EDUCATION St. John cheerleaders earn national honors...

EDUCATION

St. John cheerleaders earn national honors

The cheerleading squad at St. John the Baptist School in Costa

Mesa have earned national acclaimed. After winning their first

national championship this year, the squad of 28 girls, guided by

20-year-old Eddie Strachan, has worked hard at hitting every move,

sharpening every sound and making every stunt in order to become the

nation’s best.

A court ruling against Orange County could cost Newport-Mesa

Unified School District about $16.7 million and the Coast Community

College District about $8.7 million. The county has appealed the

decision, which says the county’s process for assessing property

values in consistent with Proposition 13.

During a Newport-Mesa Unified school board meeting, trustees voted

to move ahead with a $1-million, two-phase project to repair and

renovate the swimming pool at Newport Harbor High School.

The pool, which has posed immediate health and safety concerns,

will need to be shut down if nothing is done soon.

* CHRISTINE CARRILLO covers education and may be reached at (949)

574-4268 or by e-mail at christine.carrillo@latimes.com.