Page 2 June 22, 2017 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Community Briefs West High School Students Earn NHRP Scholar Awards West High’s Zachary Babbitt (left) and Jonathan Hernandez (right) with Mayor Patrick J. Furey (center) at the Torrance City Council meeting where the two students received certificates of recognition. Photo Provided by Roberta Babbitt. The National Hispanic Recognition Program has recognized West Torrance High students Zachary Babbitt and Jonathan Hernandez as scholars. During a recent City Council meeting, Mayor Patrick J. Furey presented the two with the City of Torrance Certificate of Recognition for their achievement. Babbitt received 14 out-of-state full ride scholarships to earn the NHRP Scholar Award. He was accepted into all 9 UC campuses, earning $8,000/year grants. He will attend UC San Diego as an electrical engineering major. He received a $4,000/year grant from the university due to his 4.5 GPA. Hernandez is President of West High’s Advance Choir and is a member of National Honor Society and was captain of the varsity swim team. He has a 4.54 GPA and will attend UCLA as a chemistry major (pre-med) with future plans to go into medical research. Lundquist Historic $100 Million in Gifts to Torrance Memorial Torrance Memorial Medical Center leadership and community members were joined last week by local elected officials from throughout the South Bay to announce a $32 million donation by philanthropists Melanie and Richard Lundquist to establish a Neuroscience Institute and an Orthopedic and Spine Institute at the 470-bed nonprofit medical center located in Torrance. The contribution, combined with the Lundquists’ previous contributions of $68 million to the hospital, gives Torrance Memorial the distinction of receiving $100 million from a single donor--the largest known contribution to a non-teaching/research hospital in the United States. The $32 million donation will establish an Orthopedic and Spine Institute as well as a Neuroscience Institute at the hospital where 8,000-10,000 orthopedic, spinal, neurosurgical, and neurological patients were served last year. The focus on orthopedics and spine surgery will allow Torrance Memorial to expand its capabilities and recruit surgeons in these specialties. The hospital also intends to establish new ambulatory locations for orthopedic and spine medical services, reducing the need for patients to leave the South Bay. The Neuroscience Institute—one of the only such programs at a non-academic hospital in Los Angeles County—will mean that patients with neurological needs, which previously had to be referred out of the area, could be cared for at Torrance Memorial. Additional funding will go to upgrade the surgical and ICU capabilities at the hospital. The Lundquists’ commitment to Torrance Memorial stretches back to 1985 when Melanie was a volunteer at the hospital. Melanie’s inside view of the hospital’s operations motivated her to become more involved. Over the last 11 years, the Lundquists established a Cardiovascular Institute, significantly expanded beds in the hospital’s Emergency Room and helped to fund the Lundquist Tower, a 256- bed all-private room hospital. The Lundquists provided in the $50 million donor agreement that their name should be removed from the building when naming rights could be used to attract another significant donor in the future. – Content Abridged from Press Release Provided by Torrance Memorial El Camino College to Present Annual Summer Kid’s College Program The El Camino College Community Education department will present its annual summer Kid’s College program for children entering grades one through 12. The six-week program consists of three two-week morning and/or afternoon weekday sessions to choose from, in addition to several one-day Saturday sessions between June 26 and August 5. Kid’s College not-for-credit workshops, one-day Saturday camps and weekday classes are designed for serious summer fun with an emphasis on inspiring a sense of wonder and imagination for learning. Classes offered this summer include: Kid’s College Chefs, Minecraft Designers, Science Explorations, Cartooning & Drawing, Academic Chess, Kid’s Rock Guitar Camp, and Musical Theatre Camp for grades one through five. For grades six through eight, students can try Video Game Animation, Creative Writing, The Voice/Singing Class, and basketball and volleyball camps. High school students may enroll in SAT Boot Camp, Math Tutoring, and Writing the High School Essay, among other selections. Morning and/or afternoon classes are available. Lunch supervision is provided for students in grades one through five who are enrolled for the full day. All classes are held on the El Camino College campus. Registration is required. 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