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On Saturday May 18th, Culver City High football traveled to Glendale High School for the La Crescenta Valley passing tournament. Centaur head coach Jahmal Wright received a late call from the head coach at Crescenta Valley to invite the Centaurs into the tournament because they were looking for more teams. Since Culver City had played the Crescenta Valley freshman team the last few years, they have a good relationship with them. So Coach Wright decided to enter the tournament. The Centaurs had...
The No. 2 UCLA softball team used excellent pitching and great hitting to win their first national championship in nine years when they defeated No. 1 Oklahoma last Tuesday night in Oklahoma City. The final score was 5-4 in a game that featured a battle between the two best teams in college softball this year. Kinsley Washington singled in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Bruins finished the season with a record of 56-6 and they were led by two time College Player of the...
Culver City Unified School District today announced that three of its schools (Culver City High School, El Rincon Elementary School and Linwood E. Howe Elementary School, have been named to the 2018 - 2019 Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll for their high achievement in student success. The program, sponsored by the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE), is part of a national effort to identify higher-performing schools and districts that are improving student outcomes....
West Los Angeles College marked the end of its 50th Anniversary Celebration at their commencement on Tuesday, June 4. Special moments included recognition of the college's second Baccalaureate class which doubled in size from last year to 49 dental hygiene degree recipients. West is one of only 15 California community colleges authorized to offer a bachelor's degree. This was also the first class with graduates who benefited from the College Promise Program that provides one year of free...
The Culver City Sister City Committee will be installing new board members during its quarterly membership dinner on Wednesday, June 5 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Culver City. Membership in CCSCC is not required in order to attend. The program for the evening will include an update of CCSCC’s recent activities and plans for the upcoming fiscal year. The DoubleTree Hotel is located at 6161 W. Centinela Blvd., Culver City. No-host cocktails start at 6:00 p.m. and dinner is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Cost is $48 per person ($20 for s...
Culver City High celebrated one of its most successful athletic seasons in school history by honoring the senior students at the 2018-19 Athlete of the Year Awards on Wednesday, May 15. The ceremony honored the school's student athletes that excelled scholastically as well as exemplified responsibility, respect, trustworthiness, and character. There were four Athlete of the Year Award recipients: Kayla Barnes, who starred in girls track and signed to attend Fresno State University later this...
On Thursday, at approximately 11am, Culver City High School staff and the Culver City Police Department became aware of a social media post depicting a Culver City High School student in possession of a firearm on school property. The Culver City Police Department immediately responded to the high school and located the weapon, which was determined to be a BB gun. Culver City Police Officers were able to establish that there was no imminent threat to any school staff or students. CCPD personnel learned that the student, a juvenile, identified a...
Fire Chief David White’s recent presentation on Disaster Preparedness alarmed many, because we live near the largest urban oil and gas producing field in the USA. It made me realize that we are in a severely high fire risk zone that can destroy our homes and all that we own. The poisonous toxic fumes can destroy our health or even kill us. Winds can spread these chemical fires and fumes for miles. Do we need to live with this ever-present threat? No! We can do something about it NOW! Besides c...
The Culver City Woman's Club held a successful yard sale last month. The proceeds were split between Meals on Wheels and to fund several scholarships for graduating high school seniors. At a recent club meeting a check was presented to Pam Frieden, the Executive Director of Meals on Wheels, in the amount of $2,000. The Culver City Woman's Club is a non-profit philanthropic and social organization that supports a number of local charities. For more information about the club please call Barbara...
Culver City High track and field was represented well at the CIF Southern Section Divisional Finals last Saturday at El Camino College in Torrance. Centaur student-athletes combined to earn one gold, two silvers and one bronze in the sprinting events. The Culver girls finished 9th out of 36 Division 2 schools in the team totals while the boys placed 13th out of 45 Division 2 schools. Mekhi Evans-bey ran a personal best time of 48.18 to take first place in the 400m Division 2 race. The winning...
At their year-end banquet last week, it was announced that the Culver High School Varsity Lacrosse players had received their due accolades from their opposing coaching staffs. Thomas Wilcox was named Ocean League Offensive Player of the Year. A very accurate shooter, Wilcox scored 59 goals with 13 assists and won 35 ground balls. Midfielder, Anthony Novo received Most Outstanding Player and Ray Sugiyama earned Defensive Player of the Year. Novo scored 22 goals, had 11 assists and won 30 ground...
Iconic Cars from Breaking Bad and Ghostbusters will be Featured. On May 11th, the annual Culver City Car Show hits the starting blocks for the 16th consecutive year. The 2019 show to be held at Culver City's Veteran's park with hundreds classic cars and hot rods from all over Southern California. This iconic local charity event also will feature a beer garden, a gourmet food truck court, car themed vendors, and non-stop live music from show stage throughout the day. The car show kicks off at...
There was no joy in Culver City High Baseball-land last Friday afternoon. The Centaurs suffered a tough 2-0 shutout loss at home to Sunny Hills High from Fullerton in first round of the 2019 CIF Division 4 Baseball Championships. Culver City qualified for the Southern Section Playoffs with a second place finish in the Ocean League while riding a five-game winning streak. The classic pitching duel with the Lancers turned on one inning. Though both teams threatened throughout the well-pitched...
Culver City High track and field is alive and well heading into this weekend’s CIF Track and Field Divisional Championship Finals. Saturday’s May 11 Finals, starting 1:00 p.m. at El Camino College in Torrance will feature at 14 total Centaurs from the girls and boys teams. Last Saturday during the CIF Divisional Prelims at Moorpark High School, senior sprinter Kayla Barnes qualified for four girls varsity and junior Mekhi Evans-bey qualified for three boys varsity Finals events. Both girls 4x100...
12 WSC Women and Men's Champion Track & Field teams from West Los Angeles College DeChanelle Govnes, WLAC triple and high-jumper and Westchester High School alumna Steven Ashby, WLAC long-jumper and Culver City High School alumnus Aria Calhoun, WLAC sprinter and Dorsey High School alumna West Los Angeles College captured both women and men's Western State Conference Track and Field Championships Friday at Moorpark College. This is the fourth-consecutive title for the women and the team's ninth...
The Observer recently visited ACTIVE BARBERS new "flagship" and was impressed. Great Energy. High quality traditional haircuts, Hot shaves w steams alongside the most modern styles at great prices in a casual environment. OPEN 7 DAYS, WALK INS ONLY "ACTIVE BARBERS IS A LIFESTYLE" ( company slogan) After enjoying popular success at the "Original", Active Barbers young locals and entrepreneurs Steven Moran and Robert Echiribel along with Culver City partner Salvador Valdivia expanded by opening a...
The 16th annual Culver City Car Show returns to Veteran's Park this Saturday. The show will run from 8am until 6pm. The opening ceremony will kick off the event at 10am followed at 10:30 by the Red Surf Band. The band hails from Manhattan Beach and are considered an American instrumental surf rock band. They have had an enduring impact on the development and continued voice of classic instrumental surf music. Christopher Ameruoso is up next at noon with his 'Swamp Rock Music,' Ggod old foot...
The 16th annual Culver City Car Show returns to Veteran's park on Saturday May11, 8am until 6pm. Presented by the Culver City Exchange Club will present the event is family friendly and features classic autos, auto-related vendors, food trucks, a beer garden and live music. The show will go on rain or shine and admission is free to the public. The annual show raises money to fund the prevention of child abuse, support local youth programs like the Sandy Segal Youth Health Center, the Y.M.C.A,...
My good friend Maria AKA “The Wild Gypsy Lady” told me about the good work the Stentorians are doing at Dorsey High School. The Stentorians is a Black firefighter organization with members in L.A. City Fire Department, as well as L.A. County Fire, and teach skills and physical conditioning to those transitioning from being a regular citizen into the fire service twice a week, they stress self-discipline to persevere to be motivated, and how to work as a team. In a recent program there were 24...
The Los Angeles Rams spent three days of the 2019 NFL Draft trading away their first-round pick, swapping draft choices and adding selections. Safety Taylor Rapp became the Rams top choice at No. 29 in the Second Round and 61st overall. Eventually the Super Bowl finalists settled on three third-rounders, one fourth, one fifth and two seventh picks. We didn't feel like we would get him, but through it all we're always like, 'Wow, Taylor Rapp,' because of his rare instincts, short area...
Culver High Freshman, Gregory Troyan won the Ocean League's Single's Championship last week at Santa Monica High. After easily beating SaMo's Nino Collias in the first round in a Pro set, 8-2, Troyan advanced to the round of sixteen to play his fellow Culver City teammate, #2 singles player, Noah Tyau. Since they practice together, they knew each other's game very well. Troyan defeated Tyau in straight sets: 6-1, 6-1. Advancing to the next round of eight, Troyan took on the #1 Singles player fro...
By Bruce Lebedoff Anders Special to the Observer Oliver Wendell Holmes once said, "I hate paying taxes. But I love the civilization they give me". After reading the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association president, Jon Coupal's Guest Commentary in the Observer (4/11/'19) a reader might come away with the view that contrary to Holmes' common sense, taxes have no positive function and that in California taxes are out-of-control. According to Coupal, Proposition 13 is the California taxpayer's...
This Week We feature the final 2 Honorable Mentions in the contest The Culver City Observer believes that a fundamental part of life is learning how to write. Last week we featured the first-place winner. This week we feature the 2nd place winner Andrew Oda. We will be featuring the writing of other winners in the upcoming weeks. The ASB sponsored this year's contest. The first-place winner received a $50 Amazon gift card and the 2nd and 3rd place winners received $25 Amazon gift cards....
Culver City Mayor Thomas Small was beaming as he delivered his "State of the City" address to more than 600 members of the community. "Our city remains socially, culturally and economically diverse while our school district was recently named the fourth most diverse in the country," Small said during last week's address, which was presented in the evening at the newly-remodeled Robert Frost Auditorium. Small talked about his tenure on the Council and the city's accomplishments and major...
Culver High Freshman, Gregory Troyan won the Ocean League's Single's Championship last week at Santa Monica High. After easily beating SaMo's Nino Collias in the first round in a Pro set format, 8-2, Troyan advanced to the round of sixteen to play his fellow Culver City teammate #2 singles player, Noah Tyau. Since they practice together, they knew each other's game very well. Troyan defeated Tyau in straight sets: 6-1, 6-1. Advancing to the next round of eight, Troyan took on the #1 Singles...
