Tag: St. Brendan School

Goldie’s ends its season with a community summer kick-off
Goldie’s Youth Sports (GSY) ended its season with a taco party that was the perfect summer kickoff for local girls and their families. The magical community–building evening, June 5, has been missed the last few years. Friends, teammates and families hung around the front lawn of St. Brendan School. The lawn was filled with picnickers […]

Raingutter Regatta is the Pinewood Derby in water
Imagine racing a sailboat, but never getting wet. No pesky seagulls following behind, no splashing wake and no seasickness. Can’t swim? Doesn’t matter. And life vests? Who needs those uncomfortable things!?! Welcome to the world of Raingutter Regatta. It might not quite qualify as athletic, but it sure is competitive. And fun! The annual Cub […]

Commonalities and a devious blind date lead to marriage
Kathi and Mike Genewick grew up two blocks apart in Lockport, New York, a town of 25,000 in the snow belt near Buffalo. There, as Kathi states, “Everybody knows everybody.” They attended the same schools, shared friends, and he, three years her senior, dated one of her older sisters before turning his attention to Kathi. […]

A little giving can go a long way
Giving a little time, attention or resources can have a ripple effect in people’s lives, doing more good than we can imagine. The holiday season provides ample opportunities for helping others in the community and making a difference. The following local charities would love help and donations. Often events are available throughout the year, so […]

Donate blood at St. Brendan Oct. 23
Help patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) by donating blood Tues., Oct. 23 at St. Brendan School, 238 S. Manhattan Pl., from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Donations will aid patients at CHLA, which requires 2,000 units of blood each month to meet the needs of its young patients. Donors should be well-hydrated and […]

Local graduates reveal their choices for college
Student selects Ivy League school to study politics Immaculate Heart High School senior Oona Holahan describes herself as “a mid-Wilshire kid through and through.” But this fall, she’s moving to Connecticut to attend Yale University. Holahan first studied at St. Brendan’s for elementary and middle school and then transferred to Immaculate Heart High School (IH), […]