EL SEGUNDO HERALD May 13, 2021 Page 3
Letters
Britts BBQ Complaint
I am writing to point out something that
is disturbing to me. I walk every day and
when I get to Britts Barbeque I notice how
filthy the sidewalk in front of their business
is. It is black with grease and food droppings
and the owners don’t seem inclined to clean
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it up. It is a blight on our beautiful street.
I also walk down the alley behind Britts
and mess is worse. Not only is it extremely
dirty but it smells terrible. I don’t know how
the City Health Department can allow this
to continue.
– Ken McCullers •
Emotional Week for Eagles
By Gregg McMullin
As the 2021 high school sports season
nears the end, and it’s that time of year that
has traditionally been reserved to honor the
seniors. Teams organize an emotional pregame
ceremony that showcases their seniors
with an introduction befitting a superstar and
a parting gift that could include flowers or a
senior photo banner.
Eagles Playing with Passion
There’s been a drought between league
basketball titles for the Eagles. In fact, the last
title was 2003. That could change with the way
head coach David March has his team playing.
The Eagles’ style of play is so different from
recent teams, and the results have been not
only fun to watch but successful.
The Eagles have size, quickness, play
smothering defense, shoot from anywhere on
the court with accuracy, and hit nearly 80%
of their free throws. They have one of the
South Bay’s top guards in CJ Hardy-Taylor,
one of the top forwards in Leo Cagan, and JJ
Chaikosky is one of the top developing centers.
The result has been a 3-0 start in the Pioneer
League. The Eagles defeated North Torrance
73-50 and then doubled up on Lawndale 54-27.
Against the North High Saxons, El Segundo’s
relentless defense coupled with some hot
shooting led to a 20 point lead in the second
quarter. In the third quarter, Hardy-Taylor took
a rebound back up for a thundering dunk, and
Chaikosky hit from 17 feet to give the Eagles
a 51-24 lead. The Eagles outscored the Saxons
21-18 in the fourth quarter, highlighted by Farren
Affel’s jumper to make it 68-44 and Jack
Pintens’ 3-pointer to make it 73-48.
Prior to the Lawndale game, the Eagle basketball
family honored their seniors and their
parents. CJ Hardy (Fresno State ) will major
in kinesiology, Leo Cagan (Emerson College)
Preston Engle drives for a layup during the win against Lawndale.
CJ Hardy-Taylor scored a game-high 17 points against Lawndale.
Entertainment
‘Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame
Street’ Review: What the TV Taught
By Ryan Rojas for cinemacy.com
Big Bird, Bert & Ernie, Kermit the Frog
and Cookie Monster are as timeless today
as they were when they debuted on “Sesame
Street” in 1969. But what I didn’t know
about these lovable muppets was the incredible
story behind the seminal children’s TV
show’s creation, which the new documentary
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
reveals. The road that was taken by television
producers and educators to create this
one-of-a-kind children’s program was radical,
as they set out to create an education show
that would answer: what if a show loved
kids instead of sold to them? Could TV help
kids? Could it be used to teach?
This became “Sesame Street,” which
changed the culture and has been cherished
by children still to this day. Whether you do
or don’t know much about the show, Street
Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (based
on the New York Times Bestselling Novel)
should be required watching to see how art
and altruism can go together to change the
world for the better.
At 1 hour and 47 minutes, Street Gang
centers around the radical reason of why the
show was created: as a way to help teach
basic education skills such as reading and
counting to impoverished inner-city Black
and minority children at a time when nothing
like it had been done. It was a daring notion,
and the doc introduces the main people
Sesame Street, courtesy of Screen Media Films.
See Eagles, page 11
See Film Review, page 4