The following information was released by Los Alamitos Unified School District. Erin K. Kominsky is among 60 outstanding elementary and middle school principals from across the nation who were named 2012 National Distinguished Principals (NDPs) by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). Kominsky is principal of Jack L. Weaver Elementary School in Los [...]

The following information was released by Cypress School District. Research indicates that activities designed to foster parent involvement and support for local schools are key factors in exemplary schools. Landell Elementary School in the Cypress School District has a long history of promoting family activities.  Thanks to the wonderful support of PTA volunteers and an [...]

The construction manager from Rachlin Architects overseeing modernization of Hopkinson Elementary School updated members of the Los Alamitos Unified School District Board of Education on the progress on that project. Progress may be summarized as on time, on budget, expected to be ready for the new school year. Phase 5 activity summary Administration Building Site [...]

The following information was released by supporters of Weaver Elementary School. Weaver Elementary currently 15th in Nation…Goal to be Top 5! The students of Weaver Elementary are on a quest to be in the Top 5 of the Avery Dennison Give Back To Schools contest and win over $10,000 in school supplies… and they are [...]

The following information was released by the Cypress School District. On June 30, 2012, long-time Board member Donna Erickson will retire, creating a vacancy on the Board of Trustees of the Cypress School District. Interviews were held at a special Board meeting on June 15, at which time the Board interviewed three applicants for the [...]

Erin Kominsky, principal of Weaver Elementary School, was informally recognized by the Los Alamitos Unified School District Board of Education at the Board’s regular meeting on June 12 for the signal honor of being named a national distinguished principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). Starting last year (2011), NAESP required that [...]

At its regular meeting on June 12, the Los Alamitos Unified School District Board of Education (with member Jeff Barke absent) voted to accept a total of $166,889.94 in donations so far in the month of June. That brings the total year-to-date donations to the District to $897,025.72. The June donations: $150.00 from Wells Fargo [...]

The following information was released by Los Alamitos Unified School District. The descriptions were written by Linda Stewart, principal of Hopkinson Elementary School, who presented the awards at the March 28, 2012, school board meeting. Theresa Blankenstein The Hero of the Heart award was established to recognize those dedicated volunteers who spend countless hours organizing [...]

The Parent-Teacher Association of Frank Vessels Elementary School in the Cypress School District is sponsoring a competition to update the school’s bulldog mascot. The winning logo will be printed on school T-shirts for Fall 2012. The designer of the winning logo will receive a $50 Vessels t-shirt credit. Designs must be submitted by Feb. 29. [...]

On Friday, Feb. 2, members of the Cypress Kiwanis celebrated the winners of this year’s Red Ribbon Week essay contest. The fifth-grade essay writers came with their families to the Cypress Community Center. A winner was chosen for each of the seven elementary schools served by the Kiwanis. The selection was made by teachers at [...]

The Cypress School District will begin registration for kindergarten and preppie kindergaren for the 2012-2913 school year on Friday, Feb. 17. Parents should go to their student’s school to register. Kindergarten requirements Must turn five by November 1, 2012 Provide proof of birth date Provide immunization records Proof of physical and oral health exams Preppie [...]

The following information was released by the Office of the Orange County District Attorney. A Garden Grove elementary school teacher was sentenced yesterday to eight years in state prison and lifetime sex offender registration for molesting a 6-year-old student during class and a 12-year-old girl at a Santa Ana Walmart. Christopher Micah Brazelton, 36, Irvine, [...]