Los Gatos Weekly-Times

On Campus

Los Gatos High School has received one of five $250 grants from Sober Graduation/Avoid the 13 Foundation for the El Gato newspaper's coverage of "Reality Check," held March 26 to educate high school students on drunken driving, consequences of DUI and the workings of the courts. Students attending the event were "arrested," taken by police cars and booked at the county jail. Finally, they were led through the county morgue.

Sober Graduation is sponsored by the Santa Clara County Police Chiefs Association and the California Office of Traffic Safety.

A panel of 17 judges named El Gato's "Reality Check" reporting and layout as worthy of merit. The check has gone to the Los Gatos Police Department, which will present it to the school.

Prior to its June 4 meeting, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees held a reception recognizing employees' and students' service and achievement. All teachers commended work at Los Gatos High School, although some also spent years at Saratoga High School. Assistant Principal Al Simon was honored for 35 years of work in the district; physical education teacher Larry Hansen and English teacher Kathy Morgan were honored for 30 years; and 25-year awards went to home economics teacher Wendy Cosgrove, world history teacher Denney Daetz and science teacher Claude Kishler. 1995-96 student board representatives Cynthia Moore of Los Gatos High and Hubert Shih of Saratoga were also honored.

Los Gatos High School student Sarah Tucker is one of 460 students statewide accepted into the 10th annual California State Summer School for the Arts, which offers a head start to teenagers who wish to pursue careers in art or the entertainment industry. Tucker, who was recognized for creative writing, and the other 18 winners from Santa Clara County schools were honored at a May 21 ceremony at the county Board of Supervisors' chambers in San Jose.

This year's summer school session will be held at the California Institute for the Arts in Valencia. Included among the instructors and guests are musicians, composers, filmmakers and performance artists.

Ben Freda of Los Gatos High School is one of 22 graduating seniors from Bay Area high schools to win a $1,000 scholarship from Cornish & Carey Residential Real Estate. The Cornish & Carey Scholar program recognizes students based on academic achievement and community service; students must also be enrolling in accredited, four-year colleges or universities. Freda, who holds a 4.38 grade-point average, plans to attend Stanford University. Cornish & Carey has awarded scholarships for the past seven years to students living in communities served by the company's Northern California offices.