Orange Coast College

The class started out with 34 recruits -- upon graduation, there were only 20. "It takes a lot of effort, heart and help to complete this course," said Gary T. Knostman, graduate of Golden West College's Criminal Justice Training Center. "I couldn't have done it on my own." The 125th graduating class of Golden West College's Criminal Justice Training Center held its ceremonies in the larger and more spacious Robert B. Moore Theater at Orange Coast College on Friday.

JERRY PERSON Over the years, we have looked at many of our fine teachers from both Huntington High and at Central Elementary schools. This week, though, we are going to look back at two members of the faculty of Orange Coast College who resided here in Huntington Beach. Patricia J. Moore believed the problems of family living have made home economics one of the most vital studies and, for most of her teaching career, would hold that to be true. Moore began early in her study of the home in her home state of Illinois.

The following are times and locations for high school graduations in Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley. Brethren Christian High School 7:30 p.m. Friday Calvary Church, 1010 N. Tustin Ave., Santa Ana Coast High School 3 p.m. June 15 Marina High School Bowl, 15871 Springdale St., Huntington Beach Edison High School 5 p.m. June 16 Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road,...

WHAT'S AFLOAT is published periodically. If you are planning a nautical event, submit the information to the Daily Pilot, 1375 Sunflower Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92627; by fax to (714) 966-4667; or by e-mail to o7lindsay.sandham@latimes.comf7o7.f7 SAILING CLASSES A decorative knot work course will be taught by Orange Coast College's expert rigging instructor Lindsey Philpott. The course on this sailor's art form will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 at the college's sailing center, 1801 West Coast Highway, Newport Beach.

An impressive trio of former Orange Coast College students were inducted last Thursday evening into the college's Alumni Hall of Fame. The inductees were Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, ambassador to the United States from the Republic of Zambia; Brent Mayne, former major league baseball player; and Paul Frank, director and head designer of Paul Frank Industries. Ambassador MbikusitaLewanika arrived at Orange Coast College as a 17-year-old student in 1960, fresh from a mission school in rural Zambia.

Newport Beach residents Jamie El-Erian and Steve Milligan have been elected to the board of directors for Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County, a nonprofit organization that provides advocates for children who have been removed from their parents' care because of abuse, neglect or abandonment. El-Erian, an attorney, has has assisted the organization with reaching foster children on its waiting list. Milligan and his wife have provided leadership for the group's annual Pumpkins and Pancakes event at South Coast Plaza.

The Corona del Mar High girls golf team won by the narrowest of margins, 211-212, in the Pacific Coast League opener at Newport Beach Country Club. CdM was led by Katie McKitterick at 1-over-par. Jonna Kim followed with a 42. The Sea Kings (3-0) play host to Beckman today. Pirates improve to 2-0 VOLLEYBALL: Kiwi Winkler showed her versatility with 19 blocks and 13 digs as Orange Coast College's women's volleyball team beat Cerritos, 30-16, 30-26, 30-15.

Edison (4-0) 35 … Diamond Ranch … 6 27 … San Clemente … 14 57 … L.A. Jordan … 3 28 … Servite … 13 Friday: vs. Mater Dei (at Orange Coast College) Huntington Beach (4-0) 42 ...Long Beach Millikan...34 42 … Los Amigos … 15 41 … Costa Mesa … 7 27 ...Long Beach Jordan ...8 Tonight: vs. Westminster Marina (0-3) 14 … Capistrano Valley … 21 7 … Westminster … 27 27 … Orange … 42 Friday: at Colton Ocean View (1-2)

TODAY Girls? Tennis (3 p.m.) ?Edison at Marina ?Fountain Valley at Los Alamitos ?Huntington at Northwood ?Westminster at Ocean View Cross-Country (3 p.m.) ?Ocean View at Orange Girls? Golf (TBA) ?CIF divisional playoffs Field Hockey (3:15 p.m.) ?Edison at Huntington ?Fountain Valley at Marina Boys? Water Polo (3:15 p.m.) ?Ocean View at Orange Girls? Volleyball (6:30 p.m.) ?Huntington at Northwood Football (7 p.m.)

The following are times and locations for high school graduations in Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley. Brethren Christian High School 7:30 p.m. Friday Calvary Church, 1010 N. Tustin Ave., Santa Ana Coast High School 3 p.m. June 15 Marina High School Bowl, 15871 Springdale St., Huntington Beach Edison High School 5 p.m. June 16 Orange Coast College, 2701 Fairview Road,...

Orange Coast College's culinary arts students, including two from Huntington Beach, have won a state food championship for the ninth year, which advances them to a regional competition in April. The students won the California State Hot Food Team Competition last month at the Art Institute of California in San Diego. The event, which is sponsored by the American Culinary Federation, is a two-part competition where schools race to complete a four-course meal in 90 minutes and try to rack up points in a 80-minute timed skills phase.

Name: David A. Grant Age: 72 Birthplace: Los Angeles Residence: Newport Beach Occupation: retired college president Education: associate's degree from Orange Coast College; bachelor's dgree from UCLA; master's degree from Cal State Long Beach; graduate study at Stanford University, USC, University of Stockholm, Sweden. Experience as an educator: college faculty member (U.S. history); varsity rowing/crew coach; dean of students, college president Previously elected or appointed positions: elected president of the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum Board of Trustees; president of the Orange Coast College Foundation Board; president of the Newport Aquatic Center Board; U.S. olympic rowing coach Community organizations you belong to: Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, Friends of the Irvine Coast, Sierra Club Why should constituents vote for you?

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Daniel Wozniak, the Costa Mesa man accused of killing and beheading his neighbor then killing a friend of the neighbor to cover up the first crime, Orange County Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas announced Thursday. The Wozniak case marks the first this year in which the county's top prosecutor and his team are seeking the death penalty. It is the second murder case in Costa Mesa in 2010. "Some murders are committed with such a depraved heart and in such a callous manner that the only punishment that fits the crime is the death penalty," Rackauckas said at a news conference in Santa Ana. On Thursday morning, Rackauckas and his office's Special Circumstances Committee decided that the details behind the slaying of Samuel Herr, 26, and Juri "Julie" Kibuishi, 23 — both Orange Coast College students — warranted death for their suspected killer.

It took Michael Place four years to finish one at Ocean View High School. The Alaska native had a rough time before enrolling at Ocean View, losing both of his parents and bouncing from one family member's home to another. During his first three years of high school, he landed in juvenile hall four times and often had to spend semesters at Valley Vista High School, the district's continuation campus, before he could return to Ocean View. By his senior year, though, the 18-year-old vowed to change his ways.

Last month, Lauren Garcia found herself in a spot she never would have imagined a year or two ago — finishing high school ahead of schedule. The 17-year-old started strongly at Fountain Valley High School, acting in school plays and singing with the choir her freshman year. Afterward, by her own admission, she fell in with the wrong crowd, got in trouble and watched her grades slip. By the second semester of her junior year, the Huntington Beach resident had hit bottom, to the point where she often felt too depressed to get out of bed. Rather than try to make up her lost credits at Fountain Valley, she opted for Coast High School, the district's independent-studies campus.

Brandon Castagna learned to pick up the tempo when he joined the Marina High School choir his junior year. The 18-year-old had mostly skimped on his studies as a freshman and sophomore, preferring to hang out with his friends than prepare for college. When he signed up for music teacher Eric Graham's class, though, Castagna got more than just a group to complement his tenor. He got the incentive he needed to become a top student. His last two years, while attending night school to make up lost credits, Castagna rose at 6 every morning, appeared in two school musicals and even played backup quarterback for the varsity football team.

ANAMOUS Scott Quinlan is totally blind, but that does not stop this man from doing things.  Scott is a college student at both GWC and OCC, plays golf, is an active member of the Huntington Beach Host Lions and recently marched as a member of the blind drill team in the Rose Parade.  Scott does not believe that the loss of his sight due to diabeties stops him from doing anything except driving and he says he does not miss that.  Once a month Scott, his wife Diane along with other member of the HBH Lions cook and serve dinner to residents at the Orange County Ronald McDonald House.

By 2014, according to projections by the state Finance Department, there will be 640,000 more college applicants in California than colleges and universities have room to handle. At the three colleges of the Coast Community College District — Coastline Community College, Golden West College and Orange Coast College — there are far more students than classes, and we are planning for further cuts that we will be forced to make for 2010-11. The Public Policy Institute of California has estimated that 41% of California’s jobs will require college degrees, but only 35% of Californians will have any type of degree.

Dave White was reviewing formations in the Edison High School football office at 4:30 p.m. Monday, but then it was time to work out. Not just for the players, but for the Edison football coach himself. White walked to the training room and hopped onto an elliptical machine. Soon, his players came into the room and joined him. Legs moved rapidly back and forth, a bunch of cheetahs hoping to snack on some prey Saturday night at Angel Stadium in the CIF Southern Section Pac-5 Division championship game.