CHILD, TEEN WRITERS GET PLAYS STAGED.Byline: DIANA PEYTON Community Columnist It was a young playwright's dream. Authors from local schools were able to see their words come to life at the Young Playwrights Festival recently in the El Portal Center El Portal Center is a regional 385,000 square foot indoor mall located in the north Rio Grande bank in downtown Laredo, Texas[1]. It was previously known as the River Drive Mall until 2003 when Morgan Stern Realty bought it and renovated it. for the Arts in North Hollywood. Lauren Vally, a fifth-grade student from Erwin Street School, won the grand prize in the elementary division for her play, ``WW II.'' ``When my teacher told me I won, I was speechless. I feel wonderful. I worked so hard on the play. People tell me I write well,'' Lauren said. ``I would like to write or act when I grow up, but right now I am focusing on acting,'' she said. The 10-year-old based her play on a true story told to her by her grandmother, Olga Stolk-Greidanus, a Warner Springs, Calif., resident who came from Holland. The play is set in Amsterdam. The lead character, also named Olga, is taken prisoner by the Nazi Schutzstaffel or S.S. for removing swastikas from the town buildings. In jail the character named Olga meets two men who are attempting an escape. The three encounter a yawning guard who halts them as they climb down a ladder. Lauren's heroine suggests that the trio sing the guard back to sleep. The story ends with the guard asleep and the three thanking one another for help and friendship. Grand prize winner Sara Salahor from Van Nuys High penned a play, ``The First Date,'' in which two young people discuss the most nightmarish dates they have experienced. Gabriela Alvarez from St. Bernard St. Bernard a very large (110-200 lb) dog with massive, broad head, medium-sized ears lying close to the head, and a long tail. There are two varieties, the most familiar (rough) has a long, thick coat, while the smooth variety has a shorter coat, lying close to the body. school in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. was the middle school winner for her play called ``One Wish.'' The grand prize plays were performed by the Actors Alley. Authors will also have their names appear on the El Portal El Portal may refer to different places in the United States:
Other prize winners in the high school division were Susan Saim, Van Nuys High School Van Nuys High School (VNHS) established in 1914, is a high school in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles, California, belonging to the Los Angeles Unified School District: District 2. , first; Trevor Steward, Sunland Christian, second; and Irene Rivera, Van Nuys High, third. Middle school winners were Ismael Maldendo, San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Middle School, first; James Johnson, Robert Frost Middle School Robert Frost Middle School may refer to one of the following:
Elementary winners were Alina Khandros, Erwin Street, first; Kristy Klingensmith, Welby Way, second; and Hakop Axatyan, also from Erwin Street, third. Miryam Jannol is the education director of El Portal Center for the Arts. The California Center for the Book published the plays, and the Daily News in Education contributed newspaper activities and developed the curriculum. Taia Davis, a resident of North Hollywood, has been selected to attend the first graduate-level class designed for the Institute for the Advancement of Gerontological ger·on·tol·o·gy n. The scientific study of the biological, psychological, and sociological phenomena associated with old age and aging. ge·ron Social Work Practice to offer academic instruction and field studies in care for the elderly. Davis is one of 25 people selected for academic excellence and commitment to the geriatric field. The Partners in Care Foundation in Burbank will administer the project, to be developed by the Southern California Geriatric Social Work Education Consortium. Funds will come from a $1 million grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and a $450,000 grant from the Archstone Foundation in Long Beach. The Girl Scout Council of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. will be headed by incoming executive director Gerry L. Keshka. She recently relocated from San Diego to Simi Valley. The outgoing executive director, Carrol Curtis, oversaw rebuilding of council headquarters after the Northridge earthquake. She served the organization for six years. The American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. of Greater Los Angeles, Van Nuys Service Center has named Paul Caponera as disaster-services manager. Caponera will oversee services to the San Fernando Valley. He is a previous state coordinator and has helped survivors in 24 national disasters. |
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