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

“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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