Happy second semester, District 1!

The Youth Advisory Council (YAC)

of District 1 has been working

hard to ensure that the voice of

the youth is heard in neighbor-

hood, district, and city decisions.

We are extremely excited about

our growing relationships within

our community, as we serve as

liaisons to over twenty neighbor-

hood groups and are also

strengthening our relationship

with the Starbird Youth Center

and Cypress Senior Center. We are

not working to diversify our YAC

by ensuring participation

from all five high schools,

including Lynbrook, The

H a r k e r S c h o o l ,

Archbishop Mitty, Pros-

pect, and Westmont.

Currently, we are very

concerned with the grow-

ing city deficit as well as

the gang violence, and are

addressing these by at-

tending budget priority

sessions and working on

the creation of a Public

Service Announcement.

We hope to achieve our

goal of uniting the city as 1

Voice, the theme of our

district-wide newsletter.

To attain this aspiration,

we are also working to

create an empowered voice for

youth through a city-wide Youth

Bill of Rights that is in the process

of being written. We are very

excited about some upcoming

events, such as our Game Night at

the Cypress Senior Center in Feb-

ruary and the city-wide Youth

Conference in April.

But remember: There are only

twenty members of the Youth

Advisory Council, but there are

10,000 teenagers in District 1.

That’s why we want to challenge

the youth of the district to dem-

onstrate active, passionate leader-

ship through civic engagement

and get their voices heard, using

the Youth Advisory Council of

District 1 as a vessel for this.

Please don’t hesitate to contact

m e b y e m a i l a t

kavya.shankar@sjdistrict1.com if

you want to write for us or if you

have any comments you want to

share and be sure to visit our

recently launched website at

yac.sjdistrict1.com. Keep up the

momentum!

Message from Youth Commissioner Kavya Shankar

1 Voice Winter Edition

Volume 1, Issue 2

Interview with

Councilmember

2

YAC Training 2

Coming Home from

Copenhagen

3

Family Giving Tree 3

Parcel Tax Means

Budget Cuts Across

FUHSD

5

The Emerging

Environmental

Movement

5

San Jose A’s? It all

depends.

6

Opinion Article:

Acai Berries

6

The Budget Process 4

Artwork and Poetry 7

San Jose 311 4

Job, Internship, &

Volunteer

Opportunities

8

Inside this issue:

Youth Advisory

Council of

District 1

Youth Advisory Council (YAC) of District 1 at City-Wide YAC Training in November

By far the most rewarding ventures, how-

ever, were the workshops that we partici-

pated in. Each YAC member was given the

opportunity to participate in one of five

workshops, all taught by our extremely

gifted commissioners: public speaking,

networking, project planning, and publicity.

This YACer attended the networking and

project planning workshops, and it’s safe to

say I’ve learned skills that will be applica-

ble not only in future YAC activities, but in

all future endeavors.

We ended the day with our very own

Hollywood encounter, as YAC districts

stepped into the director’s seat to plan

our very own Public Service Announce-

ments for the City of San Jose’s Gang

Prevention Taskforce. We were given the

opportunity to meet with San Jose’s own

“Paramount Pictures”—Creative Media.

After listening to the presentation, each

district created its very own storyboard.

We will soon be able to present our story-

boards to the Mayor’s Gang Prevention

Taskforce, and some will be created as

PSAs. This unique opportunity is just one

of the many future opportunities YAC of

District 1 now has a result of this event!

On November 21st of 2009, YAC of San Jose

District 1 was given the opportunity to meet

with other YACs from San Jose’s Districts.

We met with them, as well as with all of the

Commissioners, to receive training, to dis-

cuss successful YAC tactics, and to become

familiar with other youth leaders in our city.

To this end, we began the day-long event

with icebreakers that helped to facilitate

interaction between different YACs. Among

the most memorable of these was an activ-

ity in which we all formed a circle and had to

support each other as human chairs. The

aim of the activity was to show how we

were all necessary for each other’s suc-

cesses, and to encourage the different

members to connect—and it worked! By

the end of the day, we were as thick as

thieves!

The Youth Advisory Council of District 1 inter-

viewed Councilmember Pete Constant about

the central issues concerning San José. As

Councilmember Constant’s first term draws

to a close, various projects are launched with

the new year. Youth Advisory Council mem-

ber Cindy Huang discussed some of these

plans.

Cindy: What are your priorities regarding the

budget crisis?

Councilmember: San José has had a long

streak of budget deficits. This deficit was at

one time as large as 400 million dollars! The

main priority is just letting the city do what it

should do and must do.

Cindy: I know it affects pension plans for the

elder, but how will it effect the youth?

Councilmember: There are significant service

cuts and a reducing of hours of libraries,

community centers and homework centers.

In order to maintain these, we would have to

raise city fees to use these city facilities. The

city needs to prioritize health and safety

above anything else.

Cindy: I’ve heard about the city’s new

iPhone app, Mobile City Hall. The Mobile City

Hall application allows citizens to easily

report problems such as graffiti, potholes,

illegal dumping, illegal signage, and aban-

doned cars. How can this help engage the

youth with city affairs?

Councilmember: With the new iPhone app,

the power of City Hall is in your hands.

Adults often miss some of the problem

areas teenagers encounter every day. We

need the youth to be our eyes and ears.

Cindy: I’ve read a little bit about the Tar-

geted Business Area (TBA) designated for

Winchester Boulevard. Could you elaborate

on the awaiting future for the boulevard?

Councilmember: The TBA was created to

support new and existing businesses within

the area while the City prepares to make

the area a Neighborhood Business District

(NBD). The types of businesses you will see

here are non-mall types of stores. We want

a vibrant business district mainly to serve

the immediate neighborhood. For example,

you won’t see an Abercrombie store here,

but you might find local businesses such as

a dry cleaner.

Cindy: What kind of effect will this have on

the city?

Councilmember: It will connect people

from Los Gatos, Saratoga and San José up

to Santana Row. The purpose for these

designations is to allow for more flexibility

of development standards such as parking

regulations and signage for area busi-

nesses. These businesses help neighbor-

hoods and the city because they increase

tax revenue.

Cindy: One last question for you to wrap it

all up. What is your vision for the youth of

San José in District 1?

Councilmember: My vision for all of the

youth in San José is for them to go to

school, engage in the community, have the

ability to influence decisions in city hall and

actively learn to take roles of community

service to neighborhoods.

Cindy: Thank you for your time!

YAC Training by Belinda Tang

Interview with Councilmember Constant by Cindy Ju

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If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough

sound energy to heat one cup of coffee

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Tree, a project strikingly

similar to Secret Santa. The

Starbird Teens Tree encour-

aged teenagers over the

age of thirteen to create

wish lists of their most

desired gifts; members of

YAC as well as members of

the community were then

given the opportunity to

spread holiday cheer by

purchasing these items for

the teens. An entire room,

presided over by a cos-

tumed Santa Claus who granted wishes,

handed out miniature candy canes, and

posed for pictures, was filled with decora-

tively wrapped gifts; the most popular

requests included mp3 players and fra-

grant body lotions. The Family Giving Tree

was also an ideal opportunity for the

youth across the district to experiment

with arts and crafts. The YAC baked cook-

ies, which functioned as palettes for crea-

tive (and, of course, hungry) children to

demonstrate their artistic talents when

confronted with the most deliberately

messy of all decorative instruments –

icing. A crafts connoisseur taught elabo-

rate ornament creation and decoration

using only the humble tools of ribbon and

wrapping paper. Within those seven

hours, which were altogether too short,

the Youth Advisory Council hoped to forge

strong bonds with the students of San

Jose. A combination of casual dining, craft-

making, and gift-exchanging made the

night memorable for both the members of

YAC and the Starbird teens, who hope

that, in turn, a fun and friendship-bridging

experience was had by all.

On the 22nd of December, the Youth Advi-

sory Council participated in Family Giving

Tree, an afternoon event that consisted of

games, crafts, foods, and gifts. Working

closely with the Blackford Neighborhood

Action Coalition, YAC members “adopted”

teenagers through the Starbird Teens

What happens when you gather 164 teen-

agers together from 44 countries when

they’re jetlagged and don’t speak each

other’s languages? From what happened

at the recent Children’s Climate Forum in

Copenhagen, a precursor to the COP15, it

looks like those youth can actually do

quite a lot.

I was one of the four U.S. delegates to the

conference, sponsored by UNICEF, and

was fortunate enough to see what hap-

pens when youth are given the tools to

empower themselves and their communi-

ties. In workshops, lectures, and project

groups, we learned to cooperate and

communicate to combat the effects of

climate change. It was inspiring to learn

about the different ideas and actions that

adolescents from all over the world are

developing, along with discovering cul-

tural differences. I roomed with two girls

from the UK, practiced my Spanish with

the Bolivian delegation, ate lunch with the

New Zealanders, danced with South Afri-

cans, and became tight friends with all of

them.

What really impressed me,

however, was how my own

hometown of San Jose

measured up next to the

multitude of global projects.

The recent Plastic Bag Ban

became a major topic of

discussion in a Production

and Consumption work-

shop, for example. With the

exception of a few other

cities, San Jose has become

a pioneer in reducing plas-

tic’s harmful effects. San

Jose’s Green Print, which

seeks to increase funding for our parks

and trails, is yet another key piece of legis-

lation that is important to our community

and climate.

But we can do more. It doesn’t take much

for the youth of San Jose to join in the

movement as well. Some District 1 schools

are already making amazing progress as

they plant gardens, install energy meters,

encourage recycling, and generally help

save the world we all live in. As youth, we

can take individual action by eating vege-

tarian a few times a week or taking

shorter showers,

but we can also help

empower our com-

munities. In the long

run, being environ-

mentally friendly

saves money and

helps our city. We,

too, can get our

schools to change

for the better.

At the end of the

conference, all the

youth presented a

declaration to the COP15 and world lead-

ers. Written by the children, for the chil-

dren, the document states “We commit to

educate and empower ourselves and our

communities to adapt to and mitigate the

changing climate. ” The youth of San Jose

have the passion and the persistence to

ensure change happens, and we know

that we must encourage our leaders to do

the same. Let’s not disappoint future

generations or the other youth around the

world. Let’s not waste what has already

been achieved in our city.

Family Giving Tree By Catherine Kong

Coming Home from Copenhagen by Olivia Zhu

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Frequent jet lag can damage memory.

Youth Advisory Council Chair Kavya Shankar

attended a Neighborhood Leader Budget

Priority Session meeting on January 23. At

the meeting, the following five city priorities

were established:

• Green, Sustainable City

• Prosperous Economy

• Safe City

• Vibrant, Attractive Community

• Reliable, Well-Maintained Infrastruc-

ture

We have been campaigning hard to ensure

vital services for youth do not get cut from

the city budget, but we need your help in

determining our priorities!

If there is something relating to these five

priorities that you feel passionate about and

don’t want to see cut, please voice your opin-

ion and we can assist you with ensuring that

our district continues to provide services for

the youth.

Because the City of San Jose’s general fund is

likely to face a $96 million shortfall in 2010-

2011, it is even more important that the youth

of San Jose remain involved in the budget

planning process. The City will start to deter-

mine what they need to keep and what they

would like to keep, and the Youth Advisory

Council is committed to ensuring that the

voice of the youth is heard in these budget

priority meetings. Particularly, we are inter-

ested in ensuring that youth resources, such

as the youth and community centers as well

as the community libraries, continue to re-

ceive funding.

Graffiti, potholes, broken streetlights, and

garbage are among the pesky problems

that every city faces. The difference is that

the city of San Jose has found a solution.

Through a concept called crowdsourcing,

the District 1 of San Jose created a user-

friendly iPhone application on December

15th, 2009. Simply downloading the San

Jose 311 App allows residents in District 1 to

help the city clean up and fix various prob-

lems. After reporting problems, the issues

are directed to the Councilmember Pete

Constant’s office for resolution. Later,

residents are notified when their requests

have been received, reviewed, and solved.

Furthermore, the application has had great

reviews so far. One reviewer reasoned,

"The app is easy to use, and I know my

requests are going to the right people. I

even got a response to the issues I've sent

in." The app can be downloaded for free at

the Apple iTunes store.

The innovation behind the project came

from District 1 Councilmember Pete Con-

stant who spearheaded the project after

partnering with CitySourced, the company

that designed the application. “When you

see a problem, you can take a photo of it,

and by virtue of taking a photo of it, we've

captured your GPS coordinates," said

David Kralik, director of marketing for City-

Sourced. The simple 2.0 Application utilizes

Microsoft and Bing's mapping system.

Kralik reasons that reports will be much

more accurate and shift the responsibility

for taking care of the city from public offi-

cials to residents. He explained, “If you

think about Wikipedia and how accurate it

is—we’re taking crowdsourcing—the same

kind of concept that built Wikipedia, [for]

identifying and solving urban blights.”

"We need to embrace emerging technolo-

gies in order to more efficiently serve our

residents at a time when our budgets are

dwindling and deferred infrastructure main-

tenance costs are skyrocketing," explained

Constant in a recent press release. "Using

Web 2.0 solutions will help us address

seemingly minor neighborhood problems,

before they become major ones. Bottom

line: It will save taxpayers a lot of time and

money."

The nice part of the application is that it is

workable 1,900 cities nationwide and so

users can also report problems in other

states they’re visiting, unlike New York

City’s and Boston’s iPhone apps that are

only specific to those regions. While Mobile

City Hall works in 1,900 U.S. cities, cities

cannot access the dashboard system that lets

San Jose analyze reports. “San Jose gets a

really cool metrics dashboard that they can

slice and dice the data. Whereas the cities we

work in, but aren't paying us, don't get that—

they get a basic report sent to them," Kralik

said. Hopefully this same dashboard will be

initiated in other U.S. cities as well to help

clean up our whole country.

During this holiday season, if you see an issue

on the streets of San Jose, don’t hesitate to

report it right away. With a couple clicks, you

can be part of the growing initiative to beauti-

ful our city.

San Jose 311 By Nina Kamath

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The Budget Process by Kavya Shankar

Sunlight makes you sneeze.

V o l u m e 1 , Is s u e 2

facets of their plan, the two students are

ready to make change in their school.

Already, the smart meters from

Valence Energy have helped them

detect energy wastage from night-

time use. As a result of the installa-

tion, Daniela and Shreya have

worked with The Harker Lower

School to eliminate this unneces-

sary electricity drain. As they

worked to promote the plan in the

high school, they were filmed by

both ACE and UNICEF as exemplary

models for youth climate activists.

The two were further honored at

the Governor’s Climate Summit,

meeting with some of the most

involved politicians and researchers

in the field.

The students and Valence Energy

are not done yet, however: with

the help of the YAC, they are

launching a new program to dis-

cover what the greenest school in

San Jose might be. Armed with that knowl-

edge, who knows what they can do?

Considering the ever pressing effects of

global warming and climate change, its im-

portant for students and communities to

take action, especially on a local level. That’s

exactly what Daniela Lapidous and Shreya

Indukuri, both students at The Harker Upper

School, are planning to do this year.

Passionate about raising awareness about

and actively working against the effects of

climate change, the two sophomores have

applied for and received a grant from the

Alliance for Climate Education. Installing

smart meters to monitor energy usage, plant-

ing an organic garden, and reducing air condi-

tioning usage are all part of their proposal.

Alongside Valence Energy, a San Jose com-

pany that is helping Daniela and Shreya with

The Fremont Union High School District

passed a stellar initiative 5 years ago in

November of 2004 to help Schools by insti-

tuting a $98 per parcel tax on homes in the

district. This tax has allowed the Fremont

Union schools to preserve most of the

classes and even expand education and

sport opportunities in light of the recent

economic crisis. Local parcel taxes are

perhaps the only way to secure funding for

teacher salaries, books and other materials.

Our district has very specific needs. Be-

cause of the way funding is decided

schools with larger amount of students are

able to get a larger portion of the money.

Subsequently small schools in districts are

subsequently hurt even if they do have

large amount of students in comparison to

schools across the state/country. The

FUHSD is a basic

needs district. This

means they don’t get

funding based off of

the number of pupils

they have, but only

Recently Measure G

has been a district

wide initiative to

attempt to boost our

revenue by reinstat-

ing the parcel tax. Regrettably it failed to

pass this time around. The lack of this

source of funding means that the already

limited funding will be cut drastically.

Even worse is the fact that the incoming

classes into our high schools are growing

in size so the same amount of money is

being cut between greater numbers of

students. Cuts to AP and honor

classes, after school activities,

clubs and many defining charac-

teristics of our schools will have

to go in an attempt to make up

the 5 million dollars which our

school system will lose.

The last initiative to reform and

renew the parcel tax failed to

pass late in 2009. A necessary 66%

vote was not reached with only

60% of residents willing to extend the tax.

Later this year there will be two more

chances for the parcel tax to potentially

pass. If both of those see the parcel tax lose

then there will be serious changes to the

schools in the Fremont District.

The Emerging Environmental Movement By Olivia Zhu

Parcel Tax means Budget Cuts Across FUHSD By Pavan Upadhyayula

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For every human in the world, there are one million ants.

A Closer Look: Valence

Energy and The Harker

Upper School

It is no surprise that in the Great Recession

sports venues are frequently observed to be

empty during events yet by no means does it

hold true for everyone. If one's team is suc-

cessful, people will find a way to get to the

game. Such an influx of fans can often shift

whole city economies and that is exactly why

the Major wishes the A's to embrace San Jose

as their new home.

However, the A's migration is not solely due to

the Major's insistence. Over the past couple of

years, they have been near the bottom of

Major League Baseball in attendance which is

mostly due to poor performance on the field.

This downturn accounts for some major losses

in revenue for the team. . Also, the McAfee

Coliseum, the A’s home stadium, has been

reviewed by fans and sports experts alike as a

field unworthy of being played on. So the

questions now is where? Talks were brewing

to build a stadium for the A’s in Fremont, but

that plan broke down, hence San Jose.

There are three key players who will ultimately

decide the outcome:

· Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig.

· Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

· San Francisco Giants managing general

partner William Neukom.

Selig. has the clout to clear the way for an A's

move to San Jose, a territory considered to be

of Giants' ownership by Major League Base-

ball.

Selig, who was A's frontman Lew

Wolff's fraternity brother at the University of

Wisconsin, would have to persuade three-

fourths of other team owners to go along

with the move. Selig has repeatedly asserted

the Giants' rights to all of Santa Clara County,

but also promised Wolff to speak with other

cities when the A's Fremont deal collapsed,

causing him to push for San Jose.

Feinstein, ostensibly the main opponent to

the move, could decide to play hometown

favorites, as she did on the San Francisco

49ers stadium issue - going so far as to muse

about a federal law that would ban the 49ers

from using the name "San Francisco" if the

team moved to Santa Clara. She could make

life difficult for Major League Baseball by

raising the specter of hearings on its antitrust-

exempt status.

Then there's Neukom. Team sources say he

won't let the A's move into Giants land without

a fight, even if means going to court - he's no

lightweight there. He's a former general counsel

for Microsoft and past president of the Ameri-

can Bar Association.

Meanwhile, Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums and

the rest of the East Bay political family - who

had already kissed the team goodbye - are hav-

ing second thoughts.

In spite of Wolff's statement Friday that the A's

have "no interest in covering old ground" - i.e.,

talking to Oakland - city officials are preparing

to lobby Feinstein, Sen. Barbara Boxer, House

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and local Democratic

Rep. Barbara Lee to keep the team in Oakland.

Or at the very least, to get another shot at nego-

tiations.

In any event, it's still a very long way to San

Jose.

San Jose A’s? It all depends. By Guru Ram

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Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time.

This year, acai berry product adver-

tisements have conspicuously domi-

nated the air waves as the “wonder

weight-loss food” with claims of over

30 pound losses from people every-

where dropping. Have the advertise-

ments any validity or are they simply

o v e r - h y p e d s c a m s ?

Acai berries are a reddish-purple fruit

that grow on the Acai Palm Tree

which is native to South and Central

America. A close relative of the cran-

berry and blueberry, acai berries were noted for

their extraordinarily high amounts of antioxi-

dants, healthy omega fats, and amino acids.

Acai berries contain anthocyanins and flavon-

oids, which are two powerful antioxidants.

Antioxidents help boost immunity, slow down

aging, and prevent disease. However, Acai Ber-

ries have not been demonstrated to have

health benefits that other similar fruits cannot

offer (such as blue-

berries and cranber-

ries).

Acai berries help

weight loss by pro-

moting more effi-

cient fat burning. By

boosting your im-

mune system and

increasing overall

health, Acai Berries

enable your metabo-

lism to work more efficiently and thus boosts

energy levels. It is for this they are often used

in weight-loss supplements. The Acai Berry

has no known negative side effects with the

exception of those who are allergic to it.

As its popularity grew, many manufacturers

began to sell Acai Berry products utilizing its

roots and seeds. In reality though, the most

nutritious, ergo desirable parts, of an Acai

Berry are the berry skin and its pulp. So, al-

though the products do contain Acai Berry

elements, they, in themselves are not suffi-

ciently nutritious enough to have a substantial

effect.

Because Acai is very expensive, manufacturers

will also blend Acai with green tea extract, or

other sources of cheap nutrition to supple-

ment the nutritional value of its Acai pills. So if

you’re thinking about testing out this “super-

food” make sure to purchase the right prod-

uct. To achieve the results all the websites

brag about, the average daily consumption of

pure Acai should be 1000mg. Check the label!

Finally, although Acai Berries do indeed help

weight-loss, and perhaps are great nutritional

food, remember that Acai Berries cannot re-

place exercise and a healthy lifestyle.

Opinion Article: The Buzz about Acai Berries: Are they really as great

as everyone says? By Sherry Xu

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How dare, how dare, I ask of air what dark hearts ask of sorrow; that it turn the world with all its murmurings and embrace the remnants of fallacious hope. To weave the sky—it was but a dream unanswered, echoes fluttering against the night. And Truth: so frail, so fragile... a cripple smothered in rose-blue silence. The stars are crumbling into ephemeral ashes, but pursuit of facades and learning to love them leads to apathy as reality approaches its final breath. Verisimilitude rises from [ancient] fires—yet incarnates no phoenix. Illusion's grace shapes the skeins* of death; forfeited essence, evading the present, shall fade from eternity. Belatedly, Fate will be discovered; yet when it is time to depart, the staircase will have disappeared.

with blizzard hands and liquid motions, she dances in the gale, her body moving like water, and she weaves herself into stone castles of carolina blue.

she croons like a goddess carved by the hands of winter, snowdrops pinned to her china skin, and for a second I swear she looks like she's flying upon the starry-cheeks of july with firefly lashes and latern-lit bones.

but she wears snow like an oversized sweater to hide her collapsed soul- she's dreaming, dreaming of something more.

Carolina Blue By Roopa Shankar

Artist: Cindy Huang

Verisimilitude By Frances Guo

Photographer: Roopa Shankar

96% of people put the peanut butter on first when making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

The Youth Advisory Council of District 1 (YAC) is an active group of youth, 14-20

years of age who dedicate their time, talent and ideas to promote positive

change in their community. YAC members identify and tackle youth issues, host

special events, participate in volunteer activities and address the needs of their

district residents. In the past, the District 1 YAC has hosted dances, movie nights,

and barbeques. YAC empowers youth to make change in their communities.

For more information, please contact District 1 Youth Commissioner Kavya

Shankar at kavya.shankar@sjdistrict1.com.

JOBS

Conversational English Instructors

Tom Tang & Vicki Young

Send Resume: ttang@ikain.com or

vicki.young@ikain.com

Call: 408-828-5547 or 408-504-7177

Description: Provide direct instruction on the

English language to students in China through

internet/webcam

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Bookshare

Bookshare is a company that increases the

availability of literature to those with print

disabilities. This non-profit turns print books

into audio files and creates a network for book

lovers, not just those who are visually impaired.

Volunteers can help Bookshare by proofread-

ing scans of literary works or writing summa-

ries while reading books they really enjoy!

Those 15 and older can volunteer at http://

www.bookshare.org/about/volunteerOverview

INTERNSHIPS

KICU TV 36/San Jose

Roy Avila

2102 Commerce Drive

San Jose, CA 95131

408-95406177

roy.avila@kicu.com

Internship: Studio and Field Production,

Sports, Community Affairs, Advertising Sales,

Promotions

Compensation/Work Schedule: College credit,

8-16 hours/week

KNTV News Channel 11

Judy Betro

2450 N. First Street

San Jose, CA 95131

408-432-4580

judy.betro@nbcuni.com

Internship: News, sports, programming, pro-

motions, production, public affairs/

community, sales

Compensation/Work Schedule: Internships

renew by quarter/semester

Parents Helping Parents

Parents Helping Parents is an organization

intended to help families that have children

with special needs. On Saturday, December

5th, they will have their Annual Holiday Party to

help those families enjoy a visit with Santa as

well as crafts and snacks.

Contact: Joanna Jaeger (jaegs@comcast.net)

Website: www.php.com

San Jose Public Library

Volunteer at any San Jose Public Library

Branch by helping tutor at the homework

center, providing technology assistance, and

performing clerical assignments.

Those 15 and older can volunteer at http://

www.sjlibrary.org/about/sjpl/volunteers/

Job, Internship, & Volunteer Opportunities

Kavya Shankar, District 1 Youth

Commissioner

Email: kavya.shankar@sjdistrict1.com

Uniting to create an empowered

voice for youth

Y o u t h A d v i s o r y C o u n c i l

We’re on the web:

yac.sjdistrict1.com

Executive Board Chair: Kavya Shankar

Vice-Chair: Catherine Kong Secretary: Belinda Tang

Members Gene Burinsky, Mihir Deo, Frances Guo, Cindy

Huang, Nina Kamath, Kayoung Lee, Megan Lee, Sandeep Peddada, Anup Sonti , Peter Tang,

Pavan Upadhyayula, Kevin Xie, Sherry Xu, Olivia Zhu

Youth Advisory Council of

District 1