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TUSTIN

High School Seniors Score Big on SATs

High school seniors in the Tustin Unified School District, it seems, are head and shoulders above the rest in California and the nation.

They have scored significantly higher on the 1994 Scholastic Aptitude Test, which seniors across the nation take in preparation for college.

According to Tustin school officials, seniors from Tustin and Foothill high schools scored an average of 530 points in math, well above the state average of 482 and the national average of 479.

Their average verbal score of 449 is higher than the state average of 413 and the national average of 423.

The Tustin seniors’ average overall SAT score of 979 was 84 points higher than the state average and 77 points better than the national average.

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WESTMINSTER

Brunch to Fund Series of Mini-Grants

Tickets are now on sale for the annual “Brunch for Education,” sponsored by the Westminster School District’s Foundation for Educational Excellence.

The event, featuring an all-you-can-eat buffet, children’s finger painting and door prizes, will be held Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The brunch will be at Gecko’s restaurant, 7887 Center Drive in Huntington Beach.

At the event, the foundation will announce that teachers will share $4,000 in mini-grants, said district spokeswoman Audrey Brown.

Brunch tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 years old and under.

They may be purchased from foundation volunteers at all schools or at the foundation office at 15151 Temple St. in Westminster, Brown said.

For tickets or more information, call (714) 898-0074.

IRVINE

School Design Offers Sense of Success

It’s almost like two schools in one.

The proposed Westpark North Elementary School, which is scheduled to open in the fall of 1997, will separate students in kindergarten through fifth grade from sixth- through eighth-graders.

The design is popular among educational theorists.

GARDEN GROVE

Diploma Program for Adults Offered

The Garden Grove Unified School District is trying to get adults who never finished high school to earn their diplomas.

The district is registering students for its diploma program at the Chapman-Hettinga Education Center, 11852 Knott St. The program is free.

The center is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Extended hours are offered on Mondays and Thursdays, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

For more information, call (714) 663-6525.

--COMPILED BY BERT ELJERA, JON NALICK AND RUSS LOAR