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Internationally known muralist and street artist Fintan Magee, whose larger-than-life work has graced walls from Colombia to Denmark to Australia, will soon be putting his handiwork up on the side of a Culver City building at Lindblade and Sepulveda. Magee will spend approximately five days painting the mural, after which he will move to Culver City High, where he will paint a second mural on the campus and work mentoring students from the school’s Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) as they paint their own mural. He will also teach a...
Last December Culver City native Tadashi Nakamura pulled off one of the biggest surprises of the Gotham Independent Film Awards in New York City when he was awarded the prestigious Audience Award for his latest documentary Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings. He beat out heavyweights 12 Years A Slave and Fruitvale Station. Life on Four Strings premiered last year but will be re-broadcast nationwide on PBS May 9 at 10p (check local listings). Produced on a shoestring by two of the Corporation...
Stephen Sylvester, author of M-G-M Hollywood's Greatest Backlot, and Academy award winning cinematographer Fred Koenekamp will share the spotlight at the next general meeting of Culver City Historical Society Wednesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. in the Veterans Memorial Building's Multi-Purpose Room, 4117 Overland Avenue. Sylvester will present a short film and a PowerPoint presentation illustrating the history of the soundstages and outdoor sets where Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced many of the world's...
Are you looking for a fun social evening with a Las Vegas flavor? The Culver City High Booster Club invites local residents and surrounding community members to their 12th annual "Casino Night" fundraiser on Saturday, March 15 from 6:30 pm to 11:30 pm. This entertaining event will be held at Vets Auditorium and the money raised goes toward Culver High clubs and athletics. The boosters will transform the auditorium into a Vegas-style casino complete with gambling tables, chips, and slot...
William L. Schulze, Jr., of Playa del Rey died in an accident on Monday, November 25, 2013, in Lancaster, California. Bill was born on August 5, 1957 to William Louis Schulze, Sr. and Barbara Ann Thornton Schulze in Covington, Kentucky, the middle of three children. He attended San Mateo High School, and graduated (1975) from Avon High School in Avon, Ct. He later attended University of Southern Colorado. An ad regional sales manager, he was a robust outdoorsman. He knew no stranger – he was e...
The Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) held its first ever Inside Out event on November 22. CCEF officers and CCUSD administrators were on hand to provide information about CCEF's achievements. But the event really kicked into high gear when a flash mob of high school students came out to show their appreciation for the programs, equipment and opportunities CCEF has been making possible for them throughout their school years. The CCHS cheer team and marching band proceeded to welcome their...
(Culver City, Calif.) – On Tuesday, October 29, 90 Culver City High School students will come together to talk about leadership – from starting new clubs to assisting peers in making good choices and strategic decisions throughout high school. The first Centaurian Leadership Conference will be held throughout the school day and will include a variety of workshops run by students and community leaders. Sessions will include everything from Effective Leadership and Community Outreach to Act...
Dear Editor, I’ve been teaching adapted physical education in Culver City Unified for over 10 years and work with “special needs” children. I’m frustrated with how the district spends taxpayer money. Why not fix the pool for three million and use the rest of the 7.7 million on air conditioning, faulty plumbing, and contrast paints on playgrounds (Helps visually impaired children from being injured.). Examples of problems and where the money should go 1) Nurse’s station at CCHS 96 degrees (...
Eric Sims, Operations Manager of the Kirk Douglas Theatre and President of the Culver City Downtown Business Association, will be the featured speaker at the Culver City Historical Society’s general meeting on Wednesday, October 16 at 7 p.m. in the Veterans Memorial Building’s Multi-Purpose Room, 4117 Overland Avenue. Sims, who is closely involved with the development and programs of the Kirk Douglas Theatre, will describe its metamorphosis from the former Culver Theater, a motion picture hou...
The United Parents of Culver City (UPCC), the parent-run organization dedicated to advocating for the interests of Culver City students, has endorsed Sue Robins for a seat on the Culver City Unified School District Board. The organization had previously endorsed incumbent Kathy Paspalis and newcomer Steve Levin “Kathy, Sue and Steve are the right choice for the future of our District,” says UPCC president Jeannine Wisnosky Stehlin. “They are three excellent candidates who represent the students first and foremost.” School Board preside...
Sylvia Gross Goodman 1933 - 2013 Longtime Culver City resident Sylvia Gross Goodman, passed away Monday morning. She was the beloved mother of Brian Gross (CCHS class of 1977) and Maureen Gross (CCHS class of 1981) and proud grandmother of Matthew Gross. Sylvia attended Culver City Elementary School, Culver City Junior High, and graduated from Hamilton High. Living in Culver City meant everything to Sylvia. She will be missed by her many friends as well as her kids’ friends. She will miss her visits to Tito's and Sorrento Market. Services w...
Let the Voters Decide Bond Committee Dear Editor, Culver City school facilities are in poor shape. You can see it when you walk onto any one of our campuses; termite damage, brown drinking water, missing ceiling tiles, inoperable sprinkler systems, outdated electrical systems... the list goes on. It’s likely that any building constructed before 1955 needs repair or replacement. All of our schools were built before 1955. The past five years of recession and the overall underfunding of public education in California have left our school f...
King Fahad Mosque Honored By Culver Exchange Club The Exchange Club of Culver City, which puts on the annual Culver City Fireworks Show at Culver City High with the sponsorship and support of the City of Culver City and the Culver City Unified School District, recently presented the King Fahad Mosque in Culver City with an award for the Mosque’s outstanding contributions of major prizes for the past several years to the raffle which is an integral part of that annual fundraising event. Riyaz Kadri, Rauf Patel, and Mohammed Khan accepted the a...
CCHS Students Honored At its June 25th board meeting, Ballona Creek Renaissance (BCR) presented Awards of Excellence to three Culver City High students: Emma Kurihara, Priya Patel, and Yvonne Ball. A fourth, Zacky Ezedin, received his award on June 13. Honored for their long-time high quality volunteer contributions to BCR’s work on behalf of community and environment, each received a personalized, illustrated and framed certificate and a $250 check. Because Zacky was leaving to begin a summer program at Cornell University in New York, B...
Dear Editor, The School Board wants to put a Bond measure on the next ballot, but just stubbed their toe (or shot themselves in the foot, if you like) in their haste to have all the members of the board to go along with it. The Culver City News is distributed to everyone's driveway, but few read it. I picked up my copy, then also got a copy of the Culver City Observer as well as the Los Angeles Wave, each of which had a little different way of telling the story. There was also an editorial in the Observer, by Patricia Siever, explaining why...
CCUSD Deficit Shrinks Like Culver City’s own budget, the 2013-2014 budget for the Culver City School Board, approved at the Board’s meeting Tuesday night, is a much better-looking budget than in recent years, especially in regard to the deficit. “Give [CCUSD Superintendent] David LaRose some credit,” said Assistant Superintendent of Finance Mike Reynolds. “He locked us into a room and wouldn’t let us out until [our efforts] had borne some fruit.” Reynolds noted that CCUSD began the fiscal ye...
Historical Society’s Annual Picnic Coming Next Month The Culver City Historical Society invites its members and the community to its annual picnic at Veterans Park on Wednesday, July 17. Festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. with soft drinks and conversation in the picnic area. Dinner will be served from 6:30 pm to7:30. Bring your appetites and come watch Jim Rodrigues from Santa Maria BBQ do his magic catering at the barbeque on-site. Choice Grade tri-tips and plump Grade-A chickens will go on the grill at 5 p.m. Dinner also will include chili b...
Film students at Culver City High were recently invited to screen their short documentary in the highly competitive Los Angeles Film Festival. Their film “Bod Mod” explores the taboo world of underage body modification, including piercings and tattoos. In the short film, high school students discuss the motivation and reasoning behind their tattoos and piercings. They speak frankly and honestly since it is a high school crew that is asking the questions. Guided by a single camera, the documentary approaches the subject without bias and str...
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...
On March 2 from 6:30 pm to 11:30 the Culver City High Boosters Club is hosting its sixth Casino Night at Veterans Memorial Building. Tickets can be purchased from any school athletic team coach, team parent, or on-line at www.cchsboosters.com. Ticket prices are $35 per ticket. Broadly viewed as the most fun fundraiser in Culver City, the evening again will deliver an outstanding entertainment value for the Culver community. Veterans Auditorium will take on the appearance of a Vegas casino, with gaming action on real casino tables generously sup...
At the school board meeting on December 11 CCEF Executive Director Leslie Adler and music teachers Paul Witt (CCMS) and Tony Spano (CCHS) announced two extraordinary new grant awards from The Fineshriber Family Foundation. The first grant is for over $36,000, and demonstrates The Fineshriber Family Foundation’s continuing commitment to the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra program in our elementary schools. This program introduces youngsters to the joyful variety of musical elements, styles, forms, and instruments. Now in it’s sixth year at CCUSD sch...
Long-time Culver City resident Jerome “Jerry” Ackerman, an artist/designer and a driving force in the Mid-Century Modern art movement in California, will be the featured speaker at the Culver City Historical Society’s general meeting on Wednesday, January 16. The event, at the Veterans Memorial Building’s Multi-Purpose Room, 4117 Overland Avenue, will begin at 7 pm. Ackerman will discuss his life with his late wife and collaborator, Evelyn Ackerman, in conversation with gallery director Gerard Brien of Reform Gallery. The Ackermans’ works hav...
Historical Society to Feature Ballona Creek Renaissance The Culver City Historical Society (CCHS) will feature Jim Lamm, president of the Ballona Creek Renaissance (BCR) at its general meeting on Wednesday, October 17 at 7 p.m. in the Veterans Memorial Building’s Multi-Purpose Room, 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City. Lamm will narrate a virtual tour of the creek in his presentation, “Connecting Creek and Community, Ballona Creek and its Watershed---Past, Present and Future,” a multifaceted story about people, places, and processes that will...
Culver City High Girls Volleyball will benefit from a car wash on Saturday Oct. 6 from 10 am to 4 pm in front of Culver City High School. The suggested donation is $7 for one car or two cars for $12. There will be a plethora of snacks, treats, finger-foods, coffee, tea, water, etc. for waiting participants. There will also be about 40 parents helping with the activities. Culver City High has three Girls Volleyball teams, Frosh/Soph, Junior Varsity, and Varsity, coached by Joe Manzo. There are approximately 40 girls on all of the girls VB teams...
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....
