Tustin High Schools

Foothill and Tustin high schools will begin sending out monthly parent newsletters with information and timelines for scholarship programs, college planning and SAT testing. The Academic Bulletin is published through the Tustin Unified School District's communications office. Information: (714) 730-7339.

Among the flattened cardboard boxes and blue barrels of white paper at Foothill High School's recycling center, junior Ed Amezola has found himself. Two years ago he was into graffiti and gangs and had been held in juvenile hall. Now the 17-year-old is a supervisor at the school's student-run recycling center, which early next month will double in size -- and its potential for changing the lives of students like Ed.

Saddleback and Tustin high schools matched each other yard for yard and hit for hit in what was essentially the battle for the Sea View League championship Friday night in front of 5,000 fans in Santa Ana Stadium. But two long-distance field goals late in the game resulted in 24-24 tie. Carlos Zavala's 45-yard field goal with 13 seconds left capped the Roadrunners' frantic, 45-yard drive in the final 1:55.

Foothill and Tustin high schools will begin sending out monthly parent newsletters with information and timelines for scholarship programs, college planning and SAT testing. The Academic Bulletin is published through the Tustin Unified School District's communications office. Information: (714) 730-7339.

Easing a frightful concern, the City Council this week agreed to contribute $2,500 for Tustin High School's annual Tiller Trick or Treat. Assistant Principal Tim O'Donoghue said the money will be used to buy candy for about 1,500 children expected at the event. "I just don't want kids there without candy," O'Donoghue said. "That's my worst fear."

Leah Dozier, a senior at Tustin High School, was among 350 high school students from across the nation who participated in a leadership conference in Washington. In the National Young Leaders conference, which ended earlier this month, the students met with leaders from the government, the media and the diplomatic corps. The theme of the conference was "The Leaders of Tomorrow Meeting the Leaders of Today." The participants were selected based on leadership and academic performance.

Ten Tustin High School students have been accepted into UC Irvine's program for high school scholars. The students, all juniors, will take up to two courses at UCI each quarter in addition to their high school classes, said Pete Kellner, a counselor at Tustin High School. By attending the university program, the students will enter college with some of their requirements completed, Kellner said.

Michele Bilodeau has been appointed acting principal at Tustin High School. She replaced Pete Brower, who has retired. Bilodeau, who has been with the Tustin Unified School District for the past five years, was activities director at Tustin High School at the time of her appointment. She was formerly a social science and physical education teacher at Columbus Tustin Middle School.

More than 100 college representatives are expected to be on hand Wednesday for the Tustin Unified School District's annual College Night in the Tustin High School cafeteria and gymnasium. Representatives from California and out-of-state colleges will answer questions from students and their parents and distribute literature during the 7 to 9 p.m. event. For additional information, call the Career Guidance Centers at Tustin High, (714) 730-7438, and Foothill High, (714) 730-7495.

Easing a frightful concern, the City Council this week agreed to contribute $2,500 for Tustin High School's annual Tiller Trick or Treat. Assistant Principal Tim O'Donoghue said the money will be used to buy candy for about 1,500 children expected at the event. "I just don't want kids there without candy," O'Donoghue said. "That's my worst fear."

About 150 friends and relatives of a 24-year-old man who was stabbed to death on a Tustin High School tennis court gathered Monday to bid farewell to the UCLA and Georgetown University graduate. In a marble-facade mausoleum adorned with gladioli, roses and lilies, friends took turns recalling their memories of Thien Minh Ly as his favorite songs played in the background. At the end of the funeral service, Ly's 48-year-old father, Thi Ly, stood solemnly clutching a framed photo of his son.

They came to pay homage to a faithful friend, a brother, a son, and one who had symbolized a shining hope for an emigre community. Thien Minh Ly, 24, murdered this week on a high school tennis court, had been all that, his friends and family said at a candlelight vigil Friday night honoring his memory. About 150 people formed a large circle around a makeshift altar, placed at the spot where Ly's body was found on the Tustin High School campus.

Marie Wang, a junior at Tustin High School, will assist doctors in laboratory research at UC Irvine this year. Wang was recently accepted into the Southern California Student Research Consortium and the National Science Foundation Young Scholars Program, which placed her at the university. She will be assisting in a UCI department of pharmacology research project involving the effects of estrogen in producing the hormone melatonin, officials said.

Michele Bilodeau has been appointed acting principal at Tustin High School. She replaced Pete Brower, who has retired. Bilodeau, who has been with the Tustin Unified School District for the past five years, was activities director at Tustin High School at the time of her appointment. She was formerly a social science and physical education teacher at Columbus Tustin Middle School.