INTERMINGLING INTO A CLOSE-KNIT GROUP.Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
NORTH HILLS - Some of Angel Alonzo's buddies at Sepulveda Middle School have been razzing him about the Noontime noon·time n. See noon. Knitting Club he attends every Wednesday with 35 or 40 other kids - mostly girls. They can't understand why he wants to sit in the school library, knitting, when he could be out shooting baskets on the schoolyard playground with them, or just hanging out. Alonzo smiles. He already knew how to shoot hoops, he says, but he didn't know how to knit. ``I like to learn new things,'' the kid tells his buddies. ``So go ahead and laugh.'' Smart boy. It never hurts to learn new things, and meet new people. Aside from passing each other in the hallways at Sepulveda Middle School, it isn't often that Angel and other students from traditional classrooms get to mingle with those from special education or the gifted magnet programs. They do now - every Wednesday at the Noontime Knitting Club. ``It started a few years ago as a chance for all our kids in school to meet and have some fun, but it's grown into something much bigger and more important,'' said Judy Plouff, the school's magnate school coordinator. ``It makes my heart sing, seeing the special ed and magnet kids come together on the same level knitting. You don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. who's who Who’s Who biographical dictionary of notable living people. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 922] See : Fame .'' Right now, club members are knitting patches that will be sewn sewn v. A past participle of sew. sewn Verb a past participle of sew Adj. 1. together to make blankets for children displaced by Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. -
kids who have lost their sense of security.
They're also knitting scarves scarves n. A plural of scarf1. scarves Noun a plural of scarf1 , hats and purses that will be sold to help support breast-cancer research. When special-ed students Andrew Kim, Danya Perez and Tiffany Nery get a little frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: about dropping a stitch or two, they have to only look across the library table for help from their new friends, Lillian Farrow farrow see farrowing. and Madeline Lewis in the school's magnet program. Lillian, 12, lost her mother to breast cancer. Joining the Noontime Knitting Club and sewing for breast cancer research is her way of doing something special to remember her mom, she says. Wednesday has become the most popular day of the school week in special-ed classes, says Janette Pinedo, an assistant. ``The first thing the kids tell me Monday morning is not to forget to bring my lunch Wednesday,'' she said. ``They can't wait to get in the library to knit with their new friends.'' The club's success caught everyone by surprise, says Principal Barbara Charness, who was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a way to bring students together. She found it. ``We thought some of the girls would join, but the boys got really dogged about it, too,'' she said. ``When everyone heard they'd be knitting blankets for Katrina kids and helping with breast-cancer research, the club really took off. ``Most of our kids are from the lower socioeconomic class, but when it comes to donating for a cause they really come through.'' So, go ahead and laugh, Angel tells his friends. He's got more important things to do. He promised his mom last week that he'd teach her how to knit. Dennis McCarthy, (818) 713-3749 dennis.mccarthy(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Lillian Farrow, left, and Andrew Kim spend their Wednesdays at Sepulveda Middle School's Noontime Knitting Club, where members knit, among other things, blankets to be given to displaced children from Hurricane Katrina. It's been a huge success, especially at bringing together students from all walks of school life. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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