School to eagerly watch the projector for their name to appear.
Gregg Anderson School will open in the fall of 2012 providing specialized curriculum in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). As Gregg Anderson School is a “school of choice,” all students in the district were eligible to apply for an intra-district transfer, regardless of where they live. Westside utilized a computer database to sort applicants by their current school, randomize them and select names accordingly. Preference was given to the siblings of accepted students in an effort to keep families in the same school. Gregg Anderson School will have an initial student population of 800, including mainstream students and those with severe special needs. Early this fall, the District appointed Shelly Dearinger, former principal of Sundown Elementary, as principal of Gregg Anderson School. The school is located at the corner of Rancho Vista Blvd and Avenue N-8.
Feb. 13th
Farm Bureau to present options to deal with rising tax rates
VALENCIA - The Los Angeles County Farm Bureau (LACFB) is concerned that in 2013 under the health care reform and expiration of the Bush tax cuts that taxes on many taxpayers may rise dramatically.
For instance, the top tax rate on ordinary income may rise almost 25 percent, the top tax rate on capital gains may rise almost 60 percent, the top tax rate on dividends may increase almost 300 percent, and the estate tax rate may increase over 55 percent. The Estate Tax Exemption may fall from $5 million to $1 million.
As a result, the LACFB asked their financial advisors to suggest options to deal with these crises and also offer this seminar free to the public as a community service since so many taxpayers will be affected. Presenters will define the problem, suggest alternatives, and then provide a one-on-one question-and-answer period. The presenters will come from as far away as the Bay-Area, Oregon and Ohio.
The seminar will be held in the Hyatt Regency Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Valencia, 24500 Town Center Drive, Valencia, on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 5 p.m.. Refreshments will be furnished.
Auditions open for Dora, the Explorer adventure
LANCASTER - It's Only Tuesday Productions and Director Wayne Berry are conducting auditions for DORA THE EXPLORER, DORA'S PIRATE ADVENTURE on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
The auditions will be held at Arbor Court Community Theater, 858 West Jackman Ave.
Roles for Dora The Explorer Pirate Adventure are open to ages five years and
older. Those auditioning should prepare a one-minute song to accompaniment
tracks. Any Disney song would be a good choice for an audition piece. An
accompanist will not be provided.
A
dance audition will be part of the auditioning process as well as cold reads.
Please wear or bring dance clothes and shoes to audition.
Roles are open for Dora 11 - 25 years; Diego 11 - 25 years; Benny (cow), Boots (Monkey) Tico (hedgehog), Isa (gecko), Swiper (fox), Piggie Pirates & Piggie Captain, Backpack, Map, Baby Jaguar, Drum, Harp, Flute, Frog Grasshopper, Snail, Senor Toucan, Blue Bird, Red Chicken, Butterflies, Singing Bridge and Chorus.
Dora is a family-friendly show, that has been adapted from the episode of the popular Nickelodeon television program. The show is easy to follow and is well translated to the stage. It glues the children to the seat. In addition, the show has lots of interactive elements that make it interesting not only for the children but even for the adults also.
In Dora's Pirate Adventure!, you will find the popular characters Dora, Boots the Monkey her best buddy, and her other friends. All of them undertake an exciting trip to the Treasure Island.
The kids will also get to see the cousin of Dora named, Diego, who is an expert
of nature and science.
Since
it is an interactive show, the audience gets the chance to help Dora and her
friends
over Singing Mountain, past the silly Singing Bridge and also help them
confront the Pirate Piggies. The format of the show is full of challenges,
puzzles and obstacles that both the audience and Dora must solve together so as
to step up in the next challenge.
Dora can speak fluently, both English and Spanish and this helps her to
communicate with her friends to overcome the problems, to reach their desired
goals. She also teaches some words and phrases to the audience, which is useful
to the audience to help them solve the puzzles and move ahead.
Performances
are scheduled for June 1, 24, 2012, on Saturdays and Sundays.
For more information, call (661) 816-0150.
Roundtable’ report for 2012 at Outlook Conference
LANCASTER - The 2012 Economic Roundtable Report to debut at the Antelope Valley Business Outlook Conference Friday, Feb. 24, will be filled
with all new statistics and significant features that will interest business and civic leaders, according to Mel Layne, the president of the Greater
Antelope Valley Economic Alliance.
Boxing Legend Sugar Ray Leonard will be the keynote speaker at the conference sponsored by the Antelope Valley Board of Trade at the Poppy
Pavilion on the AV Fairgrounds.
"Conference attendees will find hope in the new information that we have available in this report. It shows we are reaching the turnaround point
in our economy with a positive outlook for overall stability. Foreclosures are declining from last year, and retail sales are climbing," Layne said.
"You can't get the information in this report anywhere else."
