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APRIL 24, 2014
Fallbrook/Bonsall Village News TheVillageNews.com
Education AAUW annual Math Science Thom receives as a “Hero Breakfast to be held April 25 recognition of Vista - Art Educator
Courtesy photo Julia Hill, a mechanical engineer with Exxon Mobil, will be the keynote speaker for the annual AAUW Math Science Breakfast on April 24.
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FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will host its annual Math Science Breakfast on Friday, April 25 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. in the Fallbrook Library community room. The event, jointly sponsored by the Fallbrook AAUW Branch and the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, was developed to inspire and encourage seventh and eighth grade girls to seek careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The girls in attendance are chosen by their teachers for their interest and talent in the STEM fields and come from the five junior high schools in the area. The 2013 Tech Trek campers will also be in attendance and will discuss their program experiences. The keynote speaker for this year’s event will be Julie Hill a mechanical engineer with Exxon Mobil’s Torrance Refinery. Hill, who is passionate about environmental sustainability, has spent much of her time with the company as an environmental advisor. She also is an active member of the Society of Women Engineers.
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Susan Stuber, left, and Art Educator of the Year, Carolyn Courtesy photo Thom attend the recognition ceremony at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. FALLBROOK – Carolyn Thom, a 29-year resident of Fallbrook and former art teacher at La Paloma and Ivy High Schools in Fallbrook, and current chairperson of the Visual and Performing Arts Department and art teacher at Vista High School, received certificates of recognition from city, county, state and federal entities on April 12, at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido. Certificates of Special Recognition and Appreciation for “Art Educator of the Year 2014” were presented to Thom by the Vista Education Foundation (from Susan Stuber, VEF board member and educator in the Vista Unified School District), the Vista Chamber of Commerce, the County of San Diego (from Bill Horn, Fifth
District Supervisor), the California Legislature (from Rocky Chavez, Assembly Member 76th District), the California Senate (from Senator Mark Wyland), and from the Congress of the United States (from Darryl Issa). Thom has been a tremendously selfless and dedicated art teacher for over 20 years, and is nearing her retirement date in June of 2015. “I am proud of and coincidentally humbled by this recognition,” said Thom. “I have always placed the students’ needs and development as paramount in my career. I will miss the kids and the wonderful creative environment we have enjoyed working within for these many years.”
Local residents named to Dean’s List at Biola University LA MIRADA, CALIF. – The following Fallbrook residents were among 1,594 students named to Biola University’s Fall 2013 Dean’s List for academic excellence: Rachel Harris, Justin Taylor, and Michelle Verougstraete. Biola students are placed on the Deans’ List to honor those with a grade point average of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in 12 or more credit units and whose cumulative grade point average is at least a 3.2. This past fall, 25 percent of Biola students achieved this academic goal. “Inclusion on the Biola Dean’s List is an indication that this student is performing exceptionally well in a rigorous academic program,” vice provost for undergraduate education Patricia Pike said. “Our Dean’s List students are bright, motivated, engaged, competent, and personable. They are already demonstrating the characteristics of success that results from applied intelligence and that will support future endeavors in society, community, career, and family life.” Biola’s grade point average requirement for the Dean’s List is one of the highest among Southern California Christian universities.
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