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Fisher yearbook wins first place in competition

The 1996-97 Fisher Middle School yearbook won first place in the American Scholastic Press Association's national yearbook competition.

The yearbook staff teacher, Jennifer Jolliff, and members of the yearbook staff were recognized by the Los Gatos Union School District board at the Oct. 8 board meeting.

Students recognized by the board for the yearbook called "Something to Hide" were Jen Azlant, Rachel Bialick, Regan Brown, Heather Cisowski, Mike Dorsey, Alissa Gordon, Angela Gummow, Erin Johnson, Jenny Leong, Tami Lux, Max Morse, Jessica Nudelman, Chris Perry, Sarah Schwartz, Asha Shivaji, Alex Sylvester, Cherie Williams and Katie Willheim.

Seniors score high on merit competition

Twenty seniors at Los Gatos High School have earned high honors in this year's National Merit Scholarship Competition. Of the 20, five have been designated National Merit semifinalists and are eligible to compete for Merit Scholarships worth up to $10,000 per year.

The five semifinalists, who are among the highest scorers in the state, are Fred Luminoso, Reneé Miller, Aariel Rowan, Josh Smith and Kristin Vyhnal.

All semifinalists and honorees were selected based on scores earned in the 1996 PSAT.

Fifteen other seniors placed among the top 5 percent. The seniors who have been named as National Merit Commended Students are Nicolai Barca Hall, Steven M. Bidermann, Christina D. Blevins, Brian C. Brook, Suzanne P. Carr, Elizabeth A. Cushing, Alicia L. Day, Maysa Eissa, Erica J. Fenik, David Friedland, Kristen S. Hoeft, George Y. Lee, Conor M. Regan, Rohner Segnitz and Rachel C. Williams.

West Valley College to build links with hospital

West Valley College will use a $50,000 grant from the Valley Foundation to renovate two health-career training classrooms and purchase and install multimedia stations, computers and software.

The Valley Foundation was established in 1984 from the proceeds of the sale of the Community Hospital of Los Gatos and Saratoga. The foundation gives funds to nonprofit organizations in Santa Clara County that emphasize the medical field.

WVC offers medical programs for careers as a hospital unit coordinator, insurance billing specialist, medical assistant, medical office clinical and administrative assistant, medical receptionist and medical transcriptionist.

Scholarships up for grabs

The Educational Communications Scholarship Foundation has 250 $1,000 scholarships available to high school and college students. High school students with a grade-point average of "B" or better and college students with a GPA of "B+" or better are eligible for one of the scholarships. Winners will be selected based on academic performance, extracurricular activities and some consideration for financial need.

Requests for applications must be made by Dec. 16 and must include the student's name, permanent home address, current high school or college, approximate GPA and grade in school during the 1997-98 academic year.

To request an application, write Educational Communications Scholarship Foundation at 721 N. McKinley Road, P.O. Box 5012, Lake Forest IL 60045-5012; or fax a request to 847/295-3972; or email a request to scholar@ecsf.org.

Daves Avenue School earns an Intel grant

Intel Corporation recently granted Daves Avenue School $600 through the company's Volunteer Matching Grant Program which honors employees who volunteer in local schools by matching their time donation with cash.

The company donates $500 to schools where employees donate at least 100 hours of volunteer time. Each additional 20 hours worked by volunteers earns the school another $100. Intel employees volunteered more than 120 hours at Daves Avenue School.

Parent Council to host technology presentation

The Parent Education Coordinating Council has announced that it will sponsor a technology panel presentation on Jan. 22, 1998, at Fisher Middle School.

The council, made up of representatives from home and school clubs, the Los Gatos Elementary Education Foundation, Community Against Substance Abuse and teachers and administrators in Los Gatos, presents a workshop each year on an educational topic that is of general interest to parents.

This year's workshop, focusing on technology in the schools, is an effort to help parents and teachers be more aware of what students need to know about technology to be prepared for the future. San Jose State University President Robert Caret will moderate, and panelists will include people from the fields of education, politics, and high-tech fields, such as Netscape Communications Director Alan Bernard.

The presentation will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Fisher Middle School.

Foundation awards mini-grants to teachers

The Los Gatos Elementary Foundation recently awarded 16 mini-grants for teachers to fund innovative classroom projects that directly benefit children.

The mini-grant program, which is in its 10th year, set aside $11,548.61 for this year's grants. A total of 34 different proposals was reviewed by a committee of teachers, parents and administrators.

Grants awarded include several to Fisher Middle School for music software and song box collection; various literature sets for Louise Van Meter School; books for the reading curriculum for Blossom Hill's second-graders; and a telescope for Lexington School.

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