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As a newly elected trustee to the Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) the number one question I get asked is not “How much money did CCEF give to our schools last year?” (Answer: $339,443). It’s not “Does my child’s school have a garden?” (Answer: Yes! All of the elementary schools do – thanks to support from CCEF) Or even “How do I donate to the Ed Foundation (Answer: Go to www.ccef90230.org). The number one question I get asked is “What does CCEF do?” So let me share some of the great things the Culver City Education Foundation does and...
Tax Would Last For 10 Years The Culver City Democratic Club hosted a discussion on Measure Y, the proposed half cent sales tax increase for Culver City which will appear on the ballot in November’s general election. Mayor Andy Weissman and Councilwoman Meghan Sahli-Wells appeared to argue in favor of the tax increase while Former Culver City Planning Commissioner Marcus Tiggs argued the tax failed to solve the financial crisis the city faces. Weissman told the crowd that after years of d...
As the Principal of Culver City High School (CCHS), I see first-hand the impact the Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) has on the education of Culver City students. CCEF supports all schools in the Culver City Unified School District, and our school relies on their support every year. In the past year alone, CCEF has awarded CCHS teachers grants for new computers, LCD projectors, laptops, and document cameras. Field trips and art competition fees were funded. Teachers purchased software, audio / visual equipment, microscopes and cameras....
As a parent of two middle schoolers, I know personally the impact that the funds raised, and carefully distributed, by the Culver City Education Foundation have. As a school board member serving during the worst fiscal crisis since the Great Depression, I know how important our local community has been to our schools, year after year in responding to our students’ needs in the face of relentless cuts from our state and federal governments. Our local print and online news sources have been full of requests to support CCEF’s All for One cam...
September 14, 2012 City Manager’s Office · City Council Correspondence on Legislative Positions – Periodically, the City Council takes positions on bills of importance to the City. Copies of the City Council’s advocacy letters are now available online at: http://www.culvercity.org/Government/Misc/CityCouncil.aspx. This report will be updated on a bi-weekly basis during the legislative session. City Clerk’s Office · Consolidated Special Municipal Election - The County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s Office (CC/RR) will be conducting...
7-11, Help Group Prevail The City Council endured a long meeting on Monday night, adjourning at approximately 1 a.m. But the three public hearings that took up that time yielded victories for several private schools’ plans for expansion and victory also for a planned 7-11 store at Sepulveda Boulevard and Braddock Drive. The most controversial of these victories was the denial of an appeal of Planning Commission approval of the Administrative Site Plan review for the 7-11 at 4436 Sepulveda Boulev...
The Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) has been positively impacting CCUSD students and schools for over 3 decades. CCEF provides materials and programs that would otherwise be out of reach for our students. As the parent of two Culver City High graduates, a former school board member and a CCEF trustee, I’ve seen the happiness on teachers’ faces upon when they receive CCEF funds that give them an opportunity to try new programs or technology with their students. I’ve seen the delight on students’ faces when engaged in arts program...
For the past three years I have spent a fair amount of time volunteering for the AVPA Foundation. The Foundation supports the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, one of the shining facets of the gem that is Culver City High School. I love the AVPA and the opportunities in Art, Dance, Film, Music & Theatre it provides our young people. Thankfully, one of AVPA’s great partners is the Culver City Education Foundation. Their consistent sponsorship is one of the pillars keeping AVPA strong. Funds from CCEF help produce high-quality shows, and a...
When our family moved to Culver City 23 years ago the Culver City Education Foundation was already here, working on behalf of all the city's students. During the years my daughter spent at Farragut, the Middle School and Culver City High, it seemed that nearly every classroom had a program, or some equipment donated or funded by the CCEF. Today our public schools face greater challenges than ever before. CCEF is rising to the occasion with the dynamic All For 1 program kicking off its second year. My daughter, my wife and I all support the...
Local Kids Make It To World Series By Lynne Bronstein Observer Reporter Whether or not our local pro baseball teams make it to the World Series this fall, the Westside Los Angeles area can boast that it has a team that made it to the World Series of youth baseball-the Westchester Babe Ruth Boys’ 14-U baseball team. The 15 players, all 14-year olds, journeyed to Murray City, Utah for their World Series August 18-26, accompanied by their manager, John Lopatto, coaches Barry Craddolph and Alex Galaviz, and team correspondent Scott Zeidman (also k...
Chapman will Be Assistant Principal Jon Chapman, who coached the Culver City High boys basketball team the last seven years, has given up the position to concentrate on being the school’s assistant principal. Chapman has been assistant principal in the recent past in addition to coaching the team. Adam Eskridge, his assistant coach last season, will take over as head coach. Eskridge has coached the Centaur junior varsity and freshmen teams in the past. He’s the son of former School Board member...
All for 1 Campaign – A Great Team Effort Many times over my long career at Culver City High School, I was aided in stimulating my students and improving my curriculum by funding from the Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF). The benefits of this excellently administered organization cannot be overstated; its focus is on students and ways to broaden and reinforce their learning experiences. As a school board member, I have seen the results of CCEF’s support for programs such as SuccessMaker and Odyssey at the elementary and middle school lev...
CCUSD Names Kim Indelicato Principal of Linwood E. Howe The Culver City Unified School District Board of Education announces that it has selected former Culver City High Assistant Principal Kim Imdelicato to serve as Principal of Linwood E. Howe Elementary School. The Board will officially vote on Indelicato's hiring at its September 11 meeting. Indelicato has spent the past six years as Assistant Principal at Culver City High, where she has overseen discipline, athletics, attendance, student activities, curriculum and guidance. She also...
Culver City High “Coach of the Year” Dave Sanchez, revered for his soccer coaching expertise for the Centaur’s varsity boy’s team, is this year’s 2012 Fiesta La Ballona grand marshal. The beloved coach who is active in the Culver City community was named grand marshal at a 2012 Fiesta La Ballona committee meeting in March. Chairman Mike Cohen of the 2012 Fiesta La Ballona said there is a great sense of community at this event and glad Dave will be a part of it. “Dave exemplifies the spirit of g...
Free entertainment & activities at Fiesta La Ballona offers ideal summer attraction for challenging times In an economy where families are watching their wallets, the Culver City community celebrates the diversity and heritage of the Heart of Screenland in the 62nd annual Fiesta La Ballona, Aug. 24-26, at Veterans Park. Admission is free. Staging family attractions that offer safe, free and fun experiences at every corner of the park, Culver City's "Party in the Park" features bands, booths, regional cuisine, rides, activities and so much more...
Culver City Middle School Principal Jon Pearson recently accepted the school's National Schools to Watch Award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. In May, CCMS was redesignated as one of only 15 exemplary middle-grades schools in California named "Schools to Watch" as part of the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform's signature program. CCMS joined 102 middle schools in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and...
August 3, 2012 City Clerk’s Office · Special Municipal Election – The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will be considering the City’s request to consolidate the Special Municipal Election with the Statewide (Presidential) General Election at its meeting of August 7, 2012. As the City Council is aware, at that election Culver City voters will be considering Measure Y – Imposition of a one-half cent local sales tax (which automatically expires after 10 years). The City Manager will be including information about Measure Y in future e...
After teaching Drama and English during her first year at Culver City High,, Jill Novick has accepted the position of Creative Director of Theatre for AVPA for the 2012-13 school year. Current Creative Director Justin Lujan will be stepping down from the position, but will still be involved in teaching and directing with AVPA Theatre during the next year. Jill began acting as a child, and was fortunate enough to have been nurtured by a program very similar to AVPA at Mamaroneck High in New York. There she learned what it was like to bond with...
June 22, 2012 City Manager’s Office • Metro Expo Line-Culver City Station Opening - Metro officially opened to the public the Culver City Station on Wednesday, June 20th at 12 noon, following a Press Conference at 9 am. City Staff and Volunteers in Patrol acted as Ambassadors at the station to distribute information and assist with way finding. The opening of the station coincided with the Culver City Downtown Business Association’s Third Wednesday "Summer Solstice" evening Happy Hour which featured special offers from participating busin...
More than $113,000 in scholarships were awarded to college-bound high-schoolers at a ceremony that was held a few nights before Friday¡¯s formal graduation ceremonies. Only $1,300 in scholarships were given to six students when the scholarship program began in 1963. Private Scholarships California Community Foundation¨CWilma & Clyde Steib Memorial Usra Hameed LULAC 2012 - Darrell D. Marks Scholarship Claudia Sandoval and Edgar Vital Sony Pictures Entertainment Scholarship Suranga De Silva Avid Outstanding Senior Award Ana Martin Culver City Ed...
The Friends of the Culver City Youth Health Center will host an exhibit and sale of the work of Culver City resident, artist and author Francia Turner Fate. The event will be on Sunday, July 8 from 2 pm to 5 at 5502 Sawtelle Blvd. Francia will donate 25% of sales to the Friends group to help support the services provided by the Health Center. For the past 10 years Francia has donated a selection of her fine art to the Health Center’s annual fundraiser. The children of Culver City have benefited from her continuing support and generosity. F...
Program Set Nine local high school students have been selected to represent the Culver City Sister City Committee as part of the Trilateral Youth Ambassador Program funded by the U.S. State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in connection with Sister Cities International. Culver City Sister City Committee, Inc. was awarded a grant to participate in the youth exchange program. Sister Cities International, with the help of Donna Thayer, CCSCC – Youth Director have put the local program together. The participating students w...
9% Plan for College, Trade School or Military Career By David W. Myers Contributing Editor Nearly 570 teenagers from Culver City High School and Culver Park High marched across a stage at Helms Field Friday night, respectfully accepted their diplomas, then danced away from the podium and into the next great adventure of their young lives. The students were largely quiet until the end of the two-hour long graduation ceremony, when Culver High Principal Dylan Farris finally instructed them to ceremoniously move the tassel atop their blue caps...
Observer Reporter Takes a Ride Wednesday was the Summer Solstice. Kids were out of school, jacarandas were in bloom, diners flocked to the downtown cafes. Wednesday was also the opening day for the long-awaited Culver City Expo Line station that completes Phase One of the Expo Line project and connects Culver City with the USC campus and downtown Los Angeles. Culver City’s Number 1 and 7 buses were free for the day, serving as shuttles to the station at the intersection of Washington and N...
The honors keep on coming in for the Culver City High baseball team. Rick Prieto has been named Ocean League Coach of the Year the week after pitcher Tyler Mark was named the league’s Most Valuable Player. The honors were easy to understand since the Centaurs went a perfect 10-0 in league games for the first time in school history....
