Tuesday, October 6, 2015


By Betsy Little Assistance League® of Orange


is celebrating 75 years of service throughout 2015. In recognition of its anniversary, the league hopes to collect 75 times 10 (750) new books for children and teens on Make A Difference Day, Oct. 24. Collection bins will be located


at the Now and Again Thrift Shop in downtown Orange and at Villa Park City Hall. The Assisteens Auxiliary will place bins at Or- ange Lutheran and Villa Park


High Schools. All donated books will be distributed to nonprofit organizations, including Orange Children and Parents Together, Friendly Center, Orangewood and Boys & Girls Club of Or- ange. In addition, books will be shared with new teachers to help create libraries in Orange Unified School District classrooms. Make a Difference Day was


created over 20 years ago by USA Today and Points of Light to unite volunteers across the nation with a common purpose – to positively


Foothills Sentry Assistance League makes a difference


change another’s day. National Assistance League encouraged all chapters to get involved by foster- ing a love of reading in our youth. The Assisteens Auxiliary will


be actively involved in this proj- ect, with Makenna Lu, Turner Shelton and Alicia Campos serv- ing as co-chairmen. Cash con- tributions will also be accepted. Those donations will be used to purchase additional books. Please contact event chair Betsy Little, betsylittle@roadrunner.com with questions.


Music, visual arts and the-


ater instruction has been re- stored for fifth and xixth grade students in all 27 Orange Uni- fied elementary schools. Sixteen visual and perform-


ing arts teachers, along with four instructional assistants and eight instrumental music instructors, have been working alongside elementary teach- ers to develop curriculum that aligns with core standards. All 1,944 shiny new instru-


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Arts classes offered at OUSD elementary schools


ments, including euphoniums, trombones, trumpets, flutes, clarinets, cellos, violas and violins, have been delivered to school sites and are currently being distributed to students to take home. Students are also provided with music books for orchestra and band, as well as all materials and supplies nec- essary for general music, the- ater and visual arts. The pro- gram has been embraced by teachers and site principals.


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