Page 2 September 6 , 2012 A Student’s Perspective Calendar What Not to Do in High School Friday, September 7 through Economic Evolution at a breakfast By Glen Abalayan, high school careers. But a bad habit even • Bach’s Lunch: Martha Kleiner with Luc (7:00 am – 10:00 am) on Tuesday, September Torrance High School Student worse than procrastination is the spreading Kleiner, 12:15-12:45 p.m., Trinity Lutheran 25, 2012 at the Manhattan Beach Marriott. By the time this article is in publication, of gossip. Church, 1340 Eleventh St. Frank Mottek, anchor of KNX 1070 virtually every student in the Los Angeles Eleanor Roosevelt famously said, “Great Saturday, September 8 NEWSRADIO’s Money News, will serve area will have already encountered the first minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss • Getting Started with Natives Class, as the Moderator to an impressive panel of day of school. This day is marked with lines events and small minds discuss people.” 10-11 a.m., Amphitheatre at MBBG, west local leaders in the community. Michael of students receiving their official schedules, Unfortunately, the small minds discussing side of Polliwog Park. Registration required Zislis, Zislis Group; Darrell Sperber, John reunions with old friends, and the widespread people are usually the ones who do most for most classes. For more information call Elway’s Manhattan Beach Toyota/Scion; feeling of a fresh start. But as the first few of the talking in high school. After two Julie Gonella at (310) 546-1354 or julie@ Marty Shelton, VP, NAI Capital; Mike weeks of school come to a close, the once years in high school, it is not a surprise to manhattanbeachbotanicalgarden.org Simms, Simms Restaurants and Rick Sowers, enjoyable seven-hour time period begins hear anyone resort to gossip as an effective Sunday, September 9 Executive VP & Chief Banking Officer, Bank to slowly develop into what some students conversation starter. This then starts a chain • Main Concert Series: Annual Fall of Manhattan are featured panelists. Chamber Music Concert: Gupta-Banerdt- If you have any questions or need more call “the daily grind.” Eventually, this forms of other students trying to outdo the previous information please get in touch with ChamberKaplanTrio, 4 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, bad habits that taint the school year with story by providing an even more outrageous President/CEO, James O’Callaghan, at1340 Eleventh St. distractions. The two main culprits of this rumor. It is interesting how a majority of tueSday, September 11 james@manhattanbeachchamber.net or 310- issue are procrastination and the spreading conversations mindlessly talk more about • Farmer’s Market, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 13th 545-5313. of gossip. Unless these habits are put to an another student’s pitfalls than how they can Street and Morningside Drive. • Manhattan Beach 10K Run, Oct. 6, 7:30 end, the fresh start everyone believes in will do their part in helping their peers. The Saturday, September 15 a.m. http://www.mb10k.com/ always yield to the same disappointments spreading of such gossip is toxic to any • Author’s Fair with Molly’s Corner: A • 40th Annual Manhattan Beach of last year. student’s high school life because it spreads Walk with Sally Program, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 Hometown Fair, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Procrastination is the main reason for all the accusations without any viable proof and p.m., Manhattan Gateway Shopping Center, Live Oak Park. For general questions email stress caused in high school. This can easily starts the diabolical act commonly known 1800 Rosecrans Avenue, Building B. For publicityandwebsite@mbfair.org. be avoided if students choose to properly as drama. Next to procrastination, causing more information call (310) 725-7025. • 25th Annual Family Halloween Carnival, practice time management. Procrastination drama is one of the two things most high tueSday, September 18 Oct. 20 from 12- 4 p.m., Manhattan Heights is primarily caused by a student’s attitude of schoolers regret doing because of how it • City Council Meeting, 6:30 -11:30 p.m., Park, 1600 Manhattan Beach Blvd. For more continuously holding things for later. Gone creates unnecessary amounts of stress and City Council Chambers, 1400 Highland information or to volunteer for this event, are the days of elementary school when heartbreak. The proliferation of gossip can Avenue. contact Eve Kelso at (310) 802-5407, David assignments could be completed within a only lead to the destruction of once-great thurSday, September 20 Ibarra at (310) 802-5419, or the Teen Center few minutes. Today, most high schoolers friendships and building relationships with • 5th Annual South Bay Business (310) 802-5426. spend hours completing their assignments. the wrong type of people. Environmental Coalition Awards, 3-5 p.m., at ongoing Having to balance a social life, extracurricular Procrastination and gossiping are the two the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, • Mayor Wayne Powell’s Walk ‘n Talk activities and homework successfully is one leading causes of preventable stress in high 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd. For more is the first Tuesday of each month at 9:00 of the hardest things to accomplish in any school and students must rid themselves of information visit info@sbbec.org. a.m. at Peets Coffee & Tea, 328 Manhattan student’s life. Sadly, not everyone can manage these unnecessary anxieties to maximize their upcoming Beach Blvd. Also the third Tuesday of every to balance all three at the same time and efforts in more meaningful places, such as month at 9:00 a.m. at North End Café, 3421• The Manhattan Beach Chamber of thus turn to procrastination to compensate maintaining their grades. Everyone deserves Highland Ave.Commerce is pleased to present: Navigating for the lost time caused by other activities. a fresh start, but it seems unfair how some This leads to some students coming to school students take these second chances to merely People early in the morning in the hopes of finishing repeat the same mistakes of last year. Every their homework. Although this habit may student has only four years to experience sometimes work, students should never rely the once-in-a-lifetime privilege of attending Congratulations on a stressful 30-minute period to complete secondary school and should live the time to multi-hour-long assignments. Continuing to do the fullest--and not waste it by continuously Berklee College of Music announces that semester of the 2012 academic year: so will only create unnecessary distractions holding assignments back and searching for the following local students have earned Edwin Menjivar, and Sydney Harrison, that will keep them from fully enjoying their petty scandals to blabber about. • placement on the Dean’s List for the spring both from Manhattan Beach. August 2012 Winner South Bay Family Health Care presents $150/person $1,500/table* *table of 10 Thank you to our sponsors: VISIONARY OF THE YEAR State Senator Ted Lieu, PLATINUM: Continental Development Corporation and IE Design + Communications Our Staff Pick for COMMUNITY PILLAR OF THE YEAR August is Jameson DIAMOND: Richard and Melanie Lundquist, Thornburg enjoying her Manhattan Beach Marriott Continental Development Corporation horse Bellagio. Photo GOLD: taken and submitted Chevron Products byJesseThornburg. Mattel, Inc. 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