A View from the Heights

Olympic Gold champion Jill Sterkel returned to her old stomping grounds Wednesday. The Hacienda Heights native came back to speak at the Go for the Gold luncheon to award scholarships to students from Hacienda La Puente, Bassett and Rowland School Districts.

Sterkel also served as principal for the day at her alma mater, Wilson High School, where the students and staff welcomed the well-known swimmer and coach. See our full story in the Hacienda Heights Highlander.

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Outstanding students in the Bassett, Rowland and Hacienda La Puente school districts will receive scholarships at today's Go for the Gold luncheon at the Expo Center in Industry.

The school districts serve more than 113,000 students at 72 schools. Olympic Gold Medalist Jill Sterkel will be the guest speaker.

One of the region’s most comprehensive community outreach programs, "Principal for a Day" has continued for more than 21 years in the districts, along with the La Puente Valley Regional Occupational Program.

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Want to sharpen your job skills, explore a new hobby, improve your English proficiency, earn your Citizenship or earn your high school diploma or GED? Then be sure to attend the Rowland Adult and Community Education Open House on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at main campus at 2100 Lerona Ave.

Attendees may explore the wide range of classes offered, visit classes and speak to students and instructors. The adult school has been serving the community for 36 years.

The event is free and refreshments will be served. For more information, visit http://race.rowland.k12.ca.us or call (626) 965-5975.

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Imaginations ran amok at a recent assembly at Mesa Robles Middle School in Hacienda Heights. A group of actors called the Imagination Machine did a wonderful job of acting out the students' stories.

The skits really fired the imagination of the students as they watched their stories come to life right in front of their eyes. Everyone loved the great singing and dancing performed by the talented actors and actresses.

For a complete story, see the Hacienda Heights Highlander.

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The new Digital Literacy Center opened over the weekend at Jellick Elementary School in Rowland Heights. The spiffy new computer center will help bridge the digital divide separating families that can and cannot afford home computers.

The center has laptops that families will be able to check out to use at home, as well as many new computers to use at the center. The center will be open from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays.

See our complete story and more photos in the Rowland Heights Highlander.

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Rowland Unified Superintendent Maria Ott will appear on Sunday's segment of KTLA Channel 5 “Pacesetters" public affairs program at 6 a.m. She will discuss the State Budget and how it will impact schools across California.

Also on the program are Pam Brady, State PTA President, and Roger Rasmussen, Budget Director for LAUSD.

The host of "Pacesetters" is Ray Gonzales who has produced and hosted the show for 34 years. The show is designed to meet the “cultural and information needs of the community.”

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"Life is a cabaret oh chum, come to the cabaret."

Alright, maybe we're not in Germany singing lines from this famous musical. But you can enjoy a cabaret performance tonight at 6 and 8 p.m. at the Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights with the school choir.

But wait, there's more. The Los Altos band will perform a concert in the gym on Wednesday at 7 p.m. So come out and enjoy these musical shows presented by our young musicians.

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The forecast for the weekend is sunny, with patches of aluminum overcast! The restored B17 bomber Liberty Belle will be flying World War II veterans and air enthusiasts this weekend out of the Long Beach airport.

We fly on the historic bomber that helped win the war this morning. Read all about this adventure, as well as war stories from local veterans in an upcoming story in the Highlander newspapers.

Talk about 12 O'clock High! Bombs away.

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