Venice Paparazzi was on the scene at the 6th Annual Wave Awards, hosted by the Venice Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, on Thurs. May 12, 2016 at the Boys and Girls Club of Venice. Congratulations to this year’s WAVE Award Recipients, “The Game Changers for our Future.” View event photo highlights below!
About the WAVE Awards: The Wave Awards were launched in 2011 by the Venice Chamber of Commerce Education Committee to acknowledge the enormous contribution teachers make everyday to the children of Venice and the surrounding areas.
About VCC Education Committee: The Venice Chamber of Commerce Education Committee seeks to be the forum for and the bridge between business and education. Our common purpose is to nurture a future community of Venetians whose abilities to learn, create and lead inspire the world. www.vcceducationcommittee.org
Here is a message from VCC Education Chair and Ecole Claire Fontaine‘s Joelle Dumas!
“Dear Friends and Community Members,
The Venice Chamber of Commerce Education Committee’s strength is its broad multi-sectoral base, which brings together individuals from the public and private sectors to harness their expertise and share solutions to the challenges facing education.
On May 12, we honored one teacher from each of our 17 families of schools and art institutions who accomplish our theme best on a daily basis with enthusiasm and determination. Teachers were nominated and selected by their peers for excellence and recognized at the awards dinner.
We proudly invite you to participate and support the Annual WAVE awards, celebrating education as a key component of our community.
Join us, as we unite in this positive, communal endeavor. Merci Beaucoup!”
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2016 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Photos by Team Venice Paparazzi
Broadway Elementary’s Patricia Savage
Right: Walgrove Elementary School’s Elvia Prez
Center: Beethoven Elementary’s Brooke Ramirez
Left: Venice High School’s Nancy Zubiri
Broadway Elementary’s Patricia Savage
Center: Venice Arts’ Carly Short
St. Mark’s Lauren Deutsche
Westside Global Awareness Magnet’s Karen Orpe
Team Ecole Claire Fontaine 
Center left: Venice Lutheran School’s Mel Grove
Venice Beach Walking Tours’ Jeffrey Solomon and VCC Education Chair Joelle Dumas
Dinner by Healthy Hot Lunch
Venice Boys and Girls Club Honoree Sean Mulligan
Mark Twain Middle School’s Maira Alvarez
Neighborhood Youth Association’s Randy Hirt
St. Mark’s Lauren Deutsche
Venice High School’s Nancy Zubiri
Venice High School Principal Dr Oryla Wiedoeft.
Venice Arts’ Carly Short
Ecole Claire Fontaine’s Laurence Pierre
WAVE awards MC Kirstin Duerr, and Ecole Claire Fontaine’s Karen
Raffle winner Rocky!!!
Westside Global Awareness Magnet’s Karen Orpe
Joelle Dumas with her Ecole Claire Fontaine teachers. Thank you Joelle and the Venice Chamber of Commerce Education Committee for all your work in recognizing our local teachers!
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SUPPORT EDUCATION!
Join or donate to the Venice Chamber of Commerce Education Committee!–www.vcceducationcommittee.org
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