LGUSD seeks play- ground supervisors
The Los Gatos Union School District is seeking yard supervisors to work on the playground during lunch time, from 11:40 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. daily. Salary is $7 per hour. Interested individuals must fill out employment paperwork at the LGUSD office and present results of a current tuberculosis test. The district office is located at 15766 Poppy Lane. For more information, call 395-5570.
Students and parents tour Washington, D.C.
A group of fourth- and fifth-grade students and parents from South Valley Garden School in Los Gatos and Casa di Mir Montessori School in San Jose depart Jan. 17 for Washington, D.C., to attend the presidential inauguration, inaugural parade and inaugural ball. The tours are arranged through Educational Field Studies, a 25-year-old student travel organization. Other tour stops include the White House, Smithsonian Museum and Arlington National Cemetery. Los Gatos students and parents attending are Jamie Wagner and her mother, Vicki Wagner; Sabrina Mize, her mother, Naoma Mize, and grandmother Joyce Fah; Shaun Steele and her mother, Cindy Steele; Robbie Simmons and her parents, Mark and Maureen Simmons; Nora Wilson and Alexa St. Charles.
Workshop focuses on learning disabilities
Parents of elementary schoolchildren are invited to take part in a workshop to gain understanding of and empathy for children with learning disabilities. On Jan. 27, Parents Helping Parents and Louise Van Meter School will host a workshop that has been presented at schools throughout the United States. From 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., parents will "become" a child with a learning disability or difficulty or attention deficit disorder to become aware of the everyday problems these children face. Following a 45-minute lunch break, parents, teachers and staff will engage in a question-and-answer session and sharing of resources. Reservations are requested. Call 356-5131 for information.
Los Gatos Rotary boosts drug testing
The Los Gatos Rotary Club presented Los Gatos High School head football coach Butch Cattolico with a $500 check to support his program for voluntary drug testing of his players. The Rotarians donated $1 for each pledge signed by LGHS students to be drug-free. LGHS Interact Club director Tonya Silva helped collect student pledges. The 72-year-old Los Gatos Rotary Club, which currently numbers 106 members, contributed more than $30,000 to 40 local charitable organizations last year.
This article appeared in the Los Gatos Weekly-Times, January 15, 1997.
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