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		<title>U-House Pride (Los Angeles Center For Enriched Studies)</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[LACES a School of Excellence]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to LACES. Magnet Schools of America has recognized LACES as a School of Excellence, an honor that highlights the school’s commitment to academic rigor, innovation, and student achievement within its magnet program.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson Honors Gwendolyn Rudd]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Girl Scout Gwendolyn Rudd rallied for a pedestrian-activated light on Jefferson Blvd.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2017 07:44:01 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Science Bowl team takes 2nd place at competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the LACES Middle School Science Bowl team which took 2nd place in the regional Middle School Science Bowl competition held February 4, 2017 at Cal State LA! Our team competed against 18 other teams representing 15 schools.  Members of the team are Phillip Jeong (captain), Mateen Markzar, Jack Toubes, Emily Kim, and Chitsein Htun, coached by Mr. Noguchi. They were defeated by Harvard-Westlake in double elimination.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 07:42:07 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[School Chefs in Underserved Communities Cook Up "Oodles of Noodles"]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[LACES Culinary Superstar featured in article]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 09:23:40 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[LACES Culinary Arts Student Receives High Honors]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Adrian Gonzalez shines at awards ceremony]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 10:07:57 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Culinary Arts Teacher Ms. Phillips and Tito's Tacos]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 11:00:35 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[LACES students visit Japan]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[23 LACES students were invited to Japan by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in December. They visited Tokyo and Oroku HS in Okinawa. This reciprocal exchange made our relationship ties with each other even deeper. We are now sister schools.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 21:54:54 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speech and Debate Team]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[At this year's state qualifying competition the LACES Speech and Debate Team had another outstanding performance. Austin Moore, Jared Stone and Ruby Scanlon qualified for the state tourney and all took home trophies in their categories.  Lauren White qualified as an alternate.  Special thanks to Mrs. Sandberg for supporting the team.  Congratulations!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 09:53:14 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MS Science Bowl]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many congratulations to the Middle School Science Bowl team - coached by Mr. Noguchi - who came in 2nd in the Regional Science Bowl Competition. After the LACES team managed to defeat two Harvard-Westlake Teams in the double elimination tournament, the H-W team managed to eak out a 54 - 42 win over the LACES group. Congrats to all. It was fantastic performance in a very close contest.
A Team:  Vanessa Deering; Julian Horner; Noah Schechter; Jesse Waldman; and Colin Wire
B Team:  Mateen Markzar; Zack Monterosso; Irene Pyo; Lina Siddequn; and Stephen Suh]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 08:54:28 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[SCIENCE BOWL Team Places 2nd in Regional Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our two high school science bowl teams competed this past weekend at the LA regional competition.  Both teams won enough matches in the round robin to qualify for playoffs.  Our "A" team made it to the championship finishing second!!!!  Congratulations to our LACES Science Bowl teams!

A team:   Gabriel Gonzalez; Murad Avliyakulov; Max Lanter; Nick Xu; and Samuel Lee
B team:  Chan Ho Bae; Jonathan Luo; Dean Mantelzak; Bryan Pyo; and Vivaan Jain
And a special thanks to Mr. Mukai, without whose hard work and dedication this would not have been possible.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 08:02:51 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Merit Scholarship Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over a million students in the nation entered the National Merit Scholarship Competition and about 15,000 finalists nationwide have been named.  LACES is honored to have three students named as finalists. Congratulations to:  ANN P. BASU, RACHEL NICOLE GROBERMAN,  and JACQUELINE S. KIM
This is a great honor and we are extremely proud of you!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 09:35:30 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Austin Moore wins Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulate 12th Grader Austin Moore of the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies for winning the Finals of Original Oratory at the 30th annual National Debate Invitational at Stanford University on January 17th, 2016, with an unblinking speech ("Let's Get Gangsta") decrying the cultural ignorance that bedevils the United States.
Watch his award winning performance on Youtube.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:27:49 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[LAPD Junior Cadet Program]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Logan Conner, Joselin Salinas and Jake Epstein.  They graduated from the LAPD Junior Cadet Program this weekend.  This is the culmination of a long process of training and education.  Chief Beck made a great speech advocating tolerance as an antidote to hatred.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 13:03:07 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mock Dawks Excel!!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Great job to the LACES Mock Dawks.  LACES has excelled as one of the strongest teams in the county. One of our senior high teams finished 2nd in the Mock Trial Competition while the other team made it to the Sweet 16.  Our Middle School team also excelled by making it to the Elite 8.  In addition Chelsea Cantos and Jared Stone won individual attorney awards.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2015 07:58:52 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Merit Scholarship Program]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the following students for being named Commended Students in the 2016 National Merit Program.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:07:17 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Outstanding Student Scholarship Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Hyung Sik Kim.  Hyung is one of the recipients of the Outstanding Student Scholarship Awards awarded by the Korean American Educational Research Center.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 15:12:31 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[NORDSTROM SCHOLARSHIP WINNER - RACHEL GROBERMAN!!!!!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our very own Rachel Groberman (12th Grade).  Today during her AP Environmental Science Class, representatives from Nordstrom surprised Rachel with the announcement that she was one of 80 students in the nation to receive a $10,000 college scholarship and a Mac AirBook.  

Great job Rachel!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:10:35 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[LACES Alum is an Astro-Physicist]]></title>
				<link>http://www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/news/article/475832</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Meet the 63rd Black Woman in American History with a Physics Ph.D.
Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is a 32-year-old theoretical astrophysicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a graduate of LACES.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/24/chanda-prescod-weinstein_n_7574020.html]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:53:14 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[DWP Art Competition Winners]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Seventh Graders Kelly Chang and Anastasia Papyrani won the second and third place prizes in the DWP Art Competition about conserving water.  Kelly won $75 and Anastasia won $50.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2015 15:32:56 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congratulations Speech and Debate Team!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[LACES Speech and Debate Team members Ruby Scanlon (9th grade) and Julia Dworetzky (10th grade) placed 1st and 2nd in the 2015 Spring Jewish Girls Congress Tournament held April 23rd.  They debated whether schools should be allowed to use social media to determine students' eligibility for admission.
https://www.forensicstournament.net/sgjc/15/home/]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:27:06 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Merit Scholarship Program]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[LACES is proud to have 14 students qualify for the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2015 08:58:55 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gates Millenium Scholarship Winner]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chibunkem Ezenekwe is a Gates Millenium Scholar Winner!  This prestitious scholarship will provide support for the cost of education by covering unmet need and self-help aid, including graduate school funding for continuing Scholars in the areas of computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health or science.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:56:22 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Another Warren Christopher Scholarship Winner!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the fifth year in a row, a LACES student has won the Warren Christopher Scholarship.  Congratulations to Ellie Kim!  This is a four-year scholarship.  Students receive $5,000 per-year in scholarship funds for a maximum of four years of college.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:44:25 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2015 National YoungArts Foundation Winner]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Pearl Thompson for being selected a National YoungArts Foundation winner.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 14:31:33 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students excel at ProStart Competion]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Ms. Phillips' leadership the following students had a wonderful experience at the Prostart Competition:   Arlan Engin, Brittany Ruiz, Steve Woo, Chris Porter, Meagan Silverman, Bavley Mobarak, Lucy Zelaya, Samantha Gaytan, Genesis Velasco, Michael Kreidamn, Mae Gleeson, and Sandra Barrera]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:17:59 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speech and Debate Team achieves Charter Status]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our very independent students who have against all obstacles successfully have created a Speech and Debate team that has proudly attained charter status.  Charter status is the highest school membership honor in the National Forensic Leagues.  Achieving this honor earns our program a place among the best programs in the nation. Our program has demonstrated excellence in attaining new members and degrees.  Our students are to be commended.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 13:45:32 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Shine at MathCounts!!!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A team of our very own mathletes competed and performed very well at the state level of the MathCounts competition.  A big congratulations to the team: Jonathan Luo, Samuel Lee, Sage Iwamoto, and Bryan Pyo.  And also a special congratulations to an amazing LACES senior, Ellen Kulinsky, who coached the team.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:38:23 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[HS Science Bowl Shines]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The high school regional Science Bowl competition took place this past weekend at LADWP. We had 2 teams in the 42 team competition. Our "A" team, with a 5 and 1 round robin record made it to the play-offs (best 16 teams), and eventually finished in the top 8 bracket. Our "B" team finished with a 3 and 3 record in the round robin. North Hollywood won the regional.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:42:53 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MS Science Bowl Team Does It Again!!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We had two teams compete in the Los Angeles Regional Science Bowl competition at CSULA. 18 teams total competed. Our B team finished in the top 6, and our A team won, so the team has been invited to D.C. again.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:43:10 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Robotic Team Advances with 2nd Place Win]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The LACES robotics team "Go Unicorns!" participated in the first qualifying round of the First Lego League in Thousand Oaks on November 23rd. Out of 21 teams participating, our team won second place in the Robot Design, and we are one of the six teams moving to the next round, which will take place on December 13th, at La Canada High School. The team has worked very hard, and we are delighted with their success.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:36:25 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Commended Students in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:48:13 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[LACES is one of the winners of the 2013-2014 Student Leadership in Human Relations Awards.]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Commission on Human Relations, Diversity and Equity will honor LACES for our outstanding effort to support human relations concerns in our school community:]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:12:05 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Albert Kim wins Culinary Arts Scholarship!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/news/article/385204</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's my pleasure to announce that Albert Kim, graduating senior, was awarded $110,624 in CCAP (Careers through Culinary Arts Program) scholarships.  He's going off to Johnson and Wales in the Fall.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:43:52 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Border Grille Internship!!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/news/article/382797</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to 12th grader, Nia Seamster, who won a district culinary competition this semester and has earned a prestigious paid internship with the Border Grille in Santa Monica.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2014 14:22:24 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Get Lit: Words Ignite!!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, our LACES students advanced to the Semi-Final round, beating out teams from 12 other Los Angeles County schools.  And our very own Ryan Longmuir made it to the finals. performing to a packed house at the Ebell Theater on Saturday night.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2014 17:48:31 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2014 National YoungArts Winner]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Briana Williams (12th grade) was named a National YoungArts Foundation Winner.  YoungArts recognizes and supports America's most talented 15-18 year olds in the visual, literary and performing arts.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2014 14:23:10 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Speech and Debate Shines at the Orator's Cup]]></title>
				<link>http://www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/news/article/381765</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sophomore Jared Stone was the RUNNER-UP in Impromptu Speaking, 5th Place in Congressional Debate, and 6th Place in Spontaneous Argumentation!
Sophomore Austin Moore was the CHAMPION in Original Prose and Poetry, the RUNNER-UP in Original Oratory, and the RUNNER-UP in Oratorical Interpretation!

Jared Stone was ranked as the 3rd BEST OVERALL COMPETITOR in Los Angeles high school Speech!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2014 11:16:30 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[US Presidential Scholars Program]]></title>
				<link>http://www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/news/article/377219</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Stefano Rumi was selected as a 2014 U.S. Presidential Scholar.  This is an extremely high honor.  Congratulate him as he heads to the White House!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2014 17:48:12 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MS Science Bowl finishes in the Top 12 in the Nation!!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our amazing Science Bowl team.  They made it to the National Science Bowl competition in Washington team and finished in the top 12 in the nation. A huge shout out to team members: Murad Avliyukulov, Connor Robertson, Max Lanter, Henry Basu, and Jonathan Luo.  And let’s not forget their terrific teacher and coach, Mr. Mukai.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2014 15:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2015 National Merit Scholarship Recognition]]></title>
				<link>http://www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/news/article/377216</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[LACES has 21 students who qualified for the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program.  Nationwide, only 50,000 students qualified out of 1.5 million students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2014 16:16:26 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Academic Pentathlon finishes 2nd in the County]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of the LACES 8th grade teams took 2nd place in both overall team performance and Superquiz.  All three 8th grade teams finished in the top ten teams in their division.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2014 15:35:19 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Get Lit Team Named]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[What words can I use to describe the raw emotion and verbal acuity that our students demonstrated in tryouts for the 3rd Annual Teen Poetry Slam.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2014 16:06:04 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Warren Christopher Scholarship]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the fourth year in a row, a LACES student has won the Warren Christopher Scholarship.  Congratulations to Gabriel Gonzalez!  This is a four-year scholarship.  Students receive $5,000 per-year in scholarship funds for a maximum of four years of college.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2014 16:32:54 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Jefferson Scholarship!!!!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/news/article/370232</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[What an amazing accomplishment.  For the second year in a row, a LACES senior has been selected to receive a Jefferson Scholarship from the University of Virginia.  Stefano Rumi is this year's recipient (last year Ezekiel Reed was the first LACES senior to win this scholarship).  This is a highly competitive merit-based scholarship designed to nurture future leaders by not only giving financial support but also providing invaluable professional opportunities throughout the student's academic career.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:42:46 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Debate Team]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Debate Team for their hard work in the State Qualifiers Tournament.  Stefano Rumi qualified for State in Congress placing 2nd in the League.  Jared Stone made it to finals in Congress.  Chelsea Cantos may be heading to State in Oratorical interpretation, and Austin Moore will be going to State in Oratorical Interpretation as the league champion.  Congratulations and Good Luck at State.  Let's win it all!!!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:58:51 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Meatless Monday Recipe Contest]]></title>
				<link>http://www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/news/article/370227</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Brianna Bernardez has won the Meatless Monday recipe development competition and has been awarded a $5000 scholarship.  Way to go Brianna!!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:15:13 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[High School Mesa]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Kevin Benavente who won 1st place in creativity and 3rd place in accuracy in the mousetrap car division.  Bryan Murphy won 3rd place in solo math.  Atticus McLarnon and Maeve Bronson won 3rd place in the eggdrop competition.  Sabrina Flores won 1st place in solo math.  Berenice Estrada won 2nd place in creativity and 1st place in accuracy in the mouse trap division. All will advance to the High School MESA Regionals at UCLA.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2014 09:13:09 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[College and HS Photography Contest]]></title>
				<link>http://www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/news/article/370334</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Claire Golan was selected as a finalist in Photographer's Forum magazine's 34th Annual College & High School Photography Contest, sponsored by Nikon, USA.  Mr. Dan Kuffel was Claire's Photography teacher.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2014 07:45:28 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MATHCOUNTS Competition]]></title>
				<link>http://www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/news/article/370226</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Connor Robertson and Jonathan Luo for advancing to the MATHCOUNTS State Competition this year.  At a local competition at UC Irvine they successfully competed against 300 Mathletes from schools in the Southern California area.
Special thanks to the team coach Mrs. Hill and student coach George Qiao.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:21:48 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congratulations HS Science Bowl!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/news/article/361677</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:08:15 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congratulations AcaDeca!!!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/news/article/360620</link>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 12:04:17 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Merit Scholarship Finalists]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the following students who have been named as finalists in the 2014 Competition for National Merit Scholarships: Madeleine Griffith, Jessica Luo, Lilac Peterson, George Qiao, and Stefano Rumi.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:46:54 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[LACES Wins Middle School Science Bowl]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The LACES Middle School Science Bowl team has won the 2014 Regional Championship on 1/25/14.  The team went undefeated in all rounds during the competition and is headed to Washington DC for the National competition later this Spring.  Congratulations to the team and their Coach, Mr. Ken Mukai!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2014 12:13:06 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Recipe Contest]]></title>
				<link>http://www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/news/article/347388</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Albert Kim and Briana Bernardez, a current 11th grader, who entered the Meatless Monday Food Recipe Contest.  Both students are finalists to win the $5000 award for best recipe.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:50:50 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[LACES MockDawks Second Place in the CRF Competition!!!]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:07:50 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mock Trial/Speech and Debate Team wins Sweepstakes Award]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:42:27 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Anti-Defamation League Youth Mission]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:19:15 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[LACES' Girls Volleyball Team takes CIty CIF Championship]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[LACES' Girls defeat Elizabeth Learning Center for the City Div IV/V Title by a score of 3-0 on 11/23/13.  Next: the Girls will play in State Sectionals.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2013 19:49:05 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[LACES' Student Jacqueline Uy meet First Lady Michelle Obama at White House Arts/Humanities Award Ceremony]]></title>
				<link>http://www.lacesmagnetschool.org/apps/news/article/343044</link>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2013 19:38:50 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2014 National Merit Scholarship Program - SEMIFINALISTS]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[LACES is proud to announce that seven of our students have advanced as Semifinalists in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:31:47 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Student Author]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to LACES student Malia Walker.  Her first book, "Where's That Little Fluffy Furry Thing That Looks Like Me",  has just been published.  It is an extraordinary story about how one deals with the death of a beloved pet.  The book can be ordered on amazon or checked out of our school library]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2013 08:06:41 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[America's Most Challenging High Schools]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Once again LACES has been ranked as one of the most challenging high schools in the state and nation by the Washington Post.  This year LACES was ranked #7 in California and #57 in the nation. The index score is the number of college-level tests given at a school in 2012 divided by the number of graduates that year. Also noted are the percentage of students who come from families that qualify for lunch subsidies (Subs. lunch) and the percentage of graduates who passed at least one college-level test during their high school career, called equity and excellence, (E&E). A (P) next to the school's name denotes a private school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:40:18 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Cans That Saved Choir]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This story is a must read for entire LACES community, but especially for any parent that isn't sure whether their idea in helping LACES might actually work.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 11:16:06 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Warren Christopher Scholarship]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the third year in a row, a LACES student has won the Warren Christopher Scholarship.  Congratulations to Brandon Lee!  This is a four-year scholarship.  Students receive $5,000 per-year in scholarship funds for a maximum of four years of college.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:10:38 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Natonal Scholastic Art and Writing Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[George Qiao is a Gold Medal winner in the Scholastic Art and Writing Award competition.  He won in the Personal Essay/Memoir category for his work entitled "Sea Turtles".]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:14:26 -0700</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dahlia Peterson, Lilac Peterson and Keren Yi all served as intern reporters for  AASA's (American Association of School Administrators) Conference Daily Online publication. Over three full days, the students covered an array of conference presentations on K-12 education issues and reported on deadline on other aspects of the conference, which was attended by 1,500 superintendents from across the country. AASA published a half dozen bylined articles by each of the students. Our students were the only high school students serving as interns.  All of the other interns were undergraduate and graduate students.  You can find these at: http://resources.aasa.org/ConferenceDaily/?page_id=1569]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:18:49 -0700</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Boys Basketball team made it to the City Finals.  They lost to View Park 73-62.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:16:42 -0800</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The HS Science Bowl team advanced to round 11 in the 16 round DWP Science Bowl Competition.  This is best showing of any LACES HS Science Bowl team!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:15:21 -0800</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Dahlia Peterson and Lilac Peterson.  Dahlia has won a "gold key" (only 65 nationally) and Lilac received a "silver key" (111 nationally).  Dahlia is in the running to win the overall competition.  Dahlia and Lilac have been participating in this competition for five years.  Throughout the years, Lilac has won one Gold Key, three Silver Keys and one Honorable Mention.  Dahlia has won two Golds, two Silvers and one Honorable Mention.  
A big thank you goes out to Dr. Draper for working with these two on their essays.  Dr. Draper said "I have never had such determined students as Lilac and Dahlia Peterson."]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:08:27 -0800</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Alan Grusky who qualified for the President's Volunteer Service Award.  This award recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:52:54 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congratulations to Mackenzie Starr for Rotary Club Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mackenzie Starr recently won a Rotary Club Scholarship in an Arts competition held in Playa del Rey.   The scholarships were funded by the Westchester Rotary Club.  Way to go Mackenzie!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:45:10 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Special Recognition for Mr. Wilson and Mr. Robinson]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[MIT student Hayoon Chung, recognized math teacher Frank Wilson as a teacher who has been especially influential in her development.
The Constitutional Rights Foundation recognized history teacher Raymond Robinson's commitment to educating the youth of Los Angeles.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:47:41 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congratulations to Stefano Rumi]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Stefano Rumi, 11th grader and president of the Class of 2014, was selected as an alternate to the US Senate Youth Program.  The United States Senate Youth Program, established in 1962 by U.S. Senate Resolution, is a unique educational experience for outstanding high school students interested in pursuing careers in public service.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:39:21 -0800</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congrats to this week's Caught Being Good students:  
Veda Booth
Jolie Edelstein
Alice Lim
Nia Sanchez
These students exemplify the U-House Way.  Go Unicorns!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:13:09 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Anti-Defamation League's National Youth Leadership Mission]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Riki Robinson has been selected to represent LACES and our community in the ADL's National Youth Leadership Mission to Washington, D.C.  ADL developed the Youth Mission in 1998, which will bring together a diverse group of 90 high school juniors from throughout the U.S. as a means of addressing and moving beyond some of the tensions among America's diverse racial, religious and ethnic communities.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:52:05 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[LACES Equestrian Student, Annabelle Bitterman, Places in IEL Horse Show]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Annabelle had her 1st IEL horse show this year representing LACES.  She took home a 3rd, 6th and 9th.  She is pictured with her 6th place Ribbon and Jackson.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:58:32 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Zac Brodney is in the USTA's 16's Nationals]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Good luck to Zac Brodney who has qualified to compete at the USTA 16's Nationals this weekend in Aptos, CA]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:01:17 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Camille Didelot-Hearn published!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The September 2012 issue of L.A. Youth, the newspaper by and about teens, could be called the Camille Didelot-Hearn issue because of all her contributions, which include her first full-length story.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:09:37 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2012 Stonewall Scholarship Winner]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to last year's graduating senior Zachary J. Robinson who won the Harvey Milk Memorial Scholarship Award.  Zach is now attending Boston University.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 10:47:06 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Future Olympian, Janice Choi, wins Scholarship]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Janice Choi, 11th grader, has won a scholarship for students who are working to become Olympians.  Janice plans on participating in the Rio Olympics in marksmanship shooting.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:03:26 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[14-Year-Old Baseball World Series]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Matthew Kanfer.  As a member of the Westchester, California Babe Ruth Baseball program, he and his team will represent the Pacific Southwest region in the 14-Year-Old World Series held in Murray, Utah.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:38:37 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Camille Fortune makes the National Water Polo Team]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Camille has been selected to advance from the Olymipic Development Program level to the National Team Selection Camp (NTSC) level. She has been identified as one of the top athletes in the United States at the 8th grade level. This is an important step in her journey as an athlete and now she will be competing for positions for the Women's Nationals Teams.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:43:07 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congratulations to LACES Science Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three LACES Juniors, Cuauhtemoc Rodriguez, David Rodriguez and Chiazom Ezenekwe, were admitted to UCLA Dept. of Engineering and Applied Science's SMARTS program.  Click to read more!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:29:37 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[High School Challenge Ranking - LACES is 6th in California]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The High School Challenge Index is a ranking of schools that prepare students for college.  LACES is ranked 6th in California and 52nd in the nation.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:21:29 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Oliver Patterson wins the Rubincam Youth Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Rubincam Youth Award was established in 1986 to honor Milton Rubincam for his many years of service to the National Genealogical Society and to the field of genealogy. These awards encourage and recognize our youth as the next generation of family historians.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:50:57 -0700</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Five LACES students were National Award Winners (scored top 10% in the nation).  The students are Sabrina Fardeheb, Montserrat Jungers, Anais Miller, Laetitia Coustar, and Anabelle Doliner.  42% of students in French 1, 63% of students in French 2, and 68% of students in French 3 earned awards this year.  Congratulations to each and to their teacher Ms. Mendivil.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 17:18:15 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[LACES 6th Grader Kennedy Haywood Named Finalist is National Science Contest]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kennedy was recently named as a finalist winner in a national science contest, called The Kid's Science Challenge.  He had to design a toy, game or experiment that enhances the life of a pet or zoo animal and demonstrates its particular intelligence.  To see his "Wonder Window Washers" idea, check out this website link.  http://www.kidsciencechallenge.com/year-four/winners.php]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:06:49 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Christopher Scholarship Program Winner]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the second year in a row, a LACES student has been selected to receive the Warren Christopher Schoalrship Award.  Congratulations to Bernice Estrada.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:28:43 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Merit Scholarship Program]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[LACES has 22 students who qualified for the National Merit Scholarship Program.  Nationwide, only 50,000 students qualified out of 1.5 million students.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:40:23 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Congratulations to LACES 6th Grader Winston Ekpo!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Winston is a 2012 winner of the Sally Bell Mentor Group Essay Contest and will be honored and an awards ceremony on April 21st with special guest Councilman Bernard Parks. Click for more details.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:46:19 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[LOCAL SCOUT ORGANIZING COMMUNITY HEALTH DRIVE]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Grace Lutheran Church Troop 108 Eagle Scout candidate and Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES) high school senior, Ngozi C. Taylor is organizing a community health drive that will be held March24, 2012, from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:56:59 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Math, Engineering, and Science Association (MESA)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our middle school MESA team had two impressive wins.  Kevin Benevante won 3rd place for his mousetrap car design and Fred Kafka won 1st place for his popsicle stick bridge.  Fred will advance to the regional MESA competition at CSULB on April 14th.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:19:16 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Go Unicorn!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to senior, Ari Simon,  LACES Unicorns' varsity goalie.  He will be joining soccer athletes from across the country to represent the United States at the 12th Annual Pan American Maccabi Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil during Winter Break.  Good luck!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:06:45 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sixteen Juniors have been invited in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program this year!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Based on the PSAT scores, October 2010, sixteen juniors (who scored at the top 3%) have been selected to participate in the National Merit Scholarship competition. Congratulations! Click here to see the list!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:36:22 -0700</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Cora Johnson-Grace (commentary writing), James Kim (sports writing) and James Blas (news writing) for receiving special journalism award at the annual Journalism Convention! Special Thanks to the Journalism Adviser Ms. Derdzinske!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:19:28 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[ LACES Science Bowl Team - Middle School Team made it to the National Competition again and placed in the ninth, out of forty-nine competing schools in the national competition. ]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Science Bowl Team consisting of five members - Christina Seo, Cindy Figueroa, Sylvia Reyes, Cristian Sion, and Brad Lee went undefeated throughout the entire science bowl regional competition. Congratulations Coach Schlum and all team members! We are proud of your accomplishments and thank you for your efforts!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:00:16 -0700</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the Mathcounts Coach, Mrs. Hill. The outstanding team members are Wha Eum Lee, Caleb Kim, Helen Lee, Cristina Seo. Also, Cristina Seo and Wha Eum were also among the top 12 scorers (out of 350 students)! All four students will be awarded $3,000 scholarship when graduating high school if they choose to participate in an engineering program at an accredited university.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:26:03 -0800</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Outstanding PSAT Results! Congratulations to Sanford Kinsock and Esther Yi, the National Merit Scholarship Finalists!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sanford Kinsock and Esther Yi  and 5 other seniors are among the top 3% of the 1.5 million students who took the PSAT last year. Click here for more information.]]></description>
				


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