Hawthorne Press Tribune The Weekly Newspaper of Hawthorne Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - December 17, 2015 Two Officers Join Airport Police Two recruits have joined Los Angeles Airport Police following graduation last month from the Los Angeles Police Academy. Recruit Officers Ernesto Mora and Krystal Mitchell, a squad leader and recipient of three awards. (left to right) Los Angeles World Airports Executive Director Deborah Flint, Recruit Officer Ernesto Mora and Krystal Mitchell, and Airport Police Chief Patrick Gannon. Photo by Los Angeles Airport Police CSI Officer Sean Smith. Superintendent Swears In Board Members, Board Conducts Annual Reorganization By Cristian Vasquez and appointing different board members to In a crowded boardroom and during serve as president, vice president and clerk the final school board meeting of the from its members. The reorganization also year, Superintendent Dr. Helen Morgan requires the trustees appoint a board secretary administered the oath of office for seated for the upcoming year. board members Cristina Chiappe and Alexandre Monteiro. The meeting was started with Chiappe and Monteiro, who were still board president and vice president respectively, retaking their seats on the board after being reelected to office. “I want to take one second to thank you all for your support,” Chiappe said to everyone in attendance after her taking her oath. “For me it is a real pleasure and an honor that I Monteiro was nominated and unanimously take very humbly to serve my community. approved for the 2015-2016 organizational Another four years of trust means so much year as president of the board; Dr. Eugene to me and I am really pleased to serve with Krank was appointed by his colleagues four wonderful board members that are on the as vice president the board while Board same page: we have the kids as a priority.” Member Sergio Mortara appointed clerk. Chiappe and Monteiro were school board Superintendent Dr. Morgan was appointed members when the economy took a downward board secretary. spiral, forcing school districts across the Both Chiappe and Monteiro acknowledged country to function with significantly reduced that much of the board’s success is based budgets. on cooperation among all parties throughout “This is my third term as a board member the school district. and it has been a pleasure and it has been “It’s not easy because we know that our fun,” Monteiro said. “Since 2007 we have children have a lot of challenges but we had some turbulence with the economic faces these challenges every single day and downturn but we survived and this district we have been very successful,” Monteiro has strived. This district has been great: when said. “We all work together as a team, but we go to conferences from San Francisco to I always say that it is you, the teachers, San Diego, there are people talking about the administrators, the principals and the Hawthorne.” custodians, all of you are the pillars of this The Dec. 9 meeting also hosted the board’s district. Without you we don’t shine and annual reorganization efforts, which requires all of you guys have been making us shine that the trustees reorganize by nominating every single day.” “This is my fourth term but I can still feel the butterflies,” Chiappe said. “That’s because I still feel passionate.” School District To Implement Uniform Policy A second public hearing on implementation of school-wide uniform policies at Kornblum Elementary and Ramona Elementary Schools, as well as Hawthorne Middle, Prairie Vista Middle and Bud Carson Middle Schools was set for January 6, 2016. “While many of our schools have had a uniform dress policy in place for several years, we are expanding the practice to all of our schools,” Dr. Morgan stated through her ‘Message from the Superintendent’ on the district homepage. “Each school has gone through the process of working with their School Site Councils to make a recommendation to the Hawthorne School District Board of Trustees for adoption.” If the board votes to implement the policy, students will be required to begin wearing school uniforms as of Jan. 11, 2016. During the public hearing at the Dec. 9 board meeting there weren’t any members of the public present but Dr. Morgan shared that district officials have hosted multiple parent conferences to discuss the implementation of a uniform policy. School uniform policies have been a longstanding method for schools to identify their student body on and off campus, during school hours. Persons interested or with concerns are encouraged to contact their school office, or to attend the Jan. 6 public hearing. • Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................2 Classifieds............................2 Food.......................................5 Hawthorne Happenings....2 Legals................................ 6-7 Pets........................................4 Sports....................................3 Weekend Forecast Friday Mostly Sunny 70˚/52˚ Saturday Sunny 64˚/46˚ Sunday Sunny 61˚/48˚ “It’s not easy because we know that our children have a lot of challenges but we faces these challenges every single day and we have been very successful.”
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