Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education approved the appointment of Lissette Bravo as a new Santa Monica High School house principal at its May 19, 2016 meeting. Bravo comes to SMMUSD from Poway High School where she has been assistant principal since 2012. She is also currently the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) district director to Poway High School and two middle schools since 2013. She began her teaching career as an English...
Santa Monica College (SMC) student Sharon Nat has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language (CLS) Scholarship to study Punjabi this summer in Chandigarh, India. She is one of 560 students selected from more than 200 colleges and universities across the nation for the all-expenses-paid linguistic and cultural immersion program, a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans mastering critical foreign languages. CLS recipients like Nat...
If every child could get an early start by attending the most phenomenal preschool conceivable, our world would be the most magical place. Garden of Angels in Santa Monica has been a Godsend to our family. By not only offering a nurturing place for our daughter to spend her days while we work, what she has learned already before Kindergarten has far surpassed my wildest imagination. Most schools obviously teach the basics. Kids learn to share, clean up, tell time, their...
The University of Northern New Jersey fielded no sports teams, held no graduation ceremonies and had no instructors, classes or degree programs. It did have a very attractive website that promised an "exceptional" education for foreign students wishing to study in the U.S. It was a sham from beginning to end, and it was created by federal authorities, who used it to arrest 21 people on charges they conspired to help more than 1,000 foreigners fraudulently keep or obtain...
The Santa Monica College (SMC) student newspaper The Corsair won 12 awards – including five first-place awards – in two student journalism competitions recognizing the best of student journalism from 2015. Corsair Editor-in-Chief Nik Lucaj and Corsair News Editor Adam Thomas are finalists in the Regional 11 Mark of Excellence awards sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists in the multimedia storytelling category. Final results will be announced at the Region 11...
After receiving some backlash for the way it handled the gopher crisis at Malibu High School, the SMMUSD board has adopted a stronger policy on the use of pesticides, banning the use of anticoagulants outright. The new statement makes it very difficult for the board to resort to poisons until greener methods of eradication are attempted. According to SMMUSD board member Craig Foster, this is a tremendous step in the right direction for the district. "The statement Carrie Upton...
Crossroads School students Bailey, Sarah, Enzo, Chad, Amanda, and Valentina were selling baked goods on April 25 in support of United in Harmony, a non-profit, non-sectarian organization that provides impoverished children with hope and opportunities. United in Harmony's overnight-camp program (Camp Harmony) is designed to help children develop positive self-esteem and to thereby inspire and empower campers in their future endeavors....
The Santa Monica College student newspaper the Corsair won 18 awards – including online General Excellence and five first place awards – at the 2015 state convention of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges held at the Double Tree Hotel in Sacramento from April 9-11. Corsair Editor-in-Chief Alci Rengifo won three awards, including first place awards for both critical review and news story. Corsair Photo Editor Brandon Barsugli won two first place awards, for onl...
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District has announced plans for sampling of building materials for PCBs at the technology building at Samohi, prior to planned demolition, and in all four buildings at Olympic High School, prior to planned renovation. Sampling will take place over spring break starting Monday, March 30 and will conclude by Friday, April 10. Building materials sampling will be conducted under controlled conditions, and in general accordance with applicable...
The application deadline for the 2015-2016 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad scholarship program is January 7, 2015. The program provides full scholarships to American high school students to experience overseas communities and cultures, preparing students to collaborate on today’s global challenges such as human rights, community development, workforce development, climate change, and global health. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the YES Abroad pro...
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District's Board of Education will be accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the board that was created when Ben Allen was elected to the open CA state senate seat in the November 2014 election. Allen was first elected to the Board of Education in November 2008 and was reelected in November 2012. The Board of Education will undergo the appointment process to bring a new member on board to serve out the reminder of Allen's term,...
Santa Monica College is pleased to present the semi-annual SMC Student Portfolio Photo Exhibition December 6-19 at the SMC Photography Gallery. The FREE exhibition showcases outstanding works by students in the college’s Photography Department’s portfolio classes. A gallery reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, December 6. The SMC Photography Gallery is located opposite the elevators on the second floor of Drescher Hall on the SMC main campus at 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. For additional information, ple...
Santa Monica College student film Solidarity won the “Prix Interculturel Special Mention” for Best Film Fostering Intercultural Dialogue at the 2014 FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH in Germany, held from November 16-22. SMC was the only film school from the United States to receive an award at the festival, one of the most respected student film festivals worldwide. The other two film schools invited this year were UCLA and Chapman University. “I am very proud of Dustin [Brown] and of SMC’s film program because we are a high-quality, lo...
At its meeting on November 20, 2014, the Board of Education approved the appointment Dr. Mark Kelly as the new Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Student Services and Ms. Bertha Roman as the new Director of Educational Technology for 2014-15. Ms. Debra Moore Washington, the district's current Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, will be retiring at the end of January 2015. The Director of Educational Technology is a new position that will cultivate and...
Dear Lincoln Families, I am very proud and honored to share some wonderful news with you. As you probably know, our 8th grade students had the wonderful opportunity to participate in the School Spaceflight Experiment Program (SSEP) through the US Department of Education. Our 8th grade English and science teachers (Mrs. O’Brien, Mrs. GGMc, Mrs. Stivers, Ms. Wrabel, Mr. Montanez, and Mr. Sherman) wrote a compelling application to allow our 8th graders to participate and we were chosen! To be able to participate and create e...
Santa Monica College is pleased to celebrate International Education Week with a special guest lecture by Zahra Ismail on "Working Together to Support Civilians Affected by Violent Conflict." The lecture is FREE and will be held at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, in Humanities & Social Science Lecture Hall 165 on the main SMC campus, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Seating is strictly on a first-arrival basis. Ismail is a Program Officer at the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Stud...
The second annual Viking Fund luncheon and shopping boutique will be held on Saturday, November 15th, at The Olympic Collection. Tickets may be purchased on the SAMOHI homepage by clicking on the banner at the top. Your donation, which benefits EVERY of the sports teams at SAMOHI, includes a sit-down lunch with a special keynote speaker, and a variety of shopping opportunities to help you get ready for the holidays. There will be more than 20 vendors who have been carefully selected for their quality and appeal. At the...
The Santa Monica College student newspaper The Corsair won 16 awards – including online General Excellence and four first place awards – at the 2014 Southern California convention of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) held on the campus of California State Fullerton University on October 17-18. Alci Rengifo, editor-in-chief of The Corsair, won two first place awards – one for column writing and another for news story. Former Corsair staff photo...
A biking bridge with towers along the edge of a heavily forested Santa Monica Airport former runway is one of the conceptual proposals for the future of the airport developed by students at the USC Landscape Architecture program after a three month project. The images, of how to turn the airport into green space if it's to be repurposed will be on display at the Writers Boot Camp Gallery, Bergamot Station on Thursday, October 23rd , 6-9pm. The exhibition titled "Reimagining...
Faculty, staff and students at Santa Monica College joined over 10 million participants across California in the Great California ShakeOut – the world's largest earthquake drill – at 10:16 a.m. on Thursday, October 16. An emergency preparedness resource fair was also held on the quad at SMC's main campus on 1900 Pico Boulevard. The City of Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Fire Department and the Santa Monica Police Department were among the organizations participating in the...
Stanley Pest Control will be treating the outside of Santa Monica High School buildings for spiders, roaches, and ants on September 25, 2014. September 25 is a school holiday. There will be no spraying around our gyms, athletic fields, or Barnum Hall. The company will be using a pesticide called Dragnet SFR (USEPA Reg. No. 279-3062). Signage will be posted around the campus with this information, along with contact information for our school district’s Pest Management Supervisor. Should you have any questions, please c...
Dear Samohi Families, It is with great pleasure that I announce that Dr. Regina Zurbano will serve as the new House Principal at Santa Monica High School! Dr. Zurbano comes to SMMUSD from the Beverly Hills Unified School District, where she has been serving as the Assistant Principal for the past year. She also currently serves as a WASC Visiting Committee Member. Prior to that, she served as the Assistant Principal at Fallbrook Union High School in the Fallbrook Union High School District. Dr. Zurbano has taught chemistry...
After a 41-year career at Santa Monica High School, English teacher Berkeley Blatz announced his retirement on June 10. He lists a lack of energy and new curriculum ideas, as well as the fight against cheating and not having enough personal time as reasons for leaving. "I've decided to pass the torch into more energetic hands," Blatz said in an email to his colleagues. "Being able to share great literature with young minds and hearts has made these years a privilege."...
Stephanie Feder of Santa Monica, CA (90402) received a Bachelor of Arts from Emory College of Arts and Sciences of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, at its 169th commencement ceremony on May 12, 2014. Emory University is known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate experience, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities. Emory encompasses nine academic divisions as well as the Michael C. Carlos Museum, The Carter Center, the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory...
Santa Monica College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Georgia L. Lorenz as Vice President of Academic Affairs. Dr. Lorenz steps into the position on July 1 to replace Jeff Shimizu, who is retiring after more than 20 years in leadership roles at SMC. "Dr. Lorenz has an impressive grasp of strategic planning," said SMC Superintendent/President Chui L. Tsang. "Her efforts to maximize student access during our major budget crisis – and to integrate Global C...
