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MAY 17, 2013
RANCHO SANTA FE NEWS
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Each student leaves as an independent, resourceful thinker with a lifelong love of learning.
Del Mar Pines, we believe the elementary school years are the most formative of a child's life. For over thrirty years we've challenged the minds and engaged the hearts of our students by Give your child the start he/she deserves: encouraging a thirst for knowledge and an inquisi- - Small instructional groups tive spirit. Our goal for - Instruction in music, art, physical education, each student is to leave computer science, library, Spanish, and hands-on Del Mar Pines school as an science. independent, resourceful thinker with a lifelong - Integration of technology throug the use of oneto-one iPads and Macbooks love of learning.
Student wins internship Spanjian Family Scholarship created summer to work at the International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima. There he will delve into issues relating to hunger and poverty throughout the world during the eight-week, allexpenses-paid session. “It is our hope that by engaging these young people in actual hunger-fight-
ing research, they will be inspired to pursue academic and career paths in science, food, agricultural and natural resource disciplines, and thus prepared to become tomorrow’s innovative scientific and humanitarian leaders,” said Amb. Kenneth M. Quinn, president of the World Food Prize.
ing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 25 at 919 Lomas Santa Fe, Solana Beach. A portion of the proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. Business news and special Enjoy a Mariachi band, food samples and enter the raffle. achievements for $10 or more between North San Diego County. Spend May 20 and May 25 and Send information via email to receive a raffle ticket.
Phi Kappa Phi initiated North County students: — Magdalena Rohling of Encinitas, at Kansas State University — Chadley Huebner of Carlsbad at San Diego State University — Melissa Wolkon of Solana Beach at San Diego State University — Elle Warehall of Solana Beach at San Diego State University — Ryan Friedman of Solana Beach at San Diego State University — Olivia Goldenhersh of Rancho Santa Fe at University of Wisconsin–Madison — Matthew Lowe of Carlsbad at California State University, Sacramento.
CARMEL VALLEY — DoWon Kim, a junior at Torrey Pines High School, will go abroad this summer to gain firsthand experience at an international research center, working to alleviate global hunger. Kim earned a World Food Prize Borlaug-Ruan International internship and will travel to Peru this
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TPHS drama winners Torrey Pines High School students brought home prizes from the March 15 Fullerton College Theatre Festival. Edoardo Benzoni won second place - Classical Monologue (“Two Noble Kinsmen”), Maya Pilevsky placed third for e Lighting Design “Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance” and Charlie Yang took first place for Scenic Design - “Serjeant Musgrave’s Dance,” Jien Sun and Merle Jeromin placed first in Costume Design “Company” and Meghan Pickwell and Bridget Bergman earned a first-place for Make-up Design “Serjeant Musgraves’s Dance.”
New Yoga Six From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 19 celebrate the grand opening of Yoga Six at 16625 Dove Canyon Road, in 4S Ranch with free yoga classes at noon and 2 p.m. In addition to hot, classical and vinyasa yoga, Yoga Six offers Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga and Barre, Sculpt and Shred classes.
Sweet music Torrey Pines High School Advanced Orchestra earned a unanimous superior rating in class AA (collegiate level) at competition March 7. Wind Ensemble and Intermediate Orchestra received two excellent ratings and two superiors.
Keep kids fit
Jazzercise, Inc. is hosting Kids Get Fit, a free community outreach program designed to help school districts promote kids’ fitness as a way of life.More than 500 Kids Get Fit events are already Fair Trade cuts ribbon scheduled in 10 countries. Fair Trade Décor, 1412 Primo’s opening Camino Del Mar, opened Novelist earns gold Celebrate Primo’s May 11 in Del Mar with a ribEncinitas novelist Mexican Food’s grand open- bon-cutting with the Del Mar Edward Cozza for his book, Mayor. The store hours will “Nowhere Yet” won Gold in be daily 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.Visit the 2013 Independent fairtradedecor.com or call Publishers Book Awards in the Best Regional Fiction (858) 461-1263. West Pacific category.
SKINS expands
SKINS Compression Clothing, 364 Second St., Suite 6, Encinitas, has named Ben Harper as Channel Manager for the Endurance and Winter Sports business. For more information, visit the brand online at skins.net.
Meal for military
On May 22, Chick-fil-A restaurants across Southern California (52 total) will honor their community’s military personnel – and their families – by offering a free meal from 4 to 7 p.m., along with Super scholars a host of events at each The Honor Society of location.
DEL MAR — The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation has created an endowment Spanjian Family Scholarship to create a legacy honoring Robert Spanjian, a Don Diego founder who has served as Secretary-Treasurer since the Foundation’s establishment in 1986. A nonprofit arm of the San Diego County Fair, the Don Diego Scholarship Foundation is sponsored by the 22nd District Agricultural Association, on whose governor-appointed board of directors Spanjian served as president and member from 1988 to 1992. Propelled by Spanjian’s vision, passion for education, leadership skills, business acumen and continued financial support, the Foundation has awarded more than $575,000 in college scholarships and grants for agricultural education since 1986. Typically, the Foundation annually awards four $5,000 scholarship to students in the categories of 4-H member, FFA member, fair exhibitor and fairgrounds employee. Foundation Chairman Paul Ecke III, also a founding Don Diego member, said, “We intend to use the Spanjian Family Scholarship to augment one scholarship each year, providing the ‘crème de la crème’ student with an added $5,000 Spanjian Family Scholarship for a total of $10,000.We hope to raise a substantial amount of money in Bob’s name so we can fund this additional $5,000 per year contribution to an exceptional student’s education in perpetuity.” Spanjian Family Scholarship donors can make a one-time gift or multi-year pledge by contacting Ecke at paulecke3@icloud.com or Executive Director Chana Mannen at cmannen@sdfair.com or 858792-4210. Donors will be recognized at the June 15, 2013 Don Diego Dinner and Steve Miller Band Concert Gala at the San Diego County Fair and in publicity. Spanjian’s penchant for visionary innovation began as a young adult when he and his brother, Richard, entered their parents’ fabric design
Bob Spanjian and granddaughter Megan Tevrizian, celebrate the newest Don Diego scholarship named for Spanjian. Courtesy photo
business after their father suffered a heart attack in 1946. Knowing the Spanjians excelled in knitting, DuPont approached the familyowned Chicago business in 1955 with a stretchy piece of fabric dubbed Fiber K, seeking help in development. The Spanjians developed what became an iconic material now worn ubiquitously throughout the sports world, inventing machinery to process the revolutionary apparel. In appreciation, DuPont named the fabric in their honor. Thus, Spandex – which also is an anagram of the word “expands” – was born. Based on Spandex, Spanjian Sportswear became a leader in its field, producing uniforms for hundreds of college and professional teams.The brothers eventually moved Spanjian Sportswear to San Marcos, and Spanjian and his wife, Betty, raised a family in Rancho Santa Fe. They sold the company in 1985. Spanjian quietly but energetically applied his leadership skills to improving his community by donating time, talents and money to charitable causes in San Diego County. After the 1984 death of Tom Hernandez, Spanjian spearheaded an effort to hire an artist to sculpt the Don Diego statue that continues to welcome visitors to the fairgrounds. In addition to his service with
Don Diego and the 22nd District Agricultural Association, he served on the board of the President’s Executive Council for Cal State San Marcos, on the Board of Overseers for UCSD and also was founder and president of San Marcos National Bank, 1985-1994. Chana Mannen, who has served as Executive Director of the Don Diego Scholarship Foundation since its inception, said, “Throughout his years of service to Don Diego, Bob has always relished his role in interviewing finalists for the annual scholarships. He has frequently dipped into his pocket to fund the education of an additional student who impressed him. He has been a true friend of the Foundation and the Fairgrounds, and has contributed greatly to the quality of life in our region. We are very happy to create this tribute to Bob in a format that has always gratified him immensely: providing scholarships that help transform the lives of outstanding students who one day may transform their community, and perhaps the world.” The Foundation was named after Tom Hernandez, who served as the fair’s goodwill ambassador from 19471984. For more information, visit dondiegoscholarship.org and follow Don Diego at facebook.com/#!/pages/DonDiego-ScholarshipFoundation/140722662654337.