CREATIVELY MARKING TIME : KENNEDY HIGH GRADUATE BUILDS GRANDFATHER CLOCK.Byline: Virginia Gonzalez Sometimes results of a school assignment are worth keeping. How about an 8-foot-high oak grandfather clock? That's what recent Kennedy High School graduate Roy Kay Robert "Roy" Kay (born October 24, 1949 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a retired Scottish footballer who played in Defence. built as one of his projects in an industrial-technology class. Kay spent much of his senior year building the clock, which instructor Robert Hazard Robert Hazard is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, musician, probably best known for composing the Cyndi Lauper hit "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." He also penned the 1980s New Wave and MTV hit, "Escalator of Life". said would impress any horologist, a craftsman who specializes in clocks. Hazard, an instructor at the Granada Hills school for 12 years, called Kay's clock grand by any standard. The clock towers over the teen-ager who built it. It is made of oak and has a brass pendulum with three weights and six long, thin chimes that ring every 15 minutes. Hazard said Kay worked on the clock during class and even attended evening shop classes while also managing to turn in other excellent projects. ``He has always liked to push himself a little further - has always been in for a challenge - which just amazed me,'' said Hazard. Students take industrial-technology classes - the type that used to be called wood shop classes - for tangible achievement, Hazard said, and in the process are likely to improve more than craft skills. Reading, writing, calculating, planning and decision making are all part of the process, Hazard said. Kay, an 18-year-old Granada Hills resident, said his teacher's constant support and expertise helped him complete ambitious class projects. ``This kind of a project allows me to work with my hands - which I like - and I can be proud of the accomplishment because it's something I can see,'' Kay said. Kay discovered his clock is worth cash as well as praise on a report card. A school employee offered him $3,500 for it. He turned the money down. An orientation meeting will be held Tuesday for adults - married and single - interested in becoming foster parents 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 children removed from homes in which they were abused or neglected. The Children's Bureau The Children's Bureau may refer to:
Qualified foster parents will receive training, certification and funds to help care for the children. The Burbank Boys & Girls Club Girls Club is a 2002 American television series created by David E. Kelley, who was also it's producer and executive producer. Only two out of a total of thirteen episodes created were broadcast on Fox Television in the United States and Global Television in Canada. and Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. for Kids have joined for a second annual summer reading program. Youths 7 to 17 will get prizes for reading specific numbers of books in a limited time, said Roy Johnson Sports Illustrated also will donate dozens of books to the club's library, organizers said. The Burbank club also offers arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. , a weight training room for teens, asphalt play fields and adult-monitored game rooms with table tennis and pool tables. Children can win free bicycles if they learn about bicycle safety Bicycle safety is the use of practices designed to reduce risk associated with cycling. Some of this subject matter is hotly debated: for example, the discussions as to whether bicycle helmets or cyclepaths really deliver improved safety. and repair in another program at the club. Club membership is required for each child. The yearly cost is $15, but some scholarships and financial assistance are available. More information can be obtained by calling Louie Mercado at (818) 842-9333. The Burbank Boys & Girls Club is located at 2244 N. Buena Vista St. The Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. Thrift Shop will cater to early Christmas shoppers from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 2019 West Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, just east of Buena Vista Street. The annual ``Christmas in July'' fund-raiser will benefit Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles. Volunteers from the La Providencia Guild of the hospital - a philanthropic group founded in 1947 - plan to sell handmade crafts, holiday decorations and antiques. MEMO: Do you have news in your neighborhood? If so, please send the information to Virginia Gonzalez, Daily News editorial department, P.O. Box 4200, Woodland Hills, CA 91365-4200. FAX: (818) 713-0058. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Roy Kay constructed an 8-foot-tall clock as one of hi s projects in an industrial-technology class at Kennedy High School. Terri Thuente/Daily News |
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