October 28, 2004

Greetings from Millikan,

Two Millikan students, Claudia Bugarin and Jennifer Melancon, received scholarships from the NAACP. This year the contest celebrated the 50^th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Courts landmark ruling on Brown vs. the Board of Education. This is the ruling that struck down the “Separate but Equal,” approach to education in the United States. The students were asked, “How has the landmark decision impacted your education?” Claudia and Jennifer were the only high school students from Long Beach that received this award.

As you may already know, Millikan had an extremely successful blood drive. We collected a record 183 pints of blood, which has the potential to affect 549 lives at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. Our ASB and the committee in charge of the blood drive did an excellent job of organizing this very successful event. We will have a second blood drive at Millikan on March 22, 2005 and we hope to break the 200 mark.

Millikan High School’s very own, Malcolm Reid, received a nice write up in the Press Telegram. Malcolm is the goalie for the Millikan High Boys’ Varsity Waterpolo Team. He has been involved in the sport since age 4 and his dedication is paying off. The Press Telegram states “Over his three-month crash course at Millikan, the 17 year old has used his length to haul in 130 saves, distribute 25 assists and grab 35 steals in the post.” Great job Malcolm!

Today, we hosted seven community members who acted as Principal for the Day. Visiting Millikan were the following principals; Dr. Thomas Clark -- retired optometrist, Nancy Higginson – Meals on Wheels, Brad Wells – Vice President of Finance, J. Paul Getty Trust, Kathleen Thurmond – President, Industrial Uniform Supply, Greg McGinity – Director of Policy, The Broad Foundation, David Gonzalez – Special Assistant to the City Manager, Long Beach, and Melanie Washington – Mentor MATFA (minister). The Principals met with students, visited classrooms, supervised nutrition and lunch and had lunch with some representatives of the student body. The principals felt that this was a rewarding experience and will go out into the community and spread the good news about Millikan High School.

Finally, this Friday night is the Millikan Homecoming versus Cabrillo High School. Our Homecoming football game will start at 7:00 P.M. The Homecoming Court will be presented during the halftime show and the Homecoming Queen will also be announced at this time. Fireworks will light up the sky as the Court is announced. This game promises to be a hard fought battle against the newest school in the Moore League. After two back to back victories on the road, Millikan Football will be pumped to win their first game at home this season. What better night to win than Friday night, Homecoming!

Come out and support the Rams on their road to a Homecoming Victory,

Jeff

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead. – Aristotle