STUDENT'S SWIM-A-THON TO AID ASSISTANCE AGENCY IN ISRAEL.Byline: SIMONE SCHRAMM Community columnist As a community service project for his upcoming bar mitzvah, Alex Fullman, a student at Heschel Day School in Northridge, is organizing a swim-a-thon to benefit American Red Magen David for Israel. ARMDI ARMDI American Red Magen David for Israel sends medical supplies to Magen David, Israel's equivalent of the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. . Everyone is invited to participate by collecting pledges and swimming at least 10 laps. ``Since I felt connected to Israel through Heschel, my Valley Beth Shalom Valley Beth Shalom is a Conservative Synagogue in Encino, Los Angeles, California. With over 1,800 member families[1] it is one of the largest synagogues in Los Angeles and one of the largest Conservative synagogues in the United States. USY USY United Synagogue Youth (United Synagogue Youth United Synagogue Youth is the youth movement of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism or USCJ. United Synagogue Youth, more commonly known as USY, is a youth group with members from the United States and Canada dedicated to creating a fun, educational environment ) group and my extended family living in Israel, I believe that this is an essential charity to support,'' said Alex, 12. The event will take place be held from noon to 2 p.m. June 1 at the West Valley Jewish Community Center, 22622 Vanowen Blvd., Canoga Park. Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oaks, and City Councilman Jack Weiss are scheduled to attend. For more information, call ARMDI at (818) 776-9002 or e-mail ARMDISwimathon(at)aol.com. Teachers Patricia McLoughlin of Dos Caminos Elementary School in Camarillo and Gregory Zem of Lawrence Middle School Lawrence Middle School is a middle school in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Lawrence Township Public Schools. The school teaches students in grades 7 and 8. Lawrence Middle School's mascot is the cardinal. in Chatsworth were awarded $10,000 each as winners of an Amgen Award For Science Teaching Excellence. Jennifer Yoo, a teacher at Welby Way Elementary School in West Hills, recently was awarded $25,000 as the recipient of one of four Milken National Educator Awards. Ariel Yakura, a student at Calvert Elementary School Calvert Elementary School is one of 36 public primary schools in the Lincoln Public Schools school district of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It contains a computer lab, band room, gymnasium, library, and cafeteria (which doubles as an intramural event center). in Woodland Hills, won the Celebration of Diversity poster contest sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League and Smith Barney. Ariel received a $1,000 savings bond for his watercolor painting depicting three children of diverse cultures holding hands. The theme for each poster was ``Let us Stand Together and Share our Diverse Community.'' Four other students received $500 savings bonds. They are: D'veen Babaian and Alique Berberian of Charmelian Armenian School in Glendale; Brianna Eslip of Nevada Avenue Elementary School in Canoga Park; and Shanley Wilson of Woodlake Elementary School in Woodland Hills. The West Valley Garden Club awarded $300 scholarships to four local students and honored the third-place winner in the state contest for the annual ``Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl'' poster contest. The $300 recipients are: John Doyle of Reseda, Deborah S. Fox of Burbank, Gladys Maldonado of Canoga Park and Evan Robinson of Woodland Hills. The winner of the Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl poster contest is Jonathan Guarneros of Calvert Street Elementary School in Woodland Hills. Three San Fernando Valley-area students with visual impairments or learning disabilities have won achievement awards from Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic-Los Angeles. James Setting, a second-year student at Pierce College, won the $2,000 first prize. Second-place awards of $500 went to Courtney Mazzola, a junior at 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 , and Jared Schiff, a senior at Chaminade College Preparatory School Chaminade College Preparatory School may refer to:
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