STAR Prep Academy will be hosting a costume contest tomorrow.  Winning students will be awarded prizes.  Dress code still applies.

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Are you interested in having your teen receive free help with everything from the ACT to study skills? If so, the Los Angeles Public Library is hosting a series of workshops for teens at their many locations all over the city. They have posted these workshops on the web and the information can [...]

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Are you interested in attending USC?  USC will be hosting an event on November 23rd to inform potential students and their families of all that USC has to offer.  The University of Southern California was recently added to the top 10 of Princeton Review’s “Dream Colleges” list.  For more information on this program or other [...]

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STAR Prep Academy will be hosting the “Dear Mr. President” video booth this Tuesday, October 27th.  Students and staff will have the opportunity to record a message to the next President of the United States.  For more information about this project, please visit the Dear Mr. President site.

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School on Wheels, which tutors homeless kids, has a “family volunteer” category where kids 12 and up (with their parents) can volunteer to tutor and be a positive influence on homeless kids.
They have an orientation (required to be a tutor) on Nov 8 downtown. Most of the work is late pm or weekends.  High School [...]

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STAR Prep Academy will be participating in “Bowling for Rhinos” this February.  Thus far, STAR Prep Academy has created two teams of teachers, but student and parent teams are now forming.  If you are interested in this event, please see the attached information and contact the school to arrange a team.  All proceeds from this [...]

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“HomeWalk is part of United Way of Greater Los Angeles’ year-round campaign to end homelessness called Pathway Home. Our goal in 2008 is to recruit an estimated 7,000 people and over 250 volunteers to help raise approximately $750,000 through a 5K sponsored walk to prevent and end homelessness in Los Angeles County. In addition to [...]

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Yahoo has a centralized page for college assistance.  This site contains tips on everything from test prep information to selecting the right college.  All of the advice is from Petersons.com which is one of the leaders in college guidebooks.  You can access the yahoo page here.

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Great Halloween fun for children and adults.  The “Green Enchanted Hallow’s Eve” will combine environmental education with plenty of make believe and Halloween fun.  The event will take place Saturday and Sunday at the STAR ECO Station.  hallows1

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