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MArch 2017
SECTION ONE
GALA
By Kellyn Lanza and Camilla Yust 6th Grade As the second semester continues more events are happening and being planned. One of the events happening right now is the club rush. Girls signed up for different clubs such as Art, Fashionistas, GALA Ambas-
sadors, Games and Books, and The National Honors Society. A fun new feature at our school is the SPARK program. The girls
have been working on team building activities, like planning railways for the metro and engineering tunnels out of paper. Also this Spring, 6th graders will be joined by a few guests from the Institute of Classical Architecture. Some GALA girls in Robotics have successfully finished making a vex kit and are in the
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process of making a second vex robot. Each GALA girl is receiving a donated chromebook to use for school work. The teachers have finished assembling much of the makerspace. The GALA girls will be able to use flight simulators, green screens, 3D printers and much more!
st. brendan By Will Martinez 8th Grade
March at Saint Brendan School is an exciting month with the coming of spring sports, the news of high school acceptance letters and the preparation for our school fundraising event, Havana Casino Night. March 1st is Ash Wednesday. As a school, we will meet together at St. Brendan’s Church and begin our Lenten Season. On March 3 our 8th grade class will begin to hear from the many high schools to which they applied. For all the students, we always look forward to St. Patrick’s Day where we reverse the roles on our traditional Hush Day! More is happening for our students as spring sports are beginning to get started. Students are eagerly getting ready for track and field, volleyball and soccer. Finally, our parents are gathering wonderful prizes donated by our community for our annual silent auction and terrific party on April 1.
LA County High School for the Arts By Eliana Estrada 12th Grade
This month at LACHSA, students are kneedeep in homework, projects, and performances. Our March performance schedule includes the theatre department’s season play, “The 39 Steps”, music technology students’ Techwerks showcase, the spring dance concert, and the piano department’s spring recital. Also, opera and pit orchestra students present “Die Fledermaus” in their semester production. Other events include the dance gala fundraiser, the Fortune Cookie Film Festival, and the first annual LACHSA telethon for the arts. Excitingly, seniors start to receive admissions decisions from colleges this month, and as I am in the midst of this busy time myself, I know how thrilling and nerve-racking it truly is! Students also have state testing this month, and everyone anxiously anticipates spring break in the coming weeks. We conclude March with the visual arts experimental film screening and a day off for Cesar Chavez Day.
christ the king By Maria Rodriguez 8th Grade
February was definitely a remarkable month filled with many events at Christ the King School. Catholic Schools’ Week was launched with a mass led by Student Council followed by our open house and science fair. The week was filled with appreciation days towards the pastor, principal, faculty, and students. We also had a Career Day where parents came in to speak of their interesting careers. Students were inspired to dress up as their future job, and we had many doctors, artists, and definitely NBA players. Grandparents Day was a memorable day. Students joined their grandparents for lunch and were entertained by the Pueri Cantores Choir. Catholic Schools’ Week ended with our traditional Spirit Day in which students were very enthusiastic to play games. We have had other activities as well. Our Academic Decathlon team competed against other schools in a Quiz Bowl which took place at Cathedral High School. They placed second place overall! They have been working very hard for the actual event on March 5. The Pueri Choir had a special concert with the adult choir at Christ the King Church on Feb. 11. Finally, our sports news! The girls varsity basketball team is the division champion for two years in a row, and has qualified again for the CYO playoffs. We wish them luck.
Marlborough By Sydney Gough 11th Grade
Marlborough’s Robotics teams finished in 4th and 6th places out of 23 teams at an Interleague To u r n a m e n t in Riverside on Feb. 5. The two teams won various 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards for Innovation, Motivation, Control, and other categories at the tournament. The Marlbots team plans to compete at LA Regional Championship with guidance and supervision from Robotics Coach and science teacher Mr. Witman. Marlborough’s Varsity basketball team is having a great season, and plans to compete in the CIF Playoffs. Marlborough students won a total of 133 awards at the 2017 Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Award Competition. Our student artists and writers earned recognition at the Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention levels, and Gold Key Finalists will progress to compete at a national level. Eleven talented students won 13 Gold Key awards in various art and writing categories.