SCHOOL, SCHOLARSHIP TO GET ROMER NAME.Byline: NAUSH BOGHOSSIAN Staff Writer A middle school and a scholarship will be named for outgoing Superintendent Roy Romer Roy R. Romer (born October 31, 1928 in Garden City, Kansas, United States) was the 39th governor of Colorado and served as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2001 to 2006. , the 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. Unified board announced Tuesday as it formally welcomed David Brewer This article is about the businessman and Lord Mayor of London; for the American jurist, see David Josiah Brewer Sir David Brewer CMG (born 1940) was Lord Mayor of London between 2005 and 2006. III to the top post. Amid a chorus of accolades, district officials announced that East Valley Middle School No. 1 in Valley Plaza will be named for Romer
A Romer or Roamer is a simple device for accurately plotting a grid reference on a map. , as well as an annual endowed en·dow tr.v. en·dowed, en·dow·ing, en·dows 1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income. 2. a. scholarship to encourage public service and civic responsibility. Romer said he took the job six years ago after a lifetime of work in the public sector because he felt that educating children was the most important calling. ``I leave more humble than I came, humble in the sense that I really do appreciate the gift all of us were given to work in this area, and humble also because of the challenges still in front of us,'' he said. ``You'll see me again.'' Romer then welcomed Brewer, a retired Navy admiral. Brewer vowed that after years protecting the country, he would now fight to protect the district's 727,000 students from crime, ignorance and poverty. ``Roy Romer, you have left me a great foundation and it's now my job to build skyscrapers on top of your foundation. And I know your phone number and I will be calling it. Don't change it,'' Brewer said. State Sen. Martha Escutia Martha M. Escutia (born January 16, 1957), was a California State Senator from the 30th Assembly District. She represented the cities of Bell, Bell Gardens, Commerce, Cudahy, Huntington Park, Maywood, Montebello, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, South El Monte, South Gate, , Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg Jackie Goldberg (born June 16, 1937) is an American politician and teacher, and a member of the Democratic Party. She is a former member of the California State Assembly. and students from the Santee Educational Complex -- the first school built under Romer's leadership -- praised the former Colorado governor for launching a $19.2 billion construction program that ended a 30-year stretch with no new schools. ``You will now be a part of the history of this city that I don't think anyone will ever be able to match,'' board member Jon Lauritzen said. ``You have won the hearts and minds of this city and we'll be forever grateful to you for what you've done.'' School board member Marguerite LaMotte said a man with Romer's talents should continue sharing his knowledge. ``With the wisdom and the knowledge that you have, you cannot go forward to retire,'' she said, adding he should continue to share his expertise. naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3722 |
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