Brave together: Some parenting is harder than others
by Rachel Reeves Jessica Patay can easily return, in her mind, to the night in the summer of 2003 when a doctor called with her newborn son Ryan’s diagnosis. She and her husband, Chris, had returned to their Rancho Palos Verdes home a week earlier. They’d been in the hospital for a month, as doctors […]
TEACHER OF THE YEAR: The magic of learning in Michelle Mangan’s classroom
by Hibah Samad The morning air buzzes with excitement as Michelle Mangan’s Transitional Kindergarten class at Meadows Elementary kicks off another day of learning and joy. Her students arrive eager and ready. “I feel like my room has so much love,” said Mangan, who was recently named MBUSD’s 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year. “They are […]