Glendale High School

GLENDALE — The needs of English-language learners were the focus of a hearing on Wednesday as State Deputy Supt. of Instruction Bill Padilla visited Glendale High School to hear public comment on ways to modify the No Child Left Behind Act. Padilla held the hearing as part of a series of open forums designed to gather suggestions that state officials can take to Congress as it considers reauthorizing the act next year. No Child Left Behind, enacted in 2001, sets federal accountability measures for schools, including stiffer requirements for assessment tests.

BURBANK ? Michael Bertram is leaving the Burbank Unified School District to take a new position as assistant principal at Glendale High School. Bertram served for seven years as assistant principal at Burbank High and is credited for raising student test scores and the school?s overall ?academic rigor,? Principal Bruce Osgood said. ?He is in education for the right reasons. He loves kids and he is very good at what he does. He is the very best,? Osgood said. ?He is good enough to make all the decisions correctly, but he still collaborated and checked in with me so we always worked as a team.

The echoes of hip-hop remixes and contemporary dance routines bounced through crowded gyms Saturday at Glendale High School, as hundreds of California teens converged on the site for a regional dance competition. Groups of girls twirled in shimmering skirts and skin-tight suits in a practice room, while others stood by to coach and critique teams before they performed in front of bleachers full of screaming onlookers and judges from the United Spirit Assn., which sponsors a national competition series.

GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL Glendale High School will celebrate its 60-year reunion with a luncheon from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 17 at the Oakmont Country Club. There will be a catered picnic for classmates and their families from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 at Casa Adobe de San Rafael Park in Glendale. For reservations, call Vera "Skinner" Weltmer at 541-7790, fax 541-7713 or e-mail vfw246@aol.com. BURROUGHS HIGH SCHOOL John Burroughs High School Class of 1973 will have it 30-year reunion July 19 at the Burbank Airport Hilton.

CLARK AND HACKER Jessica M. Clark, daughter of Christy and Major John Clark of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Steven G. Hacker, son of Darlene and Pete Hacker of Rancho Santa Fe, have announced their engagement. The bride-to-be graduated from the University of Utah. She is employed as a third-grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary in Burbank. The groom-elect graduated from Burbank High School in 1986. He owns his own business, H2O FX. An August wedding is planned.

Allender -- Patton Tara Lorynn Allender and Hans Gregory Patton, both of Glendale, were married at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Pasadena. The Rev. Dr. Twining F. Campbell officiated. Sarah Sorowice was the matron of honor. The bridesmaids were Julie Turnbaugh, Monica Burns and Serena Meyer. William (Buddy) Brewer was the best man. The groomsmen were Chris Lehman, Pete Kluse, Chris Digennaro and Marcus Vanneman. Chris Allender served as the usher.

Army National Guard Pfc. Raynard H. Quiogue, brother of Renato Quiogue of Burbank, has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. Air Force Airman Travis L. Gayou, son of Diana Gayou of Lancaster and Richard Gayou of Burbank, has graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. He is a 2000 graduate of Quartz Hill High School. Danny D. Kang, son of Tae Chun and Min Joon Kang of Burbank, has graduated from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Advanced Camp at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.

Krista M. Knighton, the daughter of David and Olivia Knighton, former Glendale residents, now of San Gabriel, and Alberto O. Ocon, the son of Ongley and Maria Ocon of Glendale, have announced their engagement. The bride-to-be graduated from Immaculate Heart High School in 1991 and UCLA in 1995 with a bachelor of arts degree in political science. She is employed at UCLA School Management Program. The groom-elect graduated from Glendale High School in 1991, attended Glendale Community College and San Jose State on a football scholarship.

A record-breaking five YWCA Legacy winners were introduced at a tea March 18 at the Glendale home of Mary Boger. Nominees were so outstanding, Boger said, the selection committee found the decision especially difficult this year. "The solution was to recognize five candidates instead of four," she said. "It was just too hard to choose when they got down to the last five." The winners are Frieda Jordan, nominated by Judy Logan, director of development for the YWCA; Mary Lou Howard of Burbank, nominated by Chris S. Carson, president of the League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank; Louise Lewis of Glendale, nominated by Las Candelas; Jean Maluccio of La Crescenta, nominated by Glendale Healthy Kids; and Wanda Bistagne of Glendale, nominated by John Davitt, president of Glendale Community College, and by the Glendale College Foundation.

N ine months have passed since Lance Cpl. Pedro Barboza Flores, of Glendale, was killed when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle in southwestern Afghanistan. For the hundreds of people who gathered at Memorial Day ceremonies across Glendale, Burbank and Montrose, Barboza Flores' life was celebrated among the names of fallen service members, bagpipes, benedictions, patriotic hymns and roses. Barboza Flores, 27, a recipient of the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, was less than two months into his first tour with the Marines when the improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

CHARITY LEAGUE PRESENTS SCHOLARSHIPS The National Charity League Inc. Glendale Chapter presented seven scholarships at the organization’s Annual Meeting at Oakmont Country Club in Glendale. Those receiving $1,000 scholarships were Tatevik Mirzakhanvan of Clark Magnet School, Holly Stevens of Crescenta Valley High School, Gohar Khechumyan of Glendale High School, Amy Drummond of Hoover High School and Joy Hernandez and Ankin Boghos of Glendale Community College.

Ani Bedrosian Adaimy was feeling the pressure Thursday as she talked about her role as the new president of an organization previously run by men: the Armenian American Chamber of Commerce Greater Los Angeles chapter. She stood up and sat down. She shifted from side to side. She double-checked her facts. She fanned herself. The responsibility of being the organization’s first female president, she said, was not easy to handle. “It’s a responsibility to make the right choices, to make it easier for future incoming women as leaders,” she said.

The echoes of hip-hop remixes and contemporary dance routines bounced through crowded gyms Saturday at Glendale High School, as hundreds of California teens converged on the site for a regional dance competition. Groups of girls twirled in shimmering skirts and skin-tight suits in a practice room, while others stood by to coach and critique teams before they performed in front of bleachers full of screaming onlookers and judges from the United Spirit Assn., which sponsors a national competition series.

Burbank and Glendale students and city workers were among the hundreds of thousands in Washington for Tuesday’s historic presidential inauguration. A group of 14 Glendale High School students made the trip with two of their history teachers, as did Burbank youth Tara Bachman and Glendale Fire Chief Harold Scoggins, who said the opportunity of seeing Barack Obama sworn in as the nation’s first black president was too momentous to miss. “When you think of the significance of this, the first African American president, that can only happen once,” Scoggins said from the Capitol Monday.

Burbank and Glendale students and city workers were among the hundreds of thousands in Washington for today’s historic presidential inauguration. A group of 14 Glendale High School students made the trip with two of their history teachers, as did Burbank youth Tara Bachman and Fire Chief Harold Scoggins, who said the opportunity of seeing Barack Obama sworn in as the nation’s first black president was too momentous to miss. “When you think of the significance of this, the first African-American president, that can only happen once,” Scoggins said from the capitol Monday.

Artist Arpine Shakhbandaryan pays homage to her homeland of Armenia in a new exhibition opening today at the Brand Library Art Galleries in Glendale. One of the Glendale resident’s 11 pieces in the show is a map-based image of Eurasia, and she’s painted the pattern of the progression of the Armenian Genocide in 24-karat gold leaf. “I used gold leaf as the color choice because it is a color, after all, but a tangible material as well,” she said. “This exhibition is about the natural world.

The new Aerial Speed Enforcement Program was the topic when Glendale Chief of Police Randy Adams was the featured speaker at the Glendale Sunrise Rotary Club. The development of the program began over a year ago, following numerous resident complaints about the increasing number of traffic collisions because of speeding and racing cars. Adams indicated that one driver was cited on West Glenoaks Boulevard for traveling 103 mph. Given the number of areas of concern within the city of Glendale and the limited amount of resources, the Glendale Police Department Air Support Unit was identified as a way to address the issue.

For 14-year-old Sarah Beglarian, playing a friendly game of basketball Saturday represented the essence of the Homenetmen Glendale Ararat Chapter Friendship Games. Sarah was one of 500 athletes from La Cañada Flintridge, Glendale, Burbank, La Crescenta, Pasadena and Montrose who participated in sporting events over the weekend at the games in Glendale. The games? organizers brought out 400 teens and 100 adults to play friendly matches of table tennis, tennis, basketball, soccer and volleyball.

BURBANK ? Michael Bertram is leaving the Burbank Unified School District to take a new position as assistant principal at Glendale High School. Bertram served for seven years as assistant principal at Burbank High and is credited for raising student test scores and the school?s overall ?academic rigor,? Principal Bruce Osgood said. ?He is in education for the right reasons. He loves kids and he is very good at what he does. He is the very best,? Osgood said. ?He is good enough to make all the decisions correctly, but he still collaborated and checked in with me so we always worked as a team.