A View from the Heights

Awards and more!

The Hacienda La Puente Unified School District will present its Classified Employees Service Awards Ceremony at the Hsi Lai Temple today at 5:15 p.m.

La Puente High School is handing out its Technology Academy Awards in the Wig Wam, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Fairgrove Academy will hold an open house from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., while Shadbend Elementary in Hacienda Heights will open its doors to the public from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Wilson High School will offer a Quadrant Band Concert in the gym at 7 p.m.

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Looks like a busy day in the Rowland Unified School District.

The Rowland Council PTA presented their annual awards at Los Angeles Royal Vista Golf Course in Walnut this morning. The new executive board was also installed.

Tonight, Giano Intermediate School will host its Academic Awards Night at Diamond Bar Country Club from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Congratulations to all the winners!

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Congratulations to Nogales High School for winning the Solar Cup competition last weekend at Lake Skinner near Temecula. The contest is sponsored by the Metropolitan Water District.

The local high school registered several perfect scores and took first place in the endurance race. In the end, the Nobles ruled beating out Canyon High of Anaheim which came in second and Charter Oak of Covina finishing third.

Check out how the underdogs came out on top in the Rowland Heights Highlander.

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The Los Altos Performing Arts Academy will perform " You're A Good Man Charlie Brown," in the Outdoor Theater at 8 p.m. today through Saturday.

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Ellen "Zippie" Franklin, 96, of Hacienda Heights was recently honored for 30 years of volunteer work at West Covina Hills Adventist School's library. She shows the quilt the students made for her.

Read all about this amazing woman in the Hacienda Heights Highlander.

Staff Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz / Staff

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Lights, action, fashion
Fashion students at Rowland High School will hold a Fashion Show in the Hideout tonight from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Come view the creative talents of Rowland students. Each Beginning Fashion students will model four garments they have made.

The Advanced Fashion students will host the event, wearing suits they have designed. Models will also showcase a line of formal dresses.

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Killian Elementary School in Rowland Heights will be open today for new student registration. The special event will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on the campus at 19100 E. Killian.

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Don't look now, but there's an elephant on your baseball field.

Nogales High School became a circus carnival during lunch on Friday. The students were being rewarded for their hard work during the recent state tests.

Activities including elephant and carnival rides, as well as water balloon battles and a dunk tank for teachers! Everyone had a great time.

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Children in grades K - 3 can enjoy stories, arts and crafts every Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Nogales High School Community Library.

The community library is open for the whole family Monday through Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Homework help for grades K-6 is offered from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information, call Librarian Anne Sadeghpour at (626) 935-7300, Ext. 3666.

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THANKS! We appreciate all the hard work our teachers do in our local school districts. So we want to join in the our congratulations for Teacher Appreciation Day.

Lassalette Middle School held a Parent and Teacher Appreciation Tea int the cafeteria on Monday afternoon.

On Wednesday, Del Valle Elementary is hold a Teacher Appreciation Luncheon in the staff room, while the Los Altos Elementary PTA will host a Teacher Appreciation Luncheon in the Teacher's Lounge.

Bixby Elementary in Hacienda Heights is having a Staff Appreciation Luncheon on Thursday. A big staff barbecue will be held at Los Altos Elementary that day.

On Friday, Los Molinos Elementary and Palm Elementary will both hold a Teacher Appreciation Luncheon.

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Rowland Unified will hold a community meeting on Tuesday, May 6, to discuss the $5.8 million in potential reductions that need to be made for the 2008-09 school year because of the governor's budget. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at Rincon Intermediate School, 2800 E. Hollingworth St., West Covina.

"As soon as the governor announced his plan to cut $4.5 billion from public education, we took immediate steps to reduce spending at all offices, including not filling vacant positions," said Superintendent Maria Ott. "For the past two months, I have been meeting with my Superintendent's Budget Advisory Committee, which includes parents, community members and employees. I want to thank them for their hard work and dedication during this difficult process."

Ott also applauds the efforts of parents and community members who have been communicating with the governor and local elected officials about the severity of the education cuts.

Information regarding the Governor's budget and its impact to Rowland Unified can be found on Rowland Unified web site under Budget Update. There is also a place where the community can share their input by email to the superintendent and Budget Advisory Committee.

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