Tag: Van Ness Elementary School
Silvertip trees set to arrive at Larchmont Rotary tree lot
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 […]
Blend students create and perform in musical
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 […]
Van Ness Avenue School to merge with Frances Blend
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 […]
