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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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
Character counts. It was a gut check for the young 2018 Centaur baseball team. Following Culver City High's two tough losses to open the Ocean League the previous week against defending champs El Segundo High, the team faced a continually improving Lawndale High squad that gave the Culver boys all they could handle. The Centaurs passed with grit and determination to sweep the home-and-away series with the Cardinals by scoring the winning runs in their last at-bat in both games. Culver City score...
The community is invited to learn about the West LA College Film/TV Production Crafts program at a special info session May 2 at 10 a.m. The program, profiled by PBS and the LA Times, is unique among area community colleges. Participants prepare for entry-level positions in behind-the-scenes entertainment industry crafts. The instructors are entertainment industry veterans, teaching skills in work areas of grip, set lighting, costuming, set painting and set decorating, as well as more...
Culver City High baseball entered last week’s 2018 Ocean League season with an 11-2 preseason record. The impressive start was due to reliable pitching backed up by strong fielding and balanced by a productive offense. Unfortunately the Centaur bats went silent in the two-game league series against defending league champs, El Segundo High. The Centaurs opened up with a very tough 4-2 road loss to the Eagles on Tuesday, April 10. Two days later they suffered their worst defeat of the year, an 8...
The 2018 NFL draft is less than a week away, on April 26th through the April 28th and it is time to put our best effort forward to predict whom the Los Angeles Chargers might add to their roster through the draft. The Chargers have seven draft picks, one for each round. Below is the prediction for the Chargers for the 2018 NFL Draft: Round 1 – Pick 17 Leighton Vander Esch, Linebacker, Boise State This is a pick that should be on the board at #17 and a player with a lot of upside. Vander Esch wou...
Your high school teacher gives you a project: Find something important to you, then research the subject. Write it up, get it peer-reviewed by fellow students. Ultimately, students were asked to choose which subjects were most significant to them. Then take what you think is important, and write a compelling letter to the editor. Thanks to Culver City High School teacher Kathleen Rowley, and her ninth-grade students, we've decided to publish some the letters. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
The voters spoke loud and clear on April 3, 2018 when Sydney Kamlager received 65 percent to assume the 54th District Assembly seat vacated by Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, due to health concerns. Sidney’s background will allow Kamlager to hit the floor running - she ran the district office for Holly Mitchell when Holly was both the Assembly member from Culver City, and also State Senator. These figures from the information sent to Sacramento by the Culver City Unified School District and T...
Spring Break 2018 served Culver City High baseball well. The Centaurs won four of five games to earn third place in the 24-team St. Paul Easter Tournament. The Centaurs will take their successful 11-2 pre-league record heading into Ocean League action beginning this week with a two-game series against the always-tough El Segundo High Eagles. The game of the tournament was Culver’s thrilling extra-inning come-from-behind 7-6 victory over Ontario Christian High. The win propelled them into the s...
The 2018 NFL Draft is less than two weeks away (April 26th through the 28th). The Los Angeles Chargers have a very good roster and really need to use this draft to build depth and to find replacements for players that they could lose in free agency in the future. The Chargers have addressed the offense with the addition of free agent Center Mike Pouncey. Forrest Lamp, the Chargers 2nd round pick from 2017, will be back after missing his entire rookie season with an ACL injury. He will start at...
Culver for a Cause will hold a 5k race on Saturday, April 14. The race will begin at 9 am at Culver City High school. The event will include food, live music, free t-shirts, and medals. Proceeds will be directed to CCUSD Culver Closet, providing clothing and toiletry items to culver city school families in need. donations will be given to Peruvian women to help them gain access to educational opportunities. Culver City High School is located at 4401 Elenda Street, Culver City. To register or...
Dear Editor, Why I am supporting Albert Vera: I have spent the last two months walking with him and listening to the way he answers questions and talks to voters. Why would this 24-year resident support him? At heart Albert is Culver City born and raised. He is not running for city council because he wishes to continue a political career elsewhere, he is running because he has a deep and abiding love and concern that our city continues to thrive and evolve, yet retain as many elements as...
In Santa Monica, there's a school called Elemental Music created by a Santa Monica-Malibu School District (SMMUSD) music teacher about fourteen years ago to train, inspire and nuture elementary and middle school students and give them an opportunity to play in an orchestra throughout the school year to get experience. It is a supplement to the basic instruction the students are getting at their schools and help develop both technical and musical skills that prepare them for continued study at...
Culver City High School Associated Student Body Presents” Culver for a Cause run for Better Education”. What: Come be a part of the Culver for a Cause 5K Charity Run! There will be food, live music, free T-shirts, and Medals! Why: Proceeds will be directed towards the CCUSD Culver Closet, which helps provide clothing and toiletry items to CCUSD families in need. In addition, some proceeds will be given to Peruvian women to help them gain access to educational opportunities like the ones we are...
Mary Ellen Fernandez was born to Duane and Helen Bales in Santa Monica on August 19,1936 and graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1954. She married Leonard Maisch in 1955 and their children, Debra Lynn and Brian William were also born in Santa Monica. She moved to Culver City and was employed by the City of Culver City in 1960, working for City Manager Dale Jones. Mary Ellen met her second husband, Armando William "Bill" Fernandez in 1962 while working at the Bank of America in Culver City...
Dr. Tepring Piquado, scientist, educator, and Democratic candidate for Assembly, announced today that she has been endorsed by Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) in her bid for California Assembly District 54 in the special election on April 3rd. The seat was vacated when Assemblymember Ridley-Thomas announced his resignation due to health reasons. Congressman McNerney (D-Stockton) represents California's 9th Congressional District and serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce...
Culver City Mayor Jeff Cooper was beaming as he addressed over 400 residents and business people on Tuesday at the annual Mayor's luncheon. "Culver City is at the cutting edge of cities around the country, in terms of what we have been able to accomplish, and what we plan to accomplish going forward," he stated during the luncheon where he discussed his tenure on the City Council. The packed house listened as the introspective mayor listed the accomplishments during his eight years in office...
Alex Conte Age 8 CCUSD Student March 13 at 10:38pm; Today, we watched Air Force One land and it was really cool. Then lots of people came out of the back of the plane and the President came out of the front of the plane. It was raining so he didn't talk to the press. My favorite planes were the helicopter, Marine One, and the giant gray aircraft that carried two helicopters, a limousine they call "the beast" and a bunch of cars to California. I would have liked to ask President Trump if he...
As the late great Ernie Banks used to say: "Let's play two." Culver City High baseball swept a home daylight doubleheader against Peninisula High on Saturday, March 17. Three days later the Centaurs traveled just down the road to rout St. Bernard 9-2 in their opening game of the St. Paul Easter Tournament to run its 2018 season record to 8-1. The Centaurs won the twinbill opener 6-2 before edging out the Panthers 5-4 in the second game versus Peninsula. It was another test passed for the young...
Youth and speed are served. Culver City High track and field continued its fine early season form in the 2018 Mustang Relays at Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach on Saturday, March 17. The Centaur girls and boys respective frosh/soph and varsity squads took home five first place medals including a meet record for one young student athlete. The Culver tracksters were among 20 high school teams from nine different leagues that competed in 64 race finals for the 16 track and field events. The...
Thank you, Colin. And thanks to the Chamber for organizing this lunch. It has truly been an honor to serve as your Mayor for the past year. I would most importantly like to thank my wife Rafia and daughters for all their love, support and understanding as I served our great city for the last eight years. -- Earlier this month I represented Culver City at a conference in Austin, Texas, sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, where over 30 mayors from around the U.S. –and around the w...
