COMMUNITY NEWS HOPEFUL STUDENTS SELLING ADS TO PAY FOR N.Y. TRIP.GRANADA HILLS - Journalism students from Kennedy High School are trying to raise $5,000 to attend Columbia University's annual student journalism conference in March. To do so, they are offering advertising in the school newspaper, The Word, which reaches an audience of more than 3,600 students, faculty and parents. The 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 trip, which would be attended by 15 students and chaperons, would be a once-in-a-lifetime educational event, organizers said. Those interested in making a donation in exchange for advertising can call Sarah Achbach, journalism adviser at Kennedy, at (818) 363-6794, Ext. 2102, or e-mail her at sachbach(at)jfkcougars.org. NORTHRIDGE - Vanessa Douglas, a graduate student in music at 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 , has won the Metropolitan Opera's 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. competition. She will now go on to the national singing competition for the New York City-based opera as a western regional finalist. Douglas, who sings opera and gives vocal, piano and theater performances, said she was pleased to win the Los Angeles competition. ``I did not start in opera but in gospel and jazz,'' she said. ``After my teachers heard me sing, they encouraged me to try opera. I like it because it is always exciting, different and multifaceted mul·ti·fac·et·ed adj. Having many facets or aspects. See Synonyms at versatile. Adj. 1. multifaceted - having many aspects; "a many-sided subject"; "a multifaceted undertaking"; "multifarious interests"; "the multifarious , with its language, characters and music.'' NORTH HILLS - Gregory Vallone, former principal of James Monroe High School James Monroe High School may refer to:
tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. community. The award gives Monroe High a $5,000 grant to use for additional community building project. The National Civic League and MetLife Foundation started the award in 2003 to help build knowledge between inner city educators and the communities they teach in. SHERMAN OAKS - Alannah Haddad, a senior at Notre Dame High School Notre Dame is the name of the following high (secondary) schools: Bangladesh
``Winning the scholarship was completely unexpected but unbelievably appreciated,'' Haddad said. ``I hope to attend a private liberal arts college Liberal arts colleges are primarily colleges with an emphasis upon undergraduate study in the liberal arts. The Encyclopædia Britannica Concise offers the following definition of the liberal arts as a, "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge - hopefully, one in California - and major in English. ``Whatever four-year college I choose, and whoever chooses me, a scholarship like this will be a major help.'' Winners were chosen at random from a list of students nationwide who participated in the program. |
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