Archive for January 23rd, 2012
CCMS Comedy Improv Show at the Willows Feb. 4 and 5
From the team that produced Darn Yankees! and Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Comedy Improv! is comprised of middle school teams doing fully improvised skits from audience suggestions. Professional teachers and improvisers Jennifer Flack and Eric Price will be running the teams of students as they work their way through “Whose Line is it Anyway”-style unrehearsed [...]
Sen. Curren Price Responds to Brown’s “State of the State”
I commend Governor Brown for his leadership in taking on the difficult task of addressing the fiscal and policy challenges facing our great state; particularly during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. The Governor’s proposed tax proposal represents the next step towards investing in our schools, infrastructure and job creation. I join my colleagues in supporting the [...]
Friends of Youth Health Center Plan ‘Mystery’ Fundraiser – Save the Date March 10
The Friends of the Culver City Youth Health Center is hosting its annual major fundraiser on Saturday, March 10th at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Culver City. Patricia Jaffe, CCUSD Superintendent, will be honored at the event. The Mystery night begins at 5:30 p.m. with a silent auction and continues with music, a no host bar, dinner, and a live auction. Throughout the evening a murder mystery will [...]
Crosswalk Construction Start Postponed by Rain
While the construction on the Washington Blvd./Boise Ave. pedestrian crossing signal was scheduled to begin today, the weather had other plans. Sammy Romo, Project/Construction Manager for Steiny and Company, Inc. offered "As soon as it clears up, we should be able to go ahead with it." Rain is expected to clear by Jan 24. The work is scheduled to be completed by March 2012. This project [...]
Transitional Kinder May Be Unique for CCUSD
CCUSD will be offering a Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program in the 2012-13 school year. Although it was recently announced that the funding has been cut by the governor, CCUSD will go ahead and offer this TK program next school year (2012-13). However, depending on future funding, CCUSD may not be able to offer this program in subsequent years. The cut off date for enrolling in [...]
Growing Great to Offer Parent Workshop – Feb. 7
How do you get your offspring to love healthy food ? Be the best example around. Now that all five of our grade schools have gardens, it's time to get educated and get into the program. GrowingGreat Parent Workshop will focus on healthy choices for lunch and snacks. Please mark your calendars for the next free workshop on Tuesday February 7th at 7 p.m. at Linwood E. Howe Elementary School [...]
CC Community Scholarship Fund Launches New Site
After 50 years of doing business the old-fashioned way ( and quite successfully at that) the Culver City Community Scholarship Fund has launched its website, www.cccommunityscholarships.org. "The website provides students with a new way to complete the applications; provides teachers and staff a better, more modern way of completing recommendations; gives parents valuable information they need [...]
