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In evaluating Culver City High baseball in 2012 Coach Rick Prieto says “it was a good season.” Despite being eliminated in the second playoff round by Paramount High the Centaurs had of their best seasons ever. They went undefeated in the Ocean League for the first time in school history, reversed last year’s final week pair of losses to similarly unbeaten Santa Monica and shut out their first round playoff opponent, Eastside of Lancaster. In discussing Culver’s 3-0 loss to Paramount, a team th...
Following up on his job’s “Prep for Success” workshop held last month, Senator Curren D. Price, Jr. (D-Culver city) will host a Small Business “Prep for Primes” Forum on Saturday, June 2 from 100 a.m. to 1 p.m. at West Los Angeles College-Fine Arts Complex, located at 9000 Overland Ave, Culver City. The “Prep for Primes” Forum is the second in a series of events designed specifically to increase the employability of Los Angeles residents and expand the list of qualified job applicants, including contractors, for local employers. The forum, in p...
The Culver City High baseball season, one of the most memorable in school history, is over. The Centaurs lost their second round CIF playoff game, 3-0 to Paramount High Tuesday afternoon. Last year Culver eliminated Paramount in the second playoff round. Both of the Centaurs’ playoff games resulted in shutouts. Culver defeated Eastside of Lancaster, 1-0 in the first round. Rick Prieto had one the better teams in his long reign as the Centaurs’ coach. Culver finished with a 20-9 record. The tea...
City Manager’s Update May 11 Community Development Department • Westfield Culver City – Tenant Improvements have been completed at the following stores: Extreme Pizza, Things Remembered, Old Navy, Fashion Traffic, FootLocker/Champs Sports, Angl, Inc. Permits have been issued to the following stores: Footaction, Inc., Ulta Beauty, Finish Line, Café Creole. A permit has been issued to Belkin International, Inc., for a new kiosk in the mall. • EBAY - Plans have been approved for a tenant improvement located at 10451 Jefferson Boulevard. • Sugar...
Airport Marina Ford and Ford Motor Company have partnered to help raise money in support of Culver City High as part of Ford’s Drive One 4 UR School program. Culver City community members helped raise over $5,000 for Culver City High by test driving Ford vehicles and hosting a car wash during the event. Airport Marina Ford worked with Culver City High to host the one-day event lat the school. More than 200 people test drove Ford vehicles and for every test drive Airport Marina Ford donated $20 to the local school to help fund programs that h...
Another all day book sale with thousands of titles to choose from will be available on Saturday from 9 am to 3 pm at the Julian Dixon Culver City Library. Most books are $1. Volunteers are needed. Setup starts at 7:30 a.m. and breaking the sale down begins at 2:30 pm. Volunteers can sign up for the first shift, 7:30am to11:30 or the second shift, 11:30 am to -3:30 pm. (Pizza lunch included!) or stay all day. High School students and Scouts can receive community service credit. Email info@ccfol.org if you have questions or want to volunteer...
As the Ocean League champion, Culver City High will begin the CIF baseball playoffs in a home game Friday at 3 pm. The Centaurs will host an opponent to be determined following a wild card round earlier in the week. By defeating defending champion Santa Monica, 7-6 and 1-0 last week the Centaurs completed a 10-0 league season. It’s the first time in school history Culver City has gone undefeated in the league. In the final league game Jay Steiner pitched the shutout. Culver had six hits, i...
After running a very active campaign, which included a combination of riding her bicycle and mobilizing a precinct walk around the community in order to meet residents, the seasoned advocate for healthy environmental practices and a responsive government, Meghan Sahli-Wells became a member of the Culver City Council in the April 10 election. It was her second attempt. She had lost by 32 votes in 2010. “Riding my bike and walking helped target the most likely voters, and allowed me to meet new p...
Congressmember Karen Bass (D-Calif.) announced the winner from the 33rd Congressional District office’s 2012 Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discovery”. Michelle Bac, the winner and student at Culver City High, will have her artwork, “A Face” displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year as well as have an opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., to participate in a recognition ceremony with Members of Congress, other art competition winners from around the country and additional special guests. “I’d like to congratulate...
The busiest week of the high school baseball season is underway for the Culver City Centaurs. Due to a rainout last week, a makeup game this week and a Saturday tournament game Coach Rick Prieto’s team will play four times – and right in the midst of a league championship showdown with Santa Monica the following week. On Tuesday Culver hosted Morningside. On Thursday culver will play at Morningside. On Friday Culver will make up the rained out game at Inglewood. On Saturday Culver will com...
Public School 612 will replace Fraiche Restaurant in downtown Culver City. Fraiche which was once named “one of the 10 best new restaurants in the United States,” has suffered in recent years with the loss of Chef Jason Travi and Thierry Perez, both partners in the restaurant and the ill-timed expansion into Santa Monica when the owners opened a second location. Public School is a modern craft beer pub and restaurant and is operated by Grill Concepts LLC which owns the Daily Grill. It currently...
Sara Murphy of Culver City High has won an Award of Merit (second place) in the State PTA Reflections competition for her music composition. She was competing against all California high school students who entered this National Arts Competition. The National PTA Reflections Program is an arts recognition and achievement program for students. The Reflections Program provides opportunities for students to express themselves creatively and to receive positive recognition for original works of art inspired by a pre-selected theme, while...
AVPA Art Students Tour, “In Wonderland….” at LA County Museum of Art It’s the best time of the year for AVPA Art’s five high school interns at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Emily Wood, Edna Vogel, Marilyn Liu, Michelle Bac, and Azalie Welsh have all been working on designing their own interactive tours for the past few months, focusing on an special exhibition of surrealist art created by women artists from Mexico and the United States. Now that April is upon us, the Culver City students are leading groups of high school and middle sc...
There will be a Culver City High Tennis Team Garage Sale this Saturday from 9 am to 2 pm. The sale will be held in the parking lot in front of the Culver City Middle School at 4601 Elenda Street. Many items from over 40 families including kitchenware, clothes, electronics, games, toys, books, decorative household goods and more will be available. All proceeds support local sports for students at the high school....
While I may not be a Steve Harvey fan per se, I am a fan of all things funny, especially when funny comes in the form of a great ensemble cast, well told organically unfolding intertwining stories and characters, and all packaged as a gem of a film shot in, of all places, the Heart of Screenland - Culver City. And this is exactly what director Tim Story gives us with THINK LIKE A MAN - a funny, funny film filled with heart and laughter. Based on Steve Harvey’s best-selling comedic advice book ...
Sara Murphy of Culver City High has won an Award of Merit (second place) in the State PTA Reflections competition for her music composition. She was competing against all California high school students who entered this National Arts Competition. The National PTA Reflections Program is an arts recognition and achievement program for students. The Reflections Program provides opportunities for students to express themselves creatively and to receive positive recognition for original works of art inspired by a pre-selected theme, while...
Voters To Choose On Tuesday Jim Clarke A 17-year Culver City resident, Jim Clarke currently works as Director, Mayor’s Office of Grants for the City of Los Angeles. He helps to secure grant funding and oversees $611 million of federal stimulus funds. He previously headed the City of Los Angeles’ federal relations program, which required frequent contact with members of the U.S. Senate and members of Congress. Clarke also served as chief of staff to two Congressional representatives from the Los...
Wisely, Culver City High schedules challenging non-league baseball games to prepare for the Ocean League. The strategy worked last season when the Centaurs didn’t win the league championship but proceeded to win three playoff games, including two in Orange County. Culver won eight of its first 10 games this season, including a pair of routs over Beverly Hills in league games. Then the Centaurs lost three of four against formidable non-league foes. The losses were 9-6 to Palos Verdes and a d...
March 30, 2012 City Manager’s Office • Cesar Chavez Day - On March 26 the City Council presented a proclamation designating March 31 as Cesar Chavez Day. The City Manager’s Office also received additional information from a resident about President Obama’s proclamation of this holiday. Community Development Department • Westfield Culver City – Footaction, Inc. - Plans have been approved for a new retail store. ECOSWAY – A permit has been issued for a new nutrition / supplement store. • L.A. Spice – Plans have been submitted for a new restaur...
Center Theatre Group has elected four teachers for the 2012 Theatre Educator Fellowship Program. Designed by CTG’s Education and Community Partnerships department and supported by a grant from JP Morgan Chase & Co., CTG’s Theatre Educator Fellowship Program awards fellowships to educators who implement theatre in their teaching practice. The Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City is one of CTG’s theatres. “Teachers are our most important partners in making theatre a basic part of every student’s education, and we are so delighted to have the...
A recent letter from Nancy Kuechle expressed her support for Scott Malsin. With all due respect for Nancy and what I believe are Mr. Malsin's good intentions, my perceptions differ. Malsin's website, under “Protecting the Character of Our City” states that “He put forward a plan that radically reduced permissible building size.. . .” Mr Malsin's Council votes have indicated otherwise. Remember the Entrada Project? Mr Malsin cast a deciding vote that effectively violated what his website says as he disregarded the will of the people-packed Counc...
Culver City High School's boys' and girls' track and field teams continued to have outstanding performances. The latest addition of outstanding performances happened last Friday and Saturday at the California Relays at Long Beach Wilson High. Both varsity teams are in pursuit of winning multiple races and championships in the CIF Southern Section Division and CIF-State Meet. The Centaurs once again have enough talent to be able to compete with the top track and field teams in Southern...
They Respond About Issues, Pizza The Actors’ Gang Theatre seemed an appropriate venue for a lively City Council candidate forum on March 14 at which the questions-including some on controversial topics-were asked by Culver City high school, middle school, and elementary school students. Presented by Culver City High and moderated by two students, CC High senior Nicole Martin and home-schooled Claire Wineland, the forum alternated between questions asked of one candidate and “lightning rou...
The Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF) and Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) announce the following award recipients to be honored at the 14th Annual Tribute to the Stars, Friday May11 at Sony Pictures Studios, Main Street. Sony Pictures Entertainment/ Teacher of the Year Kari Fretham- Culver City Middle School Rotary Club of Culver City/ Classified Employee of the Year Anissa McCullen – Linwood E. Howe Elementary School LA Urban Homes/CCUSD Superintendent’s Award The Fineshriber Family Foundation Playa Vista/ CCEF President’s Aw...
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is a nation-wide arts competition open to all high school students across the nation. Culver City High students from the CCHS Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) have been recognized for their exceptional talent in the visual arts. Edna Vogel Amezcua, Michelle Bac, Camille Clair, and Ahin Ju have earned “Gold Key” awards, the highest level of achievement, for their individual work in visual art. Edna Vogel Amezcua has won one of five top awards called, “The American Visions Award” for her unique...
