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Harriet (Hattie) Pearce, a student at Palos Verdes High School, discussed and displayed 4 of her paintings, and described how they relate to the principles of the Rotary 4-Way Test.  She described the importance of providing emotional support to friends in times of sorrow and stress, especially in the context of the recent loss of a classmate.  Most of her painting is done outside of school.

Christian Falstrup showed a video of a recent film he has done.  He enjoys the collaborative nature of filming, which he started at the age of 11 with 2 friends.  This film, “Cards of Time”, showed his life from the past to the present to the future.  His younger brother is 11 and looks just like him, so he acted in the past portion.  Christian played himself in the present (playing in a band with his friends), and his father, who also looks like him, played the future Christian.  He recruits other students for collaboration in the many tasks involved in filmmaking.

Our Club’s Panel of Judges praised the talents of both students.  Hattie Pearce was judged the winner.  She received a reward and will compete at the District Final competition at Loyola Marymount on March 9.  Congratulations to both for their high quality work!