$15,000 GIVEN TO A.V. HIGH SCHOOL PROJECTS.Byline: Romy Jacobson Daily News Staff Writer It had been over a month since Lancaster High School Lancaster High School may refer to:
Luttrell wanted a grant for the Conflict Resolution Program, which trains students to help other teens in managing anger and solving problems. After not hearing anything about the grant, Luttrell thought she wasn't chosen and put it out of her mind - until Tuesday when Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale trustee Kevin Carney car·ney n. Informal Variant of carny. and Jill Harris, director of the Antelope Valley High Schools Education Foundation, stopped by her office and presented her with a plaque, a T-shirt, and a grant for $2,000. ``This will be exciting to a lot of people. The kids will be thrilled,'' said Luttrell. ``This is a program I believe in. I'm looking forward to expanding it. This money will help me impact more children.'' The Education Foundation, the high school district's fund-raising arm, presented grants Tuesday totaling more than $15,000 to four teachers, a security director, an administrator, a counselor and a student. People received grants at Lancaster High School, Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. Community School, Littlerock High School Littlerock High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Littlerock, California. It is the a part of the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). External links
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The Education Foundation received 60 applications for projects, which had to be related to vocational training, technology, library services, the arts or athletics. This was the foundation's first presentation of the grants, which will be awarded twice a year. Lancaster High School teacher Warren Scherich was awarded $2,500 to set up three video stations to be used for a program called the Fine Art of Learning Math, a ``hands-on'' experience in which interactive video programs are used to reinforce math lessons learned in class. Lancaster High School junior Adam Wheeler was awarded $1,000 to attend J. Robinson's Intensive Wrestling Camp. Adams was voted the wrestling team's most valuable player, and was the first Golden League wrestling champion from Lancaster High School. ``I want to go to help my team,'' said the 17-year-old team captain, who wrestles in the 215-pound class. Ronald Jennings, director of security at Lancaster High School, received $750 and a computer for the ``Color Me Human'' theater group. The theater group provides students the opportunity to write, produce, and direct plays about how to turn negative situations - like teen pregnancy or AIDS or racial conflicts - into positive outcomes. ``We have quite a few kids that come from different backgrounds,'' said Jennings. ``This gives the kids an opportunity to get to know each other and celebrate their cultures.'' Administrator Scott Schaufele of Fairgrounds Community School received $2,500 for Project HOPE, which provides training to teachers, staff and administrators on how to work with aggressive youths. Funds also will be used to provide a peer tutoring A peer tutor is anyone who is of a similar status as the person being tutored. In an undergraduate institution this would usually be other undergraduates, as distinct from the graduate students who may be teaching the writing classes. program and recreational activities to high-risk students enrolled in the two community schools. Littlerock High School teacher Gary Greg received a $2,500 Matching Funds Noun 1. matching funds - funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of money Grant to purchase instruments for the Littlerock High School Band. Teacher Sandy Shultz received $800 for Highland's Law and Government Academy. Funds will be used to produce a 10-minute informational video about the academy, which provides classes geared toward future careers in police work and the law. The Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Bar Association has agreed to distribute the videos to local attorneys. Highland teacher Rebecca Seber received $3,000 to be used for a computer network system for the school's Business and Technology Academy. The system will teach students the concepts and theory of computer networking
Computer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with communication between computer systems or devices. . CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Lancaster High School junior Adam Wheeler, left, received a $1,000 grant. Wheeler chatted Tuesday with Principal Bill Appleton, right. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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