A BLUE-RIBBON DAY STEVENSON RANCH SCHOOL CELEBRATES AWARD.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Staff Writer STEVENSON RANCH Stevenson Ranch, California (in the 91381 ZIP Code) is a Los Angeles County, USA, unincorporated community west of Santa Clarita a few miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. The Stevenson Ranch fountain was redone in 2007. - Though their official Washington, D.C., observance was canceled by the Sept. 11 attacks, staff, students and parents at Stevenson Ranch School celebrated their National Blue Ribbon blue ribbon denotes highest honor. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 127] See : Prize award Wednesday with American flags and patriotic songs. One of only 264 elementary schools elementary school: see school. across the country to receive the honor in 2001, Stevenson Ranch's front parking lot was blanketed with hundreds of flag-waving children and red, white and blue bunting The Blue Bunting is a species of bunting found in North America. It is very similar in appearance to the Indigo Bunting, but is a deeper blue and has a larger bill. The males display deep blue plumage which may appear black in poor lighting, with blackish wings and tail edged with . ``The ceremony was scheduled during the heart of the difficulties in the Capitol,'' said Principal Diane von Buelow, who has presided over the school since it opened in 1995. ``But the celebration belongs here in the community. There's a spirit here, no question about it.'' Despite frigid frig·id adj. 1. Extremely cold. 2. Persistently averse to sexual intercourse. temperatures, dozens of parents, some pushing their youngest children in strollers, along with Mayor Laurene Weste, Rep. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, and state Sen. W.J. ``Pete'' Knight attended the hourlong hour·long or hour-long adj. Lasting an hour: an hourlong television episode. Adj. 1. ceremony. Class presidents - sixth-graders Waseem Salahi and Tyler Eyrich, who began kindergarten the day the school opened - spoke of their memories. ``I remember last year when I was leaving fifth grade I was feeling really bad because there's only one year of school left,'' said Salahi, who will begin junior high next fall. ``I have lots of friends here and the teachers have all supported me.'' Blue Ribbon schools must undergo a lengthy process of interviews and reports, demonstrating strong leadership, high quality teaching and learning standards Learning Standards is a term used to describe standards applied to education content, particularly in the US K-12 space. The Learning Standards themselves can can be found on the individual web sites for states [1] , solid evidence of family and community involvement, and a commitment to share its best practices with other schools. Marc Winger, superintendent of the Newhall School District The Newhall School District is a school district in the Santa Clarita Valley that serves the Valencia and Newhall communities within the city of Santa Clarita, California, as well as the Stevenson Ranch community in unincorporated Los Angeles County. , marveled at the success of such a young school. A California Distinguished School in 1998, Stevenson Ranch earned a National Blue Ribbon in its first year of eligibility. ``This school is only 7 years old,'' Winger said. ``It has been a challenge, but everyone has answered the call over and over again. And the school has provided a safe place for our kids to learn and succeed.'' Principal von Buelow watched the class presidents give their speeches and, remembering the boys as kindergartners, admitted feeling a sense of pride at how they and others have grown. ``That is the best thing about being in an elementary school,'' she said. ``There isn't really another place where they spend this period of time in one place. These are seven such formative years. I'm just filled with pride to see their maturity and presence.'' CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Students at Stevenson Ranch School wave flags at a ceremony Wednesday marking their National Blue Ribbon Award. (2 -- 3 -- color) Sixth-grader Waseem Salahi, co-class president, speaks. A blue ribbon is worn at right. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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