Larchmont Chronicle
July 2012
SECTION One
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school news JOHN BURROUGHS
TURNING POINT
By Olivia Lopes 6th Grade At our annual middle school International Village, each grade represented a country and gave a brief demonstration. We had our 8th grade graduation and our 5th grade Candle Lighting Ceremony in June. Both events were very moving, especially the 8th grade’s ceremony. The 5th grade ceremony celebrates moving from elementary to a new experience in middle school. Because the upper grades mentor the younger students, we finished the year by saying goodbye to our mentees by playing fun games. Our last day of school was a lot of fun, but also very hard be-
By Jeffrey Cho 6th Grade John Burroughs finished the school year with an abundant amount of events and field trips. The physical education department hosted the March to the Sea, a student walk to Santa Monica Beach from the campus. This walk covered a distance of about 12 miles, and all the students who participated demonstrated amazing endurance, completing the walk in about five hours.
The Local District 3 Academic Pentathlon was held at John Burroughs. Our team was a group of four amazing, intel-
ligent, and talented students: Miranda Rector, Khoa Tran, Sheila Milon, and Danely Espinoza. The hard work of our coaches and students brought us the gold medal this year, beating every other school in the competition! Because John Burroughs is
a school for college-bound students, the school gave all 8th grade students the opportunity to visit a local university such as UCLA, USC, CSULB, Pepperdine University, and many others. Students learned valuable information about the respective colleges.
cause we had to say goodbye to some close friends. Overall, this year for me was not only about learning and school; it was about expanding my horizons, and enjoying new friends and new experiences. I can’t wait for school to begin again next year. But first, I am really looking forward to summer!
Fairfax students win Epstein awards Four winners of the Irene Epstein Memorial Scholarship were hosted at a dinner in May where they received their awards. A combination of their academic achievements and community service earned the Fairfax High School students the grants. Michelle Schafieh graduated with a grade point average of 4.350. She is a volunteer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
and founded a group to help teenagers with self-esteem. Jocelyn Oreliana, an A student, co-founded a group to help with the ESL program. Another volunteer at Cedars-Sinai is Jeffrey Franco who ranks in the top five percent of his class. Co-founder of the ACE Mentor Program at Fairfax, Eric Chaim Amzaleg has a grade point average of 4.153. MI
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