Grand opening of Mesa View auditorium...
Grand opening of Mesa View auditorium today
Mesa View Middle School will celebrate the opening of its new
gymnasium today with a gym kick off and pep rally. Mesa view is one
of the four middle schools in the Ocean View School District to get
new gymnasiums/auditoriums. Construction on the facility began in
March 2002 and finished this January. The cost came to just under $4
million.
The doors officially opened one month ago, but today will mark a
special occasion.
“This [event] is the first time all the students will be in one
building together,” said Shawn Bruckler, a teacher and the leader of
the Associated Student Body.
As a part of the celebrations, the boys seventh and eighth-grade
basketball teams will be honored for their undefeated season. The
Mesa View jazz band will perform on stage. Principal Lon Hyland will
announce the contents of a time capsule that will be buried in front
of the gym and reopened in 25 years.
Some neighbors protested the new gym fearing that it might be used
for community events and cause traffic congestion, said Bruckler. The
issue was taken to court, which delayed the process, but it did not
stop the gym and the students are happy about it.
In addition to being a place the students can go on a rainy day or
for school lunches and activities, the school is already preparing
for a Valentine’s Day dance, another first.
Arts program is accepting applications
Huntington Beach High School’s Academy for the Performing Arts is
accepting applications for the 2003-04 school year.
The academy offers training in dance, instrumental music, musical
theater, technical theater, acting and vocal music.
Students in grades nine through 12 are selected through a
competitive admissions process that takes academic achievement,
recommendations, auditions, goals and dedication into account.
Applications may be picked up at the office at 1905 Main St.,
Building M, Huntington Beach, at the Huntington Beach High School
main office or at local middle schools. Students will be assigned an
audition time.
For more information, call (714) 536-2514, Ext. 302.
District announces spelling bee winners
The results are in for the Huntington Beach City School District
spelling bee, held on Jan. 15. Winners included fourth-grader Dominic
Candelaria from Kettler Elementary School, fifth-grader Dmitri
Sedykin from Smith Elementary School, sixth-grader Alex Syiek from
Dwyer Middle School, seventh-grader Jacob Jaffe from Sowers Middle
School and eighth-grader Ryan Dick from Dwyer.
Tracey Gaglio and Jana Kasler from Educational Services
coordinated the event with help from retired teachers JoAnn Conte and
Judy Francis. The students will receive awards from the board of
trustees at an upcoming meeting.
Rennick Palley nabs Pegasus geographic bee
Seventh-grade student Rennick Palley won the Pegasus School
Geographic Bee by answering an oral question on geography. The next
step for Palley will include a written test and then the state bee
and a chance to win a $25,000 college scholarship.
For students who wish to test their own geography skills, an
online quiz is at www.nationalgeographic.com/ geobee. Five questions
a day from previous National Geographic bees are posted.
-- compiled by Coral Wilson
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