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 News from Alliance College-Ready Public SchoolsEvery student has the ability. We give them the opportunity.June 2010
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Pomp and Circumstance
As of May, 95% of the 647 seniors graduating from Alliance
schools have been admitted to colleges throughout the United States.
"This is the most exciting time of the year but also the busiest for our
high school counselors," said Nicole Mariella, Director of College
Counseling. "Students need help prioritizing their choices and assessing
their financial packages. College counselors should be very proud of the work
they are doing right now."
This year Alliance celebrates some pretty big firsts - the
first acceptance letters from Yale and Harvard and first acceptances as part of the POSSE Foundation, which awards
four-year, full-tuition scholarships to students identified as potential
leaders. The two Alliance students to receive POSSE scholarships are Jessica Jara of Huntington Park College-Ready Academy High School and Joshua Majano of Dr. Olga Mohan College-Ready Academy High School #11.
In addition, the nation's largest minority scholarship
program, the Gates Millennium Scholars Program, has awarded
good-through-graduation college scholarships to three Alliance students, part
of this year's cohort of 1,000 students - Diana Castro of Gertz-Ressler High School, Ofelia Carrillo of Marc and
Eva Stern Math & Science HS, and Jessie Ruiz of Huntington Park
College-Ready Academy.
The Class of 2010 Gates Millennium Scholars represents 45
states, the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories. The scholarships
can be used to pursue degrees in any undergraduate major at the college or
university of the recipients' choice. Best wishes to the future Alliance class
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Alliance Students attend ACCION College Day at Loyola Marymount University
Ouchi High School students enjoy College Day  |
ACCION College Day at LMU
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students enjoyed College Day
at Loyola
Marymount University on May 22nd. The informational fair was sponsored by ACCION,
Education in Action, a nonprofit created to ensure Latino students &
parents are better informed about preparing for college.
Over 900 students from throughout the city were in attendance, among them 9th-12th graders from several Alliance schools including Huntington Park College-Ready Academy, Health Services Academy, Ouchi High School and College Ready Academy HS #5.
Attendees, which included students and their parents, were able to glean from informational sessions with admissions representative from colleges across the U.S.
Students heard from panelists of former college students about how their academic lives led to their professional lives, and Sophia Dominguez of CRAHS #5, was the lucky winner of the $500, ACCION 2010 Scholarship.
Health Services Academy Students attend College Day
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Merkin Middle School Recognized by ECCLA, Education Consortium of Central Los Angeles
Alliance
teacher, Zeidy Revolorio, and student, Ryan Lopez, of Richard Merkin
Middle School were recognized at the 19th Annual ECCLA (Education Consortium of Central Los Angeles), awards gala at the Natural History Museum on May 20th, 2010.
Ms. Revolorio, a teacher of 6th
grade math and science, received the USC
Good Neighbor Award for her work on the Merkin's Family Science Night and Science Fair, and student Ryan
Lopez received a scholarship from USC and a commendation from the County of
Los Angeles. Congratulations to both award winners and their
Principal, Donna Jacobson!
Teacher Zeidy Revolorio  | Ryan Lopez with proud mother
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Alliance Welcomes New Board Member
The Alliance welcomes Ronald Sugar to its Board of Directors
Chairman Emeritus of Northrop Grumman
Corporation, Ronald Sugar is a director of Chevron Corporation, trustee of the University
of Southern California, director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association,
member of the UCLA Anderson School of Management's board of visitors, director
of the World Affairs Council of Los Angeles, and national trustee of the Boys
and Girls Clubs of America.
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Mayor Villaraigosa visits Dr. Olga Mohan College-Ready Academy High School #4
 Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa paid a visit to the newly named Dr. Olga Mohan High School, College-Ready #4 on May 27th. The occasion was precipitated by some of the recent notoriety paid to the school. Only 6 high schools in LA ranked "10" in State
rankings. 4 of the 6 are charter schools & 2 are magnets. Alliance
College Ready Academy High #4, Granada Hills Charter High, Harbor
Teacher Preparation Academy, LA Center for Enriched Studies, Renaissance
Art Academy, & Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies. Ivy BoundAcademy
charter school in Sherman Oaks was the only middle school State-ranked
10 in Los Angeles.
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Stern MASS receives SPARC Award; Hosts LA Opera Education & Community Collaboration
Stern MASS students & LA Opera present
"Tanis in America"
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On
June 2nd, Stern MASS hosted the LA Opera Education and Community
program, by collaborating on the production and presentation of a new
student opera called "Tanis in America."
The production, which featured
professional musicians and singers, as well as stage management and
lighting from the LA Opera, was presented to a packed audience in the
Stern MASS multi-purpose room.
Stern
MASS High School was the only charter school, and one
of only three LAUSD high schools, to receive a SPARC (Support Personnel
Accountability Report Card) award-California Certificate of Student
Support Accountability. This is in recognition of the school's
high-quality, comprehensive, and data-driven support for students led by
the counseling team of Stacie Santoya and Erica Guevara. This is the
second year in a row that Stern MASS has been recognized by the
California Counselor Leadership Network and the Los Angeles County
Office of Education.
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Health Services Academy High School to Sponsor Soccer Clinic, June 19th
Health Services Academy High School  | Health Services Academy High School, will be taking advantage of their excellent soccer fields on June 19th, as sponsors of a soccer clinic for 150 youths.
Located on the campus of Henry Clay Middle School, Health Services Academy boasts two very large playing fields, perfect for hosting the upcoming soccer camp and a health fair this fall.
Health Services Academy is the only Alliance school to offer CPR and first aid training as part of the curriculum.
Health
Services Academy students learn CPR
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