College Prep Seminar Offers Free Admission

A college preparation seminar for high school athletes and parents will be held Feb. 5 at Diamond Bar High.

The event, in its fifth year, is open to families from throughout the Southland, but is limited to 500 participants. Admission is free.

The seminar was initiated to inform students and parents about college and financial-aid opportunities and the process that must be followed to ensure consideration, said Mike Shay, the organizer of the event.

Roger Bowers, a professor at Cal State Los Angeles, will be the keynote speaker. Dave Curry, athletic director at Chapman College, will moderate a panel that includes athletic administration and financial-aid officials from four-year and community colleges.

Scholarships worth $500 will be awarded to Anthony Gauthier and Joanne Wang of Rowland Heights Rowland, Jeff Frith of Walnut, Robert Baca of La Puente Bishop Amat, Brian Jarvis of La Verne Damien, Raquel Johnson of Diamond Bar, Chelsea Trotter of Brea Olinda and Denise Villacres of Los Altos.

Former scholarship winners Dana Willwerth, a Walnut High graduate who plays soccer at the University of New Mexico, and Vince Rosario, a Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe High graduate who attends Cal State Los Angeles, also will speak at the event, Shay said.

Information and reservations: (909) 396-5035.

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The Compton Dominguez boys’ basketball team will play Philadelphia Roman Catholic Saturday at 8:20 p.m. in the featured game of the SoCal Basketball Classic at Lynwood High.

Roman Catholic is led by forward Eddie Griffin, a senior who has signed a letter of intent with Seton Hall. Griffin is regarded as one of the top prep players in the nation.

Other games: 10:30 a.m.--Compton vs. Gardena Serra; noon--Santa Ana Mater Dei vs. Irvine University; 1:40 p.m.--Pasadena vs. Los Angeles Washington; 3:10 p.m.--Santa Margarita vs. Verbum Dei; 5:15 p.m.--Long Beach Poly vs. Richmond; 6:50 p.m.--Lakewood Artesia vs. Fresno Washington Union.