A GIGABYTE-SIZE GIFT COUPLE'S DONATION FOUNDS SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY CENTER.Byline: Holly Edwards Staff Writer GRANADA HILLS - A new computer lab established at John F. Kennedy High School John F. Kennedy High School can refer to one of many schools in North America. The following list is ordered by state/province/territory and then municipality:
Ward and Marilyn Brewer Marilyn C. Brewer (born May 26 1937) is a California politician, who served from 1994-2000 as a California State Assemblywoman representing southern Orange County's 70th District. said they made the donation to repay the high school for the high-quality education their children received at the Granada Hills school. ``I hope that this will help bring all of the students up to speed with computer skills, especially those who don't have a computer at home,'' said Marilyn Brewer, a retired Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Corp. computer program analyst. ``And I gave a special message to the female students to encourage them to consider a career in computer programming.'' Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. officials said the gift is the largest individual donation made to a school in recent memory. The Brewer Technology Center, which consists of 31 computers, is the sixth computer lab at the high school, and will enable the school to offer basic computer skills classes to all 2,800 students, Principal Jim Gwin said. It will also allow the school to offer an additional advanced computer class in graphic design and desktop publishing desktop publishing, system for producing printed materials that consists of a personal computer or computer workstation, a high-resolution printer (usually a laser printer), and a computer program that allows the user to select from a variety of type fonts and sizes, , he said. ``We appreciate this gift tremendously,'' Gwin said. ``It's going to help us make sure all students have the computer skills they need to succeed.'' The Brewers' daughter, Marilee, graduated from the high school in 1987 and is now an IBM research IBM Research, a division of IBM, is a research and advanced development organization and currently consists of eight locations throughout the world and hundreds of projects. scientist. Their son, Eric, graduated in 1985 and is now a computer science professor at the University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. . He also co-founded Inktomi Corp., a software design firm. ``We just wanted to give something back to the school for helping our kids do so well,'' Marilyn Brewer said. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) At left, Marilyn and Ward Brewer are honored by Greig Smith, representing Councilman Hal Bernson, during dedication of the Brewer Technology Center, above, at Kennedy High School. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer |
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