crisis 2 Insurance Will regulations work?
Board 5 SMC Seeks applicants for vacancy.
3 Unmuted A farewell to Phil Brock.
Buddy 6 Gas Where to fill up locally.
Volume 24 Issue 24
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WEDNESDAY 12/18/24
Zbur celebrates the season with District awards
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DISTRICT 51: Assemblymember Rick Zbur recognized a variety of district residents last week with an awards ceremony at The Broad Stage. Visit smdp.com for a list of award winners.
School Board approves Roosevelt campus plan that balances the past and future of learning
Samohi leads the way in annual NASA competition
THOMAS LEFFLER
THOMAS LEFFLER
SMDP Staff Writer
Balancing the history of Santa Monica with the educational needs of the present was a needed compromise for one local elementary school. At the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education meeting on Dec. 12, Chief Operations Officer Carey Upton presented the board with
the Roosevelt Elementary Campus Plan. The remaking of the campus includes the construction of a new auditorium, new Transitional Kindergarten/Kindergarten spaces, a new library and a new Maker Space & Teaming Area; among other additions. The campus plan required the adoption of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and an adoption of mitigation monitoring and reporting and statement of
overriding considerations; mainly due to “significant and unavoidable impacts” when it comes to cultural resources, also known as the campus’ Historic District. The board approved of the campus plan during the meeting. Analysis of the campus found that there was historic significance to Roosevelt, eligible for both listing in the California Register
Gary Limjap (310) 586-0339
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SMDP Staff Writer
Samohi’s push into Project Based Learning brought the school another accolade this month, courtesy of an innovation in the sweet science of Peanut Candy Tossing. The Samohi Scallywags team representing Project Lead The Way took home the top prize in the 25th Invention Challenge at NASA’s Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, beating out 20 other teams. This was the seventh NASA/JPL competition for the school, and the first challenge championship. The nature of the contest was to build an automated machine that would launch 50 Peanut M&Ms in 60 seconds, sending the candies over a barrier and into a triangular Plexiglas container. The scoring SEE ENGINEERING PAGE 7
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