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SoCal students eliminated in quarterfinals of Scripps National Spelling Bee
The Los Angeles and Orange County contestants in the Scripps National Spelling Bee were both eliminated in the fourth round Wednesday. Oliver Halkett, a 12-year-old sixth grader who attends The Mirman School in Brentwood, misspelled desinent, an adjective meaning forming an end. He spelled it "desonant." Katelyn Nguyen, a seventh...
Blockbuster Filmmaker Teaches Movie Making at Compton HS and Dominguez
Guest lecturers are a great way to inject variety into a class, bringing their outside knowledge and real-world experience to share in to students in a classroom. Director, writer, and producer Brian Levant, known for directing blockbuster movies such as The Flintstones, Beethoven, Snow Dogs, Jingle All the Way, Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins, and Are We There Yet? recently visited the TV and Film production classes at Compton High School and Dominguez High School to pass along a little bit of his knowledge on the magic of filmmaking.
Big expansion of UC strike over pro-Palestinian protests: Irvine, San Diego, Santa Barbara next
UAW 4811, which represents 48,000 academic workers in the UC system, said its members would go on strike at UC Irvine, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara the first week of June.
523 CUSD Scholars Celebrate Reclassification
Compton Unified School District honored 523 scholars last week in the district’s Reclassification Ceremony at Centennial High School. This annual event recognizes students from all Compton Unified schools who have met the reclassification criteria and have transitioned from English Learner to being recognized as proficient in English. Reclassification marks...
DA Marquez Gives Commencement at Western State College of Law
IRVINE — Imperial County District Attorney George Marquez delivered the commencement address for Western State College of Law’s class of 2024 on May 23. Marquez graduated from Western State College of Law in Irvine in 2005, earning his Juris Doctor Degree. Marquez gave a speech about perseverance and...
Judge certifies class action status in lawsuit alleging part-time LBCC faculty make less than minimum wage
The ruling means the lawsuit could now involve as many as 1,200 part-time faculty at LBCC, and it has already had legal and legislative repercussions around the state. The post Judge certifies class action status in lawsuit alleging part-time LBCC faculty make less than minimum wage appeared first on Long Beach Post.
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