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Don’t pass on pancake breakfast for football boosters

The Football Booster’s Annual Pancake Breakfast will be held this year on

Nov. 13, from 7 to 11:30 a.m. at Lake Park on Main Street. Tickets are $3

and can be purchased that day. Tickets are also available through the

high school activities office and at football games. The event will

feature a drawing for a 19-inch color television and dinners at the Hard

Rock Cafe, Chicago Ribs and El Torito Grill. The club welcomes donations

for the drawing. Contact Tammy Figueroa at (949) 729-5504 for questions

and donations.

Autumn auction for Hilltop

Hilltop Preschool is having an Autumn auction on Nov. 16 from 6-9 p.m. at

the Greenbook Community Center, 18222 Santa Joanana St., Fountain Valley.

A live auction, a silent auction, and a balloon bust will be featured.

Admission is $5 per person. For more information contact Andrea Djafri at

968-0527.

Golden scholars on the Golden State

Huntington Beach City School District eighth-graders surpassed state

averages on the 1998-99 Golden State Examination given to first year

algebra students statewide. Overall, 86.6% of the district’s

eighth-graders earned recognition, honors and high honors levels on the

test. State averages were 27.4%. At Sowers Middle School, 100% of

students performed at that level. At Dwyer Middle School, 62.1% earned

the same distinction. Over 130 Huntington Beach City School District

eighth-graders took the test last year.

Time for kids to math off

Zany Brainy kids game store is starting a 24-game Math Club beginning

Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. Children ages 8 to 10 are invited to participate and

compete with other kids their own age. Zany Brainy will also have a

preschool craft time every Monday at 10:30 a.m. The crafts are designed

to build children’s motor skills and experience colors, shapes, textures

and more through craft projects.