LAH student receives scholarship
The California Grocers Association Educational Foundation awarded its 2006-2007 Roger K. Hughes Legacy Scholarship to Acacia Newlon-Yafai of Los Altos Hills. Newlon-Yafai, a member of the National Honor Society and the California Scholarship Federation, will receive $1.000. She is enrolled at UCLA this fall and plans to major in communications.
The annual foundation scholarships are awarded to college students who are either employees or family members of employees of CGA member companies.
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit, evidence of outstanding character and leadership potential.
FHDA seeks applicants for oversight committee
The Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board of Trustees seeks applicants for appointment to the independent, volunteer Measure C Citizens’ Oversight Committee, which will review and report to the public on the district’s Measure C bond expenditures. Measure C, a Proposition 39 bond measure requiring 55 percent of the vote to pass, was approved by 66 percent of district residents voting in June.
Applicants for the Citizens’ Oversight Committee must reside in the district’s service area, which includes the cities of Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Palo Alto, most of Sunnyvale and portions of San Jose, Santa Clara and Saratoga. Applicants may not be an employee, contractor, consultant or vendor of the district. The district seeks seven committee members in the following categories: active in a business organization, active in a senior citizen’s organization, active in a Foothill-De Anza organization, currently enrolled student, member of a bona fide taxpayers’ association and at-large citizen.
Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter detailing their qualifications and noting the category or categories they would represent to chancellor@fhda.edu or Office of the Chancellor, Foothill-De Anza Community College District, 12345 S. El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills 94022. Completed applications must be received by 5 p.m. Sept. 29. The board will appoint members to the Citizens’ Oversight Committee at its Oct. 16 meeting.
The Citizens’ Oversight Committee bylaws are available at www.fhda.edu/citizens_oversight_committee_applications or by calling 949-6100.
Stratford School in PA hosts children’s concert
Stratford School’s Palo Alto campus has scheduled a free children’s classical concert 12:30 p.m. Oct. 1 to benefit the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford and to introduce its Palo Alto campus to the community.
Conductor and violinist Imant Kotsinsh, formerly with the Bolshoi Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Moscow, will conduct. There will be a guest performance by former New York Philharmonic violinist William Barbini.
Kotsinsh said his passion to instill an interest in music in children as a way to stimulate and develop imagination led him to partner with Stratford Schools.
Limited seating will be available, but there is additional room for those who would like to picnic on the lawn.
Families are invited to bring new, unwrapped toys (no more than $10 each) for children ages one month to 18 years to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities. Donations by check are also welcome, with all proceeds going to Ronald McDonald House.
Stratford School’s Palo Alto campus is at 870 N. California Ave. For more information on the event or the Ronald McDonald toy wish list, call Stratford School at 493-1151 or visit www.stratfordschools.com.
Stanford courses open to the public
Registration is under way for dozens of evening classes, weekend workshops and special events offered by Stanford Continuing Studies during the fall quarter, including more than 60 liberal arts and science courses and 20 courses in professional and personal development. Courses are open to all adults.
A sampling of subjects includes foreign languages (including introductory Persian), writing, geography, residential real estate, acting, film noir and nanotechnology.
Nearly 75 percent of the faculty teaching in Stanford’s Continuing Studies Program are directly affiliated with the university as faculty, academic fellows or Stanford researchers.
To register for the fall quarter, visit www.continuingstudies.stanford.edu. Courses begin the week of Sept. 25.
Panel discussion addresses special education
SELPA 1 CAC has scheduled a moderated panel discussion with the county director and special education directors for Los Altos, Mountain View and Palo Alto schools 8:45-11 a.m. Oct. 18 in the Covington Elementary School multipurpose room, 205 Covington Road, Los Altos.
The goals of the forum are to raise awareness of K-12 special education programs and services and to offer parents a chance to meet the programs’ administrators. Issues addressed include priorities and goals of special education programs, transition problems, working effectively with the special ed team and qualifying for services.
All SELPA events are free and open to the public. No registration is necessary.
For more information, call or e-mail Karen Mueller at 964-3689 or mueller4@ix.netcom.com.
Foothill-De Anza seeks homes for foreign students
Hosts for international students at Foothill and De Anza colleges are needed for a three-month stay.
Hosts will receive $750 per month for room and board and will be expected to help the student become oriented after arrival. Hosts can be single, couples or families.
Students will arrive in September and October and can take the bus to school. All students speak English and will take courses in English. They come from Asia, Europe and other continents.
For more information, call Kristi Clark at 949-3091 or e-mail k.clarke@mindspring.com.
Castro encourages literacy in classroom
Castro Elementary School invites community members to share stories with third-graders on Tuesday mornings this fall. Volunteers can help children improve their writing and English language skills.
Castro is holding a seven-week program starting Sept. 26. Volunteers will receive explicit week-to-week instructions. No writing or teaching experience is necessary.
For information or to volunteer, contact Linda McCrary at lmccrary@mvlaae.net or 940-6024.
Adult Ed programs bring students to the garden
The MVLA Adult Education program needs volunteers to help Castro Elementary School students with gardening this fall.
The program brings Castro students into the Mountain View Senior Center garden on Tuesday afternoons. With three students per volunteer, students benefit by interacting with adults, learning new vocabulary and concepts and having an opportunity to ask questions while exploring nature’s life cycle.
For more information, contact Linda McCrary at lmccrary@mvlaae.net or 940-6024.
