About Town Redondo: Fentanyl forum, Green Line rally, new RUHS classes
Fentanyl forum Thursday evening
South Bay Families Connected and Beach Cities Health District will hold a Community Forum on Fentanyl Thursday, Feb. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at Redondo Union High School Auditorium.
The event includes a screening of “Dead on Arrival,” a documentary by filmmakers Dominic Tierno and Christine Wood, followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Moe Gelbart of the Thelma McMillen Center at Torrance Memorial Medical Center, Sebastian Martin of New Life House, and Chief Paul LeBaron of the Hermosa Beach Police Department.
Shana Martinez, clinical manager, alcove Beach Cities, will act as moderator.
Group holds rally against North Redondo Green Line route proposal
A rally is set for Saturday, Feb. 11 at Franklin Park from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. organized by “Right of Say/Redondo Beach Quality of Life.” The two merged groups are calling for the Metro Green Line light rail extension to go down Hawthorne Boulevard, instead of the alternate option of along a railroad right-of-way near homes in North Redondo Beach. Metro is reviewing both routes.
New classes added to Redondo Union High
A total of six new classes for Redondo Union High School were approved by the school board Jan. 24; AP Human Geography, AP Pre-Calculus, AP Research, AP Seminar and Geoscience (Foundations).
Each will start in 2023-24.
AP (Advanced Placement) Human Geography is about the systematic study of processes and patterns which inform human understanding of the Earth’s surface, its alteration and use. Students use landscape analysis and spatial concepts to learn about socioeconomic organization, and environmental effects.
AP Seminar, a prerequisite for AP Research, investigates world issues from various perspectives, using information from multiple sources to create evidence-based arguments.
AP Research is a class in which kids learn the skills and discipline for independent research, to produce and defend their own work. Students choose a topic of interest and design, plan and deliver a year-long investigation addressing a research question.
Geoscience (Foundations) is a study of the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and biosphere. Topics include plate tectonics and land formation, astronomy, weather phenomena, climate, and the carbon and water cycles.
“This year’s offerings came from a review of the College Board AP offerings (including their newest offering of AP Pre-calculus) and the district’s desire to provide more AP offerings for our students,” said Susan Wildes, assistant superintendent, educational services.
New classes are added to the RUHS curriculum through a process beginning each year in early fall. A class may originate from a teacher or member of the administration.
Possible classes are developed at the school site first then go to Educational Services at the superintendent’s office in late fall for feedback and revisions. From there, a prospective class goes before the school board for vote in January or February.
RBUSD also discontinues classes in a process that culminates each spring. ER