Tag: Van Ness Elementary School

More than pumpkins to be at Patch

More than pumpkins to be at Patch

| September 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

Trick-or-Treat, tacos and carving contest Harvest the Halloween spirit by purchasing a pumpkin from Larchmont Boulevard’s own pumpkin patch. Wilshire Rotary Club is once again setting up its pumpkin patch ­— for the 17th year — at 568 N. Larchmont Blvd. Choose your pumpkin starting Fri., Oct. 6. All of the proceeds are donated to […]

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Silvertip trees set to arrive at Larchmont Rotary tree lot

Silvertip trees set to arrive at Larchmont Rotary tree lot

| December 1, 2022 | 0 Comments

The sweet smell of pine takes over the Wilshire Rotary Club tree lot at 568 N. Larchmont Blvd. this month. This year, the Rotary has acquired the hard-to-get and highly sought-after silvertip fir. The silvertips come from a higher elevation in Oregon. Their needles are blue-green while new growth is silvery. The tree lot also […]

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Blend students create and perform in musical

Blend students create and perform in musical

| July 1, 2015 | 0 Comments

An original production of “Bug Boy: The Musical” was performed in the Van Ness Elementary School auditorium on May 27. The 30-minute show was directed by teacher Anne Bell and performed by students from the Visually Impaired Resource Room. Earlier this year, Van Ness received a grant from the John F. Kennedy Center for the […]

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Van Ness Avenue School  to merge with Frances Blend

Van Ness Avenue School to merge with Frances Blend

| May 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

A merger of Van Ness Avenue School and its adjacent neighbor, the Frances Blend School on Clinton Ave., has been proposed by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). Combining the two schools is a result of a LAUSD decree to increase graduation rates of students in special education. It promotes integrating students with special […]

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