Spotlight On... Jamie Mazur

Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

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Spotlight On... Jamie Mazur
Jamie Mazur grew up in Topanga and attended Topanga Elementary Charter School, Paul Revere Middle School, and Palisades Charter High School. I first met Jamie as a four-year-old transitional kindergarten (then called developmental kindergarten) student in my class at Topanga Elementary Charter School. He impressed me immediately as a dedicated and creative student and I have been fortunate to watch him perform in school musicals and follow his progress as a student.

When asked how growing up in Topanga influenced him, he acknowledged the Topanga Community’s support of the arts and creative expression where he had many opportunities to participate in creative endeavors. He noted how welcoming the Topanga Community is to young artists. Jamie credits his supportive parents, Susan Clark and Kenneth Mazur, for encouraging him to follow his artistic dreams.
Jamie Mazur on the way USC
Jamie Mazur as a Kindergartner
amie graduated this June from Palisades Charter High School and was awarded the Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) award for Excellence in Performance and Writing. As a student at PCHS he was active in the theater program. In his senior year he was the president and head writer, under the direction of theater teacher Ms. Nancy Fracchiolla, for Friday Night Live, the high school’s sketch comedy group, and participated in musicals and plays. He has produced work as a cartoonist and animator in addition to his theatrical writing.

Jamie received a university grant to the University of Southern California, majoring in screenwriting with a minor in comedy. He is excited to collaborate with other students with shared interests and to work with professors as he hones his writing. He is also interested in stand-up and sketch comedy. Future goals include writing for Saturday Night Live, television shows and film. Congratulations Jamie!
Mazur hones his acting skills
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
We know the Topanga diaspora extends nationally, if not globally. We’re always curious about where our Topanga kids and young adults, who grew up in or attended school in Topanga, are and what they’re doing. Maybe they still live here. If you are a former Topanga kid, or know someone else who has a story to tell, please send a paragraph (100 words or so) and a high-resolution photo to editor@thecanyonchronicle.com.

As they say, “You can take the kid out of Topanga, but you can’t take Topanga out of the kid.” Or as we say, “Once a Topanga Kid, always a Topanga Kid.”
Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

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