Jun 23 2011

Excelled academically, artistically and athletically

Gabriel Darren Cobb, the grandson of attorney Dorothy Taylor Cobb of Los Angeles, has accepted an appointment to the United State Military Academy at West Point. The Landmark Christian High School graduate was nominated to both West Point and the Naval Academy by Georgia Cong. Lynn A. Westmoreland (R.-Ga.).

Jun 16 2011

Junior business camp targets teens

Young people ages 14 to 17 who want to learn the basics of how to start and grow a business can participate in a free workshop sponsored by the Urban Media Foundation’s Youth Entreprenuership Project. Called Junior Business Camp, the program takes place Aug. 12 and 13 as part of the West Coast Expo planned for the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Young people who pre-register for the workshop by July 15, will be entered into a drawing for a $100 grant to help toward their new business.

Jun 14 2011

Opponents claim juice has more sugar

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Chocolate and strawberry milk will become a thing of the past on Los Angeles Unified School District campuses beginning July 1.

The LAUSD Board of Education today voted to eliminate flavored milk from school cafeterias as part of a move to provide more nutritious food and beverage options.

The board approved the elimination despite some opponents claiming that flavored milk has less sugar that some juices and is often the only way students get milk at all.

Jun 9 2011

Seeking academic excellence

Compton students recently spent several days exploring opportunities on their academic career paths. At left, Roosevelt Middle School seventh-grader Natachi Onwudiwe, who said she wants to be either a science teacher go to medical school, won first place in the Compton Unified School District science fair with her project Soil Pit to the Rescue. It demonstrated the effect of acidity on soil and plant growth. At right, youngsters from the Kelly Elementary School band and orchestra warm up before a performance at the Arts and Aviation Career Expo.

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