Learn - Experience - Thrive
May - June 2018 | Eagles #12
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Maricela Sanchez
shares her insights with Nyle DiMarco & Tim Cook
at the Everyone Can Code event,
while Soliyana Tesfasilasie, Thuy Vo, and Raven Lynch look on.
[image description: Female student expresses her opinion to Nyle DiMarco in ASL. Nyle is signing back to her. Tim Cook is beside Nyle and three other students are standing next to the female student. They are all standing behind a table in the library.
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[image description: Photo below is a head shot of Clark Brooke. Clark is wearing a black shirt and orange tie (school colors). He is looking at the camera, smiling. The background is a professional-looking gray marble screen.]
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Greetings from the land
of
ORANGE
and
BLACK
!
We have arrived at the final edition of
CalNews
for the 2017-18 academic year. Our next issue will come out in August, which will cover the summer happenings at CSD. With this being said, CSD has had a great year, filled accomplishments by individuals from all parts of our campus, and culminating in the scholarship and graduation ceremonies that celebrated the Class of 2018.
On May 16-17, we were blessed to have Apple back on campus, sharing their
‘Everyone Can Code’
campaign, along with a surprise special guest:
Nyle DiMarco
, model, actor, and Deaf advocate. There are eight schools participating in this exciting program, including CSD. We appreciate Apple's emphasis on inclusion. For more information (including a list of participating schools), please click and read:
Apple brings Everyone Can Code to Schools,,,
Some of us had the opportunity attend Nyle’s presentation at the Steve Jobs Theater, at Apple Park. Nyle did a great job of conveying why and how it is okay to be Deaf. He shared some personal stories and pointed out that it is very important to embrace yourself in order to succeed. Throughout his presentation, he emphasized that American Sign Language and being Deaf are beautiful. Thank you, Nyle!
On the day before Apple’s campaign, we had
City of Fremont Mayor Lily Mei
with us for couple of hours. The Mayor toured our school and sat down with some of us to discuss ways to continue strengthening our partnership with the City of Fremont. We talked about ways that our students could become more involved with the city, such as volunteering; participation in academic-related expos; and other meaningful opportunities. Mayor Mei was fortunate to observe the planning phase of the Everyone Can Code campaign, which took place the following day.
Recently, our
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson
, visited CSD where he got the opportunity to chat with our student leaders. During his visit, our leadership team presented CSD’s Dashboard (information on programs, philosophy, and performance data) to Superintendent Torlakson. Superintendent Torlakson asked some great questions and actively participated in discussions. He also suggested solutions regarding the recruitment and retention of our students. CSD is thankful for the time we had with Superintendent Torlakson, and we look forward to more connections with him before the end of his term.
In this issue, CSD proudly shines some light on the successes of our students. Please join me in recognizing our students, athletes, and graduates for their impact and contributions to the school. Additionally, we want to recognize our staff members who are retiring this year, and the volunteers who gave their time to support our students. We hosted a retirement tea and a volunteer appreciation lunch to honor these important individuals. We appreciate our volunteers for helping to provide opportunities for our students to succeed along their individual paths.
As always, our students continue to excel in and out of the classroom. Our academic departments send out newsletters to share information about their programs, and the successes of our students. If you have not been subscribing to their newsletters, please contact the department principal or supervisor.
It is very important to keep in mind that our students attend CSD primarily to be educated bilingually. Inclusion in our after-school activities, such as our athletic and student life programs, is very important in developing their identity, self-esteem, and the actualization of their ability to succeed as they grow into successful adults.
By sharing this monthly
CalNews
with you, it is evident that there are so many things going on at CSD! Our students, families, staff, and community members are to be recognized for their commitment towards the school’s mission, serving our students to the best of their ability. Together, we continue to create more opportunities for everyone at CSD.
With Eagle Pride,
Clark Brooke, Ed.S.
Superintendent
California School for the Deaf, Fremont
39350 Gallaudet Drive
Fremont, CA 94538
510-344-6010 Videophone
510-823-6071 Spanish Callers
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Apple celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day
by bringing accessible coding to students at California School for the Deaf
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Students learn how to code using an iPad.
[image description: Students seated at a round table working on their iPads. In the background is another table of students also working on iPads. Lining the back wall is a row of stationary Apple computer monitors with some graphics posted overhead. Two gentleman are chatting on the left. One Apple team member in a blue T-shirt is watching students work.]
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Byte must climb the stairs in order to retrieve the gems.
[image description: A large monitor displaying a game board and some coding.]
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Student programs Byte to move across the puzzle.
[image description: Close-up of two students practicing their coding. We cannot see their faces.]
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[image description: Apple CEO Tim Cook and ASL interpreter Jacelia Washington both have their hands stretched out toward a colorful miniature robot that is dancing on a checkered table. The table is covered with light blue, yellow, turquoise, and green squares. Nyle DiMarco and a student are looking at the checkered table. Everyone looks happy.]
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Apple team greets students as they enter the library for a surprise coding session.
[image description: A line of Apple team members (in blue T-shirts) and CSD employees line either side of the entrance hall high fiving students as they enter the library.]
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VIDEO:
Michael Kaufer introduces coding to students at California School for the Deaf.
(Transcript available on video)
[image description: In the library with two large TV monitors]
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VIDEO:
Nyle DiMarco and Tim Cook visit CSD
[image description: Tim Cook and Nyle DiMarco take a selfie with the audience in the amphitheater as their backdrop.]
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Event organizer JAC Cook and School Superintendent Clark Brooke introduce the surprise guests.
[image description: JAC and Clark, with their hands overhead, are standing on the amphitheater stage. A California School for the Deaf sign with the learn-experience-thrive logo is behind them.]
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Jacelia Washington interprets for Tim Cook as he greets the students.
[image description: Both Jacelia and Tim Cook are gesturing with their hands. Both wearing black. Green ivy covers the wall behind them.]
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A surprise appearance by winner of Dancing with the Stars and America's Top Model, Nyle DiMarco.
[image description: Nyle is signing to the audience. Tim Cook is standing behind him watching. Green ivy covers the wall behind them.]
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Tim and Nyle take a selfie with an audience of CSD students.
[image description: Tim Cook is holding a silver iPhone taking the photo. Nyle is slightly behind Tim holding his arm. Green grass is behind them. In the distant background, the audience is sitting in rows going up the amphitheater. There are some trees behind the audience.]
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Students share about their experience coding with Tim Cook and Nyle DiMarco.
On his Twitter page, Tim Cook says "
Thank you
@csdeagles
for welcoming me and
@NyleDiMarco
...
! Thrilled to work with you to expand coding education."
[image description: Female student expresses her opinion to Nyle DiMarco in ASL. Nyle is signing back to her. Tim Cook is beside Nyle and three other students are standing next to the female student. They are all standing behind a table in the library.]
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Apple CEO Tim Cook and actor Nyle DiMarco surprise students at California School for the Deaf. Focus on coding and accessibility!
[image description: Tim Cook and Nyle DiMarco watch a student discussion as part of the coding acivities.]
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CSD students experience Apple
as part of Global Accessibility Awareness Day.
Photo by
: Michael Kaufer
[image description: Group photo with students and some CSD staff. A white background with a silver Apple logo are in the background.]
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Congratulations to the Class of 2018
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[image description: Class of 2018 poses in their black caps and gowns, decorated with orange stoles, striped Latin-style stoles, and purple leis. They are inside the Elementary Activity Center.]
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VIDEO:
Hail to our 2018 Eagles!
Spread your wings and soar far and high.
Congratulations!
[image description: Graduates get ready for their procession toward the ceremony. Each graduate says hi to the camera.]
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VIDEO:
2018 Latinx Graduates
from California School for the Dea
f
[image description: Latinx graduate in her cap and gown
is signing in front of one of the cottages.]
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[image description: Photo below is the valedictorian, Thuy Vo, in her black shiny robe with her golden "valedictorian" stole. Thuy is wearing a pair of stylish sophisticated glasses. Her hair is black with some magenta dye in it. Thuy is standing with her hand outstretched. There are people seated behind her on the stage.]
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Thuy Vo
Valedictorian
Congratulations to Valedictorian Thuy Vo who has worked hard in school and has a cumulative grade point average of 3.83 for her last three years of high school. Thuy has participated in many extracurricular activities, including being an international studies student; president of the Asian and Pacific Islander Club; secretary for the Student Restaurant Club; secretary Family Career and Community Leaders of America; and senior treasurer for the Class of 2018.
In addition to being an active member with all of those student organizations, Thuy has also been an Eagles cheerleader.
Thuy has received awards for language arts, engineering, sophomore ASL, food service, and career technology education.
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[image description: Photo below is the salutatorian, Teresa Liu Truong, wearing her black graduation robe with golden "salutatorian" stole, gold tassels, and a fuschia lei. Teresa has a bright orange tassel hanging down the right side of her black cap. She is smiling and waving to the audience. The administrators sitting behind her have their hands up in the air as they applaud her.]
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Teresa Liu Truong
Salutatorian
While maintaining a 3.6 grade point average, Teresa Liu Truong has held several positions with clubs and organizations, including being a member of the Asian Club; treasurer for California Future Homemakers of America; international studies student; treasurer for the Student Restaurant Association; Class of 2018 sophomore of the year; and snack bar manager for the CSD culinary arts class.
Teresa earned first place in cooking with Family Career and Community Leaders of America; and fifth place in cooking for FHA-HERO.
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The Class of 2018 was honored to have the first female Deaf mayor in American history, Amanda Folendorf, Mayor of Angels Camp as a guest speaker at the graduation ceremony.
[image description: Mayor Folendorf looks down at her notes at the podium.]
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VIDEO:
School Superintendent Clark Brooke presents an award to Director of State Special Schools Scott Kerby in appreciation for his years of dedicated service and support of the California School for the Deaf.
[image description: Frozen frame of video. School Superintendent Clark Brooke stands at the podium signing. State Special Schools Director Scott Kerby is on his right side watching his message. Both men are wearing suits and ties. Scott is wearing glasses.]
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CSD would like to thank
Andy Laufer
for his staunch support toward the school’s mission of bilingualism for every student that we serve. With support from the California Department to Education, Andy collaborated with the Schools for the Deaf and CSUN to make the
“Through Your Child’s Eyes: American Sign Language”
video. Andy served more than 27
years with the California Department of Education.
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[image description: Torso and head of Andy Laufer in the foreground. Andy is wearing a black suit and striped tie. He has glasses on. A tall white building is behind him, with a tree on his right, and blue sky overhead.]
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2018 Scholarship Recipients
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Check out this inspirational presentation
by 8
th
grader Nate Goff
at the 2018 Middle School Promotion Ceremony
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[image description: (Frozen video frame) Nate Goff, wearing a black shirt and yellow tie, is signing. The wall behind him is quite dark with a light, yellowish bit of wall above. The text at the bottom of the video frame says, "People in Hollywood work so hard for their name to be recognized on a tile. But we have so much more inside of us."]
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Seniors advocate on behalf of CSD
By Lilly Benedict
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[image description: Iliana Cerna and Maribel Vargas are arm-in-arm smiling. Iliana has a black shirt with softball championship design and Maribel has an olive green sleeveless top with a gold chain necklace. Iliana has her hair down, and Maribel has her hair parted and wrapped in a bun on each side. The background is off-white.]
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Seniors, Iliana Cerna, and Maribel Vargas did community service on behalf of CSD.
West Contra Costa Unified School District hosted a picnic and resource fair, on April 28, at Harding Park, in El Cerrito. When they invited CSD students living in West Contra Costa to attend the event, CSD sent Iliana Cerna and Maribel Vargas.
As it turned out, Iliana and Maribel volunteered as panelists sharing their experience being Deaf; what it was like communicating with family members; and about other parts of their life. They proudly shared many positive points about being a CSD student. They talked about how CSD had allowed them to thrive to the fullest, beyond their imagination. They shared about how thankful they were to their parents for communicating with them in ASL and sending them to CSD. They said they would not be where they are today if it were not for CSD.
Not only did Iliana share her experiences on the panel, her mother, who is a Parent Links mentor, was at a booth, during the same event, sharing resources with families of Deaf children.
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Early Childhood Education ~ Evening Workshop
Deafhood Journey Panel
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[image description: A diverse row of panelists sit in black chairs with a projection screen behind them and a circular children's rug under their feet.]
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On May 3, the Early Childhood Education department hosted an event for
for ECE families that included
a panel of Deaf adults who shared their journey growing up as a Deaf person.
The "Deafhood" journey for each person is different. They come from different countries and backgrounds. They have different schooling experiences. One thing they shared in common was the Deaf experience itself. We were very appreciative of them sharing their stories. They were powerful and important. Thanks goes to the panelists:
Jane Whitney
,
Haruna Matsumoto
,
Yatika Engineer
,
Elvis Zornoza
,
Sam Sepah
and
Rory Osbrink
.
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Calel and his family journey
Part 1 of the new video series by CORE
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[image description: (Frozen video frame) Father, mother, and high school son seated in front of a blue screen. Text below them says, "He has always adapted quickly. We never exposed him to the attitude of..."]
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Fifth grade makes video on
Drago Renteria
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VIDEO:
Fifth graders make a video on Drago Renteria. In the video, they share about transgender people, ASL poems, intersectionality, and social justice art.
(Video presented in ASL with voice-over.)
[image description: (Frozen video frame) Boy in left side points to his nose. Parents on right side stand close together. Mom is wearing a hat with green and yellow decorations. Dad is wearing a white shirt with a rainbow design. They are holding a dog that looks like a white shaggy terrier. The dog is wearing a rainbow collar.]
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Mayor of Fremont visits CSD
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City of Fremont Mayor Lily Mei tours the California School for the Deaf campus with School Superintendent Clark Brooke and Interpreter Jacelia Washington.
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Elementary School Principal Adele Ann Eberwein talks about how she was a graduate of the California School for the Deaf and how her own child attends the school.
[image description: Interpreter Jacelia Washington, Fremont Mayor Lily Mei, and Superintendent Clark Brooke are smiling as they watch Adele Ann Eberwein signing.]
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
visits California School for the Deaf
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson watches student leaders give a presentation in the high school quad area.
[image description: Student leaders are standing on top of a green table in the outdoor quad area. Several students are seated at another table watching them. Some staff and Superintendent Torlakson are standing watching the presentation.]
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ABOVE:
Superintendent Torlakson poses with the Director of State Special Schools Scott Kerby; members of the CSD Cabinet; and student leaders.
[image description: The group is standing in front of a brightly colored whimsical mural with a yellow background.]
RIGHT:
Scott Kerby helps guide the tour of middle school, along side Middle School Principal Rory Osbrink, Director of Human Resources Peggy Atwell, and Interpreter Jacelia Washington.
[image description: The tour group is standing in the center of middle school with blue lockers in the background.]
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2017-2018 Retirees
Thank you for your years of service
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[image description: Congratulations to our retirees. Thank you for your years of service with the California School for the Deaf 2017-2018.]
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Special Thanks to our 2017-2018 Volunteers
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Volunteers enjoy a pizza lunch in their honor.
[image description: Volunteers and supervisors are seated in CSD's outdoor BBQ area. Everyone is facing the camera signing "Eagle". There are yellow and red parasols over the tables and trees in the background.
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Nutritional Services Staff Recognition
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The Nutritional Services staff are special! They feed hundreds of our students every day. To do this, they come in very early to cook hearty meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Thank you for all your hard work!
[image description: Group photo of nutritional services staff wearing white aprons. Photo taken in the kitchen area of the cafeteria.]
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The fourth De'VIA mosaic bench
created by David Call's students
now located in front of the gym
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[image description: Orange mosaic bench with black, yellow and white eagle. "Eagle Pride" is spelled out in capital letters on the seat of the bench. The bench is lined in black and white tile.
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[image description: Side view of bench shows an eagles head with CSD written underneath it.
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[image description: Back view of bench shows CSD written in orange letters with black and white outline.
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[image description: Click on image above for readable version.]
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[image description: Click on image above for readable version.]
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California School for the Deaf
39350 Gallaudet Drive,
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 794-3666
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Scott Kerby
, Director of State Special Schools
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