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High School Seniors could receive $10K for college through Edison Scholarship
High school seniors are encouraged to apply for Edison International’s annual Edison Scholars program, which has a March 1 deadline to submit applications. Each selected student will be awarded a $2,500 college scholarship, renewable for up to four years, $10,000 total.
The Edison Scholars program focuses on students studying science, technology, engineering and math and provides [...]
Authors and Illustrators night inspires kids to be creative
The Lowell Bayside Academy PTA has invited professional authors and illustrators to lead free workshops at the school’s 4th annual “Authors and Illustrators Night.” The event will take place Friday, January 22 from 5:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Parents and children will have the opportunity to hone their creative skills together in workshops such as how [...]
Vote today for LBUSD board member in District 3
Today’s the day. Long Beach residents will head to the polls for a Special Election to fill the the vacant LBUSD school board seat in District 3.
Candidates Kate Erin Conrath, Richard Lewis, John McGinnis, Raymond Chavarria and Pauline Gonzalez Stenberg are vying for the seat which represents more than 39,000 in the downtown area that comprises District [...]
TALB expresses support for Richard Lewis school board campaign
School Board candidate Richard Lewis announced today that he has received the support of the Teachers Association of Long Beach in his bid to fill a vacancy in the 3rd District.
“Richard Lewis is the most qualified candidate and the best person for Long Beach School Board,” stated Michael Day, President of the Teachers Association of [...]
LBUSD offers flu clinics for children
Last week the Long Beach Unified School District began offering free H1N1 (swine flu) vaccinations at various schools. Hundreds of parents took advantage of the free flu shots for their children at the first flu shot clinics to combat the H1N1 virus.
Additional H1N1 vaccination clinics are planned for:
Tuesday, Nov. 17 at Wilson Classical High School [...]
Signal Hill Council endorses Richard Lewis for LBUSD School Board
Last week Richard Lewis received the endorsements of Signal Hill Mayor Ellen Ward, and Councilmembers Tina Hansen, Michael Noll and Larry Forester. They join Long Beach Vice Mayor Val Lerch, and Councilmembers Suja Lowenthal and Robert Garcia in showing their support for the candidate.
The Long Beach Unified School District also serves the city of Signal [...]
Water Conservation is so Rock-n-Roll
What happens when you combine Rock-n-Roll and Water Conservation?
You get students from Wilson High School forming bands to create their own water conservation rock songs to be performed at the Long Beach Water Rocks festival next month! It’s Battle of the Bands, Water Conservation Style, and a concert that’s not to be missed! The festival [...]
Rancho Los Cerritos trains teen docents in local history and more
Rancho Los Cerritos is once again recruiting for their Teen Docent Program, a very successful service learning opportunity for high school students that will expose the youths to early California and Long Beach history in an entertaining and educational manner.
The Rancho’s Teen Docent Program is designed for motivated high school students who want to improve [...]
