Notre Dame de Namur University is having a wine-tasting event on June 24 to benefit Ronnie Lott's All Stars Helping Kids. Eight top-rated wineries will be there, including Brassfield Estates, Duckhorn, Jordan and Lail, and hors d'oeuvres will be provided by Vivace, Biscuits and Blues and other Bay Area restaurants. Former 49er and NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott will attend, and NDNU President John Oblak is supporting the event. Higher education is a privilege and with that privilege comes the responsibility of giving back to society in your work, in your service, and in your general commitment to the greater society, he said. Tickets are $100 per person, and it will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Ralston Hall Mansion on the NDNU campus. For more information call 508-3680.
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High Tech High Bayshore is having an open house at its new campus Monday night. The event will be from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., June 20. After June 20, private tours and program explanations are available by appointment. For more information call Linda Stevenin at 591-5400 ext. 212, or visit www.hightechhigh.org.
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Andrew Lee of San Mateo was awarded a teaching fellowship from the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation. Lee earned a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley and is completing teacher certification at San Francisco State University. More information on the teaching fellowships is available at www.kstf.org.
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Rocio Aguilar won the Leslie R. Griffith Woman of Courage Scholarship this week for $5,000 towards her college education. Aguilar is a teen mother who persevered to finish Redwood High School in Redwood City, and she plans to attend Cañada College in the fall to pursue a career in the medical field. Griffith, an anchor at KTVU, asked Cañada College President Rosa Perez how she could help. I told Leslie how difficult it is for these young mothers to attend college because they simply can't afford it, Perez said in a press release. She wrote me a check for $5,000 and told me to help any young woman who wished to continue her education at our college. Family Service Agency of San Mateo County also helped care for her child. Congratulations Rocio!
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The San Carlos Rotary Club presented 11 scholarships totaling $20,000 to high school seniors at Van's Restaurant in Belmont on June 10. The students were Rachel Bushner, Luz Cordoba, Jessica Dadoun, Carly DeMarchena, Shayla Hulgan, Kyle Kemerer, Kelly Olazar, Alison Richins, Sara Scrannell, Per Alexander Sjoman and Emily Werden. For more information on next year's awards, or how to get involved with Rotary, call 594-5150.
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The San Mateo County Retired Teachers Association awarded $1,000 scholarships to six teachers in community colleges transferring into teaching program within the California University system this fall. Students honored included Jocelyn Renteria and Ilka Barcola of Skyline College, Kathryn Salem and Lynell Womack-Willpitz of Cañada College, and Janelle Eaton and Christina Walker of the College of San Mateo. Fewer applicants applied this year. Fewer people are going into education these days because many factors make education less attractive than it once was, said scholarship chairman James Triggas, in a statement. Housing cost is the chief reason, he said. SMCRTA held a luncheon for the recipients at Dominic's in Poplar Creek on June 13. For more information on the scholarship call 343-3162.
Class Notes is a weekly column dedicated to school news. It is compiled by education reporter Stephen Baxter. Have something you'd like to add? E-mail stephen@smdailyjournal.com or call (650) 344-5200 ext. 109.
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