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Published on 11/18/1996 All articles from this issue

School Briefs

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Blach students sell holiday wares

The Blach Intermediate School student holiday fair will be on Dec. 6 in the multi-purpose room. Blach is located at 1120 Covington Rd, Los Altos.

For more information, call 964-1196.

CSMA holds holiday workshop

The Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) is offering children in grades 3 to 6 a special arts workshop in block printing this Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Workshops are held on the school campus at 253 Martens Ave. in Mountain View.

Children will create their own personal stamp by designing and cutting on the surface of a hard rubber block. They will then use their stamp to create lots of treasures: cards, gift wrap and decorated fabric. Helping young artists print and create will be arts educator Claude Ferguson. Workshop fee is $20 and includes all materials. For more information, call 961-0342.

De Anza announces on-line registration

New and former De Anza College students can now register for classes on-line, but they must first submit an application either on-line, by mail or in person in order to receive an assigned time to register.

New, former and continuing students still have the option to register for classes using the STAR touch-tone phone system.

For more information about De Anza and its on-line option, look up the home page at http://wwwdeanza.fhda.edu/

Working adults earn bachelor's degrees

Bachelor's degrees, which may be earned in the evening, are the topic of a free information workshop set at College of Notre Dame tonight at 6 p.m. in Ralston Hall. The college is located at 1500 Ralston Ave. in Belmont.

Intensive evening degree courses in business and human services can be taken year round in a seven-week format. Computer science and psychology courses may be taken in the evening in the traditional 14-week format. Faculty and advisors will be on hand. For more information call, 508-3607.

Duracell batteries offer scholarships

For the 15th year, Duracell is challenging ninth through 12th grade students to invent battery-powered devices and compete for prizes totaling over $100,000 in savings bonds.

The deadline for submitting an official entry form, essay, wiring diagram and photo to the Duracell/NSTA (National Science Teachers Association) Scholarship Competition is Jan. 15. Entries are judged on creativity, practicality, energy efficiency and clarity of the essay. Every student who submits a completed entry will receive a certificate of participation and a Duracell fanny pack.

One-hundred nationwide finalists, each a candidate for a $200 bond, will be announced in February. In March, 41 top winners will be named for a first -place $20,000 bond, five second-place $10,000 bonds, ten third-place $1,000 bonds, and 25 fourth-place $500 bonds. Teachers of the first- and second -place winners will receive computers and color printers.

Competition entry materials are available from: NSTA, 1840 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, 22201-3000 or call 1-888-255-4242.

Child Advocacy receives grant

The Child Advocacy Council of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties announced that it has received a grant of $33,032 from the Peninsula Community Foundation to fund two child abuse prevention programs. "Children's Personal Safety" offers interactive educational information to teachers, parents and children ages 6 to 10. "Making Choices" for middle school-aged children deals with child abuse as it affects the individual, the youth as a baby sitter and as a potential parent. For more information, call 327-8120.

Parents Without Partners local chapter

Single parents who would like to know others in the same position, talk over common problems and develop a fuller life for both you and your children can come to the new Los Altos-Mountain View chapter of Parents Without Partners. For more information, call membership director Don Hayes at (510) 782-0379.