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The Playa Vista Orioles baseball academy will conduct a very special instructional clinic at the Culver City High School baseball field, with UCLA Head Coach John Savage as the featured guest instructional speaker, on Saturday, September 16, from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event is designed for high energy and accomplished youth baseball players, from 11 to 13 years of age, and pre-registration is recommended, as there is only a limited number of participants that will be accepted via online...
The Jewish New Year 5778 begins at Sunset on September 20. Please join us for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services at the Double Tree Hotel. Click on the Holiday tab to view the full Schedule: http://www.jewishcc.com Rosh Hashanah commemorates the sixth day of Creation; the day when Adam and Eve were created. Our birth is like G-d saying the world needs you and we pledge New Year resolutions to continue our job to make this world a better place.And when words fail to communicate our deepest heartfelt feelings, we take a Shofar, whose simple...
The Women in Business Council of the Culver City Chamber of Commerce announces the four honorees of the 2017 Women In Business Awards that will be presented October 26 at a luncheon at the Doubletree by Hilton LA Westside. Akasha Richmond, owner and Innovator Honoree of Akasha Restaurant, Bakery and Bar as well as the new AR Cucina, Italian restaurant was an early innovator in downtown Culver City along with her business partner and husband Alan Shulman. Akasha, a well-known chef prior to opening her first restaurant In Culver City, has...
MARY JANE THOMAS née Beaver age 81 died peacefully on August 23, 2017 in Culver City. She was born July 2, 1936 in Pittsburgh. She was predeceased by her parents John E. Beaver and Katherine McLaughlin Beaver, sister Helen Sobieray, and her beloved son Dylan Thomas. Mary Jane graduated from South Hills High School and received her BA from Mount Mercy College in Pittsburgh. She worked as a social worker in Pittsburgh before moving to California. She attended Santa Monica College to obtain her...
Sometime in Mid-September Culver City is planning to put out an Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Public to review and comment on, Citizen Activists have been proposing the City require a surety book of one billion dollars to deal with damages if the oil company has a blowout similar to Porter Ranch or if it causes an explosion like the San Bruno, California fire that destroyed 38 homes. At the current price of Culver City real estate if the City...
The Offense Our football team has really put time and effort in the weight room and on the football field, and weve got huge goals for the 17 Season!! stated football head coach Jahmal Wright. Culver City goes into the football season as the top-ranked team in Division 11 in the Southern Section polls. That is a lofty ranking but probably well deserved. Two years ago the C.I.F. realigned the Divisions, and Culver City was amazingly put down to a lower Division. The reason why the Centaurs were...
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services presents the 19th Annual Alive & Running 5K Walk/Run for Suicide Prevention. The event will take place on Sunday, September 24 beginning at 7 a.m. at West 88th Street & La Tijera Boulevard just north of LAX. (Schedule of Events is listed below.) Held during Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, Alive & Running is an inspiring, life-affirming gathering of people affected by suicide that remembers loved ones and raises money and awareness for the Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center. The family-friendly...
. . . . . Schedule and Results: Game 1 - Culver City 58 - West Torrance 27 (Win) Game 2 - Culver City 48 - Torrance 20 (Win) Game 3 - Friday, September 15 at North Torrance Game 4 - Friday, September 22 vs. University Game 5 - Friday, September 29 at Dorsey Game 6 - Friday, October 6 at El Segundo Game 7 - Friday, October 13 vs. Lawndale Game 8 - Friday, October 20 vs. Hawthorne Game 9 - Friday, October 27 at Santa Monica Game 10 - Friday, November 3 vs. Beverly Hills CIF Playoffs Begin -...
What is the only thing Democrats and Republicans; right wingers and left wingers; progressives and conservatives can agree upon? Without a doubt, everyone who knew his Honor Judge Harold I. Cherness recognized him for his fairness and a sense of justice he brought to his courtroom every day. His wisdom and humor knew no bounds. On September 25 the Council will hold a hearing to name the intersection Overland and Culver the Harold I. Cherness Plaza. Please plan to attend and tell Mayor Cooper...
Lucas O’Connor, star quarterback of the 2011 Culver City High football team that went to the CIF Western Conference finals has signed a scholarship offer to play football at West Liberty University in West Liberty, West Virginia. West Liberty is a strong Division 2 program. In his big season with the Centaurs O’Connor passed for 3,341 yards in 14 games, second only to Darius Banks who threw for 4,115 in 2006. His 32 touchdowns passes makes him the third highest in this category behind Banks and Jonathan Martin. He was second all time in Cul...
CCUSD is proud to announce the appointment of Robert Quinn as the new Assistant Superintendent of Business Services. Robert Quinn currently serves as the Director of Information Technology for the Culver City Unified School District. During his 18-year tenure in that position, Mr. Quinn has used his skills and knowledge of 21st Century Technology to implement high performing technological solutions that allowed for full educational use of technology for 7,000 students and 800 employees. His...
The hottest ticket in town is the City of Carson. The Los Angeles Chargers drew thousands of enthusiastic fans to their opening day of training camp at the Jack Hammett Complex in Costa Mesa last Saturday morning. Carson residents can only smile as the Chargers begin their three-year run at the city's StubHub Center next Sunday, August 13. There are multiple reasons why the city will host the Chargers for the next three seasons. Geographic location, state-of-the-art athletic fields, civic planni...
LA-based Pop/RnB singer Malavika's debut single, "Jackpot" isan upbeat and audacious girl power anthem produced by German pop-producer Moritz Braun, with elements of jazz, funk n soul, modern pop, including indian instruments like the “Bhapang” - a tribute to Malavika's Indian heritage. The song will be included on her upcoming EP, released later this year and she also plans on doing a national tour. Citing Michael Jackson, TLC, and En Vogue as her inspirations, Malavika's soaring vocals and perfectly stacked harmonies are going to make her...
The CIF Southern Section and the NFHS Network are excited to announce the extension of their partnership with a renewal of the streaming rights agreement for local high school sports as announced by CIF-SS Commissioner of Athletics Rob Wigod and NFHS Network President Robert Rothberg. The new three-year deal will commence with the 2017-18 school year and will extend through the 2019-20 season. This agreement includes the NFHS Network School Broadcast Program for CIF-SS member schools. Participating schools will be able to broadcast their own...
Culver Volleyball Club finished its eight-month season with strong showings among 500 teams in the annual Summer Soiree Volleyball Tournament in Anaheim. The top ranked 16-year olds took second place, the fourth seeded 18-year olds finished fourth and the seven-seeded 14-year olds placed ninth in the four-day event during the Independence Day holiday. Coaches and players will take a short break and then prepare for the Culver City High and Middle School seasons. Club tryouts for girls 15 and older will take place August 12-13. Tryouts for...
Charity Donations Include: My Stuff Bags Foundation (mystuffbags.org); The Harvest Home (theharvesthome.org); and Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club (smbwc.org) Tickets are now on sale for The Lennon Family Legacy Concert, Friday and Saturday, July 21 and 22 at the historic Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club, http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2949315. This year's popular, almost-annual reunion concert of the singing Lennon Family will feature the iconic Lennon Sisters, VENICE the band, (who's very na...
Scott J. Hart, 38 of Culver City, formerly of Montoursville, Pennsylvania died unexpectedly on July 5 in an automobile accident. Born April 26, 1979, in Montoursville, he was the son of David C. and Sandra L. Hart (deceased). Scott had a love of sports. He was an avid Cubs Fan. He enjoyed playing baseball from 1984 to 1991 starting with Mill Creek Little League. He also played basketball, as well as wrestled for McCall Middle School. Scott was involved in the Scout program as a Cub Scout with Pack No. 172 in Farragut as well. Scott was a 1997 g...
The Culver City High Centaurs continued their dominance in the passing tournaments in Southern California this past weekend when they blew through most of the competition in the Santa Fe “7 on 7” Tournament on Saturday, July 8. The tournament began with more than 20 teams and the first four games determined the team seeds for the later rounds. In Culver City’s pool were host team Santa Fe High, Arcadia High, Dominguez High (Compton) and Bellflower High. Culver City opened up pool play against the host Santa Fe Chiefs. The Centaurs domin...
Although the Culver City football team has performed at a high level this summer in passing league games they realize they must improve if they expect to compete for league and CIF championships in the fall. “We are looking pretty good right now but we still have to get better,” said head coach Jahmal Wright after they beat Brentwood during a recent game at Culver City. Wright is always looking for perfection but he realizes its’ still early. “It’s June so we have some time to get to where we...
Ever since former Culver City High football head coach and current athletic director Tom Salter took over the football program in 1999 the varsity players have periodically staged a varsity verses alumni "7 on 7" game around the July 4th holiday. Because several of the alums playing college ball would come home at that time of year. It is a great tradition and a way of honoring the alums and having a super competitive game verses the varsity squad. Since many of the alums that come back are...
Legendary UCLA track & field coach Jim Bush passed away on Monday, July 10 at his home in Culver City. He was 90. Bush, who coached at UCLA for 20 years (1965-84), elevated the Bruin program to one of the most outstanding in the United States, leading the team to five NCAA Championships and seven conference titles. "Today, the Bruin family suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of former track & field coach Jim Bush," said UCLA Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero. "Jim was born to coach; he brought out the best in everyone around him,...
By: Lauren Berger The LA Film Festival shone a bright light on 2017’s Future Filmmakers. An annual contest, Future Filmmakers celebrates the artistic achievements of budding film producers worldwide. Selected from a pool of more than 700 short films, this year’s 15 winning shorts stood out for their technical ability, originality, creativity, and their strong unwavering voices. To make matters even more impressive, all films were made by high schoolers and screened by high school jurors. Ranging from all genres, the selected short films tra...
By Devyn Hackett Correspondent for KSM Kid Scoop Media I attended the Future Filmmakers Program at the LA Film Festival on June 17 as a first time reporter for Kid Scoop Media. The films showcased were made by high school students, or “future filmmakers” as they were called. The films started off with a beautifully animated opening. The films were selected from across the country with a variety of genres. They ranged from humorous, such as the short films Squeal and Daisy Head Maisy, to documentaries such as Confessions of a Teenage Drag Queen....
Former Centaur football star Deon Young, a three-year starter and one of the better defensive tackles in Southern California signed a recent scholarship offer to Wake Forest of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Young had an outstanding career at Culver City High where he played in 2010, 2011 (CIF Finalist team) and 2012. Young was one of the standouts at the Nike combine in the spring of 2012 when he went up against some of the best offensive linemen in Southern California. He is the only defensive tackle in Culver City football history who was a...
Ed Foundation Director to Retire The Board of Directors of the Culver City Education Foundation, the lead private organization that has raised money to better Culver City Schools, made the following announcement last week, "It is with deep appreciation and lasting gratitude for her years of devotion to the mission of the Culver City Education Foundation that CCEF announces the resignation of our Executive Director, Leslie Adler. "Leslie has been a passionate supporter of our students and...
