Report Card

Andrew Wainer

The College Board has named 81 Marina High School students advanced

placement scholars in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the

college-level advanced-placement examinations.

Only about 13% of the more than 700,000 students who took

advanced-placement examinations in May 1999 scored high enough to gain

the honor.

Sandy Lee and Brian Ray Hanabad qualified for the AP National Scholar

Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on all

advanced-placement exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or

more of those exams.

The examinations are graded on a 5-point scale. Most of the nation’s

colleges and universities award credit, advanced placement or both for

grades of 3 points or higher.

There are 32 advanced-placement examinations offered in 18 subject areas,

each consisting of multiple-choice and free-response questions.

Senior volunteers certified

The Huntington Beach Adult School of Education and the Huntington Beach

Seniors’ Centers on Tuesday certified 17 new volunteers to assist at the

Senior Outreach Center and the Michael E. Rodgers Seniors’ Center.

Volunteers deliver meals to the elderly in the city, transport seniors to

medical appointments and grocery shopping, and provide office support.

Those interested in joining the Huntington Beach Council on Aging Senior

Team can call Arleen Stevens, Volunteer Service Coordinator, at (714)

960-2478.

Panel on changes in city

The Ocean View High School PTSA will present “The Changing Face of

Huntington Beach” conference at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The community is

encouraged to attend the event at Ocean View High School, 17071 Gothard

St., Huntington Beach.

David Biggs, director of economic development for Huntington Beach, Steve

Bone, co-owner of the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort, and Jim Yoder,

Retail Development manager of the Shea Corp., will discuss the extensive

building in progress and what it means to the city and its residents.

The panel of guests, presented by the Ocean View PTSA was asked to come

and help dispel the myths and to explain the growth and its effects.

Student exchange program seeks help

World Heritage, a nonprofit student exchange program, is seeking local

representatives to provide high school students from several countries

with local program support.

The exchange students will be coming from Germany, France, Spain and the

former Soviet Union.

Volunteers will plan an annual orientation, meet with the local high

schools, provide support counseling for participants, screen potential

host families and visit with exchange students on a monthly basis.

Representatives also attend an annual training meeting and report to the

regional coordinator.

The ideal candidate should enjoy fostering new international friendships,

be community minded, and enjoy working with teenagers. The

representatives spend one to two hours a week with the exchange students,

and general expenses are reimbursed by the organization.

If you would like to be a volunteer, call Kristin at (909) 487-0938 or

(800) 888-9040.

Class for preteen girls

Lutheran Church of the Resurrection is hosting a girls puberty and

sexuality class in order to help parents talk to their 9- to 12-year old

daughters. The ongoing class provides the girls with accurate information

along with the values of their parents and church.

Girls will meet with a parent on Nov. 14. Some of the subjects covered

are puberty, hygiene, parenting, AIDS and relationships.

The church is located at 9812 Hamilton Ave., Huntington Beach.