The Weekly Newspaper of El Segundo Herald Publications - El Segundo, Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 105, No. 25 - June 16, 2016 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.....................16 Classifieds............................4 Community Briefs...............6 Crossword/Sudoku.............4 Father and Son Photos.....2 Film Review..........................7 Legals............................ 12,13 Police Reports.....................6 Real Estate.....................8-13 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast AT&T California Hosts PEV Collaborative Test-Drive Event On May 26, hundreds of AT&T employees in were among the first to test-drive the latest electric cars as part of a statewide education initiative led by the California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative (PEV Collaborative) to help California become the first state to reach 250,000 electric vehicles on the road by the end of the year. Left to Right: Cynthia Williams, Associate Director, Environmental and Regulatory Planning, Ford Motor Company; Ken McNeely, AT&T California President; Mary Nichols, Chair of the California Air Resources Board; Christine Kehoe, Executive Director of the California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative; Frank Breust, Vice President, Government Affairs California, BMW and John Perez, California Assembly Speaker Emeritus. Photo by Eric Parsons. • Eagles of Eighty-Two Look to Grow Scholarship Program By Brian Simon It was during the El Segundo High School Senior Awards Night 13 years ago when Julie Stolnack had a brainstorm. She had just handed out scholarships on behalf of Rotary to several students when then-El Segundo Unified School District Superintendent Bruce Auld issued a challenge to the graduates. “He urged them to return here after finishing college and establishing their careers and to give back to the school or community in some way,” Stolnack said. “So it got me to thinking, ‘We can do that.’” The same night, Stolnack wrote a letter to members of her El Segundo High Class of 1982 with the idea of launching a scholarship program. She suggested that each kick in at least $10 to start--and ultimately scraped together $500 that went to a student from the Class of 2004. The next year, she bumped the ask to $30 where it remains today. “We now receive contributions ranging from $25 to $1,000 and we have anywhere from 26 to 32 classmates participating annually,” Stolnack said of the program now in its 12th year. Add it all up since 2003 and over 40 students have received a cumulative $52,000 in scholarships. Now known as the Eagles of Eighty-Two, the group became a non-profit (501(c)3 organization last year in order to increase contributions (which are now tax-deductible) and allow for classmate employers to provide matching fund programs and potential grants. “For the past two years, we have been the recipients of a grant from the Tarsadia Foundation, which is directed by our classmate Shirish Patel Dayel,” Stolnack noted. “They are a family foundation who believe in ‘Touching Lives and Building Futures.’” The annual scholarships go out in memory of two longtime and highly respected El Segundo High teachers, Richard and Kathryn Peterson. The couple both started their careers at the campus in 1956, fell in love and married two years later. During Stolnack’s senior year, Mr. Pete, as he was affectionately known, suddenly passed away from a fatal heart attack. “After his untimely death, our class got to work and raised $10,000 in his memory to replace the non-functioning bells in the tower with the bells and music we hear from time to time around our city today,” she said. “Although I feel the bells should be played more than they are now...” Mrs. Peterson technically retired from teaching in 1990, but continued in a See Eighty-Two, page 15 School Board Honors SoCal ROC Scholarship Recipients By Duane Plank The Tuesday night meeting of the El Segundo Unified School District School Board featured special presentations honoring District students who have received recognition for their outstanding achievements in Career Technical Education; Project Lead the Way engineering students who advanced to the state final competition in a Chevron-sponsored design challenge; a quick update from Ed! Foundation CEO Carol Pirsztuk; Middle School assistant principal Ali Rabiei’s providing an update regarding the District’s student attendance initiative; an LCAP update; and a presentation by the District’s chief business official on the proposed adopted budget for 2016-17. High School principal Jaime Mancilla introduced the honored SoCal ROC scholarship recipients. The SoCal ROC program allows students to take career classes to help determine if they wish to continue in a chosen field after high school graduation. The honorees included Leslie Morales, who wants to be a forensics photographer, and intends to continue on that pathway by attending El Camino College later this year before transferring to a Cal State school to complete her bachelors of Science degree. Laura Balladares is intending on pursuing a career as a registered dental assistant and, ultimately, a dental hygienist. 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