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JUNE 2018
SECTION ONE
Larchmont Chronicle
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By Isabella Bernaldo 8th Grade
The final month of high school is here for all the seniors, who are excited, anxious and nervous to graduate and move on to the next chapter of their life! With the ‘Starry Night’ themed prom just around the corner and grad night June 2 we are just about ready to wrap up the year for the many seniors who have been at Fairfax since freshman year. They have seen the changes throughout the school, including a new Principal, and programs added to the curriculum! Fairfax has a health science and media/performing arts academy and even a magnet center for visual arts. We are so grateful to have such passionate students invested in their future. Students engage in many extracurriculars such as the school musical ‘Fame’ to be performed and LACER Talent show. Fairfax has so much to offer to students and the best way to find out about what events and projects are going on is to visit our website at Fairfaxhs.org!
This past month of May at St. Brendan School was focused on honoring Mary, preparing for the nearing school year end, and fun! The Kindergartners made beautiful shrines honoring Mary, and the Eighth Graders held an assembly with song and prayer in Mary’s honor. Grandparents visited and experienced the life of students. Students, teachers, and parents upgraded their libraries with books from the Book Fair. The Second Graders received the Sacrament of First Holy Communion. As a St. Brendan School tradition at the end of the year, a “Mini Carnival” was held one day. Eighth graders ran booths with fun games and courses where students could win prizes! The month ended with a sentimental and bittersweet goodbye from the Eighth Grade class at the Baccalaureate Mass. With Eighth Graders gone, the Mini Carnival over, and half a month left in the school year, summer’s on its way!
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visited the preschool to paint and read with them. In other news, two 5th graders, Levi and Miles, started a club at the school through the nonprofit organization known as “WE.” WE inspires kids to get involved in charity and helps them through their platform. The members of the club held a shoe drive in which over 250 pairs of shoes were collected. They then donated the shoes to “People Assisting the Homeless,” also known as PATH. PATH is a nonprofit which provides homeless families with essentials like shoes, food and housing. This month’s charity focus relates to the year-long focus on charity at CEE.
By Edward Maxam 5th Grade
This month, my school, The Center for Early Education (CEE), has again made charity a main priority. Almost every grade has established drives or fundraisers of their own. Most recently was the first grade’s cupcake sale. The first grade class sold cupcakes for a dollar each and ended up raising over $455.50 that they donated to two Boyle Heights preschools. They then
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By Lily Larsen 12th Grade
As the school year is beginning to come to a close, my friends and I find ourselves remarking on how fast everything went. To me, it seems like the past ten years at The Willows have passed in a flash. To celebrate the conclusion of the year, The Willows Community School held its annual Party on the Pier on May 10. This event is an opportunity to enjoy rides, music, and games on the Santa Monica Pier with current school friends, and even Willows alumni. An amazing aspect of the Pier Party is that we are able to celebrate with students in all different grades. At The Willows, the older students mentor the younger students in our Book Buddy Pro-
gram, so we have a wide range of friendships. Throughout the year, the eighth graders spent time bonding with an assigned DK “buddy.” This experience connects us to the younger students, improves our leadership skills, and allows us to enjoy the wonderful DK experience all over again with a different perspective and an even deeper appreciation.
Yale brings learning approach to Willows
The Willows Community School hosted the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence May 8 and 9 to bring the Center’s evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning to Los Angeles. More than 100 West Coast educators spent two days learning how to integrate into the classroom principles of RULER: Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing and Regulating emotion.