EDUCATION BRIEFS

The Dollars for Schools Program, a fund-raiser sponsored by the Motor

Car Dealers of Costa Mesa, set $50,000 to finance after-school programs

at two area high schools.

The Harbor Boulevard of Cars contributed the gift to the Newport-Mesa

Schools Foundation, which will split it into two equal parts for Costa

Mesa and Newport Harbor high schools.

Costa Mesa High will use its $25,000 chunk for its After-School

Enrichment Program, a joint-effort between the Newport-Mesa Unified

School District, Orange Coast YMCA, the Orange County Congregation

Community Organization and the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in

Costa Mesa. The program reaches out to motivate and encourage about 70

middle school students, with the new funds going toward computer training

and equipment, Internet access and furniture.

Newport Harbor High will use its share of dealership funds for the

after-school program Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college

prep course for underachieving and underserved students.

The Dollars for Schools Program has raised about $100,000 for area schools since its inception, with a previous $50,000 funding a 50-meter

Olympic Aquatic Facility at Costa Mesa High.