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 What hasn’t changed, however, is the pervading power of tradition. Robert and Della Page Gibbs founded the school in 1908 as Page Military, in Los Angeles. Under the watchful eyes of their children and grandchildren, Page has blossomed into six campuses in California and Florida, and just celebrated the 100-year milestone in June, honoring its teachers and students. Family traditions are very important at Page, says Kristen Dickson, senior director for the school. A parent at the Costa Mesa school, Bruce Grunbaum, speaks highly of the administration, saying, “They are more like family.” Grunbaum values the school’s emphasis on tradition. Today, the fifth generation of the Page family has joined the student body of the school, whose commitment to a high level of education and emphasis on family will endure for many years, and generations, to come. Nine Kids? Since our last visit with our Mom of Nine, Monica Calavitta, she has given birth to baby boy Marcello, her ninth, sent her daughter Ciena off to prom in a Cinderella dress and much more. With nine children in the house, Calavitta has a lot of stories to share. St. Mary’s goes IB! St. Mary and All Angels School of Aliso Viejo is now the 10th school in North America and the Caribbean to achieve the prestigious recognition as an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) world school, in both its primary and middle-school programs. St. Mary’s achieved IB status for the preschool and elementary school in July 2007. The institution also received final IB authorization for its middle school in May of this year. Irvine – one of the 10 best places to live Two Orange County towns, Irvine and Fountain Valley, have made Money Magazine’s 2008 list of the 100 Best Places To Live in the U.S. Irvine made the top 10, with its fourth place ranking, and Fountain Valley grabbed the No. 91 spot. The rankings were based on a survey of job growth, income, cost of living, housing affordability, education quality, medical care, diversity, safety, arts and leisure, and the overall quality of life. The magazine cited that residents called Irvine “pretty close to perfect.” The award-winning schools and abundance of green space, in addition to the commerce and job market, factored into Irvine’s high ranking. Fountain Valley also boasts its share of green space. From Mile Square Regional Park to acres of golf courses and nature areas, residents surveyed say the town is not only “a nice place to live,” as their motto goes, but also a beautiful one. N Vote for veggies! Get your kids to vote in the Fruit and Veggie Election, hosted online by the Children’s Better Health Institute (cbhi.org). Choose a favorite fruit or veggie candidate – either John McCantaloupe, Broccoli Obama or Celery Clinton. Primary winners will be unveiled in the Institute’s five magazines (heard of Humpty Dumpty’s?) and online after Aug. 15, when the next stage of voting begins until Nov. 4. Children are encouraged to create election slogans, posters and recipes. For details, visit cbhi.org, or vote at veggiefruitelection.com Best video of the month Any Star Wars’ fans out there? You’ll want to check out our Video of the Month, where all things Star Wars are explained very eloquently by a precocious 3-year-old. Angry mom vs. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory On June 23, the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMCF) at Bella Terra in Huntington Beach refused a mother’s plea to let her 5-year-old use their employee-only restroom. The little girl couldn’t keep the diarrhea in and “lost it” in the store. Her mother ran with her to a nearby theater and used their restroom to clean her up. She has stirred emotions by blogging about the incident on consumerist.com. Bryan Merryman, COO of the Colorado-based RMCF, has since called and apologized. The Huntington Beach store owner claims to have apologized as well. However, the mother claims the store owner laughed, told her to sue and hung up. According to Alex Chasick, an editor with consumerist.com, the RMCF may have vio-lated The Uniform Plumbing Code, adopted by California. Created by the American Restroom Association, the UPC requires that all businesses have toilet facilities for customers, patrons and visitors. The mom says she isn’t trying to profit from it. “I don’t want anything. I just want them to have ... compassion in the future.” To read more, visit: consumerist.com/tag /worst-customer-service-ever. Reduce, recycle, win Wal-Mart presented Chaparral Elementary School in Ladera Ranch with more than $5,000 for recycling the most plastic bags in Southern California. Wal-Mart’s Kids Recycling Challenge began in 2004 and now boasts nearly 1,400 tons of recycled plastic bags. It’s a great way for students to learn about recycling and earn money for their schools, too. Students fill 60-gallon collection bags and deliver them to Wal-Mart. Each filled bag earns students $5, and the top three schools in each region get an extra check. This year, more than 700 California schools participated, recycling more than 1 million pounds of bags. No teacher left behind In less than two months, the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) Foundation raised $1 million, saving more than 250 teachers’ jobs in 55 schools and preserving class sizes in the district. While parents were asked to donate $400 per student (or whatever they could), generous contributors and silent auctions, jog-a-thons, car washes and recycling helped significantly. The city of San Clemente donated $15,000. “We are so pleased that we were able to save these teachers’ jobs and preserve our current class sizes so that the quality of our children’s education will continue,” says CUSD Foundation Executive Director Stacey Flynn. The next fundraiser is the 15th Annual Golf Classic at El Niguel Country Club in Laguna Niguel on Sept. 29. cusdfoundation.org. Reported and compiled by summer interns Olga Belogolova and Natasha Thakkar. |
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