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Sparnicht Receives Golden Apple Award
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Instructor Receives AP Teacher Award Temple C it y H i g h School Principal Mar y Jo King is very proud to announce that Deborah Gewecke has received the 2009 Siemens Advanced P l a c e me n t Aw a r d fo r teachers. Ms. Gewecke is the on l y t e a c he r s e le c t e d from the State of California and one of 50 teachers selected throughout t he count r y to receive this award. To r e c o g n i z e h e r a c h i e v e m e n t , Te m p l e Cit y H igh School w i l l receive $1,0 0 0 t o sup port Math and Science education. T h i s aw a rd recog n i z e s t he out s t a nd i ng work being done in the
Career Spotlight at Oak Avenue
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On February 18, 2010, Oak Avenue Intermediate School hosted an Oak Career Spotlight for students during lunch time. Featured guest speaker, Arcadia Police Officer Walter Ashby, presented informa-
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Temple City Council PTA held their annual Founders Day Dinner and award presentation on February 18, 2010. Nearly 200 individuals attended this year’s dinner and enjoyed delicious barb-qued hamburgers and hot dogs with all the fixin’s and scrumptious apple pie for dessert. Everyone enjoyed this year’s “A Country Fair” theme. Continued on Page 6
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Bob Sparnicht is this year’s Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Golden Apple Award recipient. The Temple City community and schools have been benefiting from Bob’s giving spirit for many years. Over the past eight years, Bob has been active with the TCHS Parent Teacher Student Association and Temple City Council PTA. He has worked on a variety of projects and served as coordinator for communications and special projects. He has worked on campus beautification projects at Oak Avenue Intermediate School and Temple City High School. He has overseen the establishment and Continued on Page 3
Council PTA Hosts Annual Founders Day Dinner
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TCHS Presents The Wizard of Oz at Mission Playhouse Temple C it y H i g h School, Department of the Performing Arts presents its 45th annual Broadway musical, a thrilling, new production of The Wizard of Oz, fully staged at the historic Mission Playhouse, 320 South Mission Drive in San Gabriel. Performances of The Wizard of Oz will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 12 and 13 at 7:30 p. m . a nd o n S u nd ay, March 14 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and good seats are st i l l ava i lable! Ticket
prices are $18-$20 for reser ved seat ing, $15 for unreserved seating, and
can be obtained by calling the Temple City High School Activities Office
at 626-548-5160, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visa or Master Card is accepted; a credit card fee of $3 per order will be added. You can also send your check made payable to “TCHS” to Temple City High School Activities Office, 9501 Lemon Avenue, Temple City, CA 91780. Tickets will also be available at the Playhouse box office, one hour before each performance. The Wizard of Oz, written in 1900, was the Continued on Page 5
Reflections Award Winners Honored Temple City Council PTA presented Reflections Awards to 18 first place winners at the February 10, 2010 TCUSD Board of Education Meeting. The Reflections theme was “Beauty Is . . .”. Literature: Elizabeth G r i n s t ea d ( L on g den), C a rol i ne Ng uyen ( L a Rosa), Zanying Ren (Cloverly), and Aidee Campa (TCHS). Visual Arts: Sidney Hsu (Emperor), Nga Wing Lau (Emperor), Shivani Shah (Longden), and Ying Chen (TCHS). Photography: Sydney L iao ( Emperor), Cha r lotte Nim (Longden), Allen Chen (Emperor), and Tiffany Wang (TCHS). Continued on Page 4