As a long time resident of Hermosa Beach, and a parent of two, schools are definitely important to me.  But a recent experience made me realize just how important it is to others.  I had a t-ball practice at Hermosa Valley earlier in the day and had forgotten something so I went to try to find it at 10:30 that night.  I was a bit surprised (and just a bit frightened) to see a group of people in beach chairs, sleeping bags, and thermoses of coffee (I think).  I jokingly asked them if they were waiting to audition for American Idol and then realized that they were sleeping there overnight so that their kids would be assured A.M. Kindergarten next year!  If that's not dedication I don't know what is. 

 On a more serious note, you can certainly determine quality of schools by test scores, ratios, comparisons and other mathmatical formulas, but we were completely surprised by the level of involvement by the parents.  There are two parents in our kindergarten class every day which allows the kids to break into 3 groups which makes for a fantastic learning environment.

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