SCOUT MURAL PAINTERS BRUSH ON 'FENCE LIFT'.Byline: DIANA PEYTON Community columnist Girl Scout Troop 1340 is sprucing up a Van Nuys neighborhood by painting a mural on two adjoining backyard fences to help eliminate neighborhood blight. Working on weekends with troop leader Jill Hughes, the girls are developing an ocean lagoon scene on a stretch of fence on Haskell Street north of the Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. . Roberta Teichman is one of the homeowners whose yard is receiving a ``fence lift.'' ``I get a very calming feeling driving by the mural; I go that way now just so I can see it. ... It's very happy,'' she said, ``and my children Becky and David love it!'' The Scout artists are Kristy Guy, Rachel Newman and Emily Jaffe, all residents of Sherman Oaks; Sabrina Jones of Woodland Hills; Jamie Schwimmer of Valley Village; Karin Ziv of Encino, and Ali VanderBliek of Van Nuys. Other helpers include Shaina Jones and Annika Guy, the younger sisters of troop members. A luncheon was held at the LeBleu Chateau retirement home in Burbank to honor local teens for their volunteer work with patients. ``I feel bad that they have to live there and can't be with their own families,'' said Natalie Tavitian, a volunteer from Burbank High School Burbank High School may refer to:
Mary Mulally, activities director and health care educator at the facility, has seen the interest the students have in the residents. ``They just do magnificent work,'' she said. Honored volunteers include Jose Cruz Jose Luis Cruz (Cheo) can refer to different people:
Additional students are Jessica Alverez, Kathy Cabrera, Vanessa Delgadillo, Jessica Sanchez, Jade Valencia, Mary Vardanian and Iskui Badalyan. They all attend Burbank High School. Sarah Lacheta attends John Burroughs High School John Burroughs High School is a public high school located in Burbank, California. Emilio Urioste, Jr. is the current principal. The school was built in the 1920's, but wasn't established as a high school until 1948. The school was named after naturalist John Burroughs. in Burbank. Awards and special honors have been given to diligent students. Josh Haley, a Valley College student, has been awarded a full scholarship to Northern Arizona University Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public university in Flagstaff, Arizona in the United States. As of Fall 2007, the university has 21,352 students, 13,989 of these are situated in the main Flagstaff campus<ref name="Enrollment" />. in Flagstaff Flagstaff, city (1990 pop. 45,857), seat of Coconino co., N Ariz., near the San Francisco Peaks; inc. 1894. Lumbering, ranching, and a lively tourist trade thrive in the region, where many ruined pueblos, numerous state parks, several lakes, and large pine forests , Ariz. He also belongs to Valley College's award-winning debate team, which earned the national silver medal at the 2002 Community College National Public Speaking Tournament, held in Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. , April 5-14. Haley won two gold medals, and Reana Irving won a bronze medal in communication analysis. The group is led by Duane W. Smith, forensics See computer forensics. director, and Harish Rao, assistant speech coach. Local African-American students attended the ninth annual Rites of Academic Passage, part of the College Bound program, April 14 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Participant Monique Sanders is a 2002 graduate of 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 , earning a bachelor's degree in communications studies. Other students who were honored are graduating from local high schools: Lauren Gillery, Granada Hills High; Melanie Manuel, Highland High in Palmdale; and Corisma Robinson, Desert Christian High School Christian High School, also known as CHS, is in O'Fallon, Missouri. The school mascot is the Eagle and the school colors are teal and black. Their women's soccer team has won many state championships. in Lancaster. The multifaceted program requires parent participation and classes offered as early as fourth grade to help ensure college attendance. Aryana Azmodeh, a third-grader at Welby Way Elementary School in Woodland Hills, is the statewide first-place winner in the Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl Poster Contest, sponsored by the National Council of State Garden Clubs in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Forest Services, the National Association of State Foresters The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is a non-profit organization that represents the directors of all 50 State Forestry agencies, the eight United States territories, and the District of Columbia. and the West Valley Garden Club. Her poster also took first place in the Pacific Region of Garden Clubs of California Inc. The local club has also given $300 scholarships to Paulina Ramirez of Canoga Park, Suzette Doherty of Simi Valley and Oranwan Balankura of Reseda. Local high school seniors have been given $1,000 scholarships for participating in Mervyn's Trend League. They were chosen for their sense of style and what they feel is important in their communities. They are Brittany Hendrikson of Thousand Oaks, Casey Gold of Studio City and Will Pilgrim of Simi Valley. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Kristy Guy is one of the Girl Scouts painting a mural on adjoining backyard fences to help spruce up a neighborhood. |
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