
Daniel Chung
Brian Coffee
Allison Courtier
Harish Dharmarajan
Shawn Foster
Jose Gamero
Shreyasi Ghosh
Kathrina Gregana
Kerry Gunsalus
Mariam Hakim
Brittany Hall
Hea Hong
Rajah Husain
Keun Young Im
Alyson Imamoto
Michael Kang
Joshua H Kim
Spencer Kim
Katherine Ko
Zechariah Koltun
Kacie Kurisaki
Allegra Latimer
Jane Lee
Jeffrey Lee
Justin Lee
Lauryn Lee
Melanie Levine
Yun-Wen Lin
Tracey Luke
John Mardirossian
Josh Matsunaga
Jaclyn Matsuura
Laura Miller
Braden Myers
To Linh Nguyen
GRADE 11
Re Na Bae
Matthew Booth
Irene Chang
Roger Chen
Ashley Cheng
Priscilla Chiu
Jane Chung
Shayna Clavin
Daniel Coffee
Margaret Coleman
Caitlyn Corrao
Laura Day
Kristen Delsigne
Jeffrey Dyo
Abraham Engg
Danielle Gimian
Arjun Goswami
Charles Han
Julie Han
Laura Henkhaus
Mari Hwang
Elena Inouye
Eric Itow
Jennifer Jiang
Yelynne Jung
Francis Kang
Eric Kim
Yea Na Kim
Elisa Kwak
Tiffany Lai
Calvin Lau
Joshua Lee
Jason Ahn
Seung Kyung Baek
Anum Baig
Kevin Baker
Kevin Baumgartner
Krupesh Bhakta
Danielle Breski
Chelsea Buckaway
Ashley Cabico
Esther Cardenas
Joseph Centofanti
Casey Chan
Naomi Chen
Jee Eun Chun
Lauren Deans
Christiann Frederick
Layla Hiramatsu
Derek Hirano
Jerline Hsin
Raymond Huff
Shaunak Intwala
Amanda Ito
Melissa Josephson
Hakim Kebir
Sun Kim
Erica Ko
Viola Lau
Andre Lee
Christine Lee
Da Yea Lee
Edward Lee
Eun Young Lee
Gina Lee
Stacey Lee
Kristopher Leong
Kenneth Li
Susan Lin
Yun-Chung Lin
Yuan Lu
Timmy Ma
Lauren Maher
Ryan Mannas
Meghreeg Manouel
Audrey Martin
Kentaro Matsui
Damir Mesinovic
Molly Miller
Nina Mori
GRADE 12
1ST SEMESTER PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL (4.0 WEIGHTED)
GRADE 9
Hyung Jin Kim
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GRADE 10
Soyun Kim
Jay Park
John Tran
So Yeon Yim
GRADE 11
Christopher Kanda
GRADE 12
Jessica Goldsmith
Brian Houng
Min Jun Kim
Soo Yeon Kim
drumbeats
Ted Kim
Danae Lefranc
Mark Li
Omar Mohtar
Hae Song
Yining Yang
Jane Yi
Lawrence Zhang
April/May 2007
1ST SEMESTER HONOR ROLL (3.5 – 3.9 WEIGHTED) & CITIZENSHIP AWARD
GRADE 9
Nick Akapatangkul
Robin Bae
Bridget Bailey
Kevin Behan
Chelsea Campbell
Miriam Cardenas
Shalom Chang
Gun Woo Chun
Daniel Diaz
Christine Elegino
Benjamin Espiritu
Stephanie
Friedrichsen
Hoorain Gagai
Ahin Hahn
Ajmal Haseeb
Andrew Heideman
Charith Hettiarachchi
Quinn Howard
Noo Hwang
Haruka Ibayashi
Alyssa Iwasaki
Eranthi Jayawardena
Frank Jones II
Erica Jung
Ryung Joo Kang
Eun Young Kim
Joshua Kim
Hernan Kimmok
Erik Kingsley
David Kubo
John #1 Lee
Jennae Matsumoto
Cassandra Mesina
Kayleigh Millet
Julia New
Yeon Ji Noh
Amanda Oslund
Jane Park
Youngbin Park
Gina Rodil
Keith Slattery
Sarah Smiley
Kimberly Smith
Manae Sugi
Jennifer Supbuatong
Ethan Surls
Chie Tamada
Mariko Terasaki
Calvin Truong
Mary Underhill
Sydnie Virgin
Emily Wada
Chelsea Wild
Kenneth Wu
Eun Hye Yoo
Justin Yoo
Yoseph Yoo
Annika ZickovicH
Madison McElhaney
Andrew Mikolajczyk
Julie Nitao
Rio Orozco
Rex Park
Kevin Parr
Samantha Pelton
Karym Pinto
Surabordin
Prachumsri
James Robelotto
Chelsea Robertson
Katrina Schwarz
William Seban
U Fai Sin
Joseph Skarzenski
Hao-Chen Sun
Aletha Vassilakis
Fangqianda Wang
Rachelle Webb
Hye Sung Won
Cynthia Yasaki
Se Eun Yoon
Michael Zhou
Joseph Murphy
Kelley Nagano
Yui Nakayama
Cathy Ng
Melissa Orduna
Rebecca Pace
Chul Park
Sonya Park
William Park
Arvind Prabhakar
Juan Rodriguez
Amy Rosinsky
Kristin Sakaguchi
Carly Saltzman
Montserrat Sanchez
Hyun Jung Shim
Irene Sien
Devon Snyder
William Sprague
Clarissa Sun
Myung Je Sung
Leah Takekoshi
Nanette Taniguchi
Nesma Tawil
Sho Tayama
Brian Thompson
Andrew Turner
Elizabeth Underhill
Kristina Vandecasteel
Bryan Wang
Ching-Ting Wei
Sarah Wolfe
Kimberly Woolsey
Kylie Morioka
Nia Nakama
Abelardo Nery
Hoi Ng
Caroline Ngo
Alyssa Nilam-Hall
Mark Nitake
Arena Park
Jong Bin Park
Benedict Periaswamy
Candice Rusch
Sumitr Saetan
Friska Salim
Seong Seo
Ryota Shibano
Shannon Shintani
Hanna Sim
Kanna Smith
Kyle Smith
Lauren Stack
Samantha Stillion
Lauren Stoudt
Hui Sun
Serena Ta
Taylor Tasich
Megan Thompson
Ka Ying Tung
Daniel Uribe
Edward Vetayases
Brian Wolf
Shoji Yamasaki
Justin Yong
GRADE 10
Jolitte Andrawes
Jahanzeb Ashraf
Lauren Ayres
Courtney Bell
Aaron Burton
Clara Chai
Szu-Ying Chen
Christine Cho
Helen Cho
Kevin Cho
Lauren Chun
Christina Dinh
Danbee Ha
Daanish Hameed
Kyu Han
Jake Harrison
Matthew Hascup
Randall Hirata
Sylvana Ho
Yangzhou Hou
Kevin Ingraham
Michael Jackson
Grace Joo
Jordan Kato
Maki Kawahara
Aaron Kim
Christine Kim
Dami Kim
Dong Won Kim
Hyun Ho Kim
Sin Young Kim
Andrew Knauft
Mimi Koo
Jae Eun Lee
Kerry Leong
Theadosia Lohnes
GRADE 11
Sara Ahmed
Ana Paula Arakaki
Careth Arnold
Kohei Baba
Natalie Baker
Brett Burdette
Cherry Caluag
Lisa Carranza
Charlie Chai
Paul Choi
Samir Damle
Kevin Deemer
Matthew Delgado
Samantha Esguerra
Daniel Ettlin
Charles Fischer
Richard Flor
Kylie Fujimoto
Leslie-Ann Go
Andrew Greminger
Steven Hatanaka
Chasen Hayashi
Samantha Hoffman
Stephen Hosea
Steve Hsin
Anastasia Kapitonova
Matthew Karsh
Alex Kim
Jasmine Kim
Paul Kim
Ye-ji Kim
Hilary King
Yusuke Kishi
Laura Kiyokane
Dana Klokkevold
Austin Kress
Anne Kugel
Jessica Le
Justin Lee
Myung Sub Lee
Christopher Li
Robert Liu
Michael Lopez, Jr
Katherine Madrid
Kristopher Marange
Adrian Maroney
Angela May
Sheila Mellati
GRADE 12
Ziari Aguilar-Maranon
Anna Albano-Luzardo
Jennifer Ansberry
Brittany Ball
Darren Becket
Timothy Bell
Lindsey Bertran
Sarah Blanchard
Sara Bowden
Elizabeth Chatterton
Danielle Chaves
Chien Ping Chiu
Helen Cho
Su Hee Cho
Christine Chon
Jamie Davis
Steven Decastro
Andria Edgett
Brittney Fauver
Jonathan Filion
Carolina Gamero
Naomi Genota
Taylor Graham
Eric Gulbrandsen
Stephanie Hall
Eun Ju Han
Vanessa Hernandez
Hyeong Hong
Amy Hurwicz
Eunice Jong
Jason Jung
Lisa Kamei
Miyu Kataoka
Daniel Kim
Ji-Won Kim
Peter Kim
Stanley Kim
Erin Kremer
Narie Kudo
Maria-Gracia Larrea
Megan Eliz Lau
Adam Lee
Janet Lee
Megan Mc Laughlin
1ST SEMESTER HONOR ROLL (3.5 – 3.9 WEIGHTED)
GRADE 9
Nick Akapatangkul
Ashley Dahdah
Shannon Jeong
Christopher Kim
Min Sung Kim
Hee Ju Ko
GRADE 10
Daniel Beckmann
Young Tae Chun
Nathan Dominguez
Raymond Han
Albert Lee
Nicole Miller
Sean Nelson
Tae Sik Oh
Zabih Siddiqui
GRADE 11
Brett Bolla
Helen Cho
Elizabeth Jamieson
Ho Yeol Lee
Jonathan Wang
Daniel Wintroub
drumbeats
GRADE 12
Anna Albano-Luzardo
Matthew Atkins
Ashkon Banihashemi
Benjamin Bensoua
Lindsey Bertran
Jeremy Hwang
Nicholas Kim
Jennifer Kwon
Chai Sung Lim
Daniel Mah
Christopher Mason
Kailene Matsumoto
Lindsay Nakashiba
Whitney Neal
Jeffrey New
Adam Ponedal
Shannon Slowey
Melanie Sun
Jordan Wada
Hiroyuki Yamashita
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April/May 2007
1ST SEMESTER CITIZENSHIP AWARD
GRADE 9
Aaron Adams
Nick Akapatangkul
Gary Arquines
Catherine Avina
Bryan Ayotte
Kevin Baker
Michael Baker
Lorna Banuilos
Nathan Batucan
Kevin Behan
Mohammad Bin Asif
Chloe Bradbury
Adam Burt
Victoria Bustamante
Chrissany Byrd
Katelyn Campbell
Monica Campis
Kimberly Chang
Amanda Chapline
Ying Chen
Chieh-Li Cheng
Vincent Chu
Alexander Clavel
Ashley Cocking
Katherine Colin
Lawrence Collins
Cassidy Cooper
Sean Desmond
Ayuja Dixit
Konrad Dobrowolski
Leo Dominguez
Kaitlyn Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Ana Espindola
Kevin Fekrinia
Julia Fleming
Michael Flynn
Erdelyn Fulgueras
Mario Ghaly
Shanell Gibbons
Ian Godfrey
Jessica Gomez
Kayla Gonzalez
Michael Gonzalez
Chloe Gross
Kyle Grudnitski
Michelle Guelff
Shayna Guitare
Daniel Henggeler
Matthew Huff
Samantha
Huff-Stronks
Shouhei Ichimiya
Daiki Ideta
Elyse Imoto
Alyssa Iwasaki
Ashley Jakubczyk
Christian Jara
Halle Johnson
Laura Joseph
Mayu Kataoka
Brittany Kazandjian
Taylor Keck
Nadia Kelifa
Raissa Khalil
Andrew Kim
David Kim
Isaac Kim
Jonathan Kim
Ken Kim
Luke Klocek
Hee Ko
Jade Kobayashi
Nicholas Kranz
Israel Kruger
Cameron Krumpe
Eunice Kuo
Matthew Kurashige
Amanda Kwong
Michael La Porte
Jennifer Lai
Grace Lee
Kang-Han Lee
Lillian Lee
Sang Lee
Alfredo Leon
Fan Liu
Zandrea Lofton
Sean Lydon
Daniel Machado
Michelle Marks
Jessica Marsella
Nida Masood
Jordyn Mathis
Ian Mautner
Michael Miro
Ryan Narimatsu
Hussein Nasr
Trevor Neer
Candice Nguyen
Kelly Nguyen
Sean O'Neil
Keith Oshiro
Kristi Palombo
Elizabeth Pandian
Kevin Petersen
Karen Radomski
Ilene Ramacieri
Daniel Ramirez
Kelsey Redmayne
Luke Rognlien
Dane Rouse
Daryl Sabara
Evan Sabara
Kai Sakamoto
Omar Sami
Andrea Santillan
Layna Scantlebury
Melissa Scheliga
Ajitesh Singh
James Skarzenski
Sarah Smiley
Andrew Stack
Mark Sun
Leanne Takao
Jessica Trevino
Luke Trudnowski
Erick Valderrama
Bryan Vicari
Bobby Vo
Katherine Vu
Songchen Wei
Katrina Wilbanks
Nicole Will
Zacharia Williams
Scott Wolf
Steven Wood
Kenji Yamamoto
Justin Yoo
Jaime Yoshida
Michelle Yoshizawa
Robert Young IV
Elana Zada
Shawn Lee
Tommi Lee
Christopher Lewis
Jared Mack
Shane Maddox
Kaori Mase
Donovan McKelvey
Kelly McLaughlin
Sambinta Menter
Amanda Meredith
Shannon Meredith
Evan Meyer
Nicole Mitsuuchi
Maricela Mocega
Shayna Moucheron
Bree Nakamori
Jenna Nakamura
Lisa Nelson
Ryan O'Connell
Daniel Oh
Candice Oliver
Kevin O'Neil
Brendon Oriba
Heather Ostrom
Emily Pallin
Tesia Park
Nicole Payne-Duhe
Celeste Poppe
Erin Power-Fardy
Krista Ross
Saba Samaan
Hayley Sanford
Michael Schuchard
Aiko Seffinger
Jeremy Smith
Sean Stoudt
Micah Truex
Alexandria Trujillo
Shawnee Urrere
Lindsey Walsh
Brittany Walters
Sean Wardour
Ellen Wayman
Chelsea Williamson
Giyun Won
Justin Wong
Cynthia Ly
Thu Ly
Kyle Mattson
Justin Monestime
David Moore
Lauren Morales
Mason Morioka
Eunice Na
Shiori Nakaya
Shaunt Nazarian
Benjamin Nokes
Tara O'Brien
Haley Omanson
Ryan Oster
Hye Park
Thomas Payne
Thien Phan
Quintin Pruett
Amanda Ragsdale
Michael Rios
Cameron Venable
Nicole Rubalcava
Brittany Vientos
Laila Saleh
Christopher Wang
Brittini Salmon
Audrey Weon
Joseph Scachetti
Cameron White
Melanie Sell
Thomas Whiteside
Sean Sherrard
Ashley Widman
Moung Shin
Sarah Wild
Gina Silva
Chase Woodson
Min Song
Yajing Xu
Gabriella Sun
Su Yoon
Gui Sun
Katie Yoshida
Michael Sweeney Jr Jiwon Youn
Kevin Tajii
Phakkawes Thienkosol
Wang Tung
Akihito Uyama
Elizabeth Valashinas
Sabrina Van Metre
GRADE 10
Heather Arnold
Eduardo Baik
Emerson Baik
Sriram Batchu
Baylie Bejarano
Ross Blomgren
Julie Bower
Shane Breski
Brooke Buckaway
Jareth Bustamante
Vicky Caseria
Carla Castro
Philip Chan
Wei Chen
Eric Cheng
Elson Chin
Jessica Choi
Wade Hirokawa
Sung Chon
Alex Hwang
Justin Chun
Dae Hwang
Joshua D'agnillo
Michelle Inks
Vanesa Dapitan
Shane Inouye
Vincent Dawson
Kevin Ireland
Dhanushka Edirisinghe Lauren Jin
Elise Elder
Daniel Johnson
Sabrina Fuster
Jessica Johnson
Sarah Ganatra
Sarah Josephson
Marina Gatas
Soyoung Jung
Brandon Gia
Megan Kato
Ethan Gia
Kristina Katsouridis
Priscilla Goncalves
Zakia Khalil
Kayla Gutierrez
Sairah Khan
Andrew Hammers
Amanda Kim
Benjamin Kim
Christopher Kim
Daniel Kim
Jennifer Kim
Jinny Kim
Shawn Kim
Young Kim
Chase Knobbe
Michelle Ko
Hakoh Kosaka
Pu Kwon
Omololu Labisi
Lisa Lambert
Nicholas Lange
Hae Lee
Jonathan Lee
GRADE 11
Charlene
Akapatangkul
Caezar Ancayan
Jong Baik
Donald Banks
Kevin Barr
Edward Bashay
Michelle Bernier
Joseph Bianchi
Michael Bradford
Rachel Carter
Michael Casado
Alivia Castillo
Anne Castro
Jody Chan
Andy Chang
Phillip Chen
Derek Cheng
James Childers
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Hera Cho
Narin Choi
Michelle Chong
Nicole Choy
Michelle Chung
Rochelle Chung
Gabrielle Colaneri
Jazmine Contreras
Rachel Cordosi
Ida Corporal
Megan Cunningham
Dylan Davis
Joy Deits
Renato Del Castillo
Rebecca Dominguez
Loraine Dover
Myeisha Dunn
Brittney Durant
Timothy Eich
Heather Eisfelder
Ashley Emerson
Rodrigo Estrada
John Fahmy
Robert Fauver
Andres Fernandez
Sara Filson
Alexander Franck
Dezurleen Garcia
Jason Garcia
Jonathan Garcia
Jocelyn Garrity
Clair Grady
Nicole Hagedorn
Gary Hallstein
Lyle Harada
Shane Harrington
Brian Hasegawa
Alysa Heidebrink
Emily Hungerford
Christina Izumi
Paola Jaime
Brittany Jones
Emily Juarez
Miju Kang
Akaash Kataria
Ashley Kim
Basil Kim
Gi Kim
Victor Kim
You Kim
Ryan Kingsley
Tyler Krumpe
Jillian Kusumoto
Emily La Rue
Jaime Lara
Ho Lee
Tad Lee
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April/May 2007
1ST SEMESTER CITIZENSHIP AWARD (continued)
GRADE 12
Anna Albano-Luzardo
Merina Alesana
Sehrish Ali
Vitor Amos
Keani Andaluz
Brianna Anderson
Theresa Arzola
Robert Ayotte
Samantha Bautista
Lindsey Bertran
Joshua Blank
Carly Bolken
James Branley
Emily Bryan
Nicole Callella
Joline Chan
Willie Chang
Robert Cheung
Krystal Conover
Alex Curran
Roxanne Dao
Brian Del Gaudio
Raynald Domingo
Sean Fekrinia
Scott Fine
Mina Gatas
Alvin-Roy Go
Neetu Gupta
Miriam Guzman
Sarah Harrington
Yuta Hirakawa
Mina Hong
Kelsey Ikemoto
Courtney Jackson
Matthew Jho
Ho Kang
Jessica Komjathy
Yealim La
Fariha Lakhani
Jennifer Lau
Amanda Lee
Dennis Liew
Brian Lydon
Justin Macias
Sean Madden
Michelle Mathis
Pierce-Jon McKelvey
Joshua McKee
Jessica Mendoza
Morgan Mitchell
June Morikawa
Sana Nadeem
Soha Nahid
Kelli Northrup
Jeffrey Ostrom
Kim Phan
Jessica Pichlik
Kevin Pimentel
Xiaoke Qi
Lisa Ramos
Sotero Rivers
Robert Rognlien III
Ranjini Saha
Daisuke Saiki
Farah Saleh
Brian Sameshima
Schuyler Sandeen
Willis Scantlebury
Eric Sheckler
Matthew Smiley
Camila Son
Connie Song
Zhong-Ping Sun
Marian Thomas
Kristopher Tolnai
Linh Truong
Sze Tung
Thomas Wagner
Rachael Waite
Jessica Waki
Justin Ward
Allison Yasaki
Alvand Yazdanniaz
Kevin Yee
Chung-Ning Yu
Elyse Zenarosa
Philip Zymet
Friday, June 8, 2007
5:00 p.m.
Don’t Miss It!!
 GAMES  MUSIC  STUDENT PERFORMANCES 
 ANZA WALL OF FAME  ANZA MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND MEMORABILIA 
50th
Anza Elementary opened its doors to students in 1957. This year marks the
Anniversary of the school’s service in our community. To honor this historic date,
a community-wide celebration is scheduled for the evening of June 8, 2007.
Save the date and mark your calendars now! You don’t want to miss this historical event
celebrating our neighborhood and community. For questions about the Anza Wall of Fame,
contact Nikie Hamilton at 310/316-2127 or Pat Timmerman at 310/792-9632.
If you have questions or would like more information about the event,
please contact me.
Nancy Williams
50th Anniversary Committee
310/316-0483 ♦ rancynandy@msn.com
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Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
Practice the three R's: first
reduce how much you use,
then reuse what you can,
and then recycle the rest.
Then, dispose of what's
left
in
the
most
environmentally
friendly
way. Read the tips below
and
explore
the
Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste
(www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/reduce/catbook)
Reduce:
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Buy permanent items instead of disposables.
Buy and use only what you need.
Buy products with less packaging.
Buy products that use less toxic chemicals.
Reuse:
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Repair items as much as possible.
Use durable coffee mugs.
Use cloth napkins or towels.
Clean out juice bottles and use them for
water.
Use empty jars to hold leftover food.
Reuse boxes.
Purchase refillable pens and pencils.
Participate in a paint collection and reuse
program. For information on handling
household solid waste, visit
www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/citizens.htm.
Donate extras to people you know or to
charity instead of throwing them away.
Reuse grocery bags as trash bags.
Recycle:
The City of Torrance has a curbside recycling
service. The following items can be recycled in
this program:
Newspaper, Cardboard and Mixed Paper
Catalogues, magazines with staples, glossy
paper, junk mail, computer paper, juice boxes,
pizza and bakery boxes, corrugated cardboard as
well as thinner cardboard like cereal and cracker
boxes are included. Do not include paper cups or
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plates, napkins, tissue paper, fast food wrapping
or shredded paper.
Aluminum, Tin and Metal Cans
Cans from drinks, soup, pet food and vegetables
as well as empty aerosol cans are included.
Clean aluminum foil and trays and wire hangers
can also be recycled. Do not include scrap metals
from plumbing or construction materials.
Plastic Containers
Only plastic bottles, bags or containers with a
number 1 through 7 on the bottom can be
recycled. Examples include soda bottles, milk
jugs, shampoo bottles and butter tubs. Large
styrofoam pieces can be included too. Do not
include small styrofoam pieces (called popcorn or
peanuts), or any bottle, bag or container without a
number.
Glass Bottles and Jars
Glass bottles and jars of any color can be
recycled. Do not include glass dishes, light bulbs
or window glass.
Other curbside recycling tips:
Please rinse out containers, but be sure all liquids
are drained from containers before placing in
recycling bins.
Labels can be left on the containers. Lids can be
recycled in the bin, but please take them off the
containers. Flatten cardboard boxes and cut
them to fit into the recycling container. Per City
Ordinance, recycling (and refuse) containers must
be taken to the curb or collection area no sooner
than 12 hours prior to collection, and then
removed from the curb or collection area no later
than 12 hours after collection.
Place the
recycling container at least 3 feet away from your
refuse container.
Residents who want to cash in their plastic and
glass bottles and metal cans that have CRV
(California Redemption Value) can go to
www.bottlesandcans.com to find a redemption
center.
From the City of Torrance website, www.ci.torrance.ca.us
and the U.S. Government Earth Day website,
www.earthday.gov
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Nonprofit Org.
U. S. Postage
PAID
Torrance, CA
Permit No. 174
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West High School PTSA
20401 Victor Street
Torrance, CA 90503
West High School
West High PTSA and School Calendar
20 – 21
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APRIL
Spring Play, 7:00, Scarlata Theatre
7th Grade Parent Night, 6:00, Café 5
Third Quarter Ends
Spring Break
1:21 Dismissal
PTSA Assoc. Meeting & Parent Ed:
Street Smarts 101, 6:45, Pavilion
Track is Back
Aristocracy Concert, 7:30, Library
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8, 9, 10
8, 9, 10
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16 – 22
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22
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MAY
Prom Fashion Show
CAHSEE Testing
Dance Concert, 7:00, Armstrong
Senior Parent Night, 6:30, Gym
STAR Testing
Jazz Concert, 7:30, Armstrong
West Area Music Festival, 7:00, Gym
Choir Concert, 7:30, Pavilion
Memorial Day Holiday
3, 4, 5
5
6
9 – 13
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1
5
6
8
9
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18
19, 20, 21
20
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JUNE
Spring Band Concert, 7:30, Pavilion
1:21 Dismissal
Achievement Awards, 6:00, Pavilion
Senior Goodbye Rally
Prom
Baccalaureate
Senior Picnic
Finals
Graduation
Last Day of School
Printing courtesy of
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
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