Dog fest to feature parade and prizes...

Dog fest to feature parade and prizes

Bring your dog to Fairview Park for a parade, snacks and prizes at

the fourth annual Paws Around the Park event from 8 to 11:30 a.m. May

14. The Fairview Park Friends Committee puts on the event, which will

raise money for pet adoption and spay/neuter programs and for a dog

drinking fountain to be installed at the park.

Registration for the parade is $25, and lunch items will be sold

at the event. Snacks and water will be provided, a dog costume

competition will be held, and rescued dogs will be available for

adoption. For more information on Paws Around the Park, call

(714)754-5698 or visit https://www.cmfairviewpark.org online.

Wilson teacher to

get science award

Sandra Kaszynski, a second-grade teacher at Wilson Elementary, is

expected to receive a $5,000 award today for her innovative marine

biology program.

Last month, Kaszynski was named one of six recipients of the fifth

annual Vision for Excellence Award, which honors teachers who promote

science education. Project Tomorrow, an Orange County nonprofit group

that supports public schools, sponsored the prizes.

Today at noon, Project Tomorrow will hold a luncheon at the Center

Club in Costa Mesa to honor the five teachers and one principal who

received the award. In April, the winners received $1,000 checks

toward their schools’ science programs at individual campus

ceremonies.

Kaszynski has taught at Wilson for six years.

“What we look for is an exceptional science educator who provides

an inquiry-based approach to science,” said Carole Zavala, executive

director of Project Tomorrow. “A lot of science is just taught out of

textbooks, so we look for a teacher who understands inquiry

learning.”

CCCD board president reelected to state post

Walt Howald, the president of the Coast Community College District

board of trustees, has been reelected to the Community College League

of California state trustee board.

Howald has served on the board since last year, when he was

appointed to fill a vacant seat. Board members elected him this week

to serve a full two-year term.

“The board is recognized statewide for its outstanding leadership

and dedication to serving students,” said league chief executive

officer David Viar. “We are pleased Walt will continue his service on

the board.”

The 21-member board oversees community colleges across the state,

providing direction on research, publications, educational policy and

more.

“I am honored to continue to represent the interests of Orange

County’s and California’s community college elected officials on the

[trustee board],” Howald said. “We are facing another year of change.

Continuing my service on the board affords me the opportunity to

continue my involvement in examining funding and governance issues

facing community colleges and, ultimately, to ensure that we continue

to serve the students.”