The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board unanimously approved the appointment of four new administrators.
Dr. Carolyn Hoffman will become the director of Career and College Readiness; Genevieve Peterson Henry will become the new principal at Saugus High School, Marcus Garrett will become the new principal at Sierra Vista Junior High School; Jamie Foderaro will become an assistant principal at Canyon High School.
“The Hart District has benefited from outstanding administrative leadership at both the site and district level for many years,” said Mike Kuhlman, superintendent of the Hart School District. “Recognizing this, it’s essential that we find outstanding leaders to carry on that tradition of excellence. These four individuals have all established themselves with a long track record of helping students, staff and families in our community. I’m pleased to welcome them into these new roles.”
Rabbi Sally Olins shares inspirational stories and more in new book
Rabbi Sally Olins saves many of the inspirational and religious stories she receives and doesn t want them to be lost forever. The pandemic gave her the time and opportunity to put those stories into her book, Coffee House Rabbi.
Olins, who was rabbi at Temple Isaiah in Palm Springs from 2006 to 2016, said many of these quotes and stories have been used in her sermons and she felt it was important to share them with the community. The reality is that when I m gone, and I m not ready to go but when I am, these will be lost forever, Olins said. I don t want them to be lost. I don t know who sent them to me in the world of clergy, but rabbis do this all the time, ‘Oh I heard a great story I m going to send it to you.’ You don t necessarily say who the author was and some of the stories are from the Bible that everyone knows.
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Ulysses S. Grant High School in Valley Glen won the 2021 Academic Decathlon for the Los Angeles Unified School District, marking a year of firsts: the school’s first-ever win, the first virtual contest and the first time their last-minute cram sessions did not include boxes of shared Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
This was more than a big win for the high school, which serves a diverse and primarily working-class student body from the Van Nuys and North Hollywood area. For team members, it was a lifeline that helped them fend off the isolation of distance learning.
“I guess school sort of feels like an endless cycle at times, but knowing I have Decathlon right after Zoom classes is over, and we’re working toward regionals, toward state it really just is a motivation that keeps me going,” said Yadira Castillo, who earned the highest individual score among LAUSD contestants. The next-highest scorers were Madison Sznicer from Northridge Academy High and Yadira’s Grant t