Sunday, May 20, 2012
Luis Cuellar Jr., son of Lynwood councilmember Aide Castro, was awarded the scholarship at Downey High School's senior awards presentation, Thursday night.
After almost a year’s worth of work applying for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps’ competitive $180,000 dollar scholarship, Lynwood resident Luis Cuellar Jr., finally got to see the fruits of his labor at his high school senior awards ceremony in Downey, Thursday night, when his check was presented to him by Marine officers. Aside from looking at SAT scores and extracurricular activities, eligibility was also based on admission to approved NROTC colleges, a background screening, and the passing of physical fitness tests. “It feels good, it was a big burden off my shoulders,” said Cuellar Jr., after receiving his award. The Downey High School student, and son of Lynwood councilmember Aide Castro, also had to complete a series of …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Araceli Lugo recibió una medalla de oro por su participación en matemática médica lo que le valió ser la representante de California en ese rubro para la competencia nacional Skills USA.
Araceli Lugo, alumna de último año de Lynwood, nunca pensó que llegaría más allá de la competencia regional que pone a prueba su conocimiento en el tema que se ha esforzado en estudiar: matemática médica. “Nunca esperaba avanzar en esta competencia,” dijo Lugo. En enero de este año, Lugo y otros ocho alumnos de la clase de asistentes médicos, que enseña la maestra Deena Smith, ingresaron a una competencia regional que incluyó a 500 estudiantes de San Diego y Santa Bárbara. El evento fue organizado por Skills USA, una organización no lucrativa que patrocina competencias a nivel estatal, local y nacional en donde estudiantes demuestran habilidades ocupacionales y liderazgo, de acuerdo con la página de Internet. Después de que Lugo y …
Araceli Lugo received a gold medal for her performance in medical math advancing her as the California representative in that field for SkillsUSA's national competition.
Lynwood High School senior, Araceli Lugo, never thought she would make it past a regional competition testing her knowledge in the subject she had been studying hard for, medical math. “I never really expected to get to go forward to the state competition,” said Lugo. In fact, she did that and more. In January of this year, Lugo and eight other students from the medical assistant class, taught by their teacher Deena Smith, entered a regional competition that included 500 students from San Diego to Santa Barbara. The event was hosted by SkillsUSA, a nonprofit organization that hosts competitions at the local, state, and national level wherein students demonstrate occupational and leadership skills, according to its website. After Lugo and …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
López stands accused of murdering Cindi Santana at South East High-School.
Abraham López, 18, who stands accused of fatally stabbing his ex girlfriend Cindi Santana, 17, in the cafeteria of South East High Schoollast September, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment at Norwalk Courthouse, this morning. The prosecutor in the case, John Pomeroy, was not surprised with the defendant’s plea. “The defendant almost never pleads guilty at this stage,” said Pomeroy. “The charges are still basically the same as those we filed in the pretrial.” López faces charges of murder, 3 counts of assault with a knife, resisting police officers, issuing a criminal threat and for bringing weapons to school grounds. Pomeroy said that he would be seeking the highest murder degree conviction for Lopez. “We will certainly be seeking a …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Baldwin Park educator launches "Move to Read" DVD, a fun, innovative way to beginning literacy skills.
For Miriam Everette, a long time educator in the Baldwin Park area, using physical activities to support literacy came about as a natural extension of decades of observation of both kids and adults. The educator developed a program called “Move to Read" that evolved as a result of her observation of adults struggling with learning both kinesthetic movement and a literacy skill in the classes she used to give at Morgan Park. “I was hearing about ‘Reading by 9’, ‘Read Across America’, etc. and started to wonder....what happened, why are kids having such a tough time learning to read now,” said Everette, “what's changed? I began to realize that Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd grade language arts standards are simply ‘learning how to learn’ and that …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Jonas Vital Silverio pleaded no contest to 10 counts of lewd acts on a child of 14 or 15 years.
Read this article in Spanish. A state appellate court panel has upheld the convictions of a former Lynwood high school principal and volleyball coach who pleaded no contest to lewd acts involving four female students. In a ruling Monday, a three-justice panel from California's 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected Jonas Vital Silverio's claims that some of the counts to which he pled were barred by the statute of limitations and that his eight-year prison sentence constituted cruel and unusual punishment. Silverio pleaded no contest in June 2010 to 10 counts of lewd acts on a child of 14 or 15 years. As part of his sentence, he also was ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. Silverio is a former principal and …
After LUSD's school board meeting last Tuesday, claims of threatened recalls and political motives for certain school board actions came to light.
Leer en Español. The 3-2 vote approving a contract with Lynwood Unified School District's former legal consul, Leal & Trejo, at last Tuesday's school board meeting was to ensure payment of the law firm's work on a particular case, said district Superintendent Ed Velasquez. "I told this to the board last time, I have to pay [Leal & Trejo] and in order to pay them we have to have a contract," said Velasquez. Leal & Trejo's previous contract had been terminated in December of last year but they continued working on a special education case since February of this year, he mentioned. The month-to-month contract approval spurred much outrage from board member Rachel Chavez who said the board clearly asked for all cases to be handed over to …
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Las Ágape Music School ha estado abierta en Lywnood por 14 años, ofreciendo a los estudiantes la posibilidad de que florezca su amor por la música.
Read in English. Cuando Miguel Conniff se mudó a California trajo con él su conocimiento y amor por la música. El oriundo de Ecuador abrió su primera escuela de música en 1992 en la ciudad de Bellflower, bajo el nombre de Conniff Music Center. En 1998 se mudó a Lynwood y lo renombró Ágape Music School, un nombre que escogió con sumo cuidado. “Había muchas iglesias que venían a la escuela y me encantó la palabra Agape porque significa el amor por Dios y por tu vecino,” dijo Conniff. Ese amor por ayudar a otros le vino a una edad temprana cuando le enseño a sus amigos a aprender a tocar la guitarra cuando tenía 17 años. Además de enseñar a otros a tocar música, Conniff dijo que también quiere poder ofrecerles un estilo de vida distinto. “…
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Cada estudiante recibió una beca completa por parte del Programa de Estudiantes Gates Millenium. José Gómez y José Sandoval son dos estudiantes que son parecidos en muchos sentidos, más allá de compartir el mismo nombre.
Click here to read in English. Ambos fueron a la escuela en Lynwood desde el kinder. Ambos participaron en actividades deportivas durante la preparatoria. Gómez y Sandoval jugaron voleibol en su último año en sus escuadras respectivas. Ambos participaron activamente como voluntarios en sus preparatorias, y ambos invirtieron su tiempo como voluntarios en el Centro Médico St. Francis. Ambos también participaron en actividades extracurriculares como estudiantes. Sandoval fue presidente del Club Leo. Gómez fundó dos clubes propios en la preparatoria de Lynwood. Y ahora, ambos han sido aceptados a la Universidad de California, Berkeley. Gómez ya se inscribió en dicha institución, mientras que Sandoval está a la espera de saber si fue …
The pair each received a full-ride college scholarship from the Gates Millennium Scholars Program.
Presione aquí para leer en Español. Jose Gomez and Jose Sandoval are two students who are alike in a lot of ways, aside from sharing a first name. Both have attended school in Lynwood since kindergarten. Both were active in sports during high school. Gomez and Sandoval each played on their varsity volleyball squads. Both were active volunteers in high school, with each of them volunteering their time at St. Francis Medical Center. Both also participated in extra curricular activities as students. Sandoval was president of the Firebaugh Leo Club. Gomez founded two clubs of his own at Lynwood High. And now, both have been accepted to the University of California, Berkeley. Gomez has already enrolled there, while Sandoval is waiting to hear …
Omar Becerra
12:24 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012
His positive attitude, desire to complete an extremely difficult degree program and willingness to volunteer his time helping others are just a few of the traits this fine gentleman possesses. Way to go Jose Sandoval! -- Tio, Omar Becerra more ›