Learn ♦ Experience ♦ Thrive
April 2019 | Eagles #20
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Hogwarts Express
(Scroll down for more of the international studies travel adventures!)
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Group photo of the international studies class in front of the Hogwarts Express at the train station.]
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Photo below is a headshot of Clark Brooke. Clark is wearing a black shirt and an orange tie (school colors). He is looking at the camera smiling. The background is a professional gray marble screen.]
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Greetings from the land
of
ORANGE
and
BLACK
!
Exploring the World
April has flown by at CSD! We are glad that our students didn’t get lost in the world of Harry Potter or tied up in Washington, D.C.! We offered two distinct travel experiences
to our students during April. One group traveled to Washington, D.C. and its suburbs as part of our American Studies program. As for the other group, France and England welcomed our International Studies class for a trip that was amazingly organized by our teachers and Hands On Travel. By the way, Hands On Travel is Deaf-owned by a CSD alumnus, Terry Giansanti. This tour company provides customized and unique travel experiences for Deaf travelers by Deaf tour guides.
High School Recognition
We are thrilled to announce our 2019 Valedictorian and Salutatorians in this newsletter. Please join these well-deserving students at the graduation ceremony on May
31
st
, at 2:30 p.m.. In addition, we are proud to announce the recipients of the California State Seal of Biliteracy and the Golden State Seal Merit Diploma. It is without question that these conscientious students have worked diligently to be awarded this recognition, and we look forward to more student recipients in the future.
Berg/Seeger Classic
The Annual Berg and Seeger track meet was a smashing success. Nineteen teams, with 220 student athletes, came to CSD to showcase their abilities. In addition to recognizing the winners of the meet, I emphasized to all of the participants at the opening welcome celebration that everyone will leave a winner. The student-athletes were also challenged to think ahead and start building a network within themselves, as they might be representing USA as Olympians. CSD is proud to let you know that 38 student volunteers basically 'ran the show' with staff doing important behind-the-scenes work, as well as two more student volunteers who helped by filling in at the last minute.
High School Play & JJ Jones Mime Show
We are pleased to share the full footage of the school play, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” with you. For more information about the play, please preview the
March
2019 CalNews
. If you live in Northern California, we strongly encourage you to come to CSD, next year, and watch our high school production live show, as we intend to keep this program going for years to come. During April, we also had JJ Jones with us providing our students with mime performances during the day. In the evening, a community performance was provided. His shows were amazing and captivating!
Silver Eagles
The Silver Eagles held their luncheon, and it was sure great to see this group of retirees come together to share their stories and the adventures they are taking on. CSD will
always
be indebted to these wise people for all they have done for our school. If not for the contributions they made to our programs, CSD would not be where it is today. Upon looking at the group picture, I can say that I remember working with the majority of the retirees. They are such talented and honorable individuals!
California School for the Deaf publishes 10 editions throughout the year. We send out monthly editions of the newsletter, except for December/January and July/August when we only send a single edition for the two months. 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 of 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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Academic Recognition Awards
By Len Gonzales, Director of Instruction
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We are proud of these Class of 2019 students
for their dedication to academic rigor
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Val and Sals pose with their families; award recipients have their portrait with their name.
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Graduation Speaker
Submitted by Sulghi Hong & Daniel Girard
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1) Professional photo of Norman Chan wearing a suit. Norman is smiling. It is a professional, yet casual photo as Norman is wearing a fuchsia-colored shirt with no tie. 2) Norman's senior photo from when he was a student at California School for the Deaf. Norman is wearing a bow tie. The quote with his senior photo says "Imagination is more important than knowledge, for knowledge is limited while imagination embraces the entire world!"
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Early Childhood Education: End-of-Year Ceremony
Thursday, May 30
8:30 - 10 am
ECE Playground
Elementary: End-of-Year Celebration
Thursday, May 30
10:30 am - 12 noon
Klopping Theater
Middle School: Promotion
Thursday, May 30
2 - 4 pm
Big Gym
High School: Scholarship Ceremony
Friday, May 31
10:30 - 11:30
Big Gym
High School: Graduation
Friday, May 31
2:30 - 4 pm
Big Gym
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International Studies travels to France & England
Submitted by Stacy Eilbert
~ Darah Odelson, Sam Braidi & Alan Davary ~
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International Studies 2019 had a magnificent trip to France and England. The students worked very hard all year, studying the history and culture of both countries. They were pretty prepared when we got there as they were able to recognize and discuss many things that were visited. Each day, we walked an average of 10 miles and climbed an average of 20 flights of stairs!!!
After landing in Paris on the first day, we hopped on a bus and went straight to Bayeux which is in Normandy region, about 3 hours northwest of Paris. We stayed in Normandy for two full days and viewed the sightings of World War II; visited cemeteries, battle zones, and museums showing military crafts. This year is actually the 75
th
anniversary of the D-Day invasion on the Normandy beaches (this coming June 6
th
). We also got to visit Mont St.
Michel, an island that was first occupied by monks as a spiritual retreat, but later became a living fortress and spiritual center. We left Bayeux for Paris and made a stop in Rouen (halfway to Paris) to visit the Rouen Cathedral, which is like a mini version of Notre Dame. We had just found out two days earlier that Notre Dame was burning and we weren't sure what we would be able to see. (We were not allowed inside Notre Dame and only saw the external structures.) Rouen is also the site where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake at age 19!
We stayed in Paris for three days and literally ran around town using the French Metro. We were able to see most of the sights that one should see in Paris: the Sacré-Cœur, Montmarte district, Sainte-Chapelle, Arc de Triumphe, and Versailles, to name a few. We got lost in the Louvre, mesmerized by all the masterpieces throughout the art museum. We went to the top of the Eiffel Tower at night and basked in the beautiful lights. We had a really nice tour at the Deaf school in Paris, the Institut National de Jeunes Sourds (INJS) in Paris which was founded by Charles-Michel de l'Épée. The best part of this tour was our students befriending the students there. Our students' network expanded that day!
We signed
“
Au Revoir, Paris
”
and boarded a train called the Eurostar which travels at high speed underwater through the English Channel from Paris to London. When we arrived in London, we could immediately see
how different things were from Paris. For one thing, we could read the signs everywhere, BUT we had to remember to look left rather than right when crossing the streets as the British
“
drive on the wrong side of the road
”
. The students were introduced to the Underground, also known as the Tube, which is the British version of the subway. They took the train to see Churchill
’
s War Rooms. The students recognized many things from a film shown in class called Darkest Hour. The students got to see Parliament Square although it was truly disappointing to see that Big Ben was almost completely covered for restoration purposes. We were only able to get a glimpse of the clock's face! However...we got the students
’
anticipation levels high by telling them we had a big surprise in store for them. We took a 30-40 minute train ride out of London to see the actual studio where the Harry Potter movies were filmed! That was a lot of fun, really seeing how they made the movie so magical.
The rest of London was full of the sights that everyone should see: Westminster Abbey, St.
Paul
’
s Cathedral, the changing of guards at Buckingham Palace, riding the London Eye and getting to see all of London from atop the huge millennial wheel, and last but not least, riding atop a red double-decker bus! We got to tour through the Tower of London, spot a raven or two and some Beefeaters, and walk across the Millennium Bridge. We visited the Globe Theater where famous writer, William Shakespeare wrote many of his plays and then had a mini-workshop in which the students got to improvise from an excerpted script from the Romeo and Juliet story. We also got to shop and walk around Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, and Trafalgar Square.
We didn
’
t limit our sightseeing to London though. We hopped on a coach bus that took us about 2 hours outside of London to the English countryside. We visited Stonehenge where the mystery of the huge slabs of rock have many people wondering how they got there. We also visited Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of Shakespeare, where his family lived. We also visited Windsor where the Windsor Castle is situated. We arrived there, just as they were pulling down the Royal Standard flag, indicating that the Queen had just left the castle. We got to see many things, including the "hall of knights" where hundreds of knights in England were honored, and the church in which Prince Harry and Meghan of Sussex recently married.
This trip was truly a memorable one!
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VIDEO: Watch student presentations at various landmarks around Europe, as well as a slideshow of their trip!
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Clickable video image (left) of a girl signing in front of Buckingham Palace.]
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1) Boy wearing shorts is jumping in front of the Louvre Pyramid. The angle looks like he actually jumping higher that the top of the pyramid. 2) Boy wearing shorts jumping really high by the Eiffel Tower. 3) Girl wearing shorts is jumping really high in front of the Louvre Pyramid. 4) Two girls are sitting in front of the statue of Abbé Charles-Michel de l'Epée, at the Deaf school in Paris. 5) Students from California School for the Deaf pose with students from the Institut National de Jeunes Sourds (INJS) in Paris. They are holding up the flag of France and the flag of the United States. 6) Group photo with matching shirts that have different colored sleeves. London's Tower Bridge is in the background.]
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What was your favorite memory from your trip?
T
alia Boren:
Visiting The Louvre Museum. I loved seeing the art! It was amazing to see the different types of art that ancient people have made. Some of the art was by unknown artists;
that really fascinated me!
Zahra Chauhan
Harry Potter Studio Tour in London, England.
Jalina Dietz
Definitely eating escargots! It was an awesome experience to try snails. It tasted good. I wouldn’t mind to trying it again.
Brent Fuentes
Memories of France – especially arriving at the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Miles Gonzalez
My favorite memory was when I was in Paris, entering the Eiffel Tower landmark and walking all the way to the top. From the top, I could see many beautiful views. It was an unforgettable memory.
Reza Mosher
Meeting the St. Jacques students. It was cool to meet people there who were like me. I really enjoyed it.
Justine Locatelli
Being at the top of the Eiffel Tower – that beautiful view, being with friends and the vibes were so perfect!
Kaliska Sloan
All of the inside jokes we had, and being at the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Julie Wathan
Arriving at the top of Eiffel Tower and all the memories of France.
Jaron LeMaster
Working on the Buckingham Palace landmark project.
Liliana Ortiz
My favorite memory from the trip was bonding with my friends and teachers, and sharing our fun moments everyday.
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Do you have any new goals for your future because of your trip to France and England?
Courtney Bronson
I really enjoyed France and England, and I will certainly go again. My new goal is to travel to many other countries. I love traveling, and this is the perfect opportunity to learn more about the world.
Zahra Chauhan
I want to live in France for my future life!
Jalina Dietz
My life goal is to travel more and learn as much as I can.
Brent Fuentes
My goal is to live in France for while, and to explore the world. I want to become more mindful of other countries, and find out something new about myself.
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What was different in Europe compared to the United States?
Jarrod Burns
All of the doors in Europe must be pushed to enter, pulled to exit; while here in the United States, it's random.
Zahra Chauhan
Europe uses electronic sinks, soap dispensers, and dryers, as well as automatic toilet seat cleaning. (They don’t use paper seat covers.)
Jalina Dietz
England drives on the “wrong side of the road”. They drive the opposite way from America.
Brent Fuentes
Different countries have different food, transportation, culture, and people. There are different ways in the world!
Miles Gonzalez
Everything I saw in Europe was original and real. For example, the food tasted better than in the United States because Europe tended to focus on the quality instead of the quantity. I wish America could do the same thing, but I don't think it is going to happen.
Liliana Ortiz
It was so fascinating to see many things done differently, like seeing the drivers on the left side in the car; looking right first before crossing the street; and seeing people get dressed up on a causal day.
Kaliska Sloan
In France, their towns are very narrow. Almost everything is small compared to America. Their roads almost everywhere are made of gray bricks that have bumps when you drive, bike, or ride a motorcycle. In England, they are more
“
vintage
”
compared to America. England has lots of old historical buildings.
Kara Wolfangle
Europe is way different than the USA. For example, in Paris, they eat bread for breakfast every day; while in the USA, people eat eggs, sausage, pancakes, waffles, etc. In England, you are driving on left side not the right.
Jaron LeMaster
I learned that France and England have a different culture of people, landmarks, vocabulary, food and tea, and pound/euro (money).
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Do you have any new goals for your future because of your trip to France and England
(Continued)
?
Miles Gonzalez
I want to grow my identify through exploring things around the world. I established a new mindset,
“Don't be afraid to learn new things.
” When traveling, it is normal to fear or avoid doing something, but I need to learn how to be brave in new situations.
Chloe Harmount
Make new memories, adventures, and chapters.
Kaliska Sloan
My goal is to travel more. When I was there, I loved it! I’m sure I will go back someday!
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Mime artist JJ Jones performs for CSD Students
Photos and review by JAC Cook
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JJ Jones performs on stage. He is wearing white face and white gloves, and a black beret. There are two students performing with JJ: a girl on his right and a boy on his left. All three of them are performing in unison. The students are looking up at JJ smiling happily.]
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Review of JJ Mime at California School for the Deaf
I had the utmost pleasure of working with the talented Deaf Mime, JJ Jones, when he came to California School for the Deaf to perform in April of 2019. Considering that mime artists are a rarity, with so few in the world nowadays, we were fortunate to have JJ Jones, who is in his 60’s, come to CSD to share his masterpiece with our students!
I shared with our students that mime is an early form of ASL performing arts. It is visual-gestural and communicates with no words. Mime performance tells 1,000 words through use of facial expressions, gestures and body movement on stage. Growing up, I had the privilege of being exposed to several top-notch mime artists who came to perform for us at my alma mater, Phoenix Day School for the Deaf. Performance through the art of mime brings a great engagement from the audience that no other form of preforming arts can do equally well. With the technology of multi-media, the evolution of performing arts in ASL is different today, whereas the art of mime has been noticeably becoming obsolete. This is to say the same for silent films.
Evidently
, JJ Jones delivered a performance which students of all ages actively participated in right away. He made the art of mime alive again! It takes a mime artist with special skills like JJ Jones to master that. Kudos!
The students truly appreciated his mastery to where it is becoming a cherished memory for them… Which of course, I told the students, “I told you so…”
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Jordan Hom; Lily Kireyeva; Janika Dingel; and Reuel Ade Richardson join JJ Jones for his butterfly number.
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JJ Jones
gets
the audience involved.
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A
lice
’
s Adventures In Wonderland
Full Performance
By Miles Gonzalez and the Talon Media class
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VIDEO: In case you missed the live performance by our CSD high school students of Ali
ce
’
s
Adventures in Wonderland, you can still watch the show! Here is the full production of the 2019 CSD Drama Club's spring play presented on YouTube.
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Clickable video image (left) Alice is standing in front of a checkerboard riser on stage.]
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CSD Academic Bowl Team at Nationals
By Andrew Phillips
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CSD Eagles compete in the National Academic Bowl Competition
After finishing second out of 20 schools and mainstream programs in the West Regional Academic Bowl competition in February, our CSD Eagles advanced to the National Academic Bowl competition in April. The national competition was held at at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.. At the Nationals, CSD competed against 19 other schools and programs from across the country. The Academic Bowl is a knowledge-based competition where teams compete against each other, answering general knowledge questions, largely related to the high school academic curriculum. The question categories are: Arts & Entertainment; Current Events; Language & Literature; Mathematics; Popular Culture; Leisure, and Sports; Science & Technology; and Social Studies.
Our students scored wins against the Lexington School for the Deaf, Kansas State School for the Deaf, New Mexico School for the Deaf, and Rochester School for the Deaf. However, we lost a close match to our rival CSD Riverside and were eliminated from the playoffs against the Model Secondary School for the Deaf. We placed in the top eight teams out of the top 20 at the Nationals, out of approximately 80 teams from across the country. Our students represented CSD proudly and their hard work and commitment to the Academic Bowl paid off with a strong year. Please congratulate our players: Naomi Brock, Rose Crisman, Donovan Holmes, and Jenna Kutsov.
Moreover, this was the inaugural year of the Academic Bowl Individual competition where prior to the team competition, students competed against each other one-on-one. Our sophomore, Donovan Holmes, placed second out of about 80 players in the Individual competition and was the only non-senior in the top four!
While in Washington, D.C., we got to visit the “signing” Starbucks, see the Holocaust Museum, and explore our nation’s capital.
This year could not have happened without the support of fellow teachers, administrators, staff, parents and family, and members of the community. We prepared for the competition with numerous retreats and practice matches against many members of the CSD community. We thank each one of you for your support and look forward to building on this year’s success.
Coaches Allison & Andrew
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Big congratulations to our own Eagle sophomore Donovan Holmes
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Donovan Holmes came in 2
nd
out of the 32
players who qualified (out of 80
players total) at the very first Individual Competition, at the 2019 National Academic Bowl. You soared beautifully, Donovan!
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1) California School for the Deaf Academic Bowl team and sponsors -- Rose, Jenna, Donovan, Naomi, Allison, and Andrew -- stand in front of a red brick building. There is a sign overhead that reads "Welcome National Academic Bowl," and another sign that reads, "We are a signing community." 2) Donovan is standing on stage. He is with a woman in a yellow dress. They are standing next to the slideshow. Donovan is wearing a name tag on a lanyard around is neck. He is holding something in his hand that looks like an award. 3) A sign showing that California School for the Deaf traveled the farthest to attend the national competition (2,838 miles) Other schools traveling long distances included Washington School for the Deaf and Edmonds-Woodway High School. Schools that traveled the least were Model Secondary School for the Deaf (.03 miles), Rockville High School and Maryland School for the Deaf. 3) A photo of Alice Cogswell saying that she became deaf at the age of 2, in a time when it was believed that Deaf people could not be taught. She was the Deaf child who triggered Thomas Gallaudet's trip overseas to search for a solution for the education of Deaf children. Cogswell was the first pupil at the American School for the Deaf.]
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American Studies Trip to Washington D.C.
By Frank Lester
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In April 2019, the American Studies class went on a trip to Washington, D.C. For several students, it was their first time ever in an airplane, and they were so thrilled. The purpose of the trip was to connect what was learned in the classroom with what they saw in D.C.
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Students visit the Franklin Delano Roosevelt wheelchair statue at the FDR Memorial.
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Students
Victor Acosta Barajas
,
Nuvia Alfonso Hernandez
,
Cruz Ascencio
,
Cristina Dagio
,
Jose Carrizales Castillo
,
Natalya De Hoyos
,
Leslie Leon
,
Angie Martinez
,
Jesus Santacruz Navarro
,
Alex Valdez
, Work Readiness Program student
Uxmal Alcaraz
, teachers
Frank Lester
and
Sue Saline
“
together
”
took the American Studies course during the year. During class, they learned about geography, culture, politics, and the history of the United States of America. They also did a lot of fundraising, such as making smoothies on Fridays, potting and selling succulents, and collaborating with MOD Pizza, Chipotle, and Panda Express.
During class, they learned about geography, culture, politics, and history of the United States of America. They also did a lot of fundraising such as making smoothies on Fridays, potting and selling succulents, and collaborating with MOD Pizza, Chipotle, and Panda Express.
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The students’ favorite part of the trip was riding the Metro and independently ordering meals.
Their most special moment was the tour on the campus of Gallaudet University. It was led by
Connor Baer
, a CSD alum who is in his last year at Gallaudet. The tour lasted 2.5 hours and amazed the students.
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Photo below: A fabulous tour with a knowledgeable docent and an excellent ASL interpreter at Mount Vernon, home of George Washington as part of American Studies itinerary.
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The sights visited include Arlington National Cemetery, JFK Gravesite, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Newseum, Petersen House where Abraham Lincoln died, Mount Vernon the home of George Washington, Jefferson Memorial, FDR Memorial, the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, 9/11 Memorial, Washington National Zoo, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington Monument, Natural History Museum, American History Museum, Smithsonian Mall, Gallaudet University, Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the Signing Starbucks shop.
Students developed a slide show with photos and videos narrating what they did during the trip. They gave a presentation during an assembly for all of the High School students to enjoy. The
trip is
their most memorable experience
from their time at C
SD.
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Signing Starbucks store in Washington, DC
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2019-2020
Student Body Government Officers &
Class Representatives
Submitted by Daniel Girard
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Athletics News
By Warren Keller & Alan Davary
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Our Berg & Seeger student volunteers
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Student Volunteers:
Anabel Amador; Marcos Aguilar; Gael Barajas; Mepper Beshears; Esther Biser; Talia Boren; Alexis Bravo; Courtney Bronson; Kenasia Brown; Tyler Cardoso; Zahra Chauhan; Nayely Colmenares; Ikia Cornelius; Pedro Cortez Valdez; Jalina Dietz; Emilie Ford; Brent Fuentes; Cathrine Gonsalves; Daniel Gonzalez Mendez; Jayvon Harmon; Chloe Harmount; Ben Hart; Erica Her; Trinity Kirkland; Mark Kozyk; Tiffany Kutsov; Jenna Kutsov; Justine Locatelli; Christo Lopez Elizarraraz; Cristina Mabuyo; Anastasia Mena Vergara; Reza Mosher; Amy Ngo; Kaliska Sloan; Kaitlyn Tietje; Kara Wolfangle; David Zhao; Enos Zorno
za (Raul Quintero & Gursimranjit "Raja" Singh)
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Group photo of student volunteers wearing matching orange shirts. They are posing in front of what looks like a track or a football field.]
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Our amazing 38 student volunteers helped out with various tasks at the Berg & Seeger tournament April 4 - 6. They went above and beyond expectations! They were ready to provide assistance at any time with a positive attitude and high energy. Our volunteers helped with various tasks including:
- Assisted our media center with making banners, logos, directional poles, poles with distances, and decorations (for the Opening Ceremony, Awards Ceremony and cottages).
- Prepared and served meals in the Hospitality Room for coaches, athletic directors and committee members.
- Set up in the Big Gym for the opening ceremony. (Trinity Kirkland and Kaitlyn Tietje were the emcees.)
- Set up in the Big Gym for the icebreaker activity. (Talia Boren, Courtney Bronson and Jenna Kutsov were our icebreaker activity leaders.)
- Set up in the Big Gym for the awards ceremony and neon party. (Janeva Mosher, FAA President, and Alexis Bravo, FAA Vice President were the emcees.) Alexis Bravo, Ikia Cornelius, Erica Her, Christo Lopez Elizarraraz, Cristina Mabuyo, Amy Ngo, and David Zhao helped Cindy Sasser with decorations for the neon party. They also helped with the concession stand at Washington High School.
- Assisted with various tasks at Washington High School, such as: the check-in table; being runners; security; social media; raking sand for the triple jump and long jump; set up the pole for the high jump; picking up the shot put ball and discus; setting up hurdles; helping with the athletes booth and the international studies booth; and cleaning up everything after the tournament.
- Socialized with teams and made sure they felt comfortable and welcome at CSD.
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CSD hosts Berg & Seeger Classic
2019
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Click on video image above for video of Calel in action.]
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Calel Aramboles
. Not yet a senior, Calel is already one of the most decorated Berg Seeger athletes ever. On Saturday, he won his third straight Thomas Berg - Male Field Athlete Award, as he brought home the gold in both shotput and discus. A thrilling moment was when his long-time contender, Deven Thompson, a strong 6-foot-10 athlete from New Mexico, topped Calel’s Berg Seeger record of last year, from 49’4.25” to 52’08” in the shotput; then Calel was able to throw one at 54’10.25” in front of long-time CSD alumni, coaches and historians. This set a new Berg Seeger record and broke the oldest CSD record on our books that had been held for 83 years (by Joe Hill from 1936).
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Athletes: 220
Adult Volunteers: 79
Coaches/AD: 78
Student Volunteers: 38
TEAMS (19):
Alabama, Arizona, California, California – Riverside, Florida, Maryland, Metro, Minnesota, Mississippi, Model, New Mexico, Oregon, Phoenix Day, Rochester, St. Mary’s, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin.
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CSD TEAM RESULTS:
Boys 2
nd
Place
CSD, 110.5 Points
Girls 3
rd
Place
CSD, 68 Points
CSD AWARDS:
Thomas Berg Best Male Field Athlete
Calel Aramboles
(third straight)
CSD INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
(Medal/Ribbon Winners 1
st
-6
th
):
Boys Shotput
1
st – Calel Aramboles, 54’10.25”
(Berg Seeger & CSD Record)
Boys Triple Jump
1
st – Leonardo Vergara, 42’05.75”
Boys Discus
1
st – Calel Aramboles, 157’
Boys 400m Dash
2
nd – Leonardo Vergara, 0:54.78
Girls High Jump
2
nd – Malia Zornoza, 4’10”
Boys High Jump
3
rd – Enos Zornoza, 5’08”
Boys 1600m Run
3
rd – Miles Gonzalez, 5:21.37
4
th – Chris Navarette, 5:24.09
Boys 800m Run
3
rd – Oscar Medina, 2:23.62
4
th – Miles Gonzalez, 2:24.26
Girls Discus
3
rd – Ashley Locatelli, 91’01”
4
th – Kiara Morris-Dadzie, 80’04”
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Girls 3200m Run
4
th – Amanda Vega, 14:25.86
Girls 400m Dash
4
th – Jasmine Jimenez, 1:10.38
Boys 300m Hurdles
4
th – Miles Gonzalez, 0:47.51
Girls 800m Run
4
th – Jasmine Jimenez, 2:57.84
Girls Shotput
6
th – Kiara Morris-Dadzie, 26’04”
CSD RELAY RESULTS
(Medal/Ribbon Winners 1
st
- 6
th
):
Boys 4x800m Relay
2
nd – Fremont 9:47.47
(Max Lujan, Chris Navarette,
Miles Gonzalez, Enos Zornoza)
Girls 4x200m Relay
3
rd – Fremont 2:06.14
(Malia Zornoza, Holly Beneventi,
Esther Biser, Rose Crisman)
Girls 4x100m Relay
4
th – Fremont, 0:58.25
(Malia Zornoza, Jacquelyn Gascon-Lopez, Esther Biser, Rose Crisman)
Boys 4x400m Relay
4
th – Fremont, 4:03.83
(Oscar Medina, Ivan Vasquez,
Chris Navarette, Enos Zornoza)
Boys 4x200m Relay
4
th – Fremont 1:44.02
(Malia Zornoza, Holly Beneventi,
Esther Biser, Rose Crisman)
Boys 4x100m Relay
5
th – Fremont, 0:49.64
(Bryan Saechao, Chris Renteria,
Oscar Medina, George Quirie)
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APPRECIATION:
To Sponsors – Nike, Gallaudet, Sorenson, Eastbay, RIT, Route 66, and Lisa Vergara and her company.
To Committee Chairs – Wayne Langbein and Thomas Withrow
(United States Deaf Track and Field), Herminio Gonzalez (Tournament Director), Jeremy Cormier (Athletics), Scott O’Donnell (FAA), Noah Kessler
(Transportation), Oskar Schugg and Derek Johnson
(Housing), Gayalene Buck
(Nutritional), Mario Arellano
(Equipment), Nicole Koehn
(Awards), Cindy Sasser
(FAA Neon Party), Jeff Buckmaster
(FAA Snack Bar), Ruth Lummer
(Volunteer Coordinator), Daniel Girard
(Student Volunteer Coordinator), Bonnie Jo Morrison
(Greeting), Bonnie Biser
(Announcement/Canopies), James O’Brien
(Hospitality), Roberta Monroe
(Media), Jacelia Washington
(Interpreters), Tan Nguyen
(Spotters), and Maggie Hatch
(Decorations).
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We returned from Hoy Classic in Maryland with both of our teams having a win at the tournament. The baseball team finished forth and softball team finished in sixth place.
Hoy Classic All Tournament Players:
Jaden Reader & Esther Biser
Congratulations!
Hoy Classic will be in Fremont in April
2020.
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CSD Student Registration now available online
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For information on how to register your child online:
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Video image of Barbara White signing against a plain blue background.]
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Las Positas Vineyard, Livermore
~ 2019 Prom ~
Photos from Sheila Korolev, Cindy Sasser & Lilly Benedict
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Prom Court:
Brent Fuentes & Leila Davis
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Gursimranjit “Raja” Singh,
Alexis Bravo & Samuel Brown
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Rose Crisman &
Luke Bella
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Reza Mosher, Enos Zornoza,
Rose Crisman, Janeva Mosher
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New Gender Resources Website
Submitted by Leah Bornstein
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The CSD Gender Inclusive Resource Committee is very pleased to share our new website with LGBTQIA+ resources for students and families. We have worked very hard to develop a web page to add to the current
CSD website.
The web page includes a variety of resources for LGBTQIA+ students and families. Our goal was to have this web page ready for our CSD community prior to summer break 2019. We invite you to have a look at what it has to offer. Included are:
- Links for books, categorized by age level, from ECE through High School.
- TV shows and movies with LGBTQIA+ themes and characters.
- Resources for youth including: support and advocacy, health and education, crisis lines, counseling and scholarships.
- Resources for families that include: health, advocacy, and education.
- A “Stay Connected” page with links for: Facebook and Instagram pages as well as LGBTQIA+ phone apps.
- Legal and Civil Rights assistance websites.
- Annual holidays and dates of observance, as well as events.
If you have any questions or resources to add, please feel free to contact us at the link on the bottom of the home page.
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Comprehensive sexual education
now offered at CSD
Submitted by Kathleen Mockus
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This has been a groundbreaking year in implementing comprehensive Puberty and Sexual Education at CSD. In response to an observed need, the passage of the FAIR Act and CA Healthy Youth Act, CORE carefully selected Health Connected’s curriculum,
Puberty Talk, Teen Talk: Middle School,Teen Talk: High School,
and
Teen Talk: Adapted for All Abilities,
as the comprehensive puberty and sexuality curriculum for students in grades 5, 7, and high school Health (typically taken in 9
th
grade). CORE worked to ensure our students receive integrated, comprehensive, accurate, and unbiased sexual health instruction, and to provide our educators with clear tools and guidance to accomplish that end.
Implementation accomplishments this year:
- Trained in the curriculum all stakeholders involved at CSD last Spring, including staff from across campus: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Work Readiness Program, Physical Education, Student Health Unit, and Pupil Personnel Services and at the San Mateo County Office of Education, in September, specifically for those teaching elementary Puberty Education.
- 2-year corpus project completed: Two ASL films created and captioned for families about puberty for an elementary audience: “ Growing Up: Life During Puberty”.
- Materials ordered and created in order to make full implementation as simple for teachers and as consistent for students as possible.
- Families contacted in English, Spanish, and ASL to explain the new curricula and the new California laws.
- Follow-up training and mentoring provided for Elementary, AC, Work Readiness Program, and High School teachers implementing the program.
- Evening family information session offered on the curriculum and ASL.
- Created Flipgrid page in order to include all families in the elementary curriculum and provide appropriate ASL resources for them to discuss these matters with their children.
- Presented to staff “Puberty Education in ASL” during March staff development.
- Families contacted and menstruation workshop provided to all in the Middle School Girls’ Cottage, “Did You Know You have Superpowers?”
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Vote for our kids!
Voting will be open until Thursday May 30, 2019
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Scroll down and find
Felipe Diaz,
Leslie Leon,
Raul Quintero and
Ayisha Yang’s video. You can watch the video on YouTube
(above), but you need to go to the link above to vote for them.
(The contest will email you a verification code to type in.)
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Silver Eagles Retiree Luncheon
By Steve Orman, Lisa & Terry Viall, Silver Eagles Luncheon Committee
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The Silver Eagles gathered together on April 17
th for the biennial retiree luncheon at the Fremont Oaks Garden community center. The luncheon was attended by 75 staff who retired from CSD or who worked for an extended period of time at CSD but who retired elsewhere. The food was catered by
Debbie Call, a CSD retiree herself!
Before the luncheon,
Ethan Bernstein, CSD Dean of Students, brought greetings from CSD and
Ken Norton spoke about challenging issues facing CSD and what we can do to help. After the delicious buffet, the attendees enjoyed a program that consisted of a video presentation welcome from
Clark Brooke, Superintendent of CSD, and a PowerPoint collage of pictures of CSD students and staff from both the Berkeley and Fremont schools.
You may have noticed that the new name for the retiree
group is “Silver Eagles”. The name change was voted on and passed by the attendees at the luncheon.
The Silver Eagles would like to thank
Clark Brooke,
Ethan Bernstein,
Celia Mae Baldwin,
Debbie and David Call,
Charles Holmes,
Lisa Nunez and
Kathy Schoenberg for all their help in making this wonderful event possible.
The next event will be in two years. The list of retirees that we have has some gaps and we want to make sure we are able to reach out to everyone! Please be sure that the Superintendents office has your updated contact information.
If you were employed for a long time at CSD but did not retire from the school, please send your contact information to the committee so we may invite you to the next event!
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Group image of the Silver Eagles. Some are seated at ground level. Some are standing on the balcony, behind a white fence. And some are standing to the side at ground level.]
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Presentation by Holocaust Survivors raises awareness of Human Genocides
Submitted by Barbara White
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Photo left: Presenters Lilly Benedict and Sanders Feldhorn, with High School Principal Sulghi Hong.
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Lilly, Sanders, and Sulghi are standing arm-in-arm on stage, in front of a big white screen.]
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Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, is observed as a day of
commemoration for the people who perished in the Holocaust and marks the anniversary of the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto.
The day is observed on the 27
th of Nisan, the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar. Yom HaShoah was observed this year on April 12. On April 8,
Sanders Feldhorn, retired CSD Teacher, and
Lilly Benedict, Family Education Coordinator, presented powerful and personal stories about the Holocaust, how their immediate family members survived or were caught and killed, and the lifelong impact for the generations to come. Sandy and Lilly, second generation survivors of the Holocaust, presented to the CSD high school students on the painful experiences and discrimination their families endured during World War II, and about the continuance of genocides happening all over the world to this day. They showed a slideshow with photos of passports, death certificates, their family members who were murdered and who had survived, homes and businesses that the Nazis took away from them, and maps showing where they lived and the location of the camps their families were transported to. Sanders’ and Lilly’s’ mission is to make sure that people understand that the Holocaust
did happen and human genocides do continue to happen. They hope to keep the remembrances going so it never happens again.
The students were fully attentive and asked excellent questions. At the end, one student asked, "How do you cope with all this?" Sanders, who does presentations at many different high schools every year in April and May about the Holocaust, stated, “The students at CSD asked better questions than any other students I have presented to.”
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Above: Sanders and Laureen Newman Feldhorn, along with Sanders' mother Charlotte Feldhorn who survived the Holocaust, and Sanders' older brother Earl Feldhorn.
Right: Passport for one of the Feldhorns during Nazi Germany marked with a
“
J
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for Jew.
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Augusta Feldhorn
Born May 29, 1934 in Vienna, Austria
Augusta, the only daughter of Margarete (Krigsman) and Julius Feldhorn, was born in Vienna, Austria. Her father, originally an accountant, had established his own men's hat factory, inventing most of the machinery himself. After the Germans annexed Austria in 1938, they immediately began to persecute its Jewish citizens. Augusta's family fled to Belgium, hoping to reestablish their lives. Augusta began school and made friends. Life seemed to be getting back to normal. This was not to last. The Germans invaded Belgium in May 1940, just before Augusta's sixth birthday. The terrified family attempted to flee to France, but was turned back at the border.
In October 1940, all Jews in Belgium were ordered to register with the police. Augusta's parents decided to hide her in a convent in the countryside. A few months later her parents, wanting to be near her, hid Augusta with Christian friends who lived a few streets away from their home. In May 1942, Jews were forced to wear the yellow star, and Jewish adults were required to report for forced labor. Her parents went into hiding with false papers.
One morning, early in the summer of 1942, Augusta's mother left home to buy some milk. Their house was surrounded by police. Her father, uncle and aunt were forcibly seized and taken to the transit camp at Malines.
Escaping the raid, Augusta's mother immediately put her terrified eight year-old daughter on a train taking her back to the convent. She soon joined her there, posing as a nun. Twenty other Jewish children were hidden in the convent. Augusta turned inward, however, and did not make friends with them. When she was nine years old, Augusta's tonsils had to be removed. The nuns could not take her to the hospital for fear that she would be denounced as a Jew. They removed her tonsils and adenoids themselves, without anesthesia.
Augusta and her mother remained in the convent until liberation. In April 1945, while walking alone down a road, Augusta saw approaching soldiers. Eleven year-old Augusta fainted when she realized that the soldiers were American, and that she was free. She eventually learned that her father had been taken to the Birkenau concentration camp and murdered there.
One and a half million Jewish children were murdered by the Germans and their collaborators in the Holocaust. Augusta was one of the few who survived.
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Lilly's Father's Family
Loss by Holocaust
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Three generations of Deaf Jewish Family (see flowchart below). Rose is currently a student at California School for the Deaf. Her mother Lilly who was the presenter also works at the school as the Family Education Coordinator.
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The family's last name was changed to Benedict when they moved to America (original spelling was
Benedikt
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Click on flyers below for printable
version
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Gallaudet
University
Summer
2019
Youth
Camps
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California School for the Deaf
39350 Gallaudet Drive,
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 794-3666
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