Hey there, -

The typical SoCal weather is back for the week ahead. We should see highs near 70 by Wednesday with mostly sunny skies. Just beautiful.

Street Sweeping Monday & Tuesday

Yes it is the third week of March already and that means the Sweepers will be back in Rossmoor to clean up after the recent rains and winds. It' snot a big surprise. It happens most every month, right. You know what to do (move your vehicles) to help reduce water pollution at Seal Beach when all that gutter run off eventually ends up. 

HUGS Are Here - PTSA Online Auction

The LAHS PTSA is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that works to support ALL our students and staff at LAHS.  

Going live Saturday March 15 is the LAHS PTSA annual online Auction, our primary source of funding to support our activities, the biggest of which is a $40K Program budget comprised of supporting the Math Skills Lab, Innovation Grants, Senior Scholarships, LosAl4Life, Skills Lab, Awards of Excellence, Student Support funds, the Reflections Program, and so many other areas.

The Auction ends promptly at 9:00 PM on Sunday March 23rd - Don't miss your shot at some great stuff - Visit our HUGS page for details!

Hopkinson Dave & Busters Fundraiser Continues

Get ready for nonstop arcade action at Dave & Buster’s! 

Until April 18, 50% of every Power Card purchased through our fundraising page will be donated to Friends of Hopkinson!  

Click here to register for the March 19th or any other 
upcoming Rossmoor Blood Drive Event

RWC's February Student of the Month:
Sydney Forsyte

Sydney Forsyte is a senior at Los Alamitos High School. Outside of school, Sydney has been an intern with the Freedom Writers Foundation since the start of her junior year where
she works to empower teachers to make a difference. In conjunction with the Freedom Writers and Anne Frank LA, she raised the funds for and planned the Traveling Anne Frank
Exhibit’s visit to LAHS this past October.

Additionally, Sydney has been a part of the Journalism program for three years where she is a Section Editor and the Executive Producer of Griffin Gazette Live, the broadcast program. As a part of her passion for journalism, Sydney attended the New York Times Summer Institute in 2023. She is also a board member for several LAHS clubs, including Teens for Climate Club and Emerging Leaders Club, and is an active participant in National Honors Society and CSF. In her spare time, Sydney enjoys hanging out with her friends and taking her husky Charlie on walks.

The Rossmoor Woman’s Club is very proud to honor Sydney as their February 2025 Student of the Month with a $1,000 scholarship.

2025 RHA Membership - Open!

Our traditional RHA "membership drive" is in full swing. Thanks to all of you who have signed up online It's a big help when you join or renew online. We appreciate it.

If you haven't yet taken care of your 2025 membership, 
go ahead and just click the button below.

2025 Friends of the Library Senior Scholarships

Graduating Los Alamitos High School seniors, the Friends of the Los Alamitos Rossmoor Library is awarding seven hard working seniors $1,000 scholarships. 

Apply on their website scroll to the bottom of the page for the 2025 application.  Application Deadline Sunday, March 23, 2025

Griffin Gazette: 

Reviving ‘indie sleaze’: A style rebirth

Olivia Garber, Staff Writer with the LAHS Griffin Gazette explores the "indie sleaze" style as the ultimate 2010 throwback. If you didn't live through it yourself or through your kids, it's an insightful journey. Check out Olivia's full article the full article here.

The phrase “The revival of indie sleaze” is circulating the internet, but what is it, and why is it being resurrected? “Indie sleaze” is a gritty fashion and electric music subculture that dominated the early 2010s. The original name for this aesthetic is hard to pinpoint: some party goers during this time called it blog rock while others called it hipster.

Bands like Crystal Castles, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Daft Punk owned this era of music. Songs like “Heads will Roll” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs and “Not in Love” by Crystal Castles boomed in popularity for their edgy dynamic that proved to be a refreshing change from popular artists at the time like Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift. With their alternative and electronic music, fans crowded concerts and parties for a chance to enjoy a fun night out and let loose with this genre.

“When it came time to start performing…it was like a volcano…When I got to the platform of the stage, it came just erupting out,” Karen O, the lead singer in Yeah Yeah Yeahs said to Electronic Beats.

Kate Moss, Sky Ferreira, Alexa Chung and other celebrities sported attire from brands like American Apparel and....

The rest of the story is here....

Photo Credit: Redd Francisco, Unsplash
 

Did you see this....

New Channel Adoption

Look what I spy with my little eye.... seen while cruising along Montecito Road adjacent to Montecito Center

The Los Al Unified Wrap Up - 3/14/2025

Most weeks that school is in session the District's awesome Communications Officer, Nichole Pichardo, puts together the Wrap-Up. It gives you an opportunity to see a quick glimpse of what's happening in our school district each week - in right around 3 minutes. Check it out!

Community Groups & Resources

Our community has a number of great ways for you to engage with your neighbors in hobbies and activities. While these are not RHA groups, they are great resources for you and your family members. Check them out.

• Jigsaw Puzzlers Unit - Peaceful Puzzle Library & Exchange
• Cycling Fun - Bike Rossmoor is the place to go