Jemma Horder and Ella Reed of Long Beach recently participated in the John Davies Vocal Camp which was held at The Colburn School. The camp was open by audition only and with a successful audition, a select group of 25 talented young people like Horder and Reed were invited to study with world renown opera singer and vocal coach, John Davies, free of charge. The camp lasted for eight hours each day, Monday through Friday. But Jemma and Ella, who attend the Los Angeles County School of the Arts (LACSA), are no stranger to intense singing work and performed exceptionally well.
The three vocal camp instructors were all known forces in the music recording industry and powerful singers. The young singers were inspired by their teachers and fast, lasting bonds were created.
Jemma and Ella enjoyed the instruction they received from their teachers which consisted of a daily one-on-one re-emphasis of the John Davies master class lessons that were taught each day. Both young ladies showed noticeable and measurable progress in their singing and performance skills during the short time they were able to receive valuable instruction given by Mr. Davies.
Submitted by Judi Durand
Admissions Director
John Davies Vocal Camp
Admissions Director
John Davies Vocal Camp
Los Al Crew Baseball 8U team won the Southern California AAU Labor Day Summer World Series Tournament. In the Championship game the Los Al Crew defeated the well respected Damage Control team with a final score of 12 to 7. This is a big victory for the Los Al Crew as this was their first tournament of their travel ball season. Missing from the photo is players Ryan Pettway and Travis Dozier. Bottom Row: Jackson Sagen, Noah Levy, Sean Wauters, Jaxon Kraemer. Middle Row; Landon Ball, Jack Odell, Kurren Brendel, Graham Forst, Corey Patterson. Coaches: Eric Brendel, Brian Paterson and Jason Ball.
Concerned Lakewood Mom, Amy Berger has Initiated a weekly Spanish Language Program for elementary and middle school students. Concern for her 10-year-old, Zoe's , future in the job market she decided to start this series of classes for her and her peers.This Spanish for Kids program offers low-cost, highly interactive Spanish conversation classes on a weekly basis. Parents can chose from three separate schedules: Saturday mornings, Monday afternoons or Tuesday afternoons. A Spanish Conversation Winter Camp is also being planned for the weeks of December 20 to December 23 and December 27 to December 30th.
Her are some of her students: Back row, left to right, Alex Lopez, Amy Berger, Liz Russi; Middle row: William Graham, Nicole Russi, Angelo Lopez, Giselle Russi, Alexis Graham, Josiah Manzanares, Asia Knight, Ashley Graham, front row: Janna Manzanares, Zoe Berger
Let me tell you about kids today. Busy is the hallmark of their lives, they have school commitments, sports, possibly music or dance lessons. In short, many activities occupy their time. I know a 10-year-old girl name Emma who participates in all those activities and more. A few years ago she heard about a program called Locks of Love, where girls donate 10 inches of hair to the charity, which then makes wigs to give to kids who have lost their hair because of cancer treatment or other diseases. Emma grew her hair out twice and donated it to this cause.Recently Emma began thinking that if she could get more girls involved in this project, they could make a significant difference in the lives of those struggling with hair loss. So she organized Emma and Friends Grow for Girls. Her goal is to get 100 girls to each grow 10 inches of hair and donate it through her web site: http://wix.com/growforgirls/emma. There will be prizes for those who get the most girls to sign up, including an Apple Itouch, a FLIP video camera and a Gap certificate.
Oh, in case you were wondering how I know all about Emma, she is my granddaughter and I couldn't be more proud.
Submitted Jill Rosenberg
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 496 sent three girls to the 2010 Girls State session in June.Hollie Hooper, 17, from Mayfair High School, stated that Girls State was an "amazing experience". She learned how our government works and she feels she wants to pursue a degree in Political Science. Hollie ran for Girls State Governor as the candidate for the Tory Party. She lost the election by only seven votes.
Elizabeth Kent, 17, of St. Joseph High School really enjoyed getting to meet girls from all over the state. They came from many different backgrounds, but she discovered that they had the same goal; how to make a positive impact on the world. At Girls State she was on the Tory Party platform committee. She also enjoyed the mock Supreme Court Sessions and Trials. She is interested in going into law.
Megan Moran, 17, of Lakewood High School could only describe her experience as "awesome." She was very impressed by all of the girls attending Girls State. She felt it was a wonderful experience and would help to prepare her for college. She plans on creating a "care package" for next year's Girls State Delegate from Lakewood H.S. She really wants to share her experiences. For more information on Girls State go to www.cagirlsstate.org.
Submitted by Tammy Sollazzo
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