Report Card

Mike Sciacca

Principals at all eight high schools in the Huntington Beach Union

High School District have received a piece of a $14,000 pie this week.

It marks the third time that the district’s Educational Enrichment

Foundation has raised money to support technology and arts education in

the district.

“The mission of the district Educational Enrichment Foundation is to

enrich the educational resources of the district by attracting financial,

business and community support for the benefit of all students in the

district,” said Ron Shenkman, president of the foundation.

Since 1998 the foundation has donated a total of nearly $40,000 to. In

past years the funds have been used for teacher grants, to repair musical

instruments, buy CD players for a music appreciation class, instructional

materials for graphic arts students, plants for a campus beautification

project and a photo copier for the Academy for the Performing Arts.

Students to compete in County history competition

A group of 22 seventh-grade students from Mesa View School’s Gifted

and Talented Education program will compete Saturday in the Junior

Division history contest at the Orange County Department of Education in

Costa Mesa.

The students bested the other history buffs in the Ocean View School

District’s History Day in California competition and moved on to the

countywide competition.

The theme for this year’s competition is “Revolution, Reaction and

Reform.” The Junior competition will attract students from middle school

districts throughout Orange County.

Seventh-grade students in the Junior Division will enter the

competition in one of five categories: historical paper, exhibit,

performance of a dramatic presentation, documentary, and Web site.

Students are judged on the quality of their historical research and

how well they demonstrate the theme through their chosen topic and

presentation.