Eight Huntington Beach students are semifinalists in the 2002 Music
Center Spotlight Awards. Classical dance semifinalists from Huntington
Beach were: Mary Braun, 14, a sophomore at Huntington Beach High School;
Megan Pulfer, 15, a sophomore at Marina High School; Ruth Stainer, 15, a
sophomore at Edison High School; Marci MacDonald, 17, a senior at
Huntington Beach High School; Kirby Killam, 17, a senior at Huntington
Beach High; Jade Payette, 14, a freshman at Huntington Beach High; and
Meghan Van Winkle, 15, a freshman at Huntington Beach High. . .
Huntington Beach resident Amy Baril, 16, a junior at Huntington Beach
High School, was named as a semifinalist for nonclassical dance. . . .
Army Pvt. Colin McElroy has graduated from basic combat training at Fort
Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Training included instruction in drill, marching,
rifle marksmanship, map reading and basic first aid. McElroy is the son
of Pat McElroy of Huntington Beach and a 2000 graduate of Ocean View High
School.
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