Homeless at the age of 19, Cassie Betts has a riveting life story. She shares memories about befriending “questionable characters of the night,” with the tech-savvy inner-city youth she trains in her technology academy Made In South L.A. (MISLA), initially launched from the janitor’s closet of a South Central Los Angeles charter school.
The study determined that concentrations of nitrates in the Los Angeles area decreased significantly, most prominently near transportation corridors
The Crenshaw Girls Basketball team (7-9 overall, 2-0 Coliseum League) is in Division II, along with Jefferson, Hamilton and Dorsey high schools. Six players have returned to the program from the past season. Last year, the Cougars earned the eighth seed in the 2015 Los Angeles City Section Division I Playoffs. However, they lost to Van Nuys 42-48 in the first round. This is the Cougars’ second season with head coach Valerie Agee. Agee coached Junior Varsity for Crenshaw prior to taking the helm as Varsity head coach. Seniors Armanie Pollard and Tyne White are the Co-captains of the team