COMMUNITY NEWS GIRL GETS SCOUT HONOR FOR SAVING FATHER.Emily Menart, 15, of Sunland received the Girl Scout Medal of Honor Medal of Honor highest American military decoration for wartime gallantry. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] See : Bravery for helping to save her father's life. Emily's father, Boris Menart, had a heart attack late last year, and Emily's quick action helped him get crucial medical attention. Menart was driving Emily to school on Nov. 10 when he suffered chest pains near Roscoe and Reseda boulevards. Emily helped navigate the vehicle to Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. , helped him through the triage triage Division of patients for priority of care, usually into three categories: those who will not survive even with treatment; those who will survive without treatment; and those whose survival depends on treatment. process and completed all the necessary insurance and medical paperwork. Emily received the medal - the Girl Scouts' most prestigious award - from her father during a March 22 ceremony. Linda Schwarz, principal of James Monroe High School James Monroe High School may refer to:
The award goes annually to teachers and principals who make extraordinary efforts to bridge gaps between schools and the parents, businesses and organizations that make up the surrounding communities. Schwarz's leadership has earned Monroe a $5,000 grant from MetLife. Students, faculty and community members nominated Schwarz for cultivating and maintaining relationships with businesses and organizations in 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. . The foundation supports programs that increase opportunities for young people to succeed and give students and teachers a voice in improving education. The National Civic League, a nonprofit community-building organization, chose the winners. Celebrities, community activists and politicians gathered at the Beverly Hills Hotel The Beverly Hills Hotel is a hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. It was opened on May 12, 1912 and started by Margaret J. Anderson and her son, Stanley S. Anderson, who had been managing the Hollywood Hotel. to bestow the Anti-Defamation League's Distinguished Entertainment Industry Award to David Linde, co-chairman of Universal Pictures, and James Schamus, president of Focus Features. Among other projects, Linde and Schamus collaborated on the movie "Brokeback Mountain." The highlight of the evening was a speech by Diana Linton, a student at Louisville High School Louisville High School may refer to:
"Bringing such a controversial issue to the screen has enlightened many people about what pain and suffering there is to conceal a part of an individual's identity, to be afraid to embrace completely the freedom that's one's right, and to feel shameful and isolated for one's differences," Linton said. Julie Stranges, vice regent of the Chatsworth Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a Colonial patriotic society in the United States, open to women having one or more ancestors who aided the cause of the Revolution. The society was organized (1890) at Washington, D.C. , won first place in the statewide American Heritage literature contest for her short story "Life's Heritage of Freedom" about her grandfather and the home in which she grew up. She also placed second in the poetry competition for her poem "What Bell is This?" |
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