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The Fallbrook Village News | www.VillageNews.com
February 22, 2018
E DUCATION Bonsall High School art show raises funds for local nonprofit BONSALL – Bonsall High School students hosted their inaugural community art show and contest, Friday, Jan. 19. Seniors Savanna Giles and Kaleigh Hadeka and junior Sara La Russa planned the event as part of a College and Career Readiness class project that had to involve the whole community. The students invited artists from Fallbrook High School and Mission Vista High School, as well as their own school, to participate. They received over 30 art submissions, which were displayed at Bonsall High School. Attendees voted on their favorite artwork, and the winner was able to donate all of the event’s proceeds, $100, to a charity of their choice.
Anna Anderson, the chosen winner, donated the event funds to a local nonprofit, “Portraits for Patients,” which generates donations with art for those who are unable to afford medical treatment in times of crisis. The event also served as Sara La Russa’s Girl Scout Gold Award project, which creates ways of making the community a better place and serves others.
Art show coordinators, from left, Savanna Giles, Kaleigh Hadeka and Sara La Russa stand in front of the winning piece. Courtesy photo
McTaggart, Vidaca honored as top students FALLBROOK – The Rotary Club of Fallbrook recognizes Students of the Month at a different school in the Fallbrook Elementary School District throughout the school year. For the month of February, students from William H. Frazier Elementary School were recognized. William H. Frazier Elementary School principal Arica Rainey presented Shirley McTaggart and Joshua Vidaca, both in sixth grade, to the club at a recent luncheon. Both students were recognized for their leadership skills. McTaggart shared how she uses the habit of “synergize” and “think win-win” with her friends. Recently, she won an essay contest and spent the $100 she won to buy Christmas gifts for two of her friends who both are in wheelchairs. McTaggart was very happy about how much joy she gave to her friends. Vidaca shared how he serves fellow students by being a student
tutor for third grade and by being a member of the “Sharing Our Acceptance and Respect” team. Vidaca socializes with students that have special needs during recess and other times. The Student of the Month program is part of an ongoing effort by the Rotary Club of Fallbrook to encourage and reward student excellence and achievement. For more information, visit www. fallbrookrotary.org.
William H. Frazier Elementary School students Joshua Vidaca and Shirley McTaggart are recognized as the Students of the Month for February by the Rotary Club of Fallbrook. They are shown with Principal Arica Rainey and Rotarian Tony O’Brien.. Doug Clements photo
Young Fallbrook artists make awards reception
Kiera Faelin of Fallbrook stands next to her entry in the 2018 San Diego Youth Art Month competition, “2-Primary Abstract.”
Wright named to dean’s list at Simpson University REDDING. – Madison Wright of Fallbrook has been named to the dean’s list at Simpson University for the fall 2017 semester. Wright is majoring in psychology.
To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must have a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher.
Donovan Pierce of Fallbrook stands with his grandfather Courtesy photos Hugh Flanders, while his sister, Olivia Pierce, stands with their grandmother, Sandi Flanders. Donovan’s artwork is the lower center image, “Vegetable Print Bouquet;” the piece was entered in the 2018 San Diego Youth Art Month competition.
FALLBROOK – The San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery located in The Arts District at Liberty Station in San Diego hosted the 2018 San Diego Youth Art Month Exhibit. This complex of art exhibitions holds an Open Art Walk on the first Friday of the month. It was during this busy evening event that the Closing Awards Reception was held for the San Diego County YAM show. Fallbrook had five participating young artists in this year ’s competitive YAM exhibit: Lucy Calverley, Sophia Compton, Jackson Daniel, Kiera Faelin and Donovan Pierce. Two of these artists attended the final reception with their families Friday, Feb. 2. Kiera Faelin entered “2-Primary Abstract” and Donovan Pierce entered “Vegetable Print Bouquet.” The annual Youth Art Month competition is sponsored by the California Art Education Association San Diego chapter and the San Diego County Office of Education. The Fallbrook entries were created at The Fallbrook School of the Arts under the instruction of Marilee Ragland.
Deadline nears for 2018-19 Palomar Promise SAN MARCOS – With more than 600 freshmen in their second semester of free college under the Palomar Promise, high school seniors in the Palomar Community College District have until March 2 to apply for the 2018-19 Promise. The Palomar Promise offers one year of free course enrollment and related registration fees, textbook assistance, and access to specialized planning and support services to entering students
who graduate from eligible high schools in the Palomar College service area. The Promise is funded using a combination of possible state, federal and local funding resources. In classrooms and labs across campus, Promise students are seizing opportunities and learning to navigate the college environment successfully. Every high school district in the Palomar College service area was
represented in the initial cohort of Promise students. Nearly a third came from the San Marcos Unified School District, with another 25 percent coming from the Escondido Union High School District and 20 percent from Vista Unified. The program is gearing up to welcome a new group of high school graduates this fall, with applications for the 2018-19 Palomar Promise due March 2.
Students make the dean’s list at Azusa Pacific University
AZUSA – Several local residents made the academic dean’s list at Azusa Pacific University. These students were honored for a fall 2017 GPA of 3.5 or better. They are joined by 1,988 students receiving the same honor. Paul Harriman of Fallbrook is studying business and finance,
Michelle Madden of Fallbrook is a nursing major and Joel Work of Fallbrook is studying business management. Azusa Pacific University is an evangelical Christian university committed to “God First” and excellence in higher education. With 61 bachelor’s degrees, 40
master’s degrees, 17 certificates, 11 credentials, eight doctoral programs and four associate degrees, the university offers its more than 10,000 students a quality education on campus, online and at seven regional campuses throughout Southern California.