Academic Competition
VENICE HIGH SCHOOL’S GRAPHIC ARTS PROGRAM CAPTURES FIRST PLACE AT ACADEMIC CHALLENGE! Don Burdge, Chairman of the Board, congratulates Artie Lindauer, Teacher, who shares the glory with Julian Salvador, the student who achieved the highest score in the 14-year academic competition. Congratulations!
2nd Place – Chelsea Nguyen - El Camino Real High School
3rd Place – Hunter Jones - Hart High School
4th Place – Patrick Gonzaga - South Pasadena High School
5th Place – John Espinoza - San Fernando High School
College Technical Competition
And the winners for the college design competition are…
First Place - Faranak E. Amirkhiz, West Valley Occupational Center
Second Place - Rhonda Gawthrop, West Valley Occupational Center
Third Place - Stephan Ledezma of Riverside Community College
For more information contact Ara Izquierdo.
2007 Educator of the Year/Jack Simich Award
Steven G. Lindberg of Hart High School received the 2007 Jack Simich Award by Susan Kinney, PIASC Education Chair and Bill Guerra, PIASC Chairman. Click here for press release.
Past Educator of the Year Winners Include:
1992 — Philip J. Crispi
1993 — Ellen Abraham, Mary Tsotsis, Mark Hall
1994 — Fr. Nicholas J. Reina
1996 — Jay Williams
1998 — John Santos
2000 — Frederick S. Gershbein
2001 — Artie W. Lindauer
2002 — Dennis Howey, Dave McCormac
2003 — Dr. Ethan Lipton, Dr. Benjamin Lee
2004 — Dr. Harvey Levenson
2006 — Ralph Beas
2007 — Steve Lindberg
Educator of the Year Nomination Form
2008 SkillsUSA Award Winners
California Got the Gold!
Riverside Community College’s Mayda Salas captured the Gold Medal for graphic communications at the recent national SkillsUSA competition. Mayda is the fourth student (L-R) on the top holding the medal in her hand along with John Litwinowicz, high school gold medalist from Royal Oak High School, Royal Oak, MI. Other winning students photographed include Justin K. Workman (silver medal) Salt Lake Community College, Michael Flemming (bronze medal) Ferris State University, Alyssa Ailion (silver medal) Walton High School, and Chloe Grace (bronze medal) Autry Technology Center. As part of Mayda Salas’ First Place prizes, RCC will receive the use of a brand new Heidelberg printing press for one year, with the option to buy as used, at the end of the year. She also received a $1000 scholarship and the chance to compete at the world competition next year. Riverside Community College is PrintED accredited and obviously producing winning students!