March 1, 2018 Page 3
Hawthorne Happenings
News for the City of Good
Neighbors from an Old Guy
Named Norb Huber
Hawthorne Happenings
Golf Anyone?
There is nothing like the game of
golf. Really, there ain’t nutin’ like
it, old guys like me riding around
in carts and hitting little white
balls into a cup with a flag stuck in it. That
sounds exciting. Believe it or not, it really
is a blast. Like most things, you have to try
it to experience the thrill. Well with that
being said, I would like to invite you to the
Hawthorne Parks and Recreation Foundation’s
29th Annual Golf Tournament on Monday,
April 16th. This year’s tournament is being
held at the Industry Hills “Babe Course”.
The schedule is as follows: 10 am Registration,
11 amBBQ Lunch,12 noon shotgun
start, 5 pm dinner. If you are interested in
playing or your company would like to be
a sponsor, please contact Dick Huhn at 310-
643-9157. All proceeds goes to the improving
of our parks.
Good News: Having a cold
one and coffee can help you
live past 90
Here it is folks, here is proof: A study
out of the University of California-Irvine
has revealed that consumption of moderate
amounts of alcohol and coffee is linked to
living a longer life. The key word is “moderate,”
of course. The study, called “The
90+ Study,” started in 2003 and examined
“the oldest-old” age group - about 1,700
nonagenarians - to determine what is key
to living to your 90th birthday and beyond.
The study has found, among other things,
that people “who drank moderate amounts
of alcohol or coffee lived longer than those
who abstained,” and that “people who were
overweight in their 70s lived longer than
normal or underweight people did.” “I have
no explanation for it, but I do firmly believe
that modest drinking improves longevity,”
Dr. Claudia Kawas, a key researcher for the
study. Wow! There it is, proof of all that I
have been saying. Having a cold one not
only helps you relax and takes
the stress off of your heavily
burdened mind and body, but it
allows you to live well past the
average age expectancy for us
baby boomers. So, don’t give me
any heck about my “have a cold
one” advice. Don’t tell me I’m
an old drunken city clerk who
says the same crap every week.
If it takes an academic study to shoot back
at you critics who want to toss me under
the bus and throw away the key I’ll shake
my blogery mumbo jumbo in your face. The
bottom line is this: I’ll have the last laugh.
Common Space Brewery
to hold weekend long
Grand Opening
Hawthorne is becoming the place to go to
find a great cold one. Our second brewery
will be opening this week at 3411 W. El
Segundo Blvd. Common Space promises to
offer more “lager” brews, the kind that I like.
I’m a lighter guy not the darker ale type. I
hope to see some of you over at the start of
the grand opening weekend on Thursday at
4 p.m. for the formal ribbon cutting.
Hawthorne’s “Hometown
Pancake Breakfast”
Mark your calendars. Tell your cell phone
to send you a reminder. Make a point to get
out of bed early and come on over to the
Hawthorne Museum on St. Patrick’s Day
morning, Saturday, March 17 between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. The Hawthorne
Historical Society will be holding our 4th
Annual Hawthorne Hometown Pancake
Breakfast. How much better can it get than
hot cakes, bacon, sausage, orange juice and
coffee? Bring your friends and family. The
price is right, $5 is all that you pay.
The “State of the City”
Luncheon
Mayor Alex Vargas promises to keep his
speech shorter than President Trump when
he delivers his annual “State of the City”
address on Wednesday, March 21st over at
the Memorial Center. Tickets to the luncheon
are $50 per person and can be obtained by
calling the Chamber of Commerce office. •
Anza Presentation, School Safety
Highlight Wiseburn Meeting
By Duane Plank
Last Thursday evening’s meeting of the Wiseburn
School Board, called to order by Board
President JoAnne Kaneda, was a dichotomy to
the assembled attendees. It featured discussion
of Wiseburn Unified School District programs,
as well as a necessary lock-down mentality
which has to be implemented to protect all
in the wake of recent events.
The Board heard a special presentation by
administrators and teachers at Anza Elementary,
which delineated some of the success
stories occurring on the campus located on
Hindry Avenue.
The Board also discussed, in the wake of
the massacre that took place two weeks ago in
Parkland, Fla., the need for all school districts to
continue to ramp up campus security and deal
with the hard questions about protecting
students, teachers, administrators and support
personnel during the school day. The District
had scheduled, prior to the carnage of innocents
at the Florida high school campus, an active
shooter exercise and “critique” of current security
measures that will take place on March 1.
Said Superintendent Tom Johnstone, regarding
the murder of innocent children and the
resultant protests by the under-20s: “It is sad
in a society that is really governed by adults,
that it takes the death of our kids to bring this
matter to a head. How long are we going to put
up with this? We are the joke of the world.”
Principal Alberto Paredes and four of his staff
at Anza Elementary made their presentation,
entitled “Off to Great Places.” Rather than
focusing on data and number-crunching, the
presenters celebrated the strides being made
at the elementary school: Implementing a supportive
school culture with a positive behavior
support program, utilizing 3D printing, and
making progress with the Project Lead the
Way course offerings.
Paredes handed off the initial part of the
presentation to Jorge Paz, Anza counselor,
who talked of the school team currently in
place to implement the Positive Behavior
Support (PBS) program. Paz spoke of one of
the main problems in 2018 American schools
-- an epidemic, he said, of “social isolation”
that causes some students to feel that they are
being left out or left behind, thus causing them
to feel “lonely and invisible.” He noted that
this feeling of isolation causes some students to
“pull away” from society and stunt their social
development. This can result in students hurting
themselves, or others, similar to what occurred
in Parkland two weeks ago. Paredes spoke of
the PBS program goals, which include the
attempt to develop a culture of “inclusion and
connectedness” by creating positive incentives.
The second part of Anza’s presentation
featured third grade teachers Suzanne Guidi
and Jordan McKenna, who touted the school’s
“Genius Hour.” This program encourages
creativity in the classroom through Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(STEM) immersion. Funded by a Wiseburn
Ed Foundation grant, the tools used to facilitate
learning during Genius Hour include
propagating public speaking, revving up the
engineering process, and exposing the students
to the magic of 3D printing.
Next, the Board was treated to a “share-out”
from four students who participate in Anza’s program.
They purveyed some of their 3D printing
success stories and adroitly answered questions.
The final component of the Anza presentation
was made by fifth grade teacher Candyse Crow
and delineated the successes of the Project
Lead the Way program. She spoke of pairing
kindergartners with older students (fifth graders)
to delve into “peer collaborations-tutoring,”
citing studies that have found that “students
are more positive toward subject areas when
assisted by an older student.”
Action items included approval of the mandated
Single Plan for student achievement at
Anza, Burnett, Cabrillo and Dana campuses,
as well as an agreement with Board Docs to
provide an online agenda for services and support
that will make the agenda accessible to
Board members via their tablets or smartphones.
Next up was discussion about the ongoing
construction at Wiseburn High on the westside
of Douglas Street. The Phase II work, which
is expected to be completed in early September,
includes the pools, gym and sports field.
Vince Madsen, the District’s point man on the
Wiseburn High project, emailed after the meeting
that “we have finally finished the rough
earthwork under both of the pools and have
started working on concrete forming and the
pool circulation piping. The equipment building
which will house the pool equipment has
received the first of its deep footing concrete/
rebar, and is starting to take shape. We have
electrical, plumbing and mechanical contractors
working in the larger section of the gym
building and will soon start working on the
ancillary rooms on the north and south side
of the gym. Punch list activity is still ongoing
for Phase 1, and we will continue to work on
final close-out and State certification of that
scope of work.”
In other District-related news, the Board
was scheduled last weekend to interview the
remaining candidates for the position of superintendent,
which opened up because of the
pending retirement of Johnstone, who reported,
“By the end of the weekend, we should know
who the next superintendent is.”
After the meeting, Johnstone noted that there
would probably be a bond finalization that
may occur at the next School Board session.
“We are going to do it,” he said. “We are not
going to ask a new superintendent to go out
for a bond. We have things to do, and if they
want to do them, we will do them -- and if
they don’t want to do them, we won’t…and
that’s just how it’s going to be.”
The next Wiseburn School Board meeting
is scheduled for March 8. •
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