By Justin Swanson | NB Indy Amelia “Millie” Tanner’s day starts at 4:45 a.m. She starts stretching by 5:15 a.m., then she sets her bike on stationary rollers and rides for half an hour. The semi-pro cyclist is determined, singularly focused, and just grazing the extent of her routine training. And the 15-year-old is only [...]
There will be some drama in pajamas on stage at Newport Harbor High School next week when students perform the classic Broadway musical, “The Pajama Game,” by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler. “(Audience members) will laugh a lot and maybe walk out singing a song,” said director Roberta Kay. The play surrounds workers in a [...]
Can football change lives? According to Newport Beach resident Randy Hamilton, the answer is a resounding yes. “People ask what has influenced me in my life, and the first thing out of my mouth is playing football at Newport Harbor High School in 1970 when Ernie Johnson came and we won the Sunset League Championship,” [...]
Luscious Lunches at Sage School Chef Azmin Ghahreman cares about kids, and what they eat for lunch. An advocate of healthy dining, Chef Azmin – whose restaurant Sapphire Laguna has become a respected culinary treasure – has carried his passion for food over into schools by creating Sapphire at School, a thriving program that brings [...]
A group of Corona del Mar High School dancers thrilled a packed theater over the weekend, with a variety of styles and techniques as they danced through time. The Orchesis Dance Company performed “Turning Back Time – Retracing the Steps of History,” at the Loats Theater at Newport Harbor High School during the opening weekend. [...]
If a Corona del Mar Sea King or Queen doesn’t have something nice to say then they shouldn’t say anything at all. But if they do have a compliment to share, they can now do it publicly, and anonymously, online. That’s the idea behind the facebook page CdM Compliments. The page allows Corona del Mar [...]
Teenagers from a local charitable organization gardened and gleaned over the weekend to help feed the needy in Orange County. There were 10 high school sophomores from the Newport Mesa chapter of National League of Young Men harvesting lettuce, cabbage and broccoli Saturday at the Incredible Edible Park in Irvine. The park grows fresh produce [...]
Instead of “springing forward,” a group of dance students will turn back the clocks next week and dance their way through history. Corona del Mar High School’s Orchesis Dance Company will perform “Turning Back Time – Retracing the Steps of History,” April 4-6. “It’s an experience,” said Orchesis director, Cami Marseilles. “You sit down and [...]
A group of Newport Harbor High School students were recently part of a miracle for kids facing life threatening diseases. The teens helped fill baskets with games and toys for the kids as part of the 2013 Spring Basket of Miracles toy drive held by the on-campus Miracles for Kids club. The club supports the [...]
Guests’ senses took a trip around the world last weekend at the 12th Annual Multicultural Fair at Sage Hill School. The festival included colorfully costumed performers and decorated booths, diverse and delicious aromas, traditional and modern music from around the world, detailed and textured trinkets to admire and purchase in the Ethnic Bazaar, and flavorful, [...]
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