Community Calendar Rossmoor CSD Board Meeting: Tuesday, December 9th 7:00 pm Rush Park Rossmoor Red
Cross Blood Drive, Wednesday, December 17th, 9:00-3:00, Rush Park RHA Board Meeting: Tuesday, January 20th, 7:00 p.m. - In Person at Rossmoor Park Rossmoor's Free Get Shredded Event, Saturday, January
31st 8:00 - Noon, Lee School Our weather will be nice with very little chance of rain over the next week and highs in the upper 60s/low 70s. As we break into December and the big push for the holidays, the next 3 weeks will be filled with both chaos and joy. Students will have the big push for tests and projects, families will
have gatherings and events, and of course right here we have both the Rossmoor Toy Drive and the Rossmoor Christmas Lights Celebration. Speaking of those events, we have a rundown of what's coming up below. The Youth Center Has The Freshest Trees Available! The Youth Center has opened their Christmas Tree Lot at Ganahl Lumber on Los Al Blvd. They have a huge selection of amazingly fresh trees and wreaths available for your home and office. Sizes from table top to 12+ feet are ready to bring home, or get delivered for you (delivery fee applies). The staff
is always super helpful and can get any of your tree related questions answered in a jiffy. Proceeds from the tree sales helps to fund the programs and events The Youth Center puts on throughout the year. It's a simple way you can support our local kids while taking care of finding some of the very freshest trees in the area. Stop by soon -
they are open 7 days a week (noon to 9 p.m. and weekends open earlier at 9 a.m.) until the trees are gone. And yes, they do sell out every year. Shop early! Rossmoor Winter Festival - Saturday, Dec 13th The 11th Annual Rossmoor Winter Festival will take place on Saturday, December 13th at Rush Park. This always fun and well attended event features the very popular snow play area, yummy food trucks, live entertainment and a visit from the big guy himself! YES! Santa will be there for all your photo
memories. And all of it is right here at Rush Park. Come join the Fun from 4 to 9 on Saturday December 13th!
Rossmoor Holiday Toy Drive The annual Rossmoor Holiday Toy Drive benefiting The Youth Center is in full swing. Please bring any unwrapped toys or gifts Please
drop off a gift or gift card at any of the locations below (including the RCSD office at Rush Park) during regular business hours. Or you can go online and make a donation and let The Youth Center staff shop for the families. This is the time of year for us to be thankful and give when we can. Please consider the Rossmoor Toy Drive when you do. Thanks! For some background, each year the RHA
and Rossmoor help collect unwrapped toys for the local families who might not otherwise get holiday gifts this year. The Youth Center helps local families including military families each year with gifts, gift cards and Christmas Trees so these families can experience the joy of the season. Christmas Lights Celebration Nominations Rossmoor's Annual celebration of holiday joy and artistry. Nominations are officially open! Yes, you are encouraged to enter your
own home if you deck it out for the holidays. Yes, you are encouraged to nominate other Rossmoor homes that you think are fun and well done. Each nomination becomes an entry for the random nomination prize drawings in December. It's always a fun time of year here in Rossmoor. Join in the fun and nominate some homes and give yourself more changes to win a $50 gift card! RCSD Board Appoints Landers as District's GM The Rossmoor Community Services District Board has appointed Sharon L. Landers as its General Manager, following her service as Interim GM since May 2025. The RHA is glad to welcome Ms Landers on a more permanent basis to manager
our District. Stability and forward progress is critical for Rossmoor's parks and facilities and we have already seen her impact on Rossmoor. Landers brings more than twenty-five years of senior executive public service experience, including leadership roles as City Manager of Carson, Assistant City Manager of Irvine, and Interim Executive Officer for the Bay Area Air Quality Management
District, which serves nine counties throughout the region. In just a few months with Rossmoor, Landers has already helped accelerate several long-standing community priorities. She completed the planning phase for the Rossmoor Park Canopy project—slated to break ground this December—identified cost-saving opportunities within the budget, and re-established long-term planning and policy
practices that support steady stewardship of the community’s parks and shared infrastructure. Residents have noted her clear communication style and her thoughtful, steady approach to community concerns. More on Sharon and the District
here. RWC 2025 Holiday Home Tour - This Sunday!! The Rossmoor Woman's Club 2025 Holiday Home Tour! This year's event takes place this Sunday, December 7th from 11:00 to 4:00. Tickets are still available here or through RWC members and the merchants listed above. 605-Katella Construction Update - 12/1/2025 We will update our 605-Katella Project page when we get updates from the OCTA.
Please always check their website for the latest information on closures and detours. Construction continues on the I-605/Katella Avenue Interchange
Project. Crews are expected to realign the on-ramp to create a workspace for a Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) wall, which will include filling the embankment, pavement work, restriping, and placing temporary concrete barriers. This work will occur nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning as early as Monday, Dec. 1, and is anticipated to take about one week. Following
this work, motorists will notice a minor traffic shift on the on-ramp. Here’s what to expect this week:  Over the next few months, crews will be working behind k-rail on eastbound and westbound Katella Avenue between the freeway and Epson Way. Work includes relocating utilities, reconstructing the sidewalks and
performing roadway work to make room for a new bike lane.
Eastbound and westbound Katella Avenue have both
been reduced to three lanes between the northbound I-605 ramps and Epson Way during this phase of construction. Motorists may experience traffic delays and should allow extra time to reach their destinations. Please use caution while traveling through the construction area. Work hours are 6.a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Weekend and night work may be required for some activities. As with any construction project, the public may experience noise, vibration and lighting for nighttime construction operations. |
Upcoming Closures Please plan ahead and expect delays during these times. The following closures are expected to be in place nightly beginning as soon as 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., Monday, December 1 through Friday, December 5
(until Saturday 12/6 morning): Outside lanes on eastbound and westbound Katella Avenue/Willow
Street, at least one lane will be open to traffic at all times Outside lane on northbound and southbound I-605 at
Katella Avenue/Willow Street; at least three lanes will be open to traffic at all times Northbound I-605 on-ramp from eastbound/westbound Katella Avenue - click here to view detour Northbound I-605 loop and straight off-ramps to eastbound and westbound Katella Avenue - click here to view detour Southbound I-605 loop and straight on-ramps from Katella Avenue - click here to view detour Southbound I-605 loop off-ramp and off-ramp to eastbound Katella Avenue - click here to view detour Retaining Wall Construction - Construction on a new retaining wall along the northbound I-605 on-ramp continues with crews
performing structural excavation and shoring activities through the end of this month. This type of wall is called a “Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) wall,” which will use soil reinforcement techniques to strengthen and support the newly realigned on-ramp. Ever wonder why the I-605/Katella Avenue Interchange Project is so important? This project will improve travel for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians by: - Modifying northbound and southbound ramps at Katella Avenue
- Adding Class II bike lanes in both directions
- Enhancing sidewalk connectivity between Coyote Creek Channel and Epson
Way
- Constructing ADA curb ramps with new signage and crosswalks
2025-26 RWC College Scholarship Awards Every year the Rossmoor Woman’s Club awards several college scholarships to graduating seniors at Los Alamitos High School. These awards may range from $500 to several thousand dollars. They are awarded based on need, academic
achievement and leadership.
Applications for the 2025-2026 year are now available through the school counseling office. Applications must be submitted by January 16, 2026 to be considered. Winners will be announced at the school’s Awards Night in the Spring.
The Rossmoor
Woman’s Club is a social and philanthropic volunteer organization that has been serving Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Los Alamitos, Long Beach and surrounding areas since 1958. Find out more about the RWC here.
HUGS For our Students (& Schools) From time to time our school booster clubs and PTAs host "dining for dollars" type fundraising events. These events raise money for school programs - and it costs you nothing more than your regular meal. The restaurant contributes anywhere from 10% to 50% Please check out the HUGS page before you dine out locally to see if you can support our students while you enjoy your meal. Current HUGS for Hopkinson & Weaver
Support our kids!
Did You See This...? Griffins are 2025 Division 2
Section 4 Champs! Our Griffins are 2025 Division 2 Section 4 Champs! This is the first Griffin title since 2002 as the team avenged their league loss and beat the San Clemente Tritons 33-20 Congratulations to Coach Fenton and the entire
LAHS Football Family. Well Done!! Watch the tying touch down
just before the have. And, this wild fumble recover
video.... Griffin Gazette: The Griffin Gazette in Nashville:
A National Convention Recap Griffin Gazette reporters Amelia Gutierrez, Allie Wilson, and Joshua Lopez Hernandez recap the JEA/NSPA National Journalism Conference in Nashville. You can read the full story here on the
Gazette website From Nov. 13-16, The Griffin Gazette traveled to Nashville for the JEA/NSPA National Journalism Conference. It was hosted at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, and held various journalism writing-focused workshops. These workshops covered various topics within journalism such as photography, photo editing, writing workshops,
leadership presentations and marketing strategies. With each day broken into seven time slots, students were able to tailor their schedules to attend the sessions that interested them the most. “I learned a lot about copywriting and a lot about the deadly sins of journalism, which we can apply to our journalism class,” Brooklynn De Shazer, an editor for the Griffin Gazette,
said. The conference hosted over 5,000 student journalists from 42 states and eight countries, along with many well-known speakers. This included Pulitzer on the Road, where Pulitzer-prize winning speakers talked about their renowned articles and their prolific journalism experiences. Outside the main convention ballroom, there was also a publication exchange where different schools showcased
their print newspapers and trade with students from other states. “I thought the convention was really great because we really got to connect with a lot of different newsrooms across the nation,” Alizabeth Martin, the Deputy Editor for the Griffin Gazette, said. Some fun activities journalists did at the
conference included getting food at various restaurants, going line dancing,... Here's the rest story. Photo Credit: Mrs. Franzen The Wrap Up for 11/19/2025 Special Peace Week Video.... Since there was no school last week, we picked up a special Peace Week
Video to share this week. Filmed and edited by the incredibly talented student creators of LAHS Advanced Film: Focus Studios. A powerful look at how our schools come together to promote kindness, connection, and compassion across Los Al USD. Most weeks during the school year, Los Alamitos School District Public
Information Officer Nichole Pichardo recaps the week at the District's schools. These videos are a great way to stay in touch with what's going on with our students and in our District. Check out the latest recap every week! 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. Our Rossmoor. A great place to live since 1957 |
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