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By Greg Goodyear and Jerry Weiner Special to the Observer For the first time in recent memory, Culver City won the El Rancho passing tournament for the second year in a row and also won back-to-back tournaments on consecutive weekends. The Centaurs faced a slightly better level of competition this past weekend than they faced in the Western Tournament the weekend before. In addition, two of Culver’s better players were unable to attend last weekend’s tournament as Dominick Tatum was on an official trip to the University of Nevada and Khary Cru...
The Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers are both coming off seasons that neither would call a success. For the first time since 2005, both LA teams missed the playoffs. For the Lakers, this has become a routine. This was the fifth straight season the Lakers have missed the postseason. For the Clippers, this was the first time since 2011 that they had missed the playoffs. The offseason officially starts on June 21st when the 2018 NBA Draft is held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn,...
As the Class of 2018 graduates this week, no fewer than six Culver City High School athletic programs are already preparing for the Fall semester. Football, cheer, boys water polo, girls volleyball, cross country and girls tennis have practices and tryouts scheduled, or already have commenced with training. Football: Athletes may try out during Summer Workout which will begin June 11, 2018 to June 28, 2018. Monday - Thursday, 2:30-5:00 p.m. For freshman Summer workouts will begin Tuesday, June 1...
Roses are red, Violets are blue. Let me share my day of poetry With you . . . September 20, 2017 marked 100 years from the day the Culver City city charter was issued. Several special community events occurred during our Centennial year, including poetry readings that culminated in a book launch and reading at the Culver City Senior Center on Saturday, June 9th at 10 a.m., celebrating the publication of "Culver City's Centennial Poetry Collection," a labor of love that was initiated and edited...
Fresh off a solid victory in last week’s statewide primary elections, the assemblywoman who now represents Culver City and surrounding areas in the state Legislature is already preparing several proposals to tackle issues ranging from education to poverty and criminal justice reform. Fewer than 48 hours after the June 5 election that Democrat Sydney Kamlager-Dove won with nearly 55 percent of the vote, she also introduced her very first piece of legislation in Sacramento—a bill to fas...
Special to the Observer By Greg Goodyear and Larry Weiner Over the years, Culver City has been a traditionally strong program in the summer passing tournaments, but they have generally not won many of these events. The Centaurs usually participate in four or five a summer and last summer had some success winning one and going to the finals in another. In the Centaur’s first passing tournament of this summer, they entered into a new tournament they had not participated in before played at Western High School in Anaheim. The biggest question t...
The Brandeis Men’s Group meets the third Wednesday at Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium on Overland and Culver Blvd. Listen to dynamic speakers discussing very interesting topics. We fund scholarships for research projects at Brandeis University in Boston. On April 18: Breakfast 9 a.m., speaker Rich Richman, graduated from Harvard and NYU Law school; practiced for 30 years. Then on May 16 Lunch Meeting 11-2 p.m.: Speaker Thom Mason. He founded the USC Department of Jazz. He was chairman 198...
Mrs. Barbara Garner passed away peacefully in Irvine, California, on Thursday, May 31, after a brief illness. Barbara was born December 22, 1929 in Inglewood, California. After living in Henderson, Nevada for a couple years during World War II, she returned to Southern California where she graduated from Inglewood High School. She went on to complete two years at El Camino College. As a young woman, Barbara worked at Hughes Aircraft in West Los Angeles. Barbara married the love of her life, Jack...
10-18 was a banner school year for Culver City High School athletics. The Centaurs won not one, but two CIF Championships. Additionally, multiple CIF Semifinal finishes and numerous CIF Playoff seeds across the board reconfirmed a steady increase in student athlete participation and continued success for the school’s 21 athletic programs. “I’m so happy with the coaches and the student athletes. We have fine coaches, they work very hard and put in a lot of time and effort,” said Culver High At...
Robert (Bob) C. Plaice, age 79 died in Auburn, Ca on May 5, 2018. Born September 3, 1938 in Salinas, Ca. Bob was one of five boys born to Ralph and Phyllis Plaice. Bob was a member of the Navy serving during the Korean War. He graduated from Culver City High School in 1956, where he lettered in varsity track. A longtime resident of Culver City, Bob relocated to Sacramento, Ca and Sparks, Nevada before settling in Rocklin, Ca. He was a published author and cartoonist and he enjoyed reading and drawing in his later years. He had a great sense of...
Luis Ramirez will be the new Principal of La Ballona Elementary School. The announcement by CCUSD also named Vanessa San Martin as CCUSD'S Director of Child Development. Both appointments were approved unanimously by the CCUSD Board of Education on May 22. Ms. San Martin starts effective June 4; Mr. Ramirez begins effective July 24. "Both Vanessa and Luis bring a wealth of experience and expertise to their positions. We are pleased to welcome them to the CCUSD family and look forward to the...
If you are into Gospel Music than you need to get to the California African American Museum in Exposition Park before August 26th, 2018 to see “How Sweet the Sound”. The museum uses vintage photographs and video recordings to create a global phenomenon. Just a stone’s throw away is the Ray Charles Foundation Museum at 2101 West Washington Blvd in Los Angeles. As I suggested a while ago the tax on marijuana is in the opinion of many so high, users might return to their former “prov...
The best and the brightest senior student athletes from Culver City High were honored at the school’s 2017-18 Athlete of the Year Awards. Hundreds of people participated in the banquet, including students, parents, coaches, teachers and administrators. It was held Wednesday, May 23 in the school cafeteria, which was decorated in Centaur blue and white. Culver High Athletic Director Tom Salter led proceedings, along with Assistant Principal DuBois McMillan. Each of the respective program head c...
For the second time in the past four years, Culver City High baseball ended its playoff season at Palos Verdes High. Once again, the final resting place overlooked the beautiful Pacific Ocean moments before the fading sunset dipped below the horizon. The Centaurs lost 9-2 to the Sea Kings in their 2018 CIF Division 3 Wild Card Playoff game on Wednesday, May 16. Culver City also lost a 2-1 heartbreaker in the bottom of the seventh inning at P.V. High in 2015. Yet it was a very successful season...
The battle for third place turned into the 2018 Ocean League baseball series of the year. All it took was splitting a pair of walk-off thrillers plus a do-or-die playoff win at Culver City High for the Centaurs to outlast a stubborn and much-improved Beverly Hills High squad. The 4-1 victory earned Culver an invitation to the CIF Southern Section Division 3 Playoffs. The Centaurs fell behind, tied the game, took the lead and added an insurance run to outlast the visiting Normans 4-1 on Friday,...
It was my great pleasure to attend this year’s COLCOA (“City of Light City of Angels”) French Film Festival at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood. It ran from April 23 through April 30, and I packed 13 feature films (several accompanied by shorts) into the six days I went. As cinematic experiences go, it was tres magnifique. That pretty much exhausts my mastery of French, so thank God for subtitles. The first film I saw was Special Honors, the North American premiere of a TV movie...
A memo from our Congresswoman the Honorable Karen Bass. Somewhere in Russia, Vladimir Putin is laughing at us as Paul Ryan and Devin Nunes receive a slap on the back and “job well done” from Donald Trump in the Oval Office. I am, of course, talking about that sham of a memo the Republicans released last week about the federal surveillance of Trump campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page. When Democrats objected that the memo omits important facts, Trump lashed out. Today he used Twitter to...
Speed is of the essence for Culver City High. For the first time in school history both the varsity girls and boys track and field teams repeated as league champions at the same time. The girls dominated once again, winning the Ocean League by 98 points. The boys won their team title by a mere three points. The 2018 Ocean League Championships took place on Wednesday evening, May 3 at Culver City High for the fourth consecutive year. El Segundo High, Santa Monica High, Beverly Hills High,...
Wednesday night at 8:25 the Culver City Police Department received several calls of gun shots at the intersection of Barman Avenue and Elenda Street. Although after hours the location was close to three Culver City Schools including the high school. Culver City Police units arrived on the scene minutes after the reports. Witnesses reported they had observed shots being fired between a gray van and a blue Audi sedan, One shell casing was found on Elenda Street, and one bullet strike was located...
So, there we were Marie AKA "The Wild Gypsy Lady" and myself at our favorite secluded roadside coffee, ice cream and waffle restaurant next door to the De Soto car dealership. Maria overhead a conversation between a civil servant type who just enjoyed spreading unfounded rumors. The rumor going around discusses marijuana dispensaries. Cousin Neil was all ears, because those owners will make big money, even if their location isn’t the best. Maria’s thought was the only location available was in...
Culver City High swept their two-game series from Hawthorne High with a pair of 11-1 victories at home and away. The race for the 2018 Ocean League baseball title is heating up, with two weeks remaining before CIF Playoffs begin. The two wins placed the Centaurs with a 4-2 record in the league standings behind leader El Segundo High (6-0) and Santa Monica High (5-1) and just ahead of Beverly Hills High at 3-3. Culver High plays a two-game series against Santa Monica this week before wrapping up...
"Tribute to the Stars," the annual fundraiser for the Culver City Education Foundation (CCEF), will have a new venue May 5. Following hugely successful years at The Culver Studios, the event will be held at Unici Casa in Culver City this year. This gala is spectacular! It gives CCUSD students world class education. It also raises funds that will support programs in every Culver City school (including STEM education for every student). This year, the "Stars" being honored include: Culver Pride...
After concluding the 2018 NFL Draft, the LA Chargers agreed to terms with 21 undrafted free agents: Tony Brown | Alabama | DB | 6-0 | 198 | Beaumont, Texas A two-year starter in football and a track All-American … provided leadership on defense and special teams for the Crimson Tide enroute to a National Championship in 2017 … as a senior, the defensive back provided 31 tackles, a tackle for loss, two passes defensed and a quarterback hurry before picking off his first pass of the season in the...
Camila Fernandez and Peri Reynaldo, students in Culver City High School's AVPA (Academy of Visual and Performing Arts), won out over 140 students to be interns at LACMA (LA County Museum of Art). Both students participated in the museum's training sessions, culminating in the student interns leading tours for young students. Camila and Peri gave their debut docent tours on April 19, to a group of fellow CCHS art students, along with CCUSD school board members and administrators. Each intern was...
Culver City High School teacher Kathleen Rowley gave her ninth-grade students an assignment to write letters to the editor based on independent research they did on subjects that matter to them. The research was peer-reviewed by fellow students; students later voted to choose the most popular subjects. Students were asked to write to the editor on topics with import for them. Here are some more of the students' letters detailing their concerns. The First part is on our website at: www.culvercityobserver.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
