CELEBRATING KING KIDS DISCOVER THEIR OWN DREAMS.Byline: Heather MacDonald Staff Writer NEWHALL - Some of the hand-lettered, glittery glit·ter n. 1. A sparkling or glistening light. 2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness. 3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material. intr.v. projects echoed the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Other crafts being made Monday, at a festival celebrating the life and legacy of the civil rights leader, dealt with more everyday concerns. ``I wrote, I have a dream that one day I will get along better with my brother,'' said 8-year old Evan Winger. ``That's my dream.'' Evan and his brother, Seth, 11, were among about two dozen kids who celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday during a festival thrown by College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. students at the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Community Center in Newhall. The youngsters participated in games and crafts throughout the daylong day·long adj. Lasting through the whole day. adv. Through the day; all day. Adj. 1. daylong - lasting through an entire day event, while learning more about the civil rights leader. ``Dr. King had a dream of world peace,'' Evan said, as he waited his turn at one of the games, which involved hooking a plastic fish with a paper clip dangling from a purple stick. The students who organized the festival and helped create art projects, destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for refrigerators all over Santa Clarita, are volunteers with AmeriCorps, a domestic Peace Corps organization. ``It's so worth it, to see their faces light up and maybe learn a little bit about Dr. King,'' said Kristan Close, 19, a sophomore at College of the Canyons studying to be a teacher, as she handed out goldfish goldfish, freshwater fish, genus Carassius, of the family Cyprinidae, popular in aquariums and ponds. Native to China, it was first domesticated centuries ago from the wild form, an olive-colored carplike fish up to 16 in. (40 cm) long. as prizes to the children. Bits of King's speeches appeared in the community center as the children decorated dec·o·rate tr.v. dec·o·rat·ed, dec·o·rat·ing, dec·o·rates 1. To furnish, provide, or adorn with something ornamental; embellish. 2. goody bags with crayons and felt pipe cleaners pipe cleaner, n a small, brushlike device used to clean the spaces between the teeth (used also for other purposes). It should not be inserted all the way between the teeth, but rather just far enough to massage the tissue and remove any plaque. - and collected lollipops and gum. Maria Juarez, 6, wrote in green marker: ``I have a dream . . . that one day all homeless people will have homes and there will be no more war.'' With a purple marker, Javier Lopez, 9, wrote: ``I have a dream that one day, we will all live in harmony.'' After trying their hand at tossing bean bags into squares, and coaxing pingpong balls into goldfish bowls, some youngsters took turns reading books about King out loud, sprawled on cushions and blankets while nibbling nibbling Nutrition The consumption of multiple–up to 17–'mini-meals' per day, as opposed to the usual 3 meals/day. Cf Bingeing, Gorging. on popcorn and sipping orange juice. `` `I have a dream that one day my four little children will be judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin,' '' read Amanda Mendoza, 9. ``He was a pretty smart guy, I think.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Kids enter the Martin Luther King Jr. festival held by College of the Canyons students at Santa Clarita Community Center. (2 -- color) Evan Winger, 8, of Newhall works on his prize bag Monday at the festival honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Evan was among about two dozen kids who took park in games and crafts throughout the daylong event, while learning more about the civil rights leader. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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