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Castlebay Receives Copier from Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council
Spring of 2009 the Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council voted to fund a new copier with $4,000 for Castlebay.

Lowe's Donates Mailbox

Thanks to concerned father and community activist, Mike Dobry, we now have a new locking mailbox donated by Lowe's. This replaces an old box that looked like it had been hit by a car and was missing the door, allowing mail to blow around the neighborhood in the wind.

LAUSD Board Member Tamar Galatzan Reads to Castlebay

On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, LAUSD Board Member Tamar Galatzan read to third graders as part of the Read Across America Literacy Week Program. She read Demi's "One Grain of Rice" because it relates to the current unit on money.

Castlebay Benefits from Microsoft Settlement
As a result of a Microsoft Settlement, LAUSD schools are receiving about $20-24 per student in computer equipment. Principal Vivian Ihori has ordered 15 document reader / LCD projectors for Castlebay in January 2009. There will be one unit in each third, fourth and fifth grade classroom. Four units will be shared by second and third grades. Three units will be shared by kindergarten and first grades. The units will enable teachers to project a printed document onto a screen, much like an overhead projector did.

2008 Laptops from PRNC
In 2008 the Porter Ranch Neighborhood  Council purchased 6 laptops and projectors, one for each grade; $5,000.

2007 TVs from PRNC
The Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council purchased  TVs w/DVD/VCR players for each classroom: $6,000.

2007 DLP Projector from PRNC
The Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council generously donated a DLP projector for the school to use to make group presentations primarily in the multi purpose room and the library.
Sue Hammarlund of the PRNC presents the DLP projector to Thea Carlson, President of PATH and Vivian Ihori, School Principal.

Distinguished School Award - April 2006
Castlebay was one of 32 school in LAUSD to earn the California Distinguished School Award. This award allows the State of California to recognize schools across the state for their educational programs that include high expectations for all its students, implementation of state-adopted standards and collaborative leadership. Press Release.

2006 PRNC Provides 36 New CPUs for Computer Lab
The Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council generously used $25,000 of it $50,000 annual budget to buy all new CPUs for the computer lab.

Members of PATH, the PRNC Education Committee and the school celebrate the arrival of the new computers.

Vivian Ihori, presents (from left) Paul Drogichen, Becky Leveque and Sue Hammarlund of the PRNC a thank you plaque for the computers.