The Weekly Newspaper of Torrance Herald Publications - Torrance, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 7, No. 18 - May 4, 2017 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................2 Classifieds............................6 Community Briefs...............3 Crossword/Sudoku.............6 Legals....................................7 Pets........................................2 Real Estate...........................8 Sports....................................3 TerriAnn in Torrance..........4 Weekend Forecast 17th Annual Blueprint for Workplace Success Job Fair More than 960 high school and college students, including some from Torrance, attended the 17th Annual Blueprint for Success Job Fair on April 27 at the Carson Community Center. Of the group, 235 students received job offers on-the-spot and 280 more were invited back for second interviews. Photo credit: Jemely Dorado. Torrance City Hall Celebrates Students and Government Day By Cristian Vasquez For the 11th consecutive year, elected officials, Six Schools to Receive Supplemental Math Software By Cristian Vasquez A request to purchase Special Temporal Math (ST Math) Instructional Software received approval from members of the Torrance School Board during the group’s Monday night meeting. Anza, Arlington, Arnold, Riviera, Seaside and Walteria elementary schools will use the ST Math software. “ST Math is a supplemental math program that elementary schools have been using for approximately five years now,” said Senior Director Elementary Schools Dr. E. Don Kim. “At this time, all of our elementary schools have been using it with the exception of the six schools that are listed in the agenda.” Torrance Unified School District will pay $199,000 for the supplemental software site licenses for all six campuses. For the startup fees the district will pay for implementing project management, professional development (where the company will come out and conduct several trainings with the teachers), ongoing consulting, and personalized support, as well as monthly school and district summary reports. “It is pricey--there is no doubt about that- -and that is the reason why these schools have not been able to afford it [ST Math] until now,” Dr. Kim said. “We actually did get some grants--and now with those grants, we will be able to afford it for all See School Board, page 4 City executives, Torrance students and their families gathered at City Hall to celebrated Students and Government Day. On Tuesday night, the 21 students selected to participate in the young tradition led the opening ceremonies of the weekly Torrance City Council meeting as the adults observed from the audience. Students and Government Day started 11 years ago under former Mayor Frank Scotto and was created as a real-life experience opportunity that would assist Torrance students in better understanding local government through a very unique civics lesson. This City-sponsored event aims to develop a better understanding of local city government, while promoting participation in community affairs. In addition, it is expected that the experience demonstrate how local government affects citizens’ lives while emphasizing that every citizen can effect change locally. “Today we continue the tradition set forth by my predecessor Mayor Frank Scotto, who is in the audience today, with Student and Government Day,” said Mayor Patrick Furey. “In Torrance we believe that continuing to improve the lives of our community entails the involvement of everyone, regardless of age. Anyone can contribute to the betterment of our city.” After leading the Pledge of Allegiance and several other formalities, the student-led council presented a proclamation declaring May 2, 2017 as National Teachers Day. The proclamation was accepted by Torrance Unified School District Superintendent Dr. George Mannon, who thanked the student council on behalf of the District’s teaching staff. The students then presented a proclamation to City Manager LeRoy Jackson (and Julian Tejano) declaring April 30-May 6 as Public Service Recognition Week in Torrance. Students and Government Day allows eighth grade students to learn first-hand the roles of the City Council, as well as City executives, by shadowing elected officials and staff for the workday. Members of the Torrance School Board unanimously approved student participation for the annual Students and Government Day back on October 2016. Students were selected based on an essay response that was submitted to the Mayor’s office. Much like in previous years, this year there were more than 1,000 essays submitted to fill the limited spots. The City’s invitation to students has grown in popularity each year, making the selection process even more competitive. The 21 students selected for the day’s activities answered the essay prompt: Volunteers are critical partners and participants in societies throughout the world. Think of the foundation of the American political system and the ways in which citizens participate in it. Develop a volunteer program for eighth graders in the City of Torrance; provide details of the program including a way to carry it out successfully. Among the ideas submitted by students were volunteer programs to help minimize Friday See City Council, page 7 Partly Cloudy 66˚/58˚ Saturday AM Clouds/ PM Sun 64˚/52˚ Sunday AM Showers 60˚/53˚
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