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Saratoga Lions Club offers scholarships
The Saratoga Lions Club invites all high school seniors who reside in the city of Saratoga to apply for their scholarships. The Lions Club, through the generosity of Saratoga residents, will award two college scholarships in the amount of $1,000 to two high school seniors. A committee of Lions Club members will make the selections based on scholarship, citizenship, service and accomplishments.
To obtain an application, students should contact their high school scholarship coordinator, or write to the Saratoga Lions Club scholarship coordinator at P.O. Box 101 Saratoga, CA 95071. Applications are due April 28.
Register now for Saratoga schools
The Saratoga Union School District began registering all new students for the 2000-2001 school year on April 3. Parents can pick up registration packets at the SUSD office at 20460 Forrest Hills Drive from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Completed packets must be returned to the district office before June 1.
Residents in the district can request a K-5 school site of their choice, provided space is available. If needed, a lottery will be held the week of June 5. Argonaut, Foothill and Saratoga Schools will host an open house for prospective students on May 18, at 7 p.m. All students will be notified of their school placement by the first week in July.
Redwood swimmer makes splash in Alaska
Erica Liu, an eighth-grade student at Redwood Middle School competed in the Speedo Junior Championship held in Anchorage, Alaska during the week of March 21 through 25. Liu placed first in the women's 100-yard breaststroke, which qualified her for the Olympic Trials, to be held in Indiana in August. Her first-place swim broke the Pacific 13 to 14 age group record set in 1986. Liu also placed third in the 200-yard breaststroke and her team placed first in the 400-medley relay. Liu swims with De Anza Aquatics.
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