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El Monte City School District Inaugural Speech Competition by Kari McWhirter El Monte
A very high bar has been set by the students in the El Monte City School District’s
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inaugural speech competition and future competitors had best start sharpening their presentation skills for next year! A total of twenty-four students, in grade 6 through 8, commanded the stage to present speeches around the topic, “What Freedom Means to Me.” It took no time at all for the audience, comprised of teachers, classmates, parents, and honored guests, to be thoroughly impressed. The 6th grade students launched the competition as Ms. Virginia Castro, Director of Instruction and Mistress of Ceremonies extraordinaire, called each competitor in turn. Some approached looking visibly nervous while others looked surprisingly calm; some
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used the microphone at the podium and a few even stepped to center stage as they delivered their thoughts about the topic. The 3-judge panel completed their scoring while
the 7th and 8th grade determine the winners. competitors took the stage Superintendent Dr. Mafor their oratory opportunity, ribel Garcia and EMCSD and the impressive perforBoard Members, David mances continued until there Siegrist and Jennifer Cowas nothing left to do but bian, handed out the awards. tabulate scores and Speech Competition continued on page 7
Students Run L.A. Marathon Runners from Kranz and Madrid Schools Honored by Michele Earle El Monte
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Olympic gold-medalist runner, Jesse Owens said we all have dreams and in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort. These attributes are exactly what the student athletes from Kranz Intermediate School and Madrid Middle School have who successfully participated in the 31st annual Los Angeles Marathon as part of the Students Run L.A. (SRLA) program. Twenty-five students from Madrid and fifteen from Kranz were among the nearly 23,000 entrants for the event held February 14. The student runners were recently honored by the Mountain View School District Board of Education for their outstanding achievement.
Proudly wearing their L.A. Marathon medals and “Marathon Finisher” sweatshirts, the students agreed that completing the marathon was a life-changing experience, and as a result they all have a sense of pride and confidence that can never be taken away. Photo courtesy
The students were praised for training for and running the grueling 26.2 mile marathon, braving the extreme heat of the day, and reaching
their goal of completing the achievement,” said Sean race. Grycel, Kranz Principal. “We are proud to recog“They are to be commended nize our student runners Marathon Runners continued on page 6 for their tremendous