ENTHUSIASM+NERVES = COLLEGE FRESHMEN HIGH SCHOOL GRADS PREPARE FOR COLLEGE LIFE.Trading home-cooked meals for cold pizza Cold Pizza is a television morning sports talk show that was shown on weekday mornings on ESPN2. The show's format included daily sports news, interviews with sports journalists, athletes, and personalities, and an assortment of other sports and non-sports topics. , and gentle wake-up nudges from mom for blaring alarm clocks, many 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. high school graduates will soon head to colleges far from the comforts of home. Even for those who will attend local colleges and universities, the excitement of beginning their adult lives leaves many hopeful but others a bit apprehensive. 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. senior Ronny Rueda is looking forward to getting away and attending the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Berkley to study mechanical engineering. Like many students, his leaving home is a mixed blessing mixed blessing Noun an event or situation with both advantages and disadvantages mixed blessing n it's a mixed blessing → tiene su lado bueno y su lado malo for his parents, Imelda and Racael Rueda. ``They're proud of me that I'm going to a good school, but they're a little uneasy that I'm going so far away,'' Rueda said. Complete story on Page 6 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Among the honorees at the Project Grad Scholarship banquet were these San Fernando High School graduates, all of whom will be attending UC Berkeley in the fall. From left: Lissette Rojo, Chanel Valiente, Aide Aguirre, Ronny Rueda, Norma Loza, Marisol Ramirez and Karla Malagon. Rick Coca/Valley News |
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