bulldog beat 1st quarter newsletter

7/30/2019 Bulldog Beat 1st Quarter Newsletter

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Eric Silberberg:

Daniel Jakubowski:

We are proud to introduce you

to the Bulldog Press. These

students put in so much time

and effort and we want to

thank them for all they have

done to make this newspaper

happen!!!

Victoria Parker:

Hannah Scott:

Alex Bidwell:

Cameron Weithman

Ian Burke

T H E B U L L D O G P R E S S

S P E C I A LP O I N T S O FI N T E R E S T :

STUDENTS LEARN

ABOUT ENVIRON-

MENTALLY

FRIENDY HOUSES

AND GO FISHIN

SPOTLIGHT OF

THE MONTH:

BRANDON

STARKS

SLC THANKS THE

PTA!!!

DONT MISS OUR

FUNDRAISERS!!!

(BACK PAGE)

I N S I D E T H I SI S S U E :

BIRTHDAYS 2-3

CALENDAR 4-5

HIGHLIGHTS 6-7

SPOTLIGHTS 8-9

Fieldtrips/Sprit Week10-

11

SLD/Halloween12-

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PTA CONTEST14-

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M e e t t h e R e s t o f t h e S t a f f

O A K G R O V E S C H O O L

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September-October, 2012Volume 1, Issue 1


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Hannah Scott turned 16 onSeptember 1st, this year.When asked what she wantedmost for her birthday, Hannah

responded, A home visit.

Hannah spent her birthdaywith her family and best friendMary-Kate, I did a lot of shop-ping, spent time with Marry-Kate and went to Get Air with

the girls in my house.If she could be anywhere inthe world, Hannah was quickto respond that she would go

to London. "If my birthday wasduring the summer, I wouldwant to go jet skiing.

Any type of ice cream cakeand a cookie cake! would beHannahs food choice.

When her mom surprised herby taking her to the mall andgetting her ears pierced wasthe best birthday memory for

Hannah.

Hint, hint (mom and dad) Han-nah would like a new car. Anew model, 2012-2013, but it

has to look good!

Who would Hannah want tospend her birthday with?Ummmm, D-U-H! of course Iwould want my parents to behere for my birthday!

Stephen was going to godirt-biking for his birthday,but went out with his mominstead.

I would go to an Arcadeand I would take Vikki.would be Stephens bestbirthday ever.

I dont like cake, I prefervanilla ice cream.

Stephen Youngbergturned 14 on September

1.

Stephen does not ask formuch for his birthdayjust, Anything my parents

were willing to do.

If he could spend the daywith anyone it would be,My mom and Dad.

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take his friends Josh, Michael and

Nate.

Evan said that his favorite birthday

was when the party was at a spaghetti

restaurant in California. He called it a

Night Club Party. Evan said the best

part was seeing a cut out picture of

himself. I looked pimp!

For next year, Evan would like to go

bowling and have a huge party with 20

or more people in attendance. He

really wants to see his mom and dad

for his next birthday. Oh yeah, he is

also in the market for a Shelby, Co-

bra vroom, vroom!

was full of balloons whichIve never seen before.

Larisa said.

Someday she would like toreturn to Russia for her

birthday. For right now,she would like to haveboard games and to seeKennedy and her parents.

She said she wasnt feel-ing well on her birthday

and slept throughmost of it. Since cominto the U.S., Larisa said birthdays usually are smparties with her family afriends. Larisa loves ba

loons and FatCats, hinhint for next year.

Larisa Baerg is the oldeststudent at OakGroveSchool. She turned 19 onNovember 12th. Larisahas an interesting past,

she was adopted fromRussia and doesnt re-member celebrating anybirthdays until she movedto the United States.When I first came to theU.S. it was midnight. Iopened the door, the room

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Evan Maisano turned 18 on Septem-

ber 17. Happy 18th birthday, EVAN!!!!

He would really wanted the video

game, Kingdom of Hearts: dread drop

distance for his birthday. Evan did

say that he is really grateful for the

presents and letter from his family.

Thanks for the presents, mom and

dad.

Barbecued ribs would have been his

first choice for dinner that night, how-

ever, he was told no so he settled forspaghetti. The perfect birthday cake

would be Completely, like all, choco-

late. Even the candles.

The ideal birthday party would either

be at home or at a theme park. Evan

does not care which one. He would

BIRTHDAYS

THEME PARK BIRTHDAY FOR EVAN

BY BULLDOG STAFF


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4) The first NFL game

played during Thanks-

giving was in 1934:

the Portsmouth Spar-

tans (now the Detroit

Lions) vs. the Chicago

Bears. It was broad-

cast on NBC radio and

has been a tradition

ever since.

5) Pumpkin pie was intro-

duced during the se-

cond Thanksgiving.

6) The Macys Day pa-

rade, started in 1924,

originally used live

animals. In 1927, the

first balloon was used

1) The Pilgrims probably

ate shrimp and deer,

not turkey.

2) President Lincoln de-

clared the last Thurs-

day in the month to be

Thanksgiving in 1863.

President Franklin D.

Roosevelt made it a

national holiday in the

1940s.

3) The Pilgrims did not

eat cranberry sauce

(no sugar) nor did they

eat sweet potatoes

because they were not

to be found.

of Felix the Cat.

7) Green Bean Casserole was

introduced to Americans in

1955.

8) Black Friday was created by

department stores in the

1960s in Philadelphia.

9) The Wampanoag Tribe cele-

brated the first Thanksgiv-

ing with the Pilgrims.

10) The presidential tradition of

pardoning one turkey a year

began with President Tru-

man in 1947.


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12/13: Sub-for-SantaShopping

12/14: Sub-for-Santa Delivery

12/14: Holiday Season Stomp

12/19: Caitlins Graduation

12/20-1/1: Winter Break

The BullDog Staff wishes you a

very Merry Christmas and a

Happy New Year!!!

dyed goose feathers.

5) In 320 A.D., Pope Julius

1 declared December

25th as the official day

for Christmas.

6) The largest stocking was

106 feet and 9 inches

long by 49 feet and 1

inch wide. It held 1,000

presents.

7) Mistletoe originates from

Mistletan which literal-

ly means Little Dung

Twig because it is

spread through bird

droppings.

1) Alabama was the first

state to recognize Christ-

mas as an official holi-

day in 1836.

2) Christmas was illegal in

English from 1647

1660 because people

were having too much

fun (sheesh)!

3) Michigans state song,

Michigan, My Michigan

is sung to the melody of

O Tannenbaum (Oh,

Christmas Tree).

4) The Germans made the

first Christmas tree from

8) The Poinsettia was

originally used by the

Aztecs to reduce

fevers. Contrary to

popular belief it is not

poisonous.

9) Apples were the first

Christmas ornaments.

10) The pine needs (pines,

firs, spruce) Christmas

trees are great sources

of Vitamin C.


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Matthew Marchman has beena student at Oakgrove Schoolsince June, 2012. He wasvery shy and withdrawn whenhe first enrolled, however, wehave discovered a very, drysense of humor that leavesmost of us either speechless(with shock) or rolling withlaughter. He is a bright andengaging young man that is atrue joy to have in class.

He likes school because ofEmilys science class

because it is interesting and

of course lunch.

However, if Matt could beanywhere in the world it wouldbe the Bahamas.

When asked what his favoritefood is, Matt laughed,Anything and Everything!

Matt enjoys playing football

and hanging outwith his friends.

The best thing about beingenrolled at Waterfall Canyon is

the Rec. Therapy.

Matt has definitely been affect-ed by Utah, he wants a F7-50Ford Truck. Now youre talkin

I need to cheat, it is

therapeutic for me towin.

I didnt think youwould catch me..

I didnt think you

were serious

I need food!!!!

Hes looking at me

She BIPd me for no rea-

son.

Oh crap! I didnt knowyou were watching me!

He just likes to BIP peo-ple, Im innocent.

M a t t h e w M a r c h m a n

B y V i k k i P a r k e r

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Mattsfavorite

foodsare

Anythingand

Everything!


Student Highlights

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yourlast,whichiswhyIdonthaveanyclean

laundrybecause,comeon,whowantstowash

clothesonthelastdayofthe

irlife?

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son.

When asked what his favoritebook is, Cam replied, The Hun-

ger Games!.

His favorite class is science. I

like Emily and Im into the gory

stuff. His favorite animals

are either snakes or fish.

Cam was not sure where he

would like to go, if he was able

to visit any place in the world.

He said, Theres too many plac-

es to go in the world to just say

one.

When asked what he would pre-

fer to eat, he smiled and said,

Anything unhealthy.

Mom and dad need to start sav-

ing up, his dream car is a Lam-

borghini or maybe he needs

to keep dreaming????

play golf.

He loves to learn new thingswhen it comes to school and

being at the house.

I dont have a favorite book,says Jonah, but I do like toread!

His favorite thing about WCAis that he gets a lot morefreedom.

My favorite class is Trentsclass, because its an easyA.

If Jonah could go anywherein the world he wouldchoose to go to Germany orPoland, he didnt say why butthose are the places hewould want to go to.

If given his choice for dinnerJonah would prefer, Chinesefood and Sushi!

Jonah Fechenbach has beena student at OakGroveSchool since September,

2010. He has graduatedfrom 700 house to TL. Jonahhas a job and works 24-30hours per week. We are soproud of Jonah!!!

Some of Jonahs favoritethings to do are, skateboard-ing or longboarding and to

C A M E R O N W E I T H M A NB Y H a n n a h S c o t t

J o n a hF e c h e n b a c h

B y V i k k i P a r k e r

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IlikeEmilyandImintothegorystuff.CameronWeithman

Cam has been a student since

July, 2011. He has made huge

progress in school and in the

program. We are so proud of

Cameron.

His favorite hobbies are fishing,

sports, and hanging out with

friends.

He thinks the best part of school

is that he gets help from the

teachers and that theyre here

to help him. The best part of

Waterfall Canyon is that its

here to help him be a beer per-

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

CameronWeithman

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enbach

Myfavorite

classisTrents

class,becauseits

aneasyA.JonahFechen

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Brandon Starks has been partof OakGrove School since

September. He was chosenby the Student LeadershipCouncil to Spotlight this

month.

Brandon was proud and sur-prised to be the Spotlight of

the month.

He likes to colleting all differ-ent kinds of books. Hes intoup-beat, thrill sinking books.His favorite books are the

Twilight Series.

Art is one of my favorite sub-jects. One of his favorite andspecialties is drawing his S-

shaped monsters, people and

animals.

I like being around all thedifferent kinds of students and

staff.

If Brandon could choose any-where in the world to go, hechose anywhere in and near

Scotland!

One of my most favoritethings to eat is Salad with alittle Ranch and or Italian

dressing!

A Lamborghini is my favorite

car, he said with a grin.

His favorite breed of dog is a

Bichons and he has this samebreed of dog for a pet back

home. My dogs name is Skit-tles.

Some of my favorite sportsare; Soccer, and Baseball.His favorite soccer team hap-pens to be in the UK, the teamis called Manchester United orMan U. Then his favoritesports teams in the US are theRed Sox, and for hockey his

favorite team is the Sharks!

P a g e 8

ALamborghiniismy

favoritecar,

BrandonStarks

B U L L D O G

Spotlight of the month

BY VIKKI PARKER

BichonsareBrandonsfa-voritekindof

TheBr

andons

digging

Science

Class!


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ed.

Some of her favorite memories with

818 are; going camping, water bal-

loon fights, and holiday celebra-

ons.

Her funniest experience being su-

pervisor was when she slipped

down the stairs during winter.

Bree is looking forward to some ofthe acvies planned for 818. In

the last couple of months we went

to the Pumpkin Patch, movies, and

hiking. Some of the acvies 818

will be going on are; going to a play,

going to look at Christmas lights,

helping the homeless, ice skang

and going sledding.

Bree has a great sense of humor,

here are some examples:

Paence is a virtue and a virtue

will hurt you!

Because I said so!

Complaints will be heard on the

SECOND Tuesday of next week!

Overall, Bree is happy to be at 818:

I love my boys! They keep me, on

my toes, full of joy and red. But I

wouldnt trade it for the world! I

have 14 kids and counng.

Jaymee loves hanging outwith the kids and going onfieldtrips or other activities.

She has been an integralpart of putting together ouryearbooks and planners.Her favorite activities weregoing to the fish farm andthe gardens. Watchingthe kids eating the fisheyes on the fish farmfieldtrip, is one of her fa-vorite memories.

She also enjoys playingpractical jokes on the kids,When I hid Kaci from

Vikki in the Christmas treebad and she jumped out atVikki AND we got it all ontape!!

Jaymee likes to snow-board, go to Moab and

Idaho during her free time.

Jaymee Morgan has beenworking as a staff memberat the 712 house and at

OakGrove School for fouryears. She is very indus-trious, during this time shehas been enrolled in col-lege earning her bache-

lor's degree in business.

She has lived in Idaho andFlorida, prior to moving toUtah.

S t a f f o f t h e M o n t h :B y V i k k i P a r k e r

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Bree Green has

been a supervi-

sor at the 818

program for seven year. She

hasnt worked at any other

residenal facilies but she

has worked at a local mental

health facility.

My favorite thing about be-

ing a supervisor is seeing theboys geng out of the pro-

gram and succeeding in life.

The worst part of being a

supervisor is worrying about

all the things that can go

wrong. Being stressed out,

is the worst part, Bree stat-

SUPERVISOR OF THE

MONTH : Bree Green

By Eric Silberberg

Ifyoureallywanttodosomething,youlldoit. Ifyoudontyoullfindanexcuse.

JaymeeMorgan


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On September 7th, studentswent to a the Utah State

University Botanical Center.During this fieldtrip, studentswere able to take a tour ofthe Utah House and learn

about Eco-Friendly housing.

The kids were shownnative plants to Utahand why it is important to

maintain these plants to pro-

tect Utahs ecology.

The students then learnedabout different types of solarenergy. They made s'mores insolar ovens and also worehats equipped with solar pow-ered fans. The students lovedthat the fans would cool themdown when they were out in

the sun.

The best part for most of thekids were making smores over

a fire pit.

When the kids caught theirlimit of fish, they began a killervolley ball game. Larisa de-cided to play and her teamwas so happy, she has a wick-ed serve.

Everyone had a great time.For lunch, students were ableto watch the fish farm employ-ees gut their fish then Ricky

On October 5th, students at-tended an all-day fieldtrip toOgdens fish farm. During thisfieldtrip, students learned howto or perfected their fishingskills.

Students had to work together,teaching each other how totake the fish off the hook andto share their fishing poles.

barbecued their catch. It took aboutthree minutes for the fish to disap-pear.

U . S . U . B o t a n i c a l C e n t e r

F i s h F a r m

P a g e 1 0 B U L L D O G B E A T

FIELDTRIPS

BigScreenTV???

NoWay!!!!

SimonandHannahEnjoy-

ingtheBotanicalCenter

Vikki,Eric,Quino,PerryandMarvtakeaclassontheen-vironment

(Le) Larisa schooling the

boys on Volleyball.

(Below) Eric showing off

his fish.

(Below) Kennedy and Si-

mon pondering life.

Sam, Brandon, Evan all

watch Jared catch a fish


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12/17

On September 7th, the

student body voted in the

following members for

Student Leadership Council

(SLC): Caitlin Garner, Daniel

Jakubowski, Ian Burke, Sa-

mantha Clarke, Evan Mai-

sano, and Vikki Parker.

SLC is acvely involved in

working with upcoming

acvies and dances. I

am focusing on fund-

raising ideas, says Trent

Dykster (SLC Advisor).

Evan, who loves all food,

laughed, My goal is to get

more food.

Ian really appreciates the

teachers and staff, Some

of the most memorable

events for me this quarter

are how staff supports us.

Other members really en-

joyed the Back to School

Stomp and going to the

Fish Farm.

Evan likes that he can par-

cipate in rule making and

in acvity planning. Sa-

mantha likes being able to

help her peers and the op-

portunity to lead by exam-

ple. Ian says I like being

on SLC because I am held

to higher standards.

The SLC members men-

oned that they would

like to find a way to pur-

chase new gym equip-

ment.

We are very grateful for

the PTA and all their

P a g e 1 2 B U L L D O G

STUDENT LEADERSHIP

COUNCIL

BY DANIEL JAKUBOWSKI

that the support from the

PTA has made all the differ-

ence in the quality and

number of acvies and

improvements in the

school.

Gettingpeopletovoteformewasreallyhard.

EvanMaisano

Ilovetheopportunitytoleadbyexample.SamanthaClarke


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and Ian Burke for the most original

pumpkin. For costumes: Brandon

Cool and Stephen Youngberg were the

most scariest, Cayce Barcelon and

Samantha Clarke were the most crea-

tive, and Henry Stutman and Debjani

Syam were the most original. Good

job to all who participated.

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For Halloween, this year, students

were allowed to dress up in their fun-

niest, scariest, or most original cos-

tumes. We have some very creative

students enrolled at OakGrove School.

The kids went to their regular classes

in the morning and then had a Hallow-

een carnival in the afternoon. Stu-

dents were split into their advocate

groups and participated in a variety of

contests such as: donut eating con-test, mummy wrap, free-throw contest,

and the fish pond.

Students, also, participated in a pump-

kin carving contest and a costume

contest. The winners were: Samantha

Clarke for the scariest pumpkin, Vikki

Parker for the most creative pumpkin,

HALLOWEEN

Top: Cayce and Samantha

Middle: Henry and Debjani

Boom: Brandon and Stephen

Top: Scariest

Middle: Most Creave

Boom: Most Original


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Farms.

In order to earn a Gotcha

teachers or staff had to

catch a student going out

of their way to be nice or

helpful.

Students who earned 10

14 Gotchas were given asoda pop at the fieldtrip. If

the student earned 15 or

more given a soda and a

small bag of Kele Korn. It

was very fun there was

much to do. They had a

fun slide, a peng zoo with

llamas, pigs, goats, etc.

We all competed against

Trents advocate group to

see who could finish the

corn maze first.

We had a great me going

on the hay-ride and trying

to convince Ricky to sit by

the res and get splaered

with mud. Also, it was a lot

of fun picking out our

pumpkins for the contest.

Everyone who went had a

great me and made some

great memories. I, Alex

Bidwell ,went down the

slide and got knocked over

and face planted in the

slush. We also thought it

was extremely funny when

Perry, Daniel, and David

got lost in the corn maze.

It was a great field trip and

we cant wait for the next

PTA fieldtrip!

B Y A L E X B I D W E L L

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We are so grateful for

the PTA and their help in

pung together

awesome contests and

rewards for the students

at OakGrove School.

During first quarter,students were

compeng to gather

Gotchas. Each

student had to earn

1015 Gotchas to go

on a special PTA fieldtrip

to Black Island


PTA CONTEST


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B Y A L E X B I D W E L L

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BLACK ISLAND

FARMS

Le: Sam, Quino, Eric, Alex

and Perry get ready to go

in the corn maze.

Right: Alex and Eric fall

down the slide.

Le: Vikki gets a moment

alone

Right: Dont let GOOOOOO!

Kenny yells.

Below: Meghan, Suzee

and Caitlin get warm by the

fire.

Middle: Kids gather for lunch

Right: Stephen, Emily and

Debjani enter the corn maze.


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Contact informaon:

Mailing address:

1325 Washington Blvd

Ogden, UT. 84401

Phone: 801-399-1402

Fax: 801-399-1765

Quesons:

www.waterfallcanyon.com

Check us out on facebook: Waterfall Can-

yon Academy

Welcome to Waterfall Canyon Academy, a clinically sophisticated therapeutic pro-

gram, offering services to adolescents and young adults with cognitive, social, emo-

tional and behavioral struggles. We are located in the historic city of Ogden, Utah and

function as a licensed residential treatment center for adolescent males/females and

as an independent living program for young adult males. We also have a small private

school, OakGrove School, which is licensed and accredited through the Northwest Asso-

ciation of Accredited Schools. The ownership and administrative team at Waterfall

Canyon Academy have provided residential care and therapy services to local Utah

youth and their families since 1996. We have been serving students nationally since

2006 and are now accepting international students.

Donaons:

Access Amazon.com through WCA website to access the teachers

WishList, remember the school gets a percentage of all sales

Send all Box Tops labels to:

Lisa Cool

119 Adela Ct.

Pleasant Hill, CA. 94523

Send all Labels for Educaon to the school:

Aenon Heidi Perry

We also are collecng any old I-Pods and I-Pads, if you have any

you would be interested in donang (tax deducble) send them to

the school:

Aenon: Heidi Perry


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We at Waterfall Canyon certainly understand how a troubled adolescent can disrupt

the family system. The emotional turmoil and physical exhaustion is often overwhelm-

ing for all of our families. However, we have been able to witness the joy and peace

that comes when our students work through their struggles and begin to lead healthy,

independent and productive lives. That is why each student that attends Waterfall

Canyon will experience our multi-disciplinary team approach. Every student will re-

ceive an individualized treatment plan allowing them to progress at a rate that is ap-

propriate for his/her needs.

Our program is designed to provide a warm and nurturing environment. We are nestled

in the community which allows our students to feel more "at home" and for us to take

advantage of all that our community has to offer. We focus a great deal on daily living

skills as well as social skills. Our setting is perfect for our students to participate in ac-

tivities such as: swimming, skiing, boating, hiking, horseback riding and fishing. We

keep very busy and are never bored at Waterfall Canyon!

All of our programs highly encourage families to take advantage of all the opportuni-

ties available along side their son/daughters journey. Students receive individual,

group and family therapy in conjunction with their academics. Having our own school

allows us to give each student highly individualized attention and instruction. This set-

ting allows our students to finally begin to feel successful in the academic environ-

ment.

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