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Nearly two weeks after West Los Angeles college student Kamryn Stone was shot and killed in a Rose Bowl Stadium parking lot, police still have not made any arrests related to the homicide. Stone, a former Culver City High student and Westchester High school graduate, was shot along with another man after a reported altercation several hours after the UCLA Bruins played the Oklahoma Sooners at the Rose Bowl in a college football game. According to CBSLA, Stone reportedly was working as part of a clean-up crew for Cynthia’s Cleaning Company. I...
By Dennis J. Freeman Kamryn Stone, an 18-year-old student at West Los Angeles College, was shot and killed during an altercation in the parking lot of the Rose Bowl Stadium, hours after the UCLA-Oklahoma college football game had concluded. On its Facebook page, West Los Angeles College posted a tribute to the fallen student. “#WestLACollege sends our condolences to the family and friends of student Kamryn Stone who was killed Saturday outside of the Rose Bowl about three hours after the UCLA vs Oklahoma football game, according to a report b...
By Rebecca Rottenberg Age 17, Culver City High School Kids Scoop Reporter A fellow Culver City High School student Sarah Hager and I had the opportunity to attend a rally for Elizabeth Warren in Los Angeles. Held in the spacious halls of the Shrine Auditorium, the RSVPs were estimated at nine thousand, with countless more wandering in to catch the spectacle. The feeling in the room was energized yet intimate, with Warren's own grandson going up to the stage to announce raffle winners. Thanks to...
During my junior year of high school, I took AP Environmental Science and it changed my view on the amount of responsibility I have toward the condition of our planet. One thing my teacher always mentioned, is that for the AP Exam, on the FRQ, Free Response Question, if you can’t think of an answer, you can always write that “we can educate.” For example, if the question asks “How can we reduce the amount of smog in our metropolitan cities?” and a student can’t think of an answer, the best wa...
The Culver City Firefighters Association will hold their 2nd Annual Golf Classic on Monday, Nov. 18 at the prestigious and private Mountain Gate Country Club. The Culver City Firefighters Association is actively involved in the community through many fundraising events that allow us to support various non-profit organizations throughout our community including the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Movember Foundation, Revlon UCLA Breast Cancer Center, the Culver City High School Football Program and several others. The association is...
After a successful ascending 3-0 start to the 2019 football season on the road, Culver City High will entertain perennial power Palos Verdes Sea Kings, in the Centaurs' home opener this Friday, September 20. The defending CIF Division 7 champions are entering the contest on the heels of a convincing 56-28 victory over the Warren High Bears last Friday in Downey. Last season the Centaurs failed to hold onto a fourth quarter lead against the Sea Kings, giving up two touchdowns in the final...
Abel Lezcano, from Culver City, is a member of the Colgate University Class of 2020, has earned the spring 2019 Dean's Award with Distinction. Lezcano is a graduate of Culver City High School. Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher while completing at least three courses during the spring 2019 semester earn the Dean's Award with Distinction. Colgate is a leading American university for students who want classes with rigor, faculty with passion, and confidence in knowing they will learn how to thrive in work and life....
12 NFL Power Rankings - Week 3 1. New England Patriots (2-0): The Pats are off to a fast start, winning both games by a combined 76-3. With the wounded Jets up next, there is no reason to believe the Pats juggernaut will be slowing down this week. Next: -22.5 vs New York Jets - Sun, Sep. 22 2. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0): For anyone who thought Patrick Mahomes might regress in 2019, he threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns against the Raiders. In the 2nd quarter. Without Tyreek Hill. Next: -6...
With 13 seconds to play in regulation play Culver City drove the ball 80 yards to tie the game. Quarterback Zevi Eckhaus scored on an 8-yard quarterback draw play to give Culver City the 55-52 double overtime victory. Read the full story by Culver City Observer Sports Reporter Fred Altieri in next week's print edition of the Culver City Observer or online at www.culvercityobserver.com...
The Culver City High School Centaurs beat Waren High School of Downey by a score of 56 - 28 Friday night. It was the third non-conference game of the new season that Culver City has won. Read the full story in this week's Culver City Observer by Sports Reporter Fred Altieri or online at www.culvercityobserver.com...
Last year, our school district had to pay over $6.20 million in state-mandated CalSTRS contributions. A million dollars of that payment included additional costs mostly due to the board approving overly-generous raises to certificated staff and teacher retirement incentives during the past five years. This million dollar added expense doesn’t even account for the other raises given to classified employees which also increased our district’s complex-accounting of its contributions to CalPERS. It’s no wonder the board pleaded for the commu...
The beautiful South Bay hills in the Palos Verdes Peninsula has some terrific views of Los Angeles. In this semi-rural setting, it almost seems like the last place you would look to find a football game between two 2018 playoff schools. But that was the setting when the Culver City Centaurs brought their offensive juggernaut to Palos Verdes Peninsula High School. On Friday afternoon, Zevi Eckhaus completed 23 of 27 passes for 474 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Culver City Centaurs to an...
Gerhardt Walther Riedel, 95, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, at Avalon Health Care in San Andreas of natural causes. He was born on April 30, 1924, in Hankow, China, to Erhard and Carmelia Riedel, where his father worked as a Lutheran missionary, one of the first in China. Gerhardt ("Gary") was the fifth of eight siblings, and the family moved back to Orange County, Calif., when he was a young teenager. Gary served in the Merchant Marines as a Second Lieutenant during World War II, in...
Three musical acts that you don't want to miss are landing at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA). On September 20, living legend Johnny Mathis takes the stage with his Voice of Romance Tour. The Grammy Hall of Famer, who was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, will be performing all of his classic hits. He has one of the most distinctive voices in music and you will hear his famous vibrato as he sings "It's Not for Me to...
Culver City High School Defeated Peninsula High Friday night by a score of 60-21. Culver faces Warren High School at an away game in Downey this Friday Read the full story by Sports Reporter Fred Altieri in this week's Culver City Observer or online at www.culvercityobserver.com...
Late August means one thing at Culver City High School... Centaur football is back. Last season's CIF Division 7 Champions began the 2019 season with a 56-36 road win at West High in Torrance last Friday night, Aug. 30. This Friday, they venture a few miles further south to Rolling Hills Estates to take on the Peninsula High Panthers. The Centaurs have had success against Peninsula over the past decade, winning eight of nine games while scoring over 40 points in every single contest except for...
UCLA and USC football teams go into their respective games on Saturday with a lot of questions marks. The main questions are can USC win with a backup quarterback and can UCLA get their first win after looking like the same team that won only three games last year? UCLA will face San Diego State at the Rose Bowl on Saturday at 1:15 p.m. and USC will open their Pac-12 season when they play Stanford at 7:30 p.m. at the United Airlines Field at the Memorial Coliseum. UCLA 's 24-14 loss to...
In the first football game of the season Culver City defeated West Torrance High by a score of 56-36. Be sure to read sports reporter Fred Altieri's full story in this week's Culver City Observer or online at www.culvercityobserver.com...
Dear Editor: To judge from Mr. George Laase’s August 22nd commentary, “CCUSD Salaries Skyrocket,” he has three worrisome concerns. First: He worries that the District spends too much on the salaries of its employees. But this seems not to be so worrisome: The 2019-’20 Proposed Budget of the CCUSD projects spending 85% of restricted and unrestricted funds for salaries and benefits for certificated teaching faculty and classified non-teaching staff. For unrestricted funds only, the total for the...
If the season started this week, the Seattle Seahawks already look in mid-season form. The Seahawks led the NFL in rushing yardage per game in 2018. The Seahawks were the only NFL team last season to run more the ball more than 50% of the time. On Saturday Night, the Seahawks came to Los Angeles and showed that they will be a tough running team again this season, defeating the Chargers 23-15. The game was played at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. For three quarters, the Seahawks dominated...
The Lucky Duckies are back! The Lucky Ducky Swim will again be at the Fiesta La Ballona, Saturday, August 24, and Sunday, August 25. At 3:00 pm on Sunday, August 25, the rubber ducks will "swim" across the Culver City Plunge. There will be a number of Lucky Ducky winners. The top prize is $500 with the second prize of two tickets to a Dodgers game and more prizes to be announced at a later date. The proceeds from the Lucky Ducky Swim will benefit Culver City children and youth programs. The...
Nine Culver City High School students and two chaperones, sponsored by the Culver City Sister City Committee (CCSCC), visited our sister city, Iksan, South Korea and surrounding areas from Saturday, July 27 to Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Culver City Students were placed with nine Iksan students and their families, who welcomed them into their homes. Iksan students study English and American students were given brief Korean language instruction prior to the trip. With this knowledge students were able to successfully communicate, resulting in...
Defending CIF Division 7 Football Champion Culver City High is currently preparing for the 2019 season, beginning next Friday, August 30. They romped to their second title last November, beating San Jacinto High on the road, 61-21. With many of the players returning under 10-year head coach Jahmal Wright, the Centaurs eagerly look for a repeat performance this season. Culver City will play five non-league games before they settle into Ocean League action for their last five of the regular season...
The following is a post-game interview the Observer had with Head Coach Tanner Siegal about the up-coming season. On Playing Pre-Season Games Playing a team like Alemany gives us a good opportunity to get better in the pre-season. We know we're a team that when we are keeping the ball in play and shifting defensively and playing at a quick pace--we're a tough team to beat. We can definitely put the ball away on offense, so, for us, winning will come down to how well we play on defense. I give cr...
The Culver City Fiesta La Ballona will be held August 23-25, 2019 at Veterans Memorial Park which is located at 4117 Overland Avenue. This spectacular summer festival features live performances, carnival rides and games, a beer and wine garden, food trucks and a food court, and a vendor village showcasing local groups and artisan wares. New this year are "Plunge Into Fiesta" at the Culver City Municipal Plunge, Silent Disco at the Entertainment Tent, Imagine: Zero Waste World's sustainability...
