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THURSDAY, APRIL 5 - APRIL 11, 2018 - VOLUME 4, NO. 14
Two El Monte Union Seniors Surprised With $40,000 Edison STEM Scholarships
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El Monte High School senior Connie Lee was surprised with a $40,000 scholarship from Edison International during a Skype call on March 19. Lee, who wants to be a physician or scientist, will attend UCLA or USC.– Courtesy photo
Anaheim’s inaugural Poet Laureate Grant Hier Grant Hier, a west Anaheim resident with long family ties to our city, is Anaheim’s inaugural poet laureate and literary ambassador. In the role, he’ll work to better connect our community through poetry and great writing. “The best poetry shows us who we are,” said Hier, a creative writing professor at Laguna College of Art + Design and award-winning
author. “It broadens our perspective. It shows us how other people think and live and how much we have in common. And that builds compassion and community.” The poet laureate program is part of Anaheim’s celebration and promotion of the arts and culture. “Art makes life better,” Mayor Tom Tait said. See Page 2
Re-envisioned Harvey Milk Park Construction Underway in Long Beach In mid-March 2018, construction activities began on the new reenvisioned Harvey Milk Promenade Park and Equality Plaza (Harvey Milk Park), located at 3rd Street and the Promenade. This project converts the existing 500-square-foot Harvey Milk Park, into an outdoor public space encouraging collaboration and connec-
tivity, as well as celebrates the legacy of Harvey Milk and the local LGBTQ+ community. “We created Harvey Milk Park when I represented the Downtown on the City Council, and it has become an important gathering place for the public and to honor so many LBGTQ See Page 3
l Monte Union High School District seniors are among an elite group of 30 high school students from across the Southland to receive $40,000 STEM college scholarships from Edison International during surprise announcements. South El Monte High School senior Sandra Amezcua Rocha, who was surprised during her Spanish Literature class on March 26, and El Monte High School senior Connie Lee, who received the exciting news via Skype on March 19, were selected out of more than 2,000 applicants to the Edison Scholars program. “I was very surprised and am very thankful for this investment in my future,” said Amezcua Rocha, who was presented with the check by Edison International President and CEO Pedro Pizarro to the wild applause of her family and friends. “The Edison STEM Scholarship gives me security for my higher education and the hope that I can achieve something great,” she said. “My message to all students is to not give up and to always have a dream.” Edison International, the parent company of Southern California EdiSee Page 3
Library Luau at the San Bernardino Highland Library branch The San Bernardino County Library invites residents to the Highland Sam J. Racadio Library & Environmental Learning Center for a Library Luau. Don’t forget to take pictures with Moana. Enjoy a variety of fun-filled crafts, a balloon artist, face painter, and more. This event is another opportunity to celebrate and support the County-
wide Vision’s literacy campaign, Vision2Read. The Library Luau will take place on Tuesday, April 10 from 4 to 7 p.m. Visitors should bring their library cards, as every 15 items checked out during the event earns visitors an opportunity drawing ticket for a chance to win awesome prizes All See Page 2