Report card

- Compiled Angelique Flores

Adult school offering programs

The Huntington Beach Adult School will offer several classes beginning

this month.

“Smart Women Finish Rich” teaches the seven steps to financial

security over three evenings beginning March 21.

Basic Investing -- Intermediate Level is a class for start-up

investors who want to learn to build and manage a portfolio and maximize

returns. This three-evening series begins May 9.

“Prevent the Paperwork Pileup and Get Organized” is a seminar with

Professional Organizer Melinda Lipinski. Class will run from 7 to 9:30

p.m. March 22. Learn strategies for the home or office, filing techniques

and the latest organizing supplies to solve your problems. Registration

costs for $29.

American Red Cross certification through CPR and First Aid classes are

also offered through the Huntington Beach Adult School.

Register with Huntington Beach Adult School, 16666 Tunstall Lane,

Huntington Beach.

Information: (714) 847-2873, Ext. 218.

Huntington Beach alumni to offer scholarships

Huntington Beach High School alumni will award $2,000 in scholarships

May 1 to seniors related to members of the association. Two high school

seniors will receive $500 for each semester of the 2001-2002 school year.

Applications are available at the Career Center and must be completed by

April 1.

Foundation to focus efforts on high school auditorium

The Huntington Beach Union High School District Educational Enrichment

Foundation will focus its fund-raising efforts on renovating the

Huntington Beach High School Auditorium.

“It’s a historic landmark,” said Ron Shenkman, president of the

foundation.

The foundation has been raising money to benefit arts and technology

programs in the district. These programs will continue to benefit under

the organization’s new focus, Shenkman said.

Alliance opens office in Fountain Valley

A State Student Success grant of $250,000 has allowed the Alliance of

Educating Adults to hire project coordinator Louise Fox and open an

office in Fountain Valley, at Unit #10 in the Los Caballeros complex at

17280 Newhope St.

Comprised of seven Orange County education institutions, the alliance

was formed to help adult education students by coordinating programs,

providing information and training and improving students’ opportunities

for post-high school education and better paying jobs.

Adult education programs of Garden Grove, Huntington Beach and the

Newport-Mesa Unified School Districts plus all three colleges in the

Coast Community College District are participating in the alliance.

High school principals receives foundation funds

Ron Shenkman, president of the Educational Enrichment Foundation,

recently presented checks from $1,750 to $3,500 to each of the high

school principals in Huntington Beach Union High School District.

Edison, Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach, Marina, Ocean View,

Westminster, Coast and Valley Vista high schools will receive funds.

The foundation consists of a group of Huntington Beach, Fountain

Valley and Westminster community leaders who have a particular interest

in education. The members also raise funds through an annual gala benefit

and through grants and corporate donations.

Coastline receives reaccreditation

Coastline Community College has been reaccredited by the Accrediting

Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Assn. of Schools

and Colleges.

The reaccreditation report was based on an extensive self-study

prepared by Coastline, as well as a subsequent four-day visitation in

October by a team of peers from community colleges.

Coastline’s self-study and the team of peers identified two areas that

need additional planning for the future. The first area calls up on the

college to establish access to all applicable institutional data and

design. The second is the development of a delivery system for student

services.

President Leslie Purdy commended the commitment of Coastline’s faculty

and staff in identifying and addressing the needs of students, the

college and the community on an ongoing basis.