Kicking off Physical Activities Month, Health Idol 3 is off to an incredible start. One of the freshman, Hector Romo, dropped out of the competition before it began and he was immediately replaced by someone in his homeroom, Eber Quintanilla.
Round 1 is called "Brains & Brawn". For the academic portion of the round, we looked at 1st semester grades for the students while a secret panel of experts evaluated the staff members in the competition. The shocking results showed that the top 9 contestants in this challenge were all females! Scoring a 4.0 and topping the challenge was Health Idol 2 champion, Phoebe Leong!
The physical component for the week was a push-ups challenge. For this competition, the top 6 scores were from the guys. The overall scores were judged on two levels, the actual score and a special military score that is adjusted for age and gender. Last year, the highest score in the push up competition was 60, but this year 3 people surpassed that score: Matthew Indelicato (70), Patient Zero Y (90), and Daniel Jahangard (180). The top two surpassed the 100 point mark set by the military scale. Out of the female contestants Loni Nguyen and Annie Ha hit the 100 point mark while Alex Mogannam surpassed the mark for a second year in a row despite doing less this year. What proved most exciting was seeing some of last years contestants as much as double their scores from last year! Also, 3 of last years top 10 were not able to do 20 push-ups, while only 1 of the 22 contestants
this year was not able to break 20.
Daniel Jahangard and Phoebe Leong were asked to take a guess the identities of the two Patient Zeros in order to keep them from winning special immunities later on in the competition. Both of them suspected faculty members: wrestling coach Jason Hannon and PE coach Ali Weinhouse. They were wrong. Meanwhile, the two mystery players continue to watch from the wings and play along.
What we have this year is a serious competition and it will only get more intense in the years to come as the Lincoln community continues to prepare for the Health Idol challenge. The contestants are training and giving it their all. It only takes one slip to drop the ball. The 1st Emergency Room this year included last year's 3rd place finalist Winfield Ye, sophomore John Flynn, and freshman Eber Quintanilla. It was a sure thing that 2 boys would be gone for sure. As tradition dictates, for the third year in a row a freshman was the first to go. Then, like last year, a sophomore boy followed. With Eber & John out of the running, Winfield was given his Health Warning and a chance to fight on for another week.
YouthLink Summer Program
YouthLink is a digital media training program that employs young people
to realize their creative voices, explore career options, and contribute
to their communities. During afterschool hours students develop a
portfolio in web design or video, gaining skills in artistry, teamwork,
storytelling, critical thinking, technical troubleshooting and community
engagement. Students share their projects online and at community
screenings. During summer internships students gain new technical and
professional skills, expanding their career and educational
opportunities.
Youthlink students participate in an entire year of programming,
starting with Beginning Video Production or Beginning Digital Arts, and
moving on to advanced classes in either of these areas. After completing
the beginning program, students will receive a stipend of $380. After
completing the advanced program, students will receive a stipend of $480
and assistance in obtaining paid internships in the media field. After
completing the internship, students receive a stipend of $600. The
classes take place after school and on some weekend days. We are now
recruiting students aged 14 to 19 who want gain new skills, tell their
own story, and learn the power of creating with digital media.
PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY: Open to 14-19 year olds with the ability to work in
the United States
DATES:
Beginning Video Production/Beginning Digital Arts: June 19 - August 18, 2006
Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday, 3:30 - 7pm and 3 Saturdays or
Sundays, To Be Determined
Advanced Video Production/Advanced Digital Arts: September 11th -
December 8th, 2006
Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday, 4-6:30pm and 3
Saturdays or Sundays, To Be Determined
LOCATION: The Bay Area Video Coalition, 2727 Mariposa Street, San
Francisco, CA 94110
TO APPLY: Email jessica@bavc.org, or call 415-558-2181 to receive an
application or flyer.
A+ Options For 'B' Kids [part 3 of 4]
By Anne McGrath, USNews.com
FIND THE RIGHT FIT
Choosing well should be the goal of every applicant, but it's a critical task for anyone who might have trouble with the transition to college-level work. Will you perform best at a big university, taking lots of lecture classes and sampling from a menu of 600 clubs? Or will you blossom in the close community of a liberal arts college, where the typical small class requires you to speak up and discuss? Will you be up to the academic demands you'll face? If not, and you're accepted, your studies may feel like a constant struggle. Are you a drama buff? A debater? "If I have an average student who's passionate about music, I want him to go someplace where he can be immediately involved in music," says Susan Tree, a college counselor at the Westtown School in Westtown, Pa. Without that area of certain success, Tree says, the danger increases that he'll wash
out.
Many counselors steer nonsuperstars toward small liberal arts colleges, unless the student has his heart set on the Big Ten experience. "The amount of faculty contact is really important for students who haven't been highfliers," says Judith Mackenzie, the Seattle educational consultant who worked with the Strelecky family. "They need support." Too often at large research universities, counselors caution, freshman classes are taught by graduate assistants, and young undergrads rarely see the scholars. "At a small college like Kalamazoo," says Pope, professors "might be your intramural teammates."
Katie Pesce knew that she would need faculty contact--one reason she chose Elon. Now a senior studying elementary education, she recalls she "worked 10 times harder than everyone else" at her New Jersey high school and would "always, always go in for help." At Elon, former professors often stop her on campus to say hello, she says, and "I go see my photography professor all the time to chat about pieces of work, what I might want to do in the future with photography--anything."
Strategically speaking, focusing your search on schools that are a good fit--and making it clear you've done the research to know they're a good fit--can sometimes improve the odds that the committee will say "this is a kid we want." Likewise, failing to do your research can hurt. "We ask a very specific question about how Flagler meets your goals," says Marc Williar, director of admissions at the Florida college. One applicant to the sports management program wrote about wanting to become a personal trainer. "This is a business-oriented program; we don't turn out personal trainers," Williar says. Although the student looked great on paper, she was denied admission.
LOOK FOR STRONG SUPPORTS
Once you move on to the detailed research, many counselors suggest looking for a program that bonds freshmen tightly with a professor and a peer group, and for well-developed advising and retention systems. "You want to build a foundation for success," says George Kuh, the Indiana University researcher who runs the National Survey of Student Engagement to help colleges gauge how effectively they're serving undergrads. Shirley Bloomquist, an independent counselor in Great Falls, Va., urges clients to consider how many kids return for sophomore year. "I like to see at least an 85 percent return rate," she says. "If it's under 65 percent, something's going wrong."
To make sure their freshmen adjust smoothly and stay, a growing number of colleges and universities hold elaborate orientations that introduce newcomers to each other over the summer, then put them through a College 101 course in the fall on everything from managing their time to managing their drinking. At Lawrence and Ursinus, as at a growing number of schools big and small, the whole class is divided into small seminars to tackle the same readings (story, Page 52), so discussions often continue over lunch and in the dorms. Westminster College in Salt Lake City is refining a plan to divide all freshmen into "learning communities" of about 30 students, who will study together in at least two themed classes--on globalism, say, or the environment.
Too often, academic advising tends to be spotty until a student has declared a major. "But these kids desperately need some guidance!" says Mackenzie. At a number of schools with freshman seminars, including the College of Wooster, Allegheny, and the University of Redlands, the seminar prof doubles as each participant's adviser, offering academic and moral support as well as classroom instruction.
One advantage of a system in which adults know undergrads well is that alarms go off when a student's grades drop or someone stops coming to class. At Hendrix and at Otterbein College in Ohio, for example, professors and resident assistants alert a retention committee when someone seems to be slipping, and the committee meets regularly to talk about how best to intervene with struggling students. "This is a place where you're not going to go unnoticed," says Cass Johnson, Otterbein's admissions director.
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Wellness Center
Jennifer Kenny-Baum (Wellness Coordinator) is available daily.
Monica Murphy (Nurse) is available daily.
Ian Enriquez (Youth Outreach Coordinator) is available daily.
Sheening Lin (psychologist) is available daily.
Ulash Thakore (Academic Counselor) is available Monday thru Wednesday.
German Cheung (Counselor) is available on Mondays.
Pauline Ong (Cantonese Speaking Counselor) is available on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Sonia Sztejnklaper (Russian Speaking Counselor) is available on Mondays.
Suong Vo and Loan Ly (Vietnamese Speaking Counselors) are available on Mondays.
Kory Okun (Relationship Counselor) is available Tuesdays.
Wayne Hayes (Counselor) is available on Wednesdays.
James Guay (Therapist) is available on Wednesdays.
Melissa Ramirez and Debby Machold (Counselors) are available on Wednesdays.
Vicky Fashho (Arabic Speaking Counselor) is available on Wednesdays.
Ali Abolfazli (Counselor) is available Thursdays.
Megan Agee (Community Safety Organizer) is available on Thursdays.
Delvin Mack (Tagalog Speaking Counselor) is available on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Clean & Green City Summit
The San Francisco Clean and Green City Summit is presented by Mayor Gavin Newsom, the Department of Public Works, the SF Clean City Coalition and the Recreation and Park Department. This all day event will feature cleaning and greening experts, interactive workshops, inspirational speakers, a vendor gallery and more. A coalition of city residents, community leaders, and merchants will be teamed with city government leaders and frontline staff to exchange ideas, develop policy initiatives and provide direction for the City as it continues to clean and beautify its public plazas, parks, and merchant corridors. Participants will receive a rich learning experience on the city’s and the country’s best practices while developing new ideas and solutions for our year round
cleaning and greening programs.
The summit is free of charge and lunch will be included. However, advanced registration is required, so please register today. Space is limited. Contact: website or 554-4890.
When: February 15, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Where: SF County Fair Building (9th Avenue and Lincoln Way, Golden Gate Park)
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