REPORT CARD

-- Angelique Flores

Justin Kao of Huntington Beach completed work at Caltech as part of a

group of undergraduate students who performed scientific research as part

of the school’s summer undergraduate research fellowships program. Kao

spent 10 weeks on the Camera-Based Obstacle Detection for Planetary

Rovers on Challenging Terrains research project.

Gibbons receives distinction award

William Gibbons, a history teacher at Ocean View High School, has been

named a 2000 Coca-Cola Educator of Distinction, an honor that recognizes

outstanding teachers dedicated to providing education with an enhanced

purpose.

Patriotism contests seek participants

The Fountain Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9557 and its Ladies

Auxiliary are sponsoring several contests for local students.

High school students can enter the 23rd annual Young American Creative

Patriotic Art Contest, sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary and the Veterans

of Foreign Wars of the United States. The deadline is Dec. 15.

High school students can also enter the 54th annual audio essay

contest, the Voice of Democracy Scholarship. Interested students can

write and record a three- to five-minute audio essay expressing their

view of the patriotic theme “What Price Freedom?” All state winners will

receive a $1,000 scholarship and will then compete for a $25,000

first-place award. The deadline is Nov. 1.

Information: (714) 968-3104 or (714) 577-1157.

Elementary school students may enter an essay competition. This year’s

theme is “What Does it Mean to be Patriotic?”

The top national award is a $10,000 U.S. Saving Bond. Entry forms must

be completed by Dec. 1.

Information: (714) 577-1157, or Bob Chermak, (714) 968-3104.

Mimi’s sponsors Thanksgiving writing contest

Elementary school students in Huntington Beach may take part in Mimi’s

Cafe’s seventh annual Write Stuff essay contest. This year’s contest

theme is “What I Have to be Thankful for.”

Essays must be no more than one page, and only one submission per

student will be accepted. The deadline is Nov. 8. Please write to: The

Write Stuff, c/o Frank Grof Inc., 3730 E. Broadway, Second Floor, Long

Beach, CA 90803.

Information: (562) 491-1000.

Pueblo potters focus of exhibit

Golden West College is offering a new exhibit in the Fine Arts

Gallery. Photographer Neil Chapman highlights the Santa Clara Pueblo

Potters and their pottery. The photographs depict landscapes and

abstractions that have evolved into portraits that are primarily in black

and white, natural light and large- and medium-format cameras.

The exhibit will continue through Nov. 17 in the Fine Arts Gallery,

15744 Goldenwest St. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday

through Friday and 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.

Information: (714) 895-8356.