Congratulations to all the hard working South Bay teachers, students & parents! The 2008 school API results have been reported and once again, South Bay schools rocked the score!

The Daily Breeze reported on Friday, May 22, 2009 that nearly 40 South Bay schools performed in the top 10th of campuses across California! The top score in all the South Bay, 968, went to Cornerstone at Pedregal Elementary in Rancho Palos Verdes.

As South Bay residents, we must continue to support fundraising efforts and programs in place to protect area students from ill effects of drastic and unprecedented cuts to education funding by the State of California. I applaud all parents who are out there everyday drumming up financial support for our local schools. One of my best vendors for real estate marketing, Peter Yollin(TheListingWidget) and his wife, Mary, teamed up with other local parents and organized a massive rummage sale, which ultimately raised an astounding $35,000 to the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation. Through the many efforts of local parents & teachers, the community of Manhattan Beach has raised enough money to offset the district's $7.8 million budget by a whopping 60%!

Mary Yollin, front, and Eve Towns and Peter Yollin, right, organized a rummage sale at the American Martyr's Church in Manhattan Beach to help raise money in hopes of keeping teachers from being laid off in the Manhattan Beach School District (photo by Steve McCrank/Staff Photographer/The Daily Breeze)

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