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News Briefs
Fremont scholars advance in rank
Four students at Fremont High School have been named Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars by the College Board. The students--Suehann Liew, Mona Shen, Natalie Ahn, and Stephanie Wilde--were among the top 13 percent of the 700,000 students statewide who took the tests in May.
Liew and Shen were named AP Scholars with Honor for receiving grades 3.0 or higher on four or more exams and attaining minimum 3.25 averages on the tests.
Ahn and Wilde earned AP Scholar status for completing three or more AP exams with grades 3.0 and above.
The AP exams are graded on a 5-point scale. The majority of universities award credit for grades of 3 and above.
City earns only average grade in population
Sunnyvale is almost as kid-friendly as Pokemon. That's the verdict handed down the Zero Population Growth, a nonprofit that works to slow population growth to improve the quality of life.
Out of 92 suburban cities, Sunnyvale ranked seventh in overall quality-of-life. The city was ranked on environment, population, education, economics, public safety, mobility, and health. Sunnyvale received an A grade on environment, public safety, and health. The lowest grade--a C--was for population.
Livonia, Mich,. ranked first. San Bernardino, Cali., ranked last.
Chamber throws benefit auction next week
The Chamber of Commerce's annual holiday auction and party benefiting Sunnyvale Community Services will be held on Thursday, Dec. 2 at the Washington Park Building. From 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., a silent auction will feature bidding on gift baskets, art and photography hand crafts, toys, silver, china, dolls and gift certificates. An oral auction begins at 5:45 p.m. Bidding will be on items ranging from a gold chain with a diamond coin purse to a living trust to a week in Lake Tahoe.
For more information call: 408-738-0121
Pony Baseball
The Sunnyvale-Cupertino Pony Baseball program is accepting registration in November for players ages 7-18. The league also needs adult volunteers to become board members. For more information, call 408.245.7669.
Older Guys Party
The Sons In Retirement of Sunnyvale (SIRS)--Branch 153 of the R&R-seeking fraternity--is looking for new members to join in its many activities.
The next meeting, SIRS annual Christmas Party, takes place Dec. 9 at the Elks Lodge, 375 N. Pastoria. Anyone out of work and pleased about it is welcome to attend and share some shrimp salad and prime rib. The Main Street Singers from Los Altos High will provide entertainment. Call SIR Roger for info at 408.720.8332.
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