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There is still time to purchase reservations for The Friends of the Culver City Youth Health Center annual major fundraiser on Saturday, March 16 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Culver City. Dylan Farris, Culver City High Principal, will be honored for his leadership and dedication in promoting the best possible education for the children of the Culver City Unified School District. The Saint Patrick’s Day themed event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a silent auction and continues with music, a no host bar, dinner, and a live auction. The acclaimed O...
March 1, 2013 City Manager’s Office · Evaluation of Alternatives to the Committee on Permits and Licenses: In an effort to streamline and improve coordination of certain special event and business tax certificate permitting processes, the City Manager’s Office is coordinating a staff working group to explore alternatives to the decades old Committee on Permits and Licenses process. The evaluation will include discussions on how to avoid duplication, improve turn-around time, reduce allocation of staff resources, and maintain/improve the curr...
By debbie lynn elias On February 28, in conjunction with the Blu-Ray and DVD release of the critically acclaimed documentary BULLY, Culver City High joined in the nationwide celebration of Bully Awareness Day. As part of the day-long event, CCHS screened the movie throughout the day to approximately 2,000 students. So touched by the students profiled in the documentary, one CCHS student made inquiry to his teacher about contacting one of the film’s subjects, Alex, to show his support and understanding. Led by the CCHS Tolerance Club, a...
1. Thirteen million kids will be bullied in the U.S. this year, making bullying the most common form of violence experienced by young people in the nation. 2. Three million students will be absent each month because they feel unsafe at school. 3. Thirty percent of children who reported being bullied said they sometimes brought weapons to school. 4. School personnel are reported to notice or intervene in only one out of every 25 incidents. 5. Fifty percent of the time, when an upstander intervenes in bullying, the bullying stops within 10...
This past summer, the world renowned Los Angeles World Affairs Council moved to Culver City. Terry McCarthy, President/CEO, world known journalist, will speak at Issues & Eggs Forum on Wednesday, March 13 at the Four Points by Sheraton in Culver City. Registration is 7:30 am, followed by a buffet breakfast at 7:45 and the program at 8. Issues & Eggs, a morning forum of the Culver City Chamber, brings notable leaders of the business community as an educational opportunity of discovering what is going on in Culver City and the world around us. Mc...
Baseball is a team sport and is often noted for its mystical association with the world of numbers. So far the 2013 Culver City High baseball team is performing as a very good team while displaying an aptitude for creating very good numbers. In the second week of action the Centaurs played three games in four days and won two. They took the high scoring offense from their Opening Day 12-0 shutout victory over Hoover on the road to Venice High on Wednesday, February 27, and scored another 12...
The Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup victory was named the top sports moment of 2012 at the 8th AnnualLA Sports Awards, held at The Beverly Hilton. The Kings defeated New Jersey four games to two in the Final for the franchise’s first championship in their 45-year history. The LA Sports Awards are presented annually by the Los Angeles Sports Council to celebrate the greatest moments of the year in sports in the Los Angeles/Orange County area. In other award presentations, Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick was honored as 2012 Sportsman of the Year a...
ACW will have a Casino Night & Silent Auction on Friday night, March 15 from 7 pm to 11:30 at the Marina del Rey Hotel, 13534 Bali Way, Marina del Rey. Advance online registration is $40. Then $50 after March 8 and at the door. ACW is a 38-year-old nonprofit dedicated to alcoholism recovery and prevention services for women and children. It is the only substance-abuse service agency exclusively for women and youth in Pico Union, one of LA County’s highest-risk and most densely-populated areas. ACW is completely supported by fundraising efforts,...
