Hello readers,
Welcome back to the first issue of 2015 of the
West Valley Gazette, the mouth piece, the voice so to speak,
of the students of the Community Immersion Program. We
are now in our 3 year of publishing and each month we try to
find ways so that students write their articles with either no
help from staff or as little as possible. Indeed this month
marked the first issue in which one of our students, who had
previously had to dictate her article to staff, used her Nexus 7
tablet “speech to text” feature to transcribe her entire restau-
rant review. Way to go Aubrey Beebe! We look forward to
longer and more in depth reviews from Aubrey as she grows
more knowledgeable of her device.
One important announcement for the program. The
date for this year’s Honors Night needed to be changed. So,
Graduation Week will look like this:
Monday June 1st C.I.P. Honors Night at W.V.C.
Tuesday June 2nd LGSUHSD School Board Meeting.
Wednesday June 3rd NOVA Program Graduation.
Thursday June 4th Saratoga High School Graduation.
Friday June 5th Los Gatos High School Graduation.
So plan ahead, if you are looking to spend your entire week
attending exciting and fun graduation ceremonies!
Let’s have a great Spring semester! Kevin
February Issue
Ben’s Corner Love is in the air this Feb-ruary. Love for West Val-ley College, that is. This semester, we have more students than ever taking a wide variety of classes at the home of the Fighting Vikings. Students from our program are repre-
sented in just about every department of WVC including English, Art, Physical Education and Sports. So, wheth-er it’s studying for that writing midterm at the Fox Center or putting on the greens, you are
likely to find one of the exceptional young adults from the Com-munity Immersion Pro-gram engaged in col-lege programing every-where you look on campus. Go Vikings!
What’s Aaron on the Radio? 4
The Play…..with Chris Walsh 4
Movie Reviews with Wata 5
Inspector Daniel... 5
The Phantom Diner...Aubrey 5
The Showroom with Kevin Z. 6
Off the Top of My Head ... Amanda N. 6
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Volume 2, Issue 5
February 11th, 2015
Internet Safety with Priya... 6
Sportz Talk with Zoly….. 7
A.P.E. Beat with John Creelman 7
Totally Awesome Book Review by JR 7
Staff Focus/Milestones 8
Milestones 8
CPR Class/ Independence Tip 10
Student of the Month 9.
Student of the Month
Ricky Picha
The Pitt Stop with Niko 2
Heart rate up with Hayden 2
Mai’s Kitchen 2
“OK” Places with... Oscar K. 3
Cindy ‘s Job Quest 3
Upcoming Events with Brian 3
Dear Amanda... 4
Inside this issue:
heart rate which increases blood cir-culation. It gives your body nutrients and oxygen to your tissues which that helps remove waste quickly from your body. Skiing helps your Thighs Ham-strings and buttock Muscles. I love
skiing because it’s fun. You should love skiing for exercise. See you next month Hayden
Mitchell.
This month I am going to talk about staying healthy by Skiing. I love to ski because it keeps me fit. I ski very good so I will be good and strong. Some ways of how skiing helps is it burns up a lot of calories. It can burn up to 3,000 calories in 6 hours of skiing. It helps your core stomach muscles by toning your stom-ach muscles. It helps to protects your spine by stabilizing it. It helps your cardio vascular system. A better car-dio vascular system means a higher
Hello viewers, I am happy
to help with your automo-
tive questions. You can
ask me anything that you
have in mind.
My subject this month is
“wheel weights.” Wheel
weights are meant to keep
in balance. Cars have 4
struts and 4 springs, that
can vibrate and give a un-
comfortable ride to the pas-
senger. When the wheel is
unbalanced it will wob-
ble. The automotive
technician puts on
small weights to reduce
the wobbling of the
wheel. Here’s an exam-
ple, let’s say on the
right side of the wheel
is 1.75oz, that means
the left of the wheel
needs to be the same.
Thanks for reading, Niko
Hello Foodies, This is Mai, your Bistro reporter. This past Wednesday we made lasa-gna. I peeled the garlic and chopped the garlic. I washed all of the dishes. We served 40 people. The lasagna tasted de-licious. Mai
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Getting Your Heart-Rate
The …...with Niko
Mai’s Kitchen
T HE WES T VA LLEY GA ZE TT E
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.Some places I would like to work is maybe
at a preschool because I really like interacting
with children because every time my parents
have a party at my house, they let me watch
my parent’s friend’s kids. I like working with
kids around age 2 or 3 because of their ener-
gy. I have had some experiences working at a
preschool and I enjoyed it.
Until next time,
Cindy
Hello guys,
As most of you guys know, I no longer
work at Safeway. I learned a valuable les-
son on how to be responsible and it was a
perfect lesson to learn. But I am looking
for another job.
First, I need to research what jobs I’m inter-
ested in. Next, I need to do my resume.
These are my interests like working with
children, and doing customer service.
Hi my name is Oscar
Today I am write about
sky high The games are
cool. There food and fun.
Santa clara CA95051.
There is trmpolins.And
there dodgeball.And sky
high is cool because lot
birthday party.
This is your friend Oscar have a good day.
De San Antonio, San Jose, CA
3.DJ Ready Rock Sat February 28
10pm Britannia Arms Downtown 173
W Santa Clara, CA
4.Peter Pan Sat February 28 7:30pm
$5-$15 Anthony Solo
Theater 701 Vine Street,
San Jose, CA
Hey everybody this Is Brian we have
some exciting new events coming for
ya!
1.Dancing with Stars (Live) Wed Feb-
ruary 11 8pm cost:$45-$73 at the San
Jose Performing Arts 255 Almaden
Blvd. San Jose ,CA
2. World Jazz and Music at Vyne Bis-
tro Sat February 21, 7pm 110 Paseo
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Cindy’s Job Quest
“OK” Places with….. Oscar K.
Upcoming Events with Brian
T HE WES T VA LLEY GA ZE TT E
Oscar
Hi everybody It’s me aaron.
Today writing pitbull. Has a
new song called Time of
Our lives.
Yes I like the song.
Because it’s cool.
When I hear the song I danced
with nyeo and usher.
Goodbye so long. aaron
Dear Amanda,
I have this crazy fungus growing under my toe. I hate to take
my socks off at the beach, and I don’t want my girlfriend to
see them. Help!
Signed fungus foot
Dear Friend,
My mom is a nurse, she would probably tell you to go get it
checked out by a doctor. I would say that too. When you
go to the doctor he should be able to get an antibiotic which
is a medication to help make it go away. If I were you, I
would not worry about it. If your girlfriend cares about you,
she won’t worry about the small things. She probably
won’t be looking at your feet she will probably be looking at
your face. Don’t sweat the small things. You should still get
it checked out by a doctor. If she does care about you she
might say the same thing that I am saying go see a doctor
and have him help you. If you want more advice I am here
for you. I will listen. You
don’t have to take my word
for it, but I really would
recommend seeing a doctor
about your toe.. Your
Friend Amanda
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What’s Aaron on the Radio??
Dear Amanda… (An advice column with Amanda Nelson)
The Play with Chris Walsh
T HE WES T VA LLEY GA ZE TT E
Hey y’all it’s play time. In March San Jose Broad-
way is putting on a Beatles tribute band called
RAIN -A Tribute to The Beatles. They are putting
it on at The San Jose Center For The Performing
Arts located at 225 Almaden Blvd. San Jose. The
performers sound and look exactly like The Beat-
les. They play every song from Sergeant Pepper,
Let It Be to Come Together. Come and enjoy the
music from the past it will be phenomenal.
Dates: Friday March 27 @ 8pm
Saturday March 28 @ 2pm or 8pm
And Sunday
March 29 @
1pm
Ann Landers hands the baton to Amanda!
Aaron loves his music Pitbull
V OLU ME 2, ISSU E 5
think that the pool chair lift works perfect-ly. When I use it, I need to have three people there to help me. The first person helps to make sure my wheelchair doesn’t fall in the water. The second person waits in the water for me to come down. The third person helps me by moving my feet and helping me pivot and transfer into the chair. Thank you everyone. This is the ADA com-pliance guy cutting out.
Hi Everyone, This is the C.I.P. ADA Compliance Guy, Daniel Stickney. We are going to talk about transfers in and out of the pool using the chair lift. There is a chair lift located on the shallow side of the pool. The lift is meant for people who have disabili-ties. I have been using this lift for getting in and out of the pool during my swimming lessons for two years. I
Hi readers, It’s Wata
This month’s movie review is
on my pick for the best movie
of the year. I saw Into the
Woods by Rob Marshall. There
is a lot of singing. It has charac-
ters from stories about Jack and
the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Little
Red Riding Hood and Sleeping
Beauty. If you like these stories
you will watch the movie and
enjoy. My Favorite Part of the
Movie is when the baker is bak-
ing the bread and when Cinder-
ella is wearing her gown and
gold slippers. Cinder-
ella is the best part of
the movie.
Movie Genre: Musical
Fantasy Film
Cast: Johnny Depp,
Emily Blunt, James
Corden, Meryl Streep,
Anna Kendrick, and
more
Run Time: 124 Minutes
Rating: PG
Until next time, Wataru Kubo
(Editors note: Aubrey used the speech
to text feature on her Nexus 7 tablet to
write her Gazette article for the first
time. Until now, a staff member has
had to type it as she disctated….we
are so proud of the progress she is
mak-
ing!!!!)
This week am reviewing Yoko-
hama sushi restaurant in Los
Gatos. I am happy about
it. they have pot stickers and
theyhave a lot of good
stuff. See you next week. I
recommend people go there.
Aubrey
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Inspector Daniel A.D.A. Compliance with Daniel Stickney
Movie Reviews with….. Wata
The Phantom Diner….our restaurant critic
Inspector Daniel making
his rounds.
Aubrey after eating sushi
Yo
koh
ama Su
shi
Daniel independent
Ch
air lift at W
VC
po
ol
V OLU ME 2, ISSU E 5
Even though we are mammals, we
are still animals. A couple
Classifications are reptiles, felines,
canines and many others. We are in
the classification of humans, but we
are still animals. If you don’t be-
lieve me look it up online. But as
far as I know the facts say we are
the animals at the top of the food
chain. More facts next month.
.Scientists say and even I believe that
we humans are animals. All animals
are classified into a group, our group
just happens to be humans. We
evolved from animals and we are still
animals. If you look at where we
came from you will see that we are
still animals and we evolved over
time. There was The Ice Age and The
Dinosaurs. There were Caveman
and apes we evolved from them.
Hi,
This KZ .Chevy Spark is
an electric car. It has cool
seats. They are heated . It
also has a smart phone app
and you can connceci it to
your phone .
I think the Chevy Spark is
fast.
Kevin
to everyone who is online. I use
the websites called
YouTube.com and Netflix.com.
I only search for videos that are
safe.
Internet usage can be fun, but
sharing private information can
be dangerous. Private infor-
mation such as photos should
only be shared with family and
friends. A child is too young to
use a computer alone. This is
because Internet access is open
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“Off the Top of my head” by Amanda Nelson
The Showroom with ……...Kevin Z.
Internet Safety with Priya
Kevin typing out his column
Priya has a beautiful smile
Co
okin
g up
a new
chap
ter C
hevy Sp
ark EV
Evolutionary Tree
V OLU ME 2, ISSU E 5
Hi, this is John Creelman. Working out on the rowing machine is good for your chest, arms and your heart. When I workout, I can totally feel it! See u John
Hi everybody, So today is
gameday , The Ducks vs SJ
Sharks at Jakes. The game
starts at 7:00 pm. This game
will be on tv CSNBA, Radio
98.5 KFOX San Jose. This
game is very important to the
Sharks because it’s a divisional
game and it is a Rivalry be-
tween these two powerful
teams. The Sharks have been
doing very well lately. Be sure
to check out the calendar for
upcoming great games on their
website at www.sjsharks.com
See you guys there! Go
Sharks!. Zoly
movie because it is very spooky. I would definitely watch this movie on hallow-een. This is probably going to be my only movie review, for I will be doing book reviews from now on.
I did not read a book this
month so Im going to tell you about a movie I watched called Final Destination. Final Destination is a cultish - horror film about Death ( the Angel of Death) killing off survivors of a terrible accident that the survivors should not have
survived. I for one think this movie was good as a horror
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Adapted Physical Education by John C
Sportz Talk with…..Zoly
Totally Awesome Book Review by John R.
We’ll get you a football next month Zoly!
John writing his book review.
Joh
n ge
ttin
g his “ro
w” o
n!
This month I interviewed Joel Cordero, Joel
has been with the district for 8 years .. He has
two brothers, drives a Honda Passport and loves
to party on the weekends and listen to loud mu-
sic. Joel has an English Bulldog and his favorite
animal is a Silver Back Gorilla. Joel coaches
football and basketball after work. His favorite
things to do is go to the beach, go wine tasting
and hangout with friends. He won lots of money
at the Super Bowl. His favorite football team is
Dallas Cowboys. Thank you Joel
Hayden Mitchell.
Extended School
Year
Summer 2015
June: 22nd to July 17th
Community Immersion Program
Honors Night
Date: June 1st 2015
Time: 6:00PM to 10:00PM
Place: West Valley College
Awards: Each student!!
Fashion Show: Yes
Food: Yes
Dress: Semi-formal
Dancing: Yes
Honors Night
2015
Milestones
December 9th, Oscar Kiely
joins C.I.P.
January 21st Niko begins
work at Full Circle Farm
January 23rd, Aubrey
Beebe independently dic-
tates her Gazette column
using her Nexus 7 “speech
to text.”
January 27th Amanda inde-
pendently begins first aca-
demic class at WVC.
January 28th, First Bistro of
2015! Brunch success! Jan 22nd, Daniel begins us-
ing Amazon Fire TV(voice
commands)
Community Immersion Program Events:
Staff Focus: Joel Cordero
Saved B
y The B
ell Years
Joe
l of To
day!
Student of the Month
Ricardo “Ricky” Picha has been chosen as student of the month for February.
This is Ricky’s second year in the Community Immersion Program. Over the past
two years, Ricky has made great strides towards independence. During his first
semester he was taught how to take college classes and he was travel trained to
use VTA. He now uses VTA to get around town independently and takes college
classes without staff support. Ricky has maintained the direct hire paid position at a
local pizza restaurant that he got through Workability while at Saratoga High
School. He currently works 5-6 days a week! Last year
Ricky became a shining star in our Bistro program
where he sliced and diced his way to local fame by be-
ing featured in the Los Gatos Times and the San Jose
Mercury News! This year he kicked things up a notch
by participating in the El Cajon restaurant internship
program where he currently is learning culinary skills at
an upscale local restaurant. In the world of college,
Ricky has taken on new and interesting challenges by
enrolling in men’s weight training and ceramics for two
semesters. You will be able to see his ceramic work
featured on our art display at this year’s annual Honors
Night. Ricky likes being employed, taking college clas-
ses and spending time with friends and family. He has
worked hard to become more independent while showing a good understanding of
all of the responsibilities that go with being in a community-based program. Ricky
has become increasingly connected to the Los Gatos-Saratoga community by mak-
ing responsible choices and being willing to explore new opportunities that the com-
munity has offered him. He has opened doors for himself by showing up and work-
ing hard. Now Ricky is able to enjoy all of the benefits and freedoms of young
adulthood such as taking classes on his own, spending the money
that he earns however he chooses, traveling where he wants to go
on his own, participating in creating his own schedule and spend-
ing his free time doing fun activities that he likes with his peers.
What will the next two years in the Community Immersion Pro-
gram hold for Ricky? With the continued determination that he
has been showing, there will definitely be a growing number of op-
tions for him to choose from. Keep an eye out for Ricky
Picha. This is one student who is going places.
Ricky in the News!
Ricky in
his ce
ramics class
17421 Farley Road West,
Los Gatos, CA
95030
COMM UNITY IMM ERSION
PROGRAM
Heartsaver CPR/AED Training
Date: Saturday, February 28th
Time: 9:00 to 12:00
Cost: $70.00
Address: 545 Meridian Ave. Suite E.
San Jose, CA. 95126
Monthly Tip for instilling
Independence :
Budgeting:
If you give your son or daughter
an allowance, make sure it is one
lump sum at the beginning of the
week or better yet at the begin-
ning of the month.
Now factor in how many days till
the end of the “pay period” and
help your child divide the number
of days into the lump sum.
This amount is how much they
can spend each day.
If they overspend and ask for
more money at any time, never
give them additional money.
Its better they learn to budget
while we are here to teach them
Upcoming C.I.P
Days Off:
February 13th and 16th
March 30th and 31st
April 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
May 25th
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June 1st Honors Night
June 12th Last day of Spring
Semester
June 22nd Summer school be-
gins
July 17th Summer school ends
Upcoming District and Community Events:
Kevin: (408)_340-8181
Ben: (949)_702-7938
E-mail: [email protected].
E-Mail: [email protected]
Where the Bay Area Gains its
Independence!
The Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School
District
Community Immersion Program
100% community based transition program
Focuses on what young adults with disabilities can do rather than
what they can’t..
Seeks to prepare students for life after Special Education through,
work experiences, travel training, individually targeted, function-
ally oriented IEP goals, social skills and job norms training.
Interacts organically with the school district, the community col-
lege, the community at large and of course our environment.