CLUB ANNOUNCES WINNING 5TH-GRADE WRITERS.Byline: SIMONE SCHRAMM Community columnist The San Fernando branch of the California Writers Club The California Writers Club traces its founding to the San Francisco Bay Area literary movement of the early part of the 20th century. The informal gatherings of Jack London, George Sterling, and Herman Whitaker, along with others, eventually formed itself into the Press announced the winners of the 2003 Children's Contest for fifth-grade students. Students entered the contest by writing stories in the categories of poetry, essay, fiction and nonfiction. Zara Khachatryan of Calvert Street Elementary School in Woodland Hills got a pleasant surprise when her story ``My Special Friend'' won first prize for nonfiction. Her story describes her experience with a classmate who taught her English when she came to America from Armenia at age 7. ``I felt really proud to be rewarded for my past,'' Zara said. ``When my teacher announced the win, I said, Oh, my God, that can't be me.'' Awards will be presented to the children at a ceremony May 25. The other first-prize winners are: Chelsea T. Carey of Sherman Oaks Elementary School Sherman Oaks Elementary School is a public K-5 elementary school in Los Angeles, California. Sherman Oaks Elementary is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. and Rosie Jennifer Glen-Lampert of Calvert Street School in Woodland Hills, tied for poetry; Michael Monajemi of Calvert Street Elementary and Meirav Fishman Cafri of Napa Elementary in Northridge for essay. The second-prize winners are: Sherman Oaks Elementary students Rebecca Campbell for poetry and Katie Swanson for essay; Emily McPeek of Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (also Sherman Oaks CES or SOCES) is a (magnet) public school in the San Fernando Valley, Southern California, United States. for nonfiction; and Daniel Valdman of A+ Educational Center in Woodland Hills for fiction. The third-prize winners are: Stephanie Aguirre of Sunny Brae brae n. Scots A hillside; a slope. [Middle English bra, from Old Norse br Elementary in Winnetka for poetry; Lizzy Barsky of SOCES SOCES Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies for nonfiction; and Austin Kress of Lupin Hill Elementary in Calabasas for fiction. Brittney Levy of Calvert Street Elementary and Jacob Rooks Rooks can refer to: People:
David Marias of A.J. Heschel Day School in Chatsworth received an honorable mention for poetry. Tana Starr and Michael Helwig, teachers at Taft High School in Woodland Hills, received a $1,500 grant from EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. to buy eight scientific portable graphing calculators. EDS is a Texas-based telecommunications company that has offices in Woodland Hills. The funds will allow the grant recipients to teach students to use the calculators to measure temperature, conductivity and light, both in and out of the classroom. David Emanuel, a sixth-grader at Oakwood School in North Hollywood, is one of three students to win Weekly Reader's annual Eyewitness to History Eyewitness to History was a CBS Friday night public affairs program which was hosted by veteran broadcaster Charles Kuralt. It aired from September 30, 1960 through July 26, 1963. This show concentrated on the most significant news story or stories, reviewing the events. contest. Students were required to write about an event in American history in 1,000 words or less. David wrote about a woman who was held prisoner in Auschwitz during World War II. David received $100 and his piece was published in the May issue of the company's Current Events magazine. Four dancers from the Rozann-Zimmerman Ballet Center in Chatsworth will tour this summer with some of the most prestigious dance programs in North America. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the center, California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , will present ``Our Golden Jubilee,'' featuring ballet performances by the dancers to pieces such as Act II of ``Swan Lake'' and Jelly Roll Morton's ``Over the Top'' The honorees are: Amanda Lynch of Northridge, Christine Peixoto of Calabasas, Damara Titmus of Reseda and Katie Watts of Granada Hills. Two local students received cash awards totaling $3,000 at the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards reception Thursday. They were among 12 outstanding high school seniors honored for excellence in various subjects including health, science and journalism. Cynthia Coco of San Fernando High School San Fernando High School, located in San Fernando, California, is a secondary school that is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school colors are black and gold. All girl teams are referred to as Lady Tigers, all boy teams simply as Tigers. received $1,000 and a silver medallion for health and science. Marisol Leon of Crossroads School in Van Nuys received $2,000 and a gold medallion for journalism. |
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