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July 31, 2014
On the Move: City Honors to Open the 2014-15 School Year in New Location
nglewood Unified’s City Honors College Preparatory Academy will open this fall on the nearby campus of Crozier Middle School, providing students in 9th through 12th grades with a new one-of-a-kind learning complex. Parent-Student Orientation events are planned at 9 a.m. Aug. 12 and 13 at the newly named Crozier/City Honors Preparatory Complex at 120 W. Regent St., just a short walk from City Honors’ former Kelso Street campus. The orientation events are open to current and
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Library and Study Hall at Croizer/City Honor Preparatory Complex prospective fami- well-educated and produclies wishing to tive leaders of character. see what the new The school offers a collocation has to lege-going culture and offer, including rigorous curriculum that additional learn- builds expectations of ing resources and post-secondary education; s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t college classes in human classrooms. development, film analysis In its new space, and appreciation, music City Honors will cultures of the world and hold the same dance appreciation; adgoals: to prepare vanced placement (AP)
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classes and dual enrollment college prep programs; and the opportunity to obtain an Associate of Arts degree. City Honors, which emphasizes the Six Pillars of Character, is proud of its annual tradition of graduating students who attend prestigious four-year universities, including UCLA, USC, UC Berkeley, Syracuse University and Columbia University. Students are required to complete 300 community service hours while at City Honors and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA, or a B average. Applications for admission can be picked up from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at City Honors, 120 W. Regent St., or Inglewood Unified’s Summer Enrollment Center at 401 S. Inglewood Ave., Rm. B3. State test scores and transcripts will need to be submitted as part of the application process. Acceptance letters will be mailed out as quickly as possible. For more information, call (310) 680-5175 or visit iusd.net.
Bring on the Culture
On The Inside:
Byron Scott Comes Home
By Thomas Bunn, Creative Director/Producer
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ver the weekend, the City of Inglewood offered the community a rare treat that had residents and guests moving and shaking all Saturday afternoon well into the evening. The City of Inglewood and the good people of the Inglewood (Continued on page 2)
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By Veronica Mackey
uesday’s press conference naming Byron Scott as the Lakers’ head coach was an emotional homecoming. The announcement came at the team’s practice facility in El Segundo. “This has been a dream of mine for so long. This is a dream come true to be sitting here talking to you guys today and to be introduced as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers,” Scott said. “The passion and the love I have for this organization is second to none.” Scott, 53, grew up in Inglewood, and played at Morningside High School
Byron Scott when the Forum was the Lakers’ home arena. In fact, he admitted he used to sneak into the Forum to watch Jerry West play, dreaming of a shot on the team. Scott has had two stints with the Lakers. The first was in the mid to late 80s, where he helped his Showtime Lakers teammates win 3 championships (1985, 1987 and 1988) as a shooting guard. He wore the purple-andgold again, playing with teammate Kobe Bryant (Continued on page 2)
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