BRIEFLY.Scholarships go to six students PALMDALE -- Six high school students were awarded scholarships Wednesday ranging from $500 to $1,000 by the Scientists, Engineers and Technicians Leadership Association, or SETLA SETLA Sony Entertainment Television Latin America (TV channel) . The recipients were Isis Alfaro, 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
The scholarships were given to students pursuing a major in the fields of science Fields of science are widely-recognized categories of specialized expertise within science, and typically embody their own terminology and nomenclature. Natural sciences
-- Daily News Cancer society giving training The American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, is providing free training to new and current volunteers from the Antelope Valley from 9 to 4 p.m. June 9 at Riverside Memorial Hospital's main auditorium, 4445 Magnolia Ave., in Riverside. Car pooling is available. Topics include active listening and communication skills; patient confidentiality patient confidentiality Medical practice A Pt's right to privacy and freedom from public dissemination of information that the Pt regards as being of a personal nature. See HIPAA, Medical privacy. ; palliative care palliative care (paˑ·lē·ā·tiv kerˑ), n an approach to health care that is concerned primarily with attending to physical and emotional comfort rather , advanced cancer and end-of-life issues; cultural and spiritual aspects of treatment; and patient service programs. Volunteers must register by Monday. For more information or to register, call Terri Gore, health programs manager, at (661) 945-7585, Ext. 3, or by e-mail at Terri.Gore@cancer.org. -- Daily News Teenagers face murder charges Prosecutors filed murder charges Wednesday against two Lake Los Angeles gang members accused in the stabbing death of a Palmdale man last week, officials said. The two, one 14 and the other 15, are accused of killing Paul Martinez, 22, about 1 a.m. on Thursday in the 200 block of East Avenue Q-10, sheriff's homicide Detective Frank Salerno said. The motive was unclear, Salerno said The two had been arrested Friday. The 15-year-old also faces a special allegation of using a knife. The older boy entered the Juvenile Court equivalent of a not-guilty plea at his arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted Wednesday, said district attorney's spokeswoman Jane Robison. The 14-year-old was to be arraigned today. -- Daily News |
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