AVC CELEBRATING ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - A 75th anniversary gala and alumni reunion Saturday will be the highlight of events this month celebrating the Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. milestone. California Community Colleges Chancellor Marshall ``Mark'' Drummond will deliver the keynote address at the gala to be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Lilac Pavilion on the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. , 2551 W. Ave. H. The event will feature the presentation of the inaugural Antelope Valley College achievement awards, recognizing the contributions of 23 alumni and community members. Gala information is available by calling (661) 722-6391. Drummond was named in January as leader of California's 109 community colleges, the world's largest higher education system. Prior to that, Drummond was chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. . He served as president of Eastern Washington University Eastern Washington University - A university 20 miles southwest of Spokane, WA on the edge of the rolling Palouse Prairie. http://ewu.edu/. Address: Cheney, Washington, USA. before coming to Los Angeles. He started his career in education, teaching business and data processing at Chabot College in Hayward. Antelope Valley College held its first classes Sept. 10, 1929, on the campus of Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. . To commemorate the actual anniversary, the college hosted a Town and Gown Town and gown is a term used to describe the two communities of a university town; "town" being the non-academic population and "gown" metonymically being the university community, especially in ancient seats of learning such as Oxford, Cambridge, St Andrews and Durham. Conference on Friday in the campus board room. The conference featured speakers providing historical perspectives on the valley. Other events include An Evening at the Cinema at 6 p.m. Tuesday and at noon and 7 p.m. Wednesday at Cinemark Movies 1-4, 43821 15th St. W. The event will feature the classic 1927 silent film ``Sunrise'' with live musical accompaniment. The Slam Dunk Golf Tournament will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Rancho Vista Country Club, 3905 Club Rancho Drive. For tournament information, call (661) 722-6441. |
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