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Hawthorne Press Tribune The Weekly Newspaper of Hawthorne Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - May 3, 2018 Hawthorne High Volleys to Silver Inside This Issue Calendar of Events ............3 Certified & Licensed Professionals ......................7 Classifieds ...........................3 Entertainment .....................2 Hawthorne Happenings ...3 Food ......................................7 The Hawthorne High School boys volleyball team (pictured above) recently won the silver bracket at the Chadwick Tournament. The Cougars posted one-set playoff wins over both Marshall and Chadwick. Lawndale. .........................4,5 Photo: Hawthorne High School. Legals ................................4,6 Peter Burnett Team Presents to Wiseburn School Board Members By Duane Plank students and how they generated possible features.” Madsen added that the tentative As the 2017/18 school year enters its final solutions, with the students being allowed to grand opening of the El Segundo Aquatics months, the Wiseburn School Board met last “naturally solve” cognitive problems and not Center will be on Sept. 8, with the gym Thursday evening to witness a presentation rely on coaching from teachers to reach their tracking in a similar timeline and the soccer from Peter Burnett Elementary, helmed by final answers. One of the conclusions listed field completion slated afterwards. first-year principal Kim Jones. Jones was in the presentation: “Student confidence has Towards the end of the meeting, Director joined in the 40-plus-minute presentation soared because of becoming more account- of Psychological and Child Services Cathy Weekend by Cotsen math mentor Andrea Kwabasa, able for their learning.” Waller provided a quick update to the Board Cotsen fellow and fifth grade teacher Dorothy The impact of the school’s arts program on the progress made at the Wiseburn Child Forecast Sweeney, and arts instructor Tiffany Graham. was highlighted near the final segment of the Development Center (CDC) with the before- A nine-member delegation representing presentation, providing “greater opportuni- and-after-school programs. Waller said the CDC Wiseburn and Burnett Elementary traveled to ties for creative exchange, collaboration and will make every effort to reduce wait lists and the Disneyland Hotel today (May 3) to wit- reflection.” The presentation concluded with stay in prompt communication with parents. Friday ness the school’s recognition as a “California perceived “next steps,” including the goals to Board President JoAnne Kaneda com- Distinguished School.” Superintendent Tom “continue to celebrate our passion for teach- mended Waller for her and staff’s efforts, Sunny Johnstone called it “a huge honor.” ing and learning, and “continue to develop saying that “in a very short time, you have 71˚/60˚ Thursday evening’s presentation highlighted confident and creative life-long learners.” brought order to what everybody thought the areas of discipline that the Burnett staff The second presentation came from Direc- was chaos, setting a real good foundation focused on when they were submitting their tor of Facilities Planning Vince Madsen, who for the future.” Distinguished School application. Jones and has spearheaded the Wiseburn High School Board members and District administrators Saturday the presenters entitled their theme “Bringing construction project. Madsen quickly briefed then made their reports. Members shared out our BEST,” with the BEST acronym stand- the Board on the work continuing to be per- their recent interactions with students and Mostly ing for “Be responsible, Effort all the way, formed by Multivista, a digital documentation staff and congratulated the Burnett contingent Safety first, and Treat people with respect.” company that has been recording -- through on their Distinguished School award. Board Sunny Jones shared the efforts to establish a photography -- every step of the construction member Nelson Martinez noted that while 73˚/59˚ cogent vision at Burnett, and how that vi- process since the demolition began at the a substantial amount of time is focused on sion -- along with the “tremendous pride structure that is now the new high school. maintaining and upgrading District facilities [teachers and staff] they have in working at Board member Neil Goldman, who was that “it is what is taking place inside those the school, and the joy they have in working unable to attend the meeting, had requested classrooms” that is paramount. Sunday with one another” helped the campus received information on the Multivista endeavors. During his report, Johnstone, who will Distinguished School status. Madsen said he would be more than happy retire in less than two months, noted that Da Mostly Jones noted that Burnett personnel worked to make a more detailed presentation to the Vinci Board President Chet Pipkin will be with a consultant who helped administrators full Board later. feted by the Hawthorne Historical Society and Sunny define what made education there unique, “We now have 2 ½ years of the progression inducted into their Hall of Fame on May 19. 71˚/58˚ identifying “signature practices,” and cultivat- of the high school building, the transition of Pipkin has a long history of District service, ing a “culture of continuous improvement.” the gym, and now it is looking at the pool,” graduated from Dana Middle School, and is Slides were then shown that portrayed Madsen said, speaking of the Multivista work. the founder and CEO of Belkin International. problem-solving questions posed to Burnett “It is a great service -- there are a lot of cool See Wiseburn, page 8 Page 2 May 3, 2018 Entertainment Check It Out Film Review Inspiring Undefeated Upends Highlights from History and Uplifts Underdogs the Tribeca Film Festival Reviewed by Tommy Vinh Bui, and masterful plays of speed, strategy and Morgan Rojas for www.cinemacy.com next couple of days until Bluebird leaves the MLIS, Associate Librarian, sapient insight into the evolving potential of the Cinemacy returned from the Tribeca trail for home. Under different circumstances, Inglewood Public Library modern game. Together they took the sport by Film Festival last week and after five red it seems like this relationship could have Inglewood finds itself caught in the frantic storm and redefined how football was played. carpets, one exclusive interview and countless thrived, but the reality is that not everything fervor of football fever with the groundbreaking The writer scribes with a nimble-footed screenings, we are feeling a bit exhausted that seems meant to be will be. This makes of a new nearby stadium. I thought it pertinent virtuosity and a honed understanding of history but more excited than ever. The festival, one question: Can the heart make a mistake? to review a book that touts the early history and narrative. Steve Sheinkin’s descriptions of started by Robert De Niro in 2002, is a Zoe of the sport in this country and the long and historically significant matches and the early showcase of eclectic independent films Drake Doremus has done it again. The storied past that has helped mold football into travails and institutional bigotry and inequalities and is held in the Tribeca neighborhood of independent film director takes the familiar the powerhouse pastime it is today. the Carlisle students experienced on and off the Manhattan, NY. I hope you enjoy some of theme of love in modern relationships and Forging history and drama, Steve Sheinkin field are featured in fully-flared technicolor here. our highlights from this year’s festival! To adds an exciting new sci-fi element to his has served up an enthralling and well-researched The book is steeped in little-known histories see more, including our red carpet interviews latest romantic drama, Zoe. Starring Ewan tome about the nascent days of football in his as it chronicles the early evolution of football with Zoe’s Matthew Gray Gubler and Drake McGregor as an entrepreneur computer and the industry of professional sports as it Doremus, visit www.cinemacy.com. scientist and Léa Seydoux as his research comes of age. The writer incisively indites with Songwriter assistant, Zoe is a beautiful and heartbreak- a deftness that jukes and jostles and performs Ed Sheeran fans rejoice: the English singer- ing look at the complexities of love and the pugnacious pirouettes by way of paragraphs. songwriter is getting candid by inviting viewers lengths one is willing to go to in order to It’s a true-blue page-turner. to take an intimate look into his artistic process hold onto it. Set in an undisclosed time in the The most accurate description of the book is in the documentary Songwriter. Directed by future, Cole (McGregor) is at the forefront that it’s a series of nontraditional love stories. A his cousin Murray Cummings, the doc follows of revolutionizing romantic relationships. He love of football. A love of sportsmanship. And Sheeran throughout the creation of his chart- has developed technology that determines an unwavering love of proving the naysayers topping album “÷” (divide) which, after just the compatibility and likelihood of long- wrong. The students of the Carlisle School one week on sale, became the biggest-selling term success for couples looking to take found themselves in an untenable position. They album of 2017. From early jam sessions in his that next step in their relationship. Cole were shipped off to a school that was designed tour van to brainstorming lyrics and chords has also been working on creating an ideal to systematically suppress their culture and with friends in Malibu, Songwriter plays like physical partner for singletons unlucky in family traditions. It was a tragic ordeal these kids endured. But this huddle of disparate and hard-done-by ragamuffins banded together and proved they could rise above their situation and accomplish something legendary. It’s an inspirational underdog scrum of The Bad News Bears, Hoosiers and Rudy. It’s also noteworthy that an interest in football isn’t a prerequisite for enjoyment of this book.