Upcoming campus events highlight important causes
Kevin Cordasco Basketball Game
Written by Cydney Hayes – Editor-in-Chieff
Everyone in the Calabasas community remembers Kevin Cordasco. Tomorrow during lunch, the students and faculty of CHS will come together to honor his memory. Friday, March 13, marks the third annual Kevin Cordasco Basketball Game at CHS, a lively event that pits students against faculty members in a friendly competition.
The student team includes seniors Sammy Kaufman, Adam Ginsberg, Kai Cohen, Alex Resnick, Brady Welles, Cameron Hosseiniyar, Eden Brand, Jack Korchek, Jordan Feinstein, Jordan Schore, Neil Villadolid, Tristan Matters, sophomore Nick Sanitsky and more. Their faculty challengers are Assistant Principals Lauren Young, Steve Scifres and Ryan Emery, Algebra II and Robotics teacher Michael Yeung, health teacher Cory Chandler and Officer Mark Merino, among others.
During the game, CHS will cheer on the Cordasco family not only emotionally with its support but also literally, as Kevin’s younger brother, sophomore Cade Cordasco, and father Kevin, will also be on the court.
Cordasco passed away on March 11, 2013, after a long battle with neuroblastoma. He was 16. In honor of Kevin, participants and spectators are encouraged to wear blue and keep Kevin’s inspirational mantra, “Courage, Strength, Believe,” in mind.
Malala Visual and Peforming Arts Benefit
Written by Carly Berke – Opinion Editor and Avery Columbus – Entertainment Editor
On April 2, the second annual Malala Visual and Performing Arts Benefit will take place in the Performing Arts and Education Center. This event will include dance, vocal and instrumental performances in an attempt to raise money and awareness for equal education for women.
Senior Julia Feldman created the fundraiser last year in honor of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist who survived an attack by the Taliban in 2012 when she publicly advocated for girls’ education.
This year, Feldman and senior Lanna Pathman created a Calabasas chapter of Girls Learn International, a foundation dedicated to raising awaremeness of equal education by partnering U.S. chapters with schools in countries where girls lack the same education rights as boys. Coincidentally, Feldman and Pathman were paired with the Kushal School for Girls, the same school Malala attended before she was shot. The funds raised will be sent to this institution, and the event will raise awarness for Malala’s cause.
“By empowering girls to receive education, we can break the circle of poverty in countries all over the world,” said Feldman. “These girls deserve a chance to follow their dreams and aspirations.”
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