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About80highschoolstudentsfromninehighschoolsintheLosAngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrict(LAUSD)gatheredSaturdayattheCesarChavezLearningAcademieswheretheylaunchedChallengeLosAngeles,aseven-weekcompeFFontodevelopinnovaFvesoluFonstosignificant,complexchallengesfacingtheircommuniFes.“Wehavecalledyouheretodaybecauseweasadultsdonothavealltheanswers,”saidToniGuinyard,theKNBC-4reporterwhoemceedtheevent.“WehavenotfiguredoutthesoluFonstotheseriouschallengesyouaregoingtohearabouttoday.Weneedyourhelp.”Dr.FrancesGipson,theDistrict’sChiefAcademicOfficer,welcomedthestudentswithamessageabouttheimportanceofplanningandcollaboraFngtofindeffecFvesoluFons.“TodayyouwillbetaskedwithdrawinginspiraFonfromothersandfollowingthetrailstheyhavelaidouttomoveforwardfindingsoluFonstoproblemsthatnobodyhasyetimagined,”shetoldthestudents.

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MónicaRatliffwhorepresentsBoardDistrict6,whichincludesChavezLearningAcademies.“OneofthemostimportantthingswedoasteachersisguideourstudentstothinkcriFcallyandcreaFvely,preparingthemtofindsoluFonstorealworldproblems.”Ms.Ratlifftoldthestudents.“Itisjusttremendoustoseesomanyinspiredfacesheretodayreadytotakeonsomeofthemostimportantproblemsthatremainunsolved.”

Thekick-offgotunderwayasMs.GuinyardintroducedthefivecommunityleaderswhooutlinedthekindsofcomplexproblemsaffecFngcommuniFesacrossSouthernCalifornia:BethSFcklerfromMoveL.A.CornelHunter,anexpertonmortgagebankingfromWellsFargo,Dr.JudyChiassonandHollyPriebe-SotelofromLAUSD’sOfficeofHumanRelaFons,DiversityandEquity,Dr.LoriVollandt,administratorofLAUSD’sHealthEducaFonprogram,andFranLepidesandMarshaSchwartsfromtheLeagueofWomenvoters

Throughouttheday,studentsweregivenFmetodiscusswhattheyhadheardandtoformulatequesFonsforthechallengers.Allfive-topicareasgeneratedheavyinterestfromthestudentswhoaskedalotofquesFonstothepresenters.RoundingouttheeventweresessionsoneffecFvecollaboraFoninresolvingchallengesandprovidingengagingandmeaningfulpresentaFonsoftheirown.

KathyGonnella,BeyondtheBellBranchEnrichmentProgramsAdministrator,congratulatedthestudentsontheircommitmenttosolvingproblemsintheircommuniFes.“BecauseyouarewillingtogiveupyourFmeandenergyinaddiFontoeverythingyouhavegoingoninschoolandyourlives,youaretrulyremarkablestudents,”shesaid.“Welookforwardtowhatyouwillaccomplishinthenextsevenweeks.”

Eachteamconsistsofeightstudentsandateachercoachfromtheirhighschool.Thisyear’sparFcipantsare:ArletaHS,CrenshawHS,OrthopedicMedicalMagnetHS,ResedaHS,HarborTeacherPreparatoryAcademy,FultonCollegePreparatorySchool,RanchoDominguezPreparatorySchool,CesarEChavezTeacherPrepAcademyandTaeCharterHS.ThestudentswillcomebacktogetheronMarch12topresenttheirsoluFonstothechallenges.

Awinningteamwillbeselectedbyapanelofjudges,andwillhavetheopportunitytorepresenttheDistrictinleadershipacFviFesaroundSouthernCalifornia.

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TheLosAngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrict“AllDistrictHonorMarchingBand”hadanothergreatseason.ThestudentsandstaffofthebandconFnuetoleavecrowdsinaweoftheirbigsoundandhighsteppingenergy.

TheoriginalconceptofthebandwastobringtogethertalentedstudentsfromallhighschoolsintheLAUSDandtogivethemtheopportunitytomarchintheoldestandgrandestparadeinthecountry-theRoseParade.Thebandwasdesignedtoincludeonlybrassandpercussioninstrumentstocreateaunique,powerfulandcelebratorysoundunlikeotherbandsintheparade.Thismodelhasproventobeverysuccessfulforothereventsinwinteraswell.

TheAllDistrictBandisclassifiedbytheTournamentofRosesAssociaFonasan“Honor”bandbecauseitisoneoffourbandsthatmarchesintheRoseParadeeveryyear.Theother3bandsare:theU.S.MarineCorps,theSalvaFonArmy,andPasadenaCityCollege.

TheAllDistrictBandhasalsoperformedforthefiehconsecuFveyearintheannualMarFnLutherKingJr.DayParade.ThisyeartheywerejoinedbyLAUSDSuperintendentMichelleKing;BeyondtheBell,ExecuFveDirectorAlvaroCortes;LosAngelesMayor,EricGarceiandotherdignitaries.

TheAllDistrictBandpridesitselfinitsrepresentaFonoftheDistrictandforplayingmusicforthediversecrowdthatwatchestheparadefromthestreetandathomeontelevision.

SomeoftheselecFonsplayedbythebandincluded:“Ain’tNoMountainHighEnough”byMarvinGayeandTammyTerrell;“ComeOutandDancewithMe”and“DragMeDown”byOneDirecFonwerethehighlightsaswellasitsuniquearrangementof“PatrioFcMedleys”and“SpanishSkies.”

ThebandisunderthedirecFonofMusicandEntertainmenteducaFoncoordinator,TonyWhite,alongwithassociatedirectors:ArtDuardo,DarnellaDavidson,RamonMendez,VickyLopez,VeronicaGonzalez,WilberIbarra,DeiryBeasandArielLegaspi.AssistantdirectorsincludeErickQuintanilla,BladimirCastro,supportedbyassistantsCindyFrias,ScokMarFn,JenniferEscoto,ErnieSandovalJavierArroyo,KevinCisnerosMarvinLemusandRobertMuz.

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OnJanuary6that6:00a.m.,onadark,cold,andwindymorning,BeyondtheBell(BTB)staffbeganpreparingfortherelocaFonofhundredsofstudentsfromPorterRanchCommunitySchoolandCastlebayLaneCharter.RespondingtodirecFongivenbytheLosAngelesUnifiedSchoolBoardofEducaFon,BTBtookacFontoplanandsupportthetemporarymoveofthetwoschoolsbecauseofanaturalgasleakdiscoveredinnearbyAlisoCanyoninlateOctober2015.

The770studentsingradesK-5atCastlebayLaneESwererelocatedtoSunnyBraeAvenueElementaryinWinnetkawhilethe1,100K-8studentsatPorterRanchCommunitySchoolwererelocatedtoNorthridgeMiddleSchool.BeyondtheBellassumedtheresponsibilityofprovidingawelcomingenvironmentatthehostschools

andinsFtuFngasafeandstructuredplanfortransporFngstudentsdailybybusfromthetwoPorterRanchschoolcampusestothenew,temporarysites.TherelocaFon,whichwillbeineffectfortherestofthe2015-2016schoolyear,hasbeensupportedbyBTB’sstrongpreparaFonandorganizaFon.Beginningwiththemorningpick-upateachhomeschoolsite,BTBemployeesprovideavaletservicetoassiststudentsastheirparentsdropthemoff.

BeyondtheBellstaffsupervisethestudentsandescortthemtowaiFngschoolbuseswherestudentakendanceistakenbeforethebussesleave.AkendanceistakenagainaeerschoolattherelocaFonsitesbyaBeyondtheBellstaffmemberwhorideswithstudentsastheyreturnonthebustotheirhomeschoolcampuses.

InaddiFon,BeyondtheBellprovidesfreeaeerschoolsupervisionunFl6:00p.m.whichincludeshomeworksupport,supper,andindoorrecreaFonalacFviFes.

AlvaroCortés,ExecuFveDirector,stated,“BeyondtheBellisproudtobeapartoftheoutstandingworktheDistricthasdonetoaddressthiscatastrophe.Thenewsiteswerecreatedduringthewinterbreakandtheylookgreat.TransportaFon,foodservices,andmanyotherdepartmentsallsteppeduptohelp.BeyondtheBellworkedcloselywithDistrictstafffromotherunitsandLocalDistrictNorthwestandwithparentstomakesurethatthelocalcommunityknewitcouldcountonustokeeptheirkidssafeduringthistransiFon.”

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Atarecentin-servicefortheBeyondtheBellElementarySchool(ES)Unit,supervisorspresenteduniquetopicssuchassocialawareness,parentandcommunityinvolvement,andanF-bullying.ThesepresentaFonsweremeanttoinspirestafffromtheaeerschoolprogramstogetstudentsinterestedinsocialchange.SupervisorswantedparFcipantstogetinvolvednotonlyatthecommunity,butalsoonalargerscaleorgloballevel.ManyofthestafftookthepresentaFonveryseriously,butoneinparFcularembracedtheconceptandshowedthestudentshowtheirschoolcommunitycouldmakeahugeimpactthroughouttheworld.

CoachZairaMarroquinfromMichelteronaESworkedonaspecialprojectwithherstudentsandschoolcommunitytogivebacktoaspecialorganizaFon.TheorganizaFonisknownastheSoleHope.ThisorganizaFoncontributesmuchneededsuppliestothechildrenofUganda,Africa.Theseresourcesincludewater,food,clothes,andmedicaltreatment.TheSoleHopeprojectinvolvesvolunteersandsupporterswhocutFnyshoepiecesfromdenimjeanstomakeclosed-toeshoesforthechildrenofAfricawhoarebaklingwithaninfestaFonofjiggers-smallsandfleasthatenterbarefeetandburrowintotheskin.IfthisinfestaFonisnottreated,itcancauseseriousproblems,suchas,infecFons,paralysisandinsomecases,amputaFon.

TheSoleHopeorganizaFoncreatedpakernstobeusedatshoecuingparFesallovertheworld.CoachZairadecidedtohostsuchapartyatherschooltohelptheAfricanchildren.Zairaorchestratedadenimweekandcollectedjeansfromstudents,parents,andcommunitysupporters.ThestudentsparFcipaFngintheaeerschoolprogramcontributedtotheprojectbycuingshoeshapesforthecause.Thisinvolvementprovedtobeaveryrewardingexperienceforthestudents.TheylearnedsomethingaboutthechildreninAfrica,anduFlizedtheirempathicskillstocreateaposiFveresultforchildrenlivingonanotherconFnent.

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TheBeyondtheBellBranchisdelightedtohavetwoteamsamongthe30teamsparFcipaFnginthenaFonalcompeFFonforStellarXplorers,aprogramcreatedanddesignedbyTheAirForceAssociaFon(AFA).StellarXplorersisanexciFng,space-focusedcompeFFonthatprovidesstudentsintheaeerschoolprograms,AWorldFitforKids(WFIT),atSanteeEducaFonComplexandTheBoysandGirlsClubofCarsonatCarsonHighSchool,withasFmulaFnghands-onlearningexperienceallowingstudentstodevelopspacesystemengineeringknowledgeandskillsthatarecommerciallyvaluable.BeyondtheBellhasprovidedthiswonderfulcompeFFonopportunitywhilealsoprovidingcomputersandotherresourcestoensuretheprogram’ssuccess.

BothschoolshavediverseteamscomposedofsixmoFvatedandcleverteenagerswhostrivetoberolemodelsforotherteenagersintheircommuniFes.TheyareeagertobepartofaprogramthatservesasapathwaytochallengingandrewardingcareeropportuniFes.ThroughthisprogramstudentshavealreadylearnedtoappreciatethecriFcalandexpandingrolesthatspacesystemsplayinournaFonaldefenseandalsoinourdailylives.SanteeECandCarsonHSteamshopetobeoneofthefiveteamsthatwillreceivetheall-expense-paidinvitaFontoColorado,forthefinalsandculminaFngeventsduringApril11-14,2016.TheeventwilltakeplaceduringtheSpaceFoundaFon’s32ndannualSpaceSymposium.

TheAirForceAssociaFonhasmatchedtheteamswithexperiencedmentors.AtSantee,WFITispleasedtohaveLieutenantAndrewHiltonfromtheSpaceandMissileSystemsCenter.Lt.Hilton’sleadership,mentoring,experienceandknowledgewillnurturethedevelopmentofvitalskillsthatourstudentswillgainwhilealsointroducingfirsthandthecareeropportuniFesthatexistforyoungstudents.

FranciscoCortesofSanteeECisabright11thgraderwithhopesofonedayakendingMIT,CALTECH,USC,orUCLA.Heisconfidentthatthisprogramwillincreasehischancesofbeingacceptedtohisdreamschool.HedreamsofbuyinghisparentsahouseonedayandhelpinghiscommunityofSouthLosAngeleshavemoreaccesstotechnologyandcareersinScience,Technology,EngineeringandMath(STEM).FranciscobelievesthattechnologyandhighereducaFonareinstrumentalforstudentslikehiminovercomingpovertyandproblemsassociatedwithlow-incomecommuniFes.StellarXplorersisthemoFvatorthatprovidesthelearningstepstoaSTEMfieldcareerthatwillallowFranciscotoachievehisdreams.

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LosAngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrict(LAUSD)/BeyondtheBellBranch(BTB)andpartneringagencies—EduCareFoundaFon,arc,YPI,Boys&GirlsClub,andWoodcraeRangers—areproudtoannouncethatarecordnumberofBTB’shighschoolteamshaveadvancedtothenextroundoftheCyberPatriotCompeFFonthisyear!

BeyondtheBell,LAUSD’saeerschoolarm,isanessenFalvehicleforprovidinghighqualityacademicenrichmentopportuniFessuchasCyberPatriot,roboFcs,andavarietyofrelatedcollaboraFve,experienFalSTEMprograms.“Aeerschoolisadynamic,effecFveseingforinnovaFveScience,Technology,Engineer,andMath(STEM)educaFon,”saidAeerschoolAllianceExecuFveDirector,JodiGrant.“Withtheirfocusonhands-onlearningandyouthdevelopment,andtheFmetheycangivetostudentstoexperiment,aeerschoolprogramsarewellposiFonedtohelpincreaseSTEMskills.”Forthepast7years,LAUSDhasbeenamongthehighestrepresentedCyberPatriotschooldistrictsinthenaFon,withaeerschoolplayingalargeroleinstudentparFcipaFon.“CyberPatriotallowsourstudentstobecomemuchmorefamiliarwithtechnologythattheyarealreadyuFlizinginourschoolsandathome,”saidBTB’sExecuFveDirector,AlvaroCortés.“Wedependonitwhatwearedoingisforthefutureofourcountry.”

TheCyberPatriotProgramanswersanessenFalglobalneedaswell:buildingadiversepipelineofqualifiedcyberdefenderstoaddressthegrowingthreatfromcyberakacks:“Cybersecurityevents—mostofthemakacks—areinthenewseverysingleday.AscyberthreatstoournaFonconFnuetogrowinsophisFcaFonandfrequency,weabsolutelymustdevelopthenextgeneraFonofcyberdefenderstodefeatthosethreats,”saidBernieSkoch,CyberPatriotCommissioner.LAUSD/BTBandpartneringagenciesareproudtoannouncethatarecordnumberofBTB’shighschoolteamshaveadvancedtothenextroundoftheCyberPatriotCompeFFonthisyear!

Aeertwohard-foughtqualifyingroundsofdefendingagainstcyberakacks,idenFfyingandfixingvirtualvulnerabiliFes,andimprovingcomplexcomputersystems,80BTBteamsoutoftheover3,000highschoolteamsthatparFcipatednaFonwide,willbemovingontotheStateRoundofCyberPatriotVIIIintheirrespecFveFers.

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OnJanuary30,2016,nearly500Decathletesfromfiey-eightLAUSDhighschoolsparFcipatedinDayOneoftheLAUSDAcademicDecathlonRegionalCompeFFon.Studentspresentedandpreparedimpromptuspeeches,wroteessaysandwereinterviewedbyapanelofjudges,basedonthisyear’stheme”India.”AmongthemanyvolunteersthathelpedwereemployeesfromtheCaliforniaCreditUnion,showninthisphotowithSuperintendentMichelleKingandAcademicDecathlonCoordinatorCliffKer.

TeamscoresfromQualificaFonRounds1and2areaddedtogethertodetermineplacementinoneofthreeFers—Silver,Gold,andPlaFnum.TierplacementispermanentandonlythePla3numTierleadstotheNa3onalFinalsCompe33on.Outofthe80BTBteamsadvancingtoState,19earnedacovetedspotinthePlaFnumTier–aFerdesignaFonthatisonlyassignedtoqualifyingteamsinthetop30%ofallparFcipaFngteams.

CongratulaFonstoPlaFnum-rankedLAUSDschools:RFKAmbassadorSchoolofGlobalLeadership,NorthHollywoodHS,EdwardRoybalLearningCenter,FranklinHS,LosAngelesTeacherPrep,ManualArtsHS,JohnH.FrancisPolytechnicHS,SouthEastHS,andResedaHS.

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AworkshopwasofferedtohighschoolseniorseligiblefortheservicesoftheMigrantEducaFonProgram(MEP)andinterestedinakendingcollegeaeergraduaFoninJune.ItwasheldSaturday,November14,2015from8:30to1:30atRobertLouisStevensonMiddleSchoolandledbyJosePimentel,CounselortoMEPsecondaryschoolstudents.

Agroupoftwenty-five12thgradersarrivedonbusesfromseveralhighschools.TheylistenedtoguestspeakersandsharedtheirhopestobeacceptedintoUniversityofCaliforniaschools,CaliforniaStateUniversitycampusesandevenaschoolinTokyo.TheircareeraspiraFonsrangedfromPerformingArtstoBiologyandBusiness.TheywereeagertogetthebestadviceonthecollegeapplicaFonprocedures.

Mr.PimentelgavestudentscomputerFpsonscholarshipapplicaFonsforDollarsforScholarsandalistofotherscholarshipsontheweb.HethenprovidedaPowerPointpresentaFonenFtled“WriFngEffecFvePersonalStatements.”Itincludedpromptthemes,commonwriFngproblems,andinformaFononhowtheessaysarereviewed.HepointedouttheimportanceofgeingfeedbackonwriFngbeforesubmiing.

IncludedinthepacketweresamplecollegeapplicaFonessays,a“PreparingforCollegeCalendar,”SATtestdates,anda“TipSheetforUndocumentedStudents.”Intheaeernoonsession,CarlosAyon,CSULongBeachOutreachSpecialist,discussedtheadvantagesofakendinghisuniversity.ItwasadayforthestudentstogetanswerstothemanyquesFonstheyhadandtolearnaboutchoicestomake,wheretogoformoreassistanceintheselecFonofacollege,financialconsideraFonsandtheimportanceofanapplicaFonandessaysthatwillgetthemacceptedintotheschooloftheirchoice.

ThisveryspecialgroupofmoFvatedstudentsexpressedappreciaFonintheirevaluaFons.Mr.PimentelonceagaindemonstratedhisbeliefintheirabiliFesandhisdedicaFontohelpingthemrealizetheirdreams.21MigrantEducaFonalumniarenowreceivingscholarshipassistancefromtheDollarsforScholarsProgram.TheyareakendingseveralUniversityofCalifornia,CaliforniaStateUniversity,andCommunityColleges.InaddiFontothefundstheyreceiveeachyear,theyhavethesupportofamentorandanorganizaFonworkingcloselywithMEPthatbelievesthesehard-workingstudentsarethehopeofthefutureforservingtheircommuniFes.

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OnSaturdayJanuary23,2016,theLA84FoundaFon/BeyondtheBell(BTB)MiddleSchoolSportsProgramculminateditseighthannualDistrict-WideBasketballChampionshipsatRoybalLearningCenter.TheBoys/Coed,Girlsand6thGradeRegionalChampionsshowcasedremarkableteamwork,cooperaFonandresiliency.OnceagainprovingthemeaningfulexperiencesstudentsreceiveasaresultoftheirchoicetoconnecttotheLA84FoundaFon/BTBMiddleSchoolSportsProgram.UlFmately,thePortolaConquistadores(Girls6th-8thGradeDivision),CarnegieHighlanders(Boys/Coed6th-8thGradeDivision),WrightSeahawks(6thGradeGirlsDivision)andtheBurroughsBears(Boys/Coed6thGradeDivision)earnedtheFtleof2015-16DistrictWideChampions.

InakendanceattheDistrictFinalswereMr.andMrsOmarandJuliaRodriguez,parentsofJasmine,AlexisandLindseyRodriguezwhosincetheincepFonofLA84FoundaFon/BTBMiddleSchoolSportsProgramhave

allcompetedforthePortolaMSGirlsBasketballTeams.WeaskedMr.Rodriguezwhatimpacttheprogramhadonhisfamily.“TheprogramisawayforstudentsandfamilieswhomaynotbeabletoaffordtravelteamsorprivateleaguestohaveanopportunitytoplayanddevelopknowledgeandskillstheyuseinallofthesportsBeyondtheBellhastooffer.Theprogramhasbeenveryimportantforus.Ithelpeduskeepourgirlstogetherandkeepthemoutoftrouble.Theystayedinagoodenvironmentaeerschool.Sportshavedonesomuchforus,”herelayed.FamiliesthroughoutLAUSDsuchastheRodriguezfamilyarevividexamplesofthepowerofsportsandthebenefitsachievedthroughparFcipaFnginsportsduringthemiddleschoolyears.Since2008,theLA84FoundaFon/BeyondtheBellMiddleSchoolSportsProgramhashelpedchangethelivesofLAUSDmiddleschoolstudentsbyofferingthemsportsrelatedopportuniFestheyotherwisewouldnothave.

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2016 District-Wide Basketball Championships Results

6th – 8th Grade Results Girls Division

Champions: Portola MS 2nd Place: Dodson MS

3rd Place: Eagle Rock MS 4th Place: Hollenbeck MS

Boys/Coed Division Champions: Carnegie MS

2nd Place: Nobel MS 3rd Place: Stevenson MS

4th Place: King MS

6th Grade Results Girls Division

Champions: Wright MS 2nd Place: Porter MS

3rd Place: Carnegie MS 4th Place: Young Oak Kim Academy

Boys/Coed Division Champions: Burroughs MS

2nd Place: Holmes MS 3rd Place: King MS

4th Place: Wilmington MS

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