Back to the Kitchen: Honoring Labor Day with Home Cooking

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Norman Rockwell's portrait of honored Labor Day. Rosie the Rivertor on a lunch break — Saturday Evening Post on May 29, 1943.

BY GWEN KENNEALLY Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894. Labor … [Read more...]

CHAMPS takes top prize in Robotics World Championship

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CHAMPS Charter High School's Spur-Flys robotics team, under the direction of  teacher Nancy Aldrich, recently took home the first place prize at the Vex World Championship in Dallas, Texas. The LAUSD charter school, which is located in Van Nuys,  … [Read more...]

El Camino Real student wins online video contest

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A video submitted by Loren Simons, a sophomore at El Camino Real High School, received the grand prize in a contest sponsored by Los Angeles Unified Board of Education Member Tamar Galatzan. Galatzan presented Simons with a $5000 check for El … [Read more...]

Sixth graders stage Titanic trial at Laurence School

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For the eighteenth year running, sixth-graders at The Laurence School in Valley Glen  made some popular classic characters stand trial in the school's Kids'  Court.  In years past, classics from Jack Sprat to Frank N Stein and Snow White have all … [Read more...]

Walter Reed Middle School wins top musical honors

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BY CAROLE ROSNER Ninety-nine musicians and singers from North Hollywood’s Walter Reed Middle School won top honors at The Heritage Music Festival in Santa Clara, California, competing against 25 high schools and middle schools. According to Stephen … [Read more...]