June 11, 2015 Page 3 Hawthorne Happenings News for the ‘City of Good Neighbors’ From City Clerk Norb Huber FLAG DAY This Sunday, June 14th, is Flag Day in the USA. It’s another opportunity to show we are Americans, united in our allegiance to one nation under God. I love to see our nation’s flag flown out in front of homes in my neighborhood and around Hawthorne. We live in the greatest nation on earth, we should show our patriotism. NBA FINALS It seems weird not to have the Lakers or Celtics or Spurs or Heat in the NBA Finals this year. It IS nice to see some teams that have been down for a long time make it to the biggest show in the basketball world. I grew up rooting for the San Francisco Warriors who couldn’t find a decent arena to play in so they moved across the Bay to Oakland to become the Golden State Warriors. Rick Berry was one of my idols “back in the day” when the Warriors won a world championship 40 years ago. HOLLY PARK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION TO HOLD PANCAKE BREAKFAST The Holly Park HOA will hold their annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, June 13th at Olivet Lutheran Church located at 2506 West Imperial Hwy in Hawthorne from 8 a.m.-12 noon. The cost is only $5 for adults. All funds raised go to a scholarship given each year to a deserving high school graduate. HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL’S “MIGHT AS WELL LIVE” COMES TO HAWTHORNE Producer Jason Gromski and Writer/ Director Adam Scott Weissman announce the up-and-coming play Might as Well Live is adding a onetime only performance in Hawthorne, in addition to its run at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Based on four hilarious and heartbreaking stories by famed author Dorothy Parker, the show will have a single performance on Sunday, June 14th at 3:00 PM at Gallery H at Phantom Galleries LA, 12619 Hawthorne Blvd. A minimum donation of $5 is recommended for entry. HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING The Hawthorne Historical Society’s next meeting is this coming Monday, June 15 starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Hawthorne Museum. We will have a guest speaker, refreshments and plenty of good conversation about our fine city. Make plans to attend. POLICE AND FIREMEN TO BE HONORED The Hawthorne Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs jointly sponsor a luncheon each year to honor one police officer and one fireman from our Hawthorne stations. This year the luncheon will be held on Wednesday, June 17th at the Memorial Center. If you are interested in attending please contact the City Manager’s office at City Hall. HAWTHORNE EDUCATION FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT Our Hawthorne kids benefit from this charity golf tournament which will be held on Monday, June 22 at Chester Washington Golf Course. If you are interested in playing, please contact Steve Tabor at the Hawthorne School District. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS E-maill me at norbhuber@gmail.com r Police Reports Mon 5/25/15 to Sun 5/31/15 ROBBERY 4700 W IMPERIAL HY OTHER Sun 05/31/15 18:07 Property Taken: Neon Green “The Relm” Mountain Bike, White Lg Cellphone (310- 570-6191) BURGLARY 4400 W 126TH ST Mon 05/25 05:24 BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 4000 W 134TH ST APARTMENT/CONDO Tue 05/26/15 01:45 BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 4000 W 134TH ST STORAGE SHED, PUBLIC Tue 05/26/15 07:15 Property Taken: Compound Miter Saw Green BURGLARY – COMMERCIAL 14700 S OCEAN GATE AV TOY, NOVELTY SHOP Tue 05/26/15 23:49 Property Taken: 19” Flat Screen Televisions BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 4500 W 115TH ST APARTMENT COMMON AREAS (LNDRY,CLB HSE,ETC) Sun 05/24/15 19:30 BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 13800 S RAMONA AV HOUSE Thu 05/28/15 09:30 Property Taken: Large Wooden Jewelry Box Containing Misc Jewelry, 15 Miscelaneous Watches With Varying Metals, 30 Miscelaneous Rings In Varying Types Of Metal, 15 Charms In Varying Types Of Metal, Silver Apple Macbook Laptop, 8 Pairs Of Miscellaneous Sunglasses BURGLARY – COMMERCIAL 13700 S PRAIRIE AV WAREHOUSE Thu 05/28/15 19:00 Property Taken: Large Tan Air Compressor, Small Red Air Compressor BURGLARY 4800 W EL SEGUNDO BL Fri 05/29 11:45 BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 4900 W 122ND ST HOUSE Fri 05/29/15 12:13 Property Taken: Tashiba Laptop, 17’ Screen, Silver, Ipad Air, Silver, Purple Case, Playstation 3, Black, Air Raid Skull Candy Speaker, Black, Misc Amount Of Money (Unknown Value) BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 13200 S FLORWOOD AV HOUSE Fri 05/29/15 18:15 Property Taken: (2) Michael Kors Watches $250.00 Each, (3) Pairs Of Earrings, 2-Emerald, 1-Shappire, (2) Necklaces, 1-Gold Thick, 1-Gold W/Shappire, (1) Ring W/ Shappire, (4) Bracelets, 1-Gold Thick, 3-Gold Thin, (1) Rosary, Ipad Mini 3, Iphone 5S White, Leather Jacket BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 15000 S KORNBLUM AV HOUSE Fri 05/29/15 21:00 BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 4300 W 138TH ST HOUSE Fri 05/29/15 21:45 BURGLARY 3900 W ROSECRANS AV Sat 05/30 13:48 Property Taken: Black Leather Seats To Yukon BURGLARY – RESIDENTIAL 14000 S CHADRON AV APARTMENT/CONDO Sat 05/30/15 14:32 BURGLARY 5400 W 134TH PL Sun 05/31 17:02 r “We cannot learn men from books.” - BENJAMIN DISRAELI Eight Scholarship Recipients Recognized During Board Meeting By Cristian Vasquez Hawthorne School Board members, along with Terry Hays-Horner and Ann Paour from American Association of University Women Beach Cities Branch, recognized eight of the district’s seventh grade students for earning the AAUW Beach Cities Branch Tech Trek Science Camp Scholarships. The Hawthorne School District students, all girls, Jacqueline May, Shelbie Nguyen and Shannon Sukantri from Bud Carson Middle School; Isabella Cruz, Valeria Iniguez and Amy Johnson from Hawthorne Middle School; Shemiah Nesbeth and Yamileth Sanchez from Prairie Vista Middle School were present at the meeting, with the exception of Johnson. “We are honored and privileged that the American Association of University Women are here to present some scholarships to our middle school students,” Hawthorne Superintendent Dr. Helen Morgan said. “We have eight recipients this year which is more than we have had in a long time.” All nine of the scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to attend Tech Trek, a science and math summer camp designed specifically for girls with the goal of sparking an interest in the seventh-grade students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math [STEM] careers. “The best thing about it [Tech Trek] is that it gives the girls the opportunity to stay on a college campus. They stay at the dorms, the go to classes throughout the day and take field trips to different areas,” Paour said. “All of the activities are tied to science, technology, math and engineering. The camp takes place Monday through Friday and it is a good opportunity for the girls to experience college life, away from their families.” At present AAUW represents more than 100,000 college graduates across the United States and membership is open to anyone who has an AA degree. “It [AAUW] is the oldest and largest national organization working for equality and the advancement of women through education,” Paour said. “It works in coalition with a number of other organizations supporting legislation involving child care, educational equity, pay equity, parental leave, school based public centers, gender balance and responsible funding for education.” During the late 1990s, an AAUW member near Stanford expressed their concern regarding the fact that there weren’t enough women in the math and science careers, also referred to as STEM careers. As a result, in 1998 the AAUW started this program on the Stanford campus and named it Tech Trek. There are now eight campuses in the state, four in Northern California and four in Southern California [UC San Diego, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara and Whittier College], that are dedicated to operating these summer camps. “Since I have been a member of AAUW in 2006, we started giving scholarships to girls in the Hawthorne School District,” Hays- Horner said. “What was very cool, because I worked here, is that I was able to speak to the principals to start this with the seventh-grade girls. Why seventh grade girls? That is when girls might start having interests develop in different areas, so we introduce them to this.” The AAUW Beach Cities branch was named the Manhattan Beach branch but with members from Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, El Segundo, Santa Monica and Pacific Palisades, the name was changed to reflect its more inclusive efforts. In order to select the scholarship winners each year, science teachers at the middle schools are asked to nominate girls who demonstrate an interest in the sciences. Once the science teacher nominates the student, the student is responsible for filling out and submitting an application, which includes writing an essay that is read by AAUW branch members. The girls are then interviewed by a couple of the branch members and a decision is made based in all three requirements. “One of the reasons our beach cities branch has moved toward looking into Hawthorne, Lawndale and Wiseburn is because there are some families in this area where the girls might not be as encouraged to go on to college,” Paour said. “This gives them a exposure to college and gives them that opportunity to say ‘This is something I can do and that I want to do.’” The scholarship recipients are asked to pay $50 but the cost of the scholarship itself is $900 per student, which covers the week’s activities at Tech Trek. “These girls are amazing,” Hays-Horner said. “First they have to be nominated by a teacher and then they have to go through a vigorous selection process. No parent can pay for their child to go to Tech Trek; it has UPCFBOPNJOBUJPOur
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