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La Mirada Students Place in Top 100 in World’s Largest Student Rocket Contest
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La Mirada High School Rocketry Club: Front Row: Akash Soma, Justin Gocho, Kevin Lim, Emily De Boer; Back Row: Hassaan Shakeel, Ryan Haro, Evan Klansek, Ricardo Jauregui, Zack Hart, James Gallardo, Fernando Tapia |
After months of preparation, La Mirada High School students compete for national title in AIA’s Team America Rocketry Challenge.
The Plains, VA~Eleven students from La Mirada bested more than 625 teams nationally recently to be picked to be one of the 100 hundred schools nationwide to compete in the 2013 Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC).
The top 100 finishers advanced to the National Finals recently held on Saturday, May 11 at Great Meadow in The Plains, Va.
La Mirada High’s team received a qualifying score that placed them well within the top 100 teams nationwide, and in the finals, they finished 73rd out of the 100 schools.
They were competing for the national title, $60,000 worth of scholarships and prizes and a chance to participate in NASA’s Student Launch Initiative.
TARC is the world’s largest student rocket contest that aims to inspire students to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
For months, these amateur rocketeers worked to design, build and perfect model rockets that can safely carry one raw egg up to an exact altitude of 750 feet up in the air and return to the ground within 48-50 seconds – a mere two-second window before incurring penalties.
All seniors represented La Mirada High in this year’s contest: Kurush Dubash, Hassaan Shakeel, Emily De Boer, Justin Gocho, Evan Klansek, Fernando Tapia, Ryan Haro, Zach Hart, Kevin Lim, Ricardo Jauregui, and Akash Soma.
Public Invited to Annual Memorial Day Observance at Olive Lawn
Boy Scout Troop 438 and Cub Scout Pack 919 to place American flags at cemetery Saturday the 25th
La Mirada~The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9148 of La Mirada and its Auxiliary will be presenting their annual Memorial Day observance at Olive Lawn Memorial Park on Memorial Day Monday, May 27th at 11:00 am.
Participants will include La Mirada Mayor Steve DeRuse and local community service organizations.
Also, Boy Scouts of America Troops 438 and 919 along with Cub Scout Pack 919 will participate in the ceremony.
The program will include recogniti
on of La Mirada Blue Star families, Afghanistan war casualties, and roll call remembrance of Post and Auxiliary members that have that have died since last Memorial Day.
A Memorial Day address will be delivered by La Mirada resident Rev. Jim Poersehke, Chaplain U.S. Navy retired.
The program is one hour in length with limited seating, so lawn chairs are encouraged if standing would be an issue.
A reception immediately following will be hosted by the VFW Auxiliary at the Post 9148 home located behind the Pep Boys auto center at Valley View Ave and Rosecrans Ave.
Once there, one can admire the new medal and trophy case built by La Mirada High School senior Michael Covarrubias for his Eagle Scout project. Michael built the case for the veterans to display their decorations of honor.
La Mirada High Students Get Dose of Reality in Filming of DUI Incident Reenactment
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La Mirada~On June 3 and 4, 2013, select students from La Mirada High School will take part in the "Every 15 Minutes" event.
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| Crews film mock crash scene in front of La Mirada High School recently. photo Tony Aiello |
The program, started by the Chico Police Department in 1995, is a two-day event focusing on high school juniors and seniors, challenging them to think about drinking, driving, personal safety, and the responsibility of making mature decisions.
It is conducted at high schools throughout the country and is designed to bring awareness to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration statistic that someone dies in an alcohol related auto accident every 15 minutes in the United States.
Held every other year in La Mirada since 2001, around the time of high school prom and graduation, Every 15 Minutes provides students with a realistic look at the destruction of a drunken driving auto accident involving their classmates.
A number of La Mirada High School students were selected as volunteers to play the role of teenagers involved in a fatal auto accident, featuring a simulated car collision, injured victims, and Sheriff, Fire, and ambulance personnel responding to the scene.
Coordinated by the La Mirada Public Safety Team and officials from La Mirada High School, the two-day realistic event will commence with a visit to a local mortuary and a mock memorial service for several students involved in a hypothetical drinking and driving accident. The Every 15 Minutes program will end with a video demonstration of the auto accident at an assembly on campus the following day. "
“The goal of the Every 15 Minutes program is to make certain that students have an understanding of the serious consequences involved when drinking and driving," explains Safety Education Officer Mary Cipres.
Cipres said well over 20 students participated in the filming and other aspects of the program, "Even if it prevents only one student from drinking and driving, the effort is well worth it," she said.
La Mirada Volunteer Center Robbed at Gunpoint
La Mirada~Thieves ran off with some cash, but no one was injured as the La Mirada Volunteer Center was robbed this past Thursday afternoon in broad daylight.
The incident occurred around 3:50 p.m. in the lobby of the center located at 11900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.
There were no clients present and only two employees were on duty when two men entered the building, brandished a handgun and demanded money, sources tell us.
The Volunteer Center handles and processes individuals with court-ordered volunteer requirements.
An undisclosed amount of money was obtained by the thieves.
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Cerritos Speech and Debate Team to Visit La Mirada High
La Mirada~The Cerritos College Speech and Debate team will be visiting the campus of La Mirada High School on Friday, May 17th at 11 a.m.
The Cerritos team will demonstrate and inform the students about the opportunities and benefits that can be obtained from Forensics, which is the overall objective of their visit said member Miles Aiello.
“We will be giving students information that is essential to any individual who is determined to becoming a confident and collective speaker,” Aiello added, “Furthermore, students will learn the benefits of scholarship money that is available to collegiate students who excel in Forensics.”
In addition, the team will be conducting several demonstrations of some of the skills they work on such as dramatic interpretation and impromptu, persuasive speech.
Forensics is an excellent opportunity to sharpen your public speaking skills and the club believes it is valuable to any individual who wants to become a poised and intelligent speaker, which is exactly what they hope to relay to the students at La Mirada.
New Company Provides Fashionable Service for Women
A new fashion and beauty service is available for women in the comfort of their own home.
Fashionable Fete, based in La Mirada, and founded by Beauty Director Erin Benke and Creative Director Susie Mederios, is a service that hosts parties, providing beauty and fashion consulting.
Along with a third associate, Stylist Manager Caryn Valdeserri, they teach the everyday woman the importance of skincare, and techniques such as how to apply foundation properly and how to create a “smoky eye”, and so much more, but they turn the beauty lesson into a party format.
They also offer personal shopping services such as assistance with pulling complete outfits and accessories at stores and personal styling services such as creating complete outfits by assessing what the client already has in her closet.
Their goal is to have every woman leave their parties feeling beautiful, refreshed and having learned fashion and beauty tips that she can use in her everyday world.
Benke, who has years of experience in Hollywood as a personal stylist, told the La Mirada Blog that they offer the service keeping household budgets in mind, “With my years of experience in Hollywood on the red carpet and movie sets, I decided to bring my fashion and beauty expertise to the home and for a minimal fee.”
“Women deserve to be appreciated and respected. When a woman feels beautiful, she emanates happiness and she becomes more confident,” Benke said, “When a woman is more confident she gets more respect at work and at home. She is more daring and self-assured and realizes she can conquer the world-one lipstick at a time!”
There is no sales pitch at any of the parties Fashionable Fete hosts.
To schedule an appointment or to get more information on everything Fashionable Fete has to offer call (562) 896-2819, email info@fashionablefete.com or browse their website at fashionablefete.com.
Things Are Going Swimmingly for La Mirada High
La Mirada~ Qualifiers for the 2013 CIF Southern Section Championships were learned recently for high school swimming, with La Mirada High garnering a number of spots.
The event will take place at Riverside Community College with preliminaries on Wednesday, May 8th and the Finals taking place on Friday, May 10th.
In boys, La Mirada had at at least one swimmer qualify in each individual event: boys 200 free (Shane Chambers, Anthony Melero), 200 IM (Christian Park) , 50 free (Evan Klansek), 100 fly (Ryan Poff, Sean Lundin) and 100 free (Evan Klansek).
Also, in the 500 free (Sean Lundin, Shane Chambers, Trent Beauchamp-Sanchez), 100 back (Trent Beauchamp Sanchez) and 100 breast (Ross Jasso)
Girls that qualified in individual events include: 500 free (Barbara Chumsatya) and 100 back (Jillian Peart).
Also, all relay teams made to CIF for La Mirada who will be competing in Division 4.
Real time race results Wenesdy and Friday can be found here: http://www.swimphone.com/mobile/meets/meet_menu.cfm?smid=4729
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Mayfair Win Streak Halted by Bellflower Setting up Showdown with La Mirada for Suburban League Crown
La Mirada~Here we go again.
In what seems like an annual ritual, La Mirada and Mayfair will once again battle for a league championship this season after a miscue went La Mirada’s way in a game they weren’t even playing.
The two teams will square off (both at 9-1), in the final two games of the season Tuesday and Thursday of this week.
This past Friday, a mishandled throw at first base after Frank Armenta of Bellflower laid down a two-strike sacrifice bunt in the eighth inning, allowed the Buccaneers to beat Mayfair 3-2, ending the Monsoons 23-game Suburban League winning streak dating back to 2010.
The Soons last loss was to La Mirada on May 6, 2011 when the Mats beat them 5-3.
Mayfair (19-7, 9-1) is looking for their third straight league championship after sharing the league title with La Mirada in 2011.
Prior to that, the Matadores won the title four of the five previous seasons. Actually, no school has claimed a title in Suburban League baseball the last seven seasons other than Mayfair or La Mirada.
The Mats (18-9-1, 9-1) are riding a eight-game league winning streak of their own, last losing to Bellflower 1-0 on March 26th.
The home-and-home series begins Tuesday at La Mirada, and shifts to Mayfair on Thursday. Game times are 3:00 p.m.
Klansek Breaks La Mirada School Swimming Mark
La Mirada~La Mirada senior Evan Klansek broke a school record during the Suburban League swimming preliminaries this past Tuesday at Splash!
The Berkley-bound Klansek had a time of 1:52.50 in the 200-yard freestyle competition, with many Matadores setting personal best times as well.
The schools competing are La Mirada, Cerritos, Bellflower, Artesia and Mayfair.
The swimmers are trying to qualify for the CIF-SS Division 4 Championships next week, May 6th-10th at the Riverside Aquatics Complex.
Some swimmers have qualified for CIF at other meets, some have or will with automatic-in times today, and still some will be considered, and they will find out Saturday if they are in or out.
Here is a list of La Mirada swimmers who have qualified or have been considered:
Evan Klansek: automatic in 50yd free, 100yd free, 200yd free, consideration in 200yd IM; Shane Chambers: consideration in 200yd free, 500yd free and Trent Beauchamp-Sanchez: automatic in 100yd back, consideration in 500yd free.
Also, Sean Lundin: automatic in 500 free, consideration in 200yd free, 100yd fly; Ryan Poff: consideration in 100yd fly; Anthony Melero: consideration in 200yd free; Ross Jasso: consideration in 100yd breast
Also, all three boys’ relays and all three girls’ relays for La Mirada have qualified for CIF.
The Suburban League Finals are today at 3:00 p.m. at Splash! with free admission.
2013 Suburban League Swimming Finals This Week at Splash!
La Mirada~The 2013 Suburban League Swimming and Diving Finals will be held two days this week at Splash! Regional Aquatics Center in La Mirada.
Varsity and Junior Varsity boys and girls will compete attempting to qualify for the CIF-SS Swimming & Diving Ford Championships to be held in Riverside May 6-11th.
Suburban League teams competing are Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, La Mirada, and Mayfair.
For La Mirada High School, participants include Amber Cano, Taline Calindrano, Barbara Chumsatya, Teresa DeAvila, Katelyn Degener, Kiana Escobar, Madison Friend, Kendy Gandee, Diana Garcia, Alyssa Gruber, Anysa Hernandez, Marlena Huerta, Jade Jasso and Sharon Kim.
Also, Erin Klansek, Becca Maat, PJ Maddela, Evy Najarian, Meredith Orozco, Carolyn Patrick, Jillian Peart, Janet Ponce, Sydney Quick, Vanessa Ramirez, Sabrina Reyes, Kristen Rodriguez, Sydney Schrudder, Krista Seitz, Grace Spirescu, Zoe Sun and Racquel Tarango.
Boys competing for La Mirada include Trent Beauchamp-Sanchez, Conor Cardenas, Shane Chambers, Matt Frani, Randy Huang, Ross Jasso, Greg Jimenez, Evan Klansek, Timothy Koehler, Alex Laufer, Sean Lundin, Andrew Maddela and Anthony Melero.
Also, Dash Najarian, Robby Nivvo, Christian Park, Patrick Perez, Luis Perez-Garcia, Ryan Poff, Alexander Sigler, Johnny Soto, Luis Torrejon, Antonio Valdez, Armando Valencia, Dominik Vancini, Trevor VanEeckhoutte, Nathan Ventura and Stephan Williams.
Session 1 will be the preliminaries today and Session 2, the finals, are on Friday, May 3rd at Splash!
Warmups are at 2:00 p.m. both days with the meets starting at 3:00 p.m.
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