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EDUCATION & COMMUNITY NEWS Five Los Angeles Students Who Beat the Odds Recognized at CDF-CA Gala (Continued from page 1) California (CDF-CA) Beat The Odds ™ Awards and they had come prepared to give it up by showing all who were in attendance how they have beat the odds and now they are stars shining bright with high hopes. Because they have beat the odds and excelled in their academic achievements despite the overwhelming obstacles that stand in their way, they are shining examples of the important work The Children’s Defense Fund-California is doing to help young people accomplish their dreams and soar like eagles. On this night, joining the founder of CDF, Marian Wright Edelman, who has worked relentlessly for over 40 years to ensure a level playing field for all children and CDF-CA Executive Director, Alex Johnson, were many staunch supporters of CDF-CA mission to meet the needs of underserved children by championing policies and programs that lift children out of poverty, ensuring that all children have access to health coverage and care and a quality education, and investing in CDF-CA justice-involved youth. On hand were co-chairs Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams, Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Josiah Bell, Carol and Frank Biondi, Ruth-Ann Huvane, Kevin Hvane, Katie Sharer and Mark Mullen, and Liza and Conan O’Brien who served as the emcee along with co -chairs Abrams, Huvane and Smollett-Bell who pulled double duty as presenters to the shining stars, the honorees. Each of the honorees
(L-R) Ni’Tasha Denson, Vincent Zamarripa, Brittany Lewis, Marian Wright Edelman, Stephanie Gamino, Jaegeun David Cho and David Sanchez gathered together for a photo shot after a pre-gala luncheon at the Roxbury Community Center in Beverly on Thursday, December 3. Photo by Gloria Zuurveen humbly took their time to thank all those who made it possible for them to shine like stars but not before they were introduced to the crowd by way of a special video presentation which was directed by a prominent member of the entertainment community.
John Cho, best known for his role in the Star Trek films, directed one of the reels. Also they gave thanks for the generous support each of them received in the way of a $10,000 college scholarship and the continuation
of support services such as: private tutoring, one-on-one college counseling, ongoing mentoring, internship placements, life skills and leadership development, and college tours. Luther Vandross’s song could have been the theme for the evening
because during the 25th anniversary celebration all five of the 2015 Beat The Odds honorees got their time to shine. For more information about The Children’s Defense Fund-California call ((213) 355-8790.
Michael’s New Shoes By Israel Matthews Contributing Writer Hello. Michael's mom bought him some new shoes because his feet had grown too big for all of his other shoes. She bought him some brown sandals and Michael liked the shoes very much so he wanted to where them to school. Mom let Michael wear them to school. When Michael got to school he went to the restroom to make sure he looked nice, but when Michael walked into the classroom the first thing he heard was "Oh look at Michael he has on Egyptian shoes" said the boy in a pair of Kevin Durant ( KD's) and then the boy in a pair of Adidas said "What are those?" to him but Michael was mad and said "they’re called shoes that I have to wear EVER HEARD OF THEM!" Everybody was silent for a seconds then all of a sudden everybody laughed at the boy with the Adidas. Nobody messed with Michael for the rest of the school year and then his friend said to him "It doesn't matter what you have on, all that matters is that you have something to wear." The end. Thanks for reading, and remember don't bully. Bye ;) See you next week. God Bless.:)