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August 21, 2002
Los Gatos, California Since 1881 |
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School briefs
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School registration for 2002-03 year
Registration for the Los Gatos Union School
District 2002-03 school year began last week.
Visit the Los Gatos Union School District
office at 15766 Poppy Lane as soon as
possible to register for Louise Van Meter
Elementary School and R.J. Fisher Middle
School. For more information about
registration, call Fae Gisler for Van Meter
or Kelley Burns for Fisher at 408.335.2247.
Students of the Blossom Hill, Daves Avenue
and Lexington schools will register at their
respective offices.
To enroll new students, parents must complete
a registration packet available at the school
offices.
New kindergarten students must have the
following immunizations: a TB mantoux test,
three doses of hepatitis B, two doses of
measles-MMR, three to four doses for polio,
and a minimum of four doses for DPT as well
as Varicella (or documentation of the child
having had chickenpox previously).
Schools name new administrators
New administrators have been hired for the
upcoming school year at Fisher Middle School
and Blossom Hill School.
Blossom Hill has selected Charlotte Basinger
as its new principal. Basinger has been
involved in education for 36 years, 18 as a
classroom teacher. She comes to the district
from San Lorenzo Valley Unified School
District, where she has been an elementary
school principal since 1989.
James "Jim" LaTorre will be Fisher Middle
School's new assistant principal. LaTorre has
been involved in education since 1981, and
most recently worked for the Pajaro Valley
Unified School District as the assistant
principal for Aptos Junior High School.
Kirby on list
Meghan Kirby, a 2001 Los Gatos High graduate,
was recently named to the dean's list at
Cornell University. Kirby, who maintained a
3.9 grade point average throughout her
freshman year, will transfer this fall as a
sophomore to Stanford University.
Illinois grads
Sara Lee and Kelly Rogers, both of Los Gatos,
were among the 6,582 students to receive
degrees from the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Campaign recently.
Lee graduated with a bachelor of science
degree in commerce and business
administration, and Rogers earned a bachelor
of science degree in fine and applied art.
Schubert a grad
Los Gatos resident Charles Schubert received
first honors from Clark University for his
academic achievement during the spring
semester. To be eligible for first honors,
students must maintain a GPA of 3.8 or
higher. Schubert graduated in the spring as
well, receiving a bachelor's degree in
philosophy.
Vassar graduate
Monte Sereno resident Amanda Posner was
recently one of 579 seniors to be awarded a
bachelor's degree from Vassar College. Posner
graduated with a double major in anthropology
and sociology, and she received departmental
honors.
McNabb honored
Los Gatos resident Ian McNabb has been named
to the spring dean's list at Franklin and
Marshall College. The list recognizes
students who have achieved a grade point
average of 3.0 or better. McNabb, a 1999
graduate of Los Gatos High School, is the son
of Los Gatos residents Daniel and Dr. Mary
McNabb.
Northeastern list
Los Gatos residents Erin Peebles and Regina
Rebelo have both earned places on the dean's
list at Northeastern University. To achieve
this award, students must attain a GPA of
3.25 or higher.
Peebles is a finance and insurance major who
has also been named as an honor student,
enabling her to take honors courses and earn
extra credits through additional work in
regular classes.
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