Three schools named top in state Three...

Three schools

named top in state

Three Huntington Beach schools were among those chosen as 2005

California Distinguished Schools when award recipients were announced

Tuesday by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell.

Ocean View High School, in the Huntington Beach Union High School

District, and Marine View and Vista View in the Ocean View School

District were three of 192 California schools honored with the award.

This year is the 20th anniversary of the state’s Distinguished

Schools program.

District seeks input on closed schools

The Huntington Beach City School District is seeking applications

from community members who are interested in being appointed to the

Asset Management Committee.

The committee will be assembled to determine the best use for the

district’s closed school sites. These sites include Burke, Kettler

and LeBard elementary schools, and Gisler Intermediate School. The

committee will make a recommendation and present it to the board of

trustees.

Applications are available at any district school site or by

calling the District Education center at (714) 964-8888. The deadline

to submit an application is April 27.

Rally scheduled to support funding

The Huntington Beach Education Coalition, a division of the Orange

County Education Coalition, will hold a rally to support full funding

for public schools from 4 to 6 p.m. May 3 in the parking lot of

Ocean View High School, 17071 Gothard St. Community members, parents,

teachers and students are invited to attend.

“I think this is a symbol of the commitment that this community

has to their children,” said Huntington Beach City School District

Trustee Shirley Carey. “We want to come together and show that.”

The rally will be a countywide effort, Carey said. The education

coalition is encouraging everyone to wear the color orange on the day

of the rally to demonstrate unity throughout Orange County.

“I think this is not just an education issue, this is a

community-wide issue,” Carey said.