COMMUNITY NEWS VALLEY TEACHERS, SCHOOLS HONORED WITH BRAVO AWARDS.Four 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. area teachers and schools were winners this month of Bravo Awards, which honor standout arts education and educators. The awards honor a school, an arts specialist working directly in an arts field and a general classroom teacher who integrates arts in all subject areas. Crescenta Valley High School Crescenta Valley High School is an secondary school located at 2900 Community Avenue in La Crescenta-Montrose, an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The school is a part of the Glendale Unified School District. in La Crescenta and Viewpoint School  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . in Calabasas tied for the school award, and each received a $5,000 award from Robinsons-May. Karen Teeter, a theater teacher from John H. Francis Polytechnic High School John H. Francis Polytechnic High School is a secondary school located in Los Angeles, California, United States. Polytechnic, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Despite its name, Polytechnic is a comprehensive high school. in Sun Valley, won the arts specialist award. Cathy Paulson of Tulsa Street Elementary won the generalist award. Each teacher received $4,000. This year, the program had its largest number of participants, with 28 schools and 54 teachers nominated. Established in 1982, the Bravo Awards are among the arts education programs provided by the Education Division of the Music Center of 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. County. A team of student ``mathletes'' at Portola Magnet Middle School in Tarzana won the regional San Fernando Valley finals of the Mathcounts contest. Members of the winning team are Jennifer Jeong, Garrick Liou, Clair Tang and Emily Ye. The team was coached by Louise Dilger. In second place was the team from Walter Reed Middle School Walter Reed Middle School is a year-round school located in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. Its original name was North Hollywood Junior High School. The school is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. in North Hollywood, with the team from Viewpoint School of Calabasas placing third. Student Minseon Shin of Reed Middle School was the top scorer. The three teams will go on to the state finals on March 12 at UC Irvine. Mathcounts is a nationwide coaching and competition program for sixth- through eighth-grade students to promote math education. Four professors from 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 , have been recognized by the San Fernando Valley Engineers Council for their contributions to engineering education. ``(The awards) are a distinct honor,'' said Ken Futernick, director of communications Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors. The Director of Communications is responsible for managing and directing an organization's internal and external communications. for the council. Computer science professor John Motil received the Distinguished Engineering Achievement Award for displaying outstanding professional qualities throughout his career. Manufacturing system engineering professor Ahmad Sarfaraz and computer science professor Jeffrey Wiegley received the Outstanding Engineering Achievement Merit Award based on their significant accomplishments in engineering education during the past year. Mechanical engineering professor Robert Ryan was honored as Engineering Educator of the Year for his outstanding professional qualities and top reputation for engineering education and leadership. |
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