AREA'S YOUNG PEOPLE REACH HEIGHTS IN SCHOOL, SERVICE.Byline: DIANA PEYTON Community Columnist In less than a week Dylan Purcell of Tujunga organized a drive that collected close to 50 pints of blood for the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , fulfilling his Eagle Scout service project. ``It meant a lot to me in terms of saving lives and helping my community,'' said Purcell, a student at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA or Arts High) is a public high school that operates on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles. Though it shares facilities with the university, the two schools' activities tend to be separate. . Purcell learned first-hand just how squeamish people are about parting with something so close to their hearts. ``It was difficult finding people to donate. Many people have a problem with donating blood,'' he said. ``Hospitals have a desperate shortage for type O blood, they like a reserve of 2,500 pints and are down to about 350. They may have to cancel surgeries and would have problems in a major disaster,'' he said. When notice of an available date for an American Red Cross Bloodmobile blood·mo·bile n. A motor vehicle equipped for collecting blood from donors. reached the 17-year-old, it gave him just a week to recruit the help of other Scouts to get donors, prepare printed information and find a site for the Bloodmobile. More than 100 people donated blood thanks to the diligent teen. Many students who live in the Valley have been awarded scholarships for their academic successes. The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Health System in Kansas have given Woodland Hills resident Sanaz Ghaffari a $3,000 scholarship to study biopsychology biopsychology /bio·psy·chol·o·gy/ (bi?o-si-kol´ah-je) psychobiology (1). bi·o·psy·chol·o·gy n. See psychobiology. at the University of California, Santa Barbara History The predecessor to UCSB, Santa Barbara State College, focused on teacher training, industrial arts, home economics, and foreign languages. Intense lobbying by an interest group in the City of Santa Barbara led by Thomas Storke and Pearl Chase persuaded the State . The Affordable Housing Management Association Foundation has awarded a $1,500 scholarship to Willetta Powell, Ines Mancia and Diego Naboa of Sun Valley for their academic excellence and individual achievements. Ronald McDonald House Charities/Hispanic American Commitment to Education Resources has awarded five students $1,000 scholarships: Alvaro Garcia Jr. and Steve Rivera of Van Nuys, Janine Mejia of North Hollywood, Cecilia Ramos of Sylmar, and John Smithson of North Hills. The Tenet Healthcare Foundation has given scholarships ranging in value from $500 to $2,000 to four Valley students: Robert Bausch and Tamar Solomin of Chatsworth, Darcy Pollan of Woodland Hills, and Samantha Schaubert of West Hills. Two students have been awarded scholarships by SPS Technologies in Cherry Hill, N.J.: Jessica Lopez of North Hollywood, who will major in physiological science at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , and Andre Basmadzhyan of Glendale, who plans to attend UC Irvine to study biology. Some of the finest students in the Daily News readership have been mentioned on the dean's list at their schools for outstanding performance. At California Lutheran University Mission statement The University's mission statement is as follows: "California Lutheran University is a diverse, scholarly community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies. they are Laura M. Barbey and Jessie S. Harding of Woodland Hills, Janet Lurssen of Van Nuys, Robin Elisabeth Singer of Chatsworth, and Michel Abedian of Encino. Others on the list are Christina Lynne MacDonald, Brandye Rebecca Brent, Amanda S. Enterante and Bethany Hartford Martin, all from Northridge. On the dean's list from Granada Hills are Shawn M. Burgwald, Timothy Clunen and Nolan R. Patterson. Keith N. Catlow and Chris J. Hall were on the list from Tarzana. Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania has named Sy Mohammed Iftek. Hoque of Van Nuys to its dean's list, and Kansas State University Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the university's research facilities are the J. R. has given semester honors to Jacquelin Sheara Gasway of Woodland Hills. The National Teen Leadership Program held at California State University, San Bernardino California State University, San Bernardino is a state-funded university in San Bernardino, California, part of the California State University System. The university was founded in 1965. Enrollment annually tops 16,000 and is on pace to reach more than 20,000 by 2010. , was attended by four local students. They are Jane Lee and Tori Curtis of Northridge, Katherine Wang of Sherman Oaks, and Tamar Sardarian of Studio City. The three-day event included motivational speakers, workshops and interview sessions. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Boy Scout Dylan Purcell, center, organized a blood drive with Red Cross staffers, from left, Frank Cervates, C. Ruiz, Maria Hernandez, Charlene Long, Carmen Pena and Al Deffenbach. |
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