Get ready to dust off those dictionaries because 24 of the best and brightest students in the Culver City Unified School District are getting ready to S-P-E-L-L their way to the top!



On February 2, four students from each of the district’s five elementary schools and Culver City Middle School will compete in CCUSD’s district-wide spelling bee at Linwood E. Howe Elementary School Cafetorium.



The competition, sponsored by The Fineshriber Family Foundation, will begin at 7…

Niko Vlahakis, who shares his giving spirit with the homeless, was recently named an ABC7 Cool Kid.

“They think they're alone. I would like those people to feel like there are people who care and people who would love to see them get back on their feet and want to see them succeed,” Vlahakis said.



For years, Vlahakis and his family have been volunteering with the organization, The Giving Spirit. Among other activities, they help assemble and distribute survival kits…

by LaShon Rayford, Linwood Howe Parent & Executive Assistant – Human Resources CCUSD

Sailing requires the courage to Explore, Dream and Discover. The students of Linwood E. Howe Elementary School are doing just that! As the strong winds propel their ship to move forward, the Vikings are adjusting their sails, leaving the harbor and navigating toward a new destination … The Linwood E. Howe Sailing to Success College and Career Program.…