SNOW DAY COLD STUFF ON TAP AS KIDS' TREAT.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer CASTAIC - It may have been sunny and bright, but 800 students where frolicking in the snow Saturday and enjoying a Winter Wonderland Wonderland See also Heaven, Paradise, Utopia. Annwn land of joy and beauty without disease or death. [Welsh Lit.: Mabinogion] Atlantis fabulous and prosperous island; legendarily in Atlantic Ocean. [Gk. Myth. as a reward for excelling in after-school programs. The students from 30 Los Angeles schools The Los Angeles School of Urbanism is an academic movement emerged during the mid-1980s, loosely based at the University of Southern California and UCLA, that poses a challenge to the dominant Chicago School of Urbanism. were brought to Stanley Ranch in Castaic by Woodcraft wood·craft n. 1. Skill and experience in matters relating to the woods, as hunting, fishing, or camping. 2. The act, process, or art of carving or fashioning objects from wood. Noun 1. Rangers and treated to 55 tons of snow, allowing for snowman building, sledding and numerous snowball fights This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. . ``We're on our fifth snowball fight,'' said Amber Arnold, 15, of Manuel Arts High School in 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. . ``Being from Los Angeles and being able to toss a couple around, it's just awesome.'' Most of the students had heard of snow, but never had an opportunity to play in the white wonder. ``I wish it was really snowing with snow everywhere,'' said Andres Gomez, 10, of Arleta. ``This is the first time I've ever touched real snow.'' Gomez along with friends and classmates Classmates can refer to either:
``We're trying to make a round body and round head,'' said Edwardo, who came prepared for the ice with a snowflake jacket, hat and warm gloves. ``It's really cold but fun.'' As they worked, they couldn't resist sneaking a taste of the icy treat. ``Snow tastes good,'' Alex said. ``Even though it's cold, it's fun.'' Before heading to the snowman making area, Freddy Rosas, 10, and classmate Jimmy Avelar, 11, said they visited the snow sledding area on the ranch hillsides and participated in rides along the slippery slopes 'slippery slope' Medical ethics An ethical continuum or 'slope,' the impact of which has been incompletely explored, and which itself raises moral questions that are even more on the ethical 'edge' than the original issue . ``We got to fly down,'' Rosas said. ``It was cool. I was rolling down rolling down The liquidation of an option position by an investor at the same time that he or she takes an essentially identical position with a lower strike price. the hill.'' In addition to playing with winter's wonder, students also participated in a Christmas carol contest, taking photos with Santa, holiday-theme 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. , three legged races, and a Christmas play. The students also enjoyed a hotdog lunch. The Woodcraft Rangers organization offers after-school and camp programs to needy communities hoping to promote healthy youth development and provide enrichment programs. While the Woodcraft Rangers program has taken students to play in the snow, they decided this year to bring snow to the camp, making their own Winter Wonderland. ``We could do a lot more here than just play in the snow for a day,'' said Cathie Mostovoy, chief executive officer of Woodcraft Rangers. ``We wanted to do something different.'' Mostovoy said some of the students come from poorer communities, don't have an opportunity to freely play outside and may have never seen snow before. ``We take it for granted that we can get in a car and go to the snow, but it's not a reality for the students we serve,'' Mostovoy said. ``Many of the students are putting the snow in their bags, hoping to take it home.'' CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Students have a snowball fight, courtesy of Woodcraft Rangers, which imported snow to its Castaic campground. (2 -- color) Students find that falling down a hill is not so bad when there's snow on the ground. (3 -- 5) About 800 students were bused to the Stanley Ranch in Castaic for a Winter Wonderland on Saturday. In addition to horseplay horse·play n. Rowdy or rough play. horseplay Noun rough or rowdy play Noun 1. and building snowmen, students also participated in a Christmas carol contest, made holiday-themed crafts and ran three-legged races. ``We wanted to do something different,'' said Cathie Mostovoy, chief executive officer of Woodcraft Rangers, which sponsored the activities. Phil McCarten/Staff Photographer |
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