MVLA hosts Fischer retirement party
A party for retiring Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District Superintendent Rich Fischer will be held 4-7 p.m. June 7 at Cuesta Park on Grant Road. The event is open to the community and is sponsored by Armadillo Willy’s, Mountain View Chamber of Commerce, Los Altos Chamber of Commerce and Los Altos Rotary Club. Please RSVP to Mary Moore at 940-4669.
Recreation department taking summer sports camp sign-ups
The Los Altos Recreation Department is holding a summer camp that focuses on sports, games and activities designed to foster a sense of belonging, sportsmanship, teamwork, a positive self-image and understanding of how to work with others. A variety of outdoor games and activities will provide an opportunity for children to have fun and expend their energy in a positive and active manner.
There are eight one-week sessions. The camp runs Mondays through Fridays 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Hillview baseball field. The camp is designed for children, 6-12. The price for a week is $127.
For more information, call the recreation department at 947-2790.
Santa Rita PTA hosts potluck picnic for Peck
Santa Rita school is holding a potluck picnic in honor of Principal Stephen Peck’s retirement 6-8 p.m. Tuesday for all Santa Rita students, families, staff and alumni. The picnic will be on the sixth-grade park and play fields. The PTA requests that people bring a favorite family food to share and picnic blankets. Water, dessert and entertainment will be provided.
MVLA holds reception for new superintendent
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School School District invites the community to the Los Altos Community House to meet its new superintendent, Barry Groves, 4-6 p.m. Tuesday. Groves replaces Superintendent Rich Fischer, who is retiring at the conclusion of the school year.
Homestead wins business championship
Homestead High School won the Future Business Leaders of America state championship sweepstakes for a record eighth consecutive time at the group’s State Leadership Conference in Irvine last month.
Homestead’s victory surpasses the previous record of seven straight titles held by Lynbrook High School.
The State Leadership Conference is an annual, comprehensive, competitive program. Individuals, teams and local chapters compete in 43 events representing a wide range of activities in business knowledge, technology, presentation of projects and leadership development.
The conference included more than 1,000 students from 80 California schools. Seventy-six plaques were awarded to Homestead students, and 25 students qualified to compete in events at the group’s National Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tenn., June 27-July 2.
Lively Foundation performs ‘Gold Rush!
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The Lively Foundation is scheduled to perform “The Gold Rush!” at 1 and 1:45 p.m. Thursday at Loyola Elementary School. “The Gold Rush!” is a performance that combines music popular in the 1850s, such as “Oh! Susannah,” dances, authentic costumes, narration taken from letters written by miners and projections of archival photographs, prints and engravings.
Loyola is located at 770 Berry Ave. in Los Altos.
Bubba Gong celebrates 20th anniversary with Foothill College
Bubba Gong, the first dance instructor hired at Foothill College and founder and artistic director of the award-winning intercollegiate dancers, is scheduled to celebrate his 20th anniversary season 7:30 p.m. June 2 and 3 at Smithwick Theatre.
The two-hour production will feature 100 students, alumni and guest artists from the community in jazz, ballet, tap, modern, ballroom and world dance.
Tickets - $25 general, $100 patron - are available at the box office and at the door on the night of the performances.
Foothill College is located at 12345 S. El Monte Road in Los Altos Hills.
For more information, call 949-7360 or e-mail gongbubba@fhda.edu.
Teen Center provides weekend recreation
The Underground Teen Center is a free, drop-in facility for teens in grades 7-12. Operating hours are 3-6 p.m. Fridays and noon-6 p.m. Saturdays. The Underground offers a variety of recreational activities designed to give teens a fun, safe place to relax. The center features pool tables, air hockey, foosball, Xbox, PS2, music and computers for gaming. The Underground also sells snacks for a small fee.
The following events are scheduled for May:
4-10 p.m. Friday Late Night at the Underground - pool, video games, hanging with friends and watching movies. Note: The Underground will not open until 4 p.m. Friday.
The Underground is located at 400 University Ave., behind the Garden House at Shoup Park in Los Altos.
For more information about the Underground, call 947-2884 or visit www.ci.los-altos.ca.us/recreation.
