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The Noodle! by Alex Brown Welcome All theOpen up N andOO say AHHHH!!!DLE Volume 1, Issue 3 May 2008 Welcome To The Noodle! by Alex Brown Welcome all. In this issue of The In the same way that a typical kid going Noodle, the members of the Florida Youth through the transition process needs time to Council (FYC) are sharing some of the just relax and do something fun, so does a activities they do in their spare time. As person with a disability. Extra curricular activi- the members of the FYC have discovered, ties are vital for building a social life and for extra curricular activities play a major prospering. These activities are about being Florida Youth Council role in the transition process. However healthy and enjoying life. Please read these Lizzy Barrows stories and keep in mind that the extra cur- Matthew Boselli often times, it is the extra curricular ac- Alex Brown tivities that are forgotten in the transition ricular activities the FYC members participate JT Davis process. in are part of each person’s transition. Carly Fahey Whitney Harris Coury Knowles The Importance of Music in Schools Cinthia Melgar Matthew Murray by Lizzy Barrows Christopher Regan Did you know there is research that ing music, some just learn in different ways. He Sara Romine proves that children who participate in inspires me to never give up any dream I have music programs have better attention and always encouraged me to continue with my spans, better behavior and really do better viola even when I didn’t think I could do it. in school? Mr. Knecht thought I was good enough to be in I began playing music in Three Oaks Chamber Orchestra. middle school. My mom was Music is very important to all worried because it required students, but especially kids with practice and concentration. I disabilities. It improves test grades The Florida Youth fi rst picked out the Bass, but it and for me playing the viola im- Council is a program was too big for me. I ended up proved my coordination with my of The Family Cafe with the viola, and I am glad. fi ngers. My mom called it OT for I surprised my mom because fi ne motor without the therapist! I am able to read music. I can It’s funny how the music pro- also hear a melody, and pick gram is the fi rst to get cut in school it up. budgets, on the other hand when This project is I recently interviewed football players need new uniforms made possible by a my middle school orchestra or new gear they are quick to snap grant from the US teacher, Mr. Knecht. I asked him a couple their fi ngers to them. But the thing is there is Department of Health of questions on teaching music to all stu- research that proves that children that partici- and Human Services, dents including students with disabilities. pate in music programs have better attention Administration on He told me there was no difference in spans, better behavior and really do better in Developmental Disabilities. teaching a student with a disability. He school. Think about that for a second. believes all students are capable in learn- Drumming All Year Long by Whitney Harris Hobbies, they keep everyone busy as the evening sun. In winter, the indoor drum a bee. My hobby just happens to be very line begins and you put in twice as many up beat and very loud; my hobby is drum- hours as you do in the marching season. In ming. Being in a high school drum line the spring, the drummers settle down inside and also the concert band teaches a per- and join the band in playing beautiful con- son all about the different techniques and cert music and enjoying the air conditioning! styles. When playing a marching snare and Drumming has taken up all of my playing a concert snare use two different time, but it has also allowed me to grow techniques, and it can be a lot to handles as a person and learn to express myself sometimes, but practice makes perfect! through music. If it wasn't for this wonder- This hobby is not just something you ful hobby, I would probably be a really start one day and you become good, you re- shy couch potato that never learned that ally have to work at in. Drumming is a year it's okay to beat on stuff. It's just a way around hobby that is different in each season. to show the world that you are unique! In the fall, it’s all about marching on the foot- ball fi eld and getting all sweaty practicing in Peter Gray by JT Davis “Pete Gray was born as Peter Wyshner com/hmarker.php?markerIE=980, 2008). in the mining town of Nanticoke, Pennsyl- Gray's on-fi eld exploits set an inspi- vania. He lost his right arm, at age 6, when rational example for disabled servicemen he slipped while riding on a farmer's wagon returning from World War II, as did his and his right arm was caught in the spokes. off-fi eld exploits. He visited army hospitals The arm had to be amputated above the and rehabilitation centers, spoke with ampu- elbow. Gray's enthusiasm for baseball led tees and reassured them that they too could him to learn to bat and fi eld one-handed, lead a productive life (www.explorehistory. catching the ball in his glove and then com/hmarker.php?markerIE=980, 2008). quickly removing his glove and transferring "If they (his teammates) insulted me, I the ball to his hand in one motion” (http:// didn't pay attention. I mostly kept to myself. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Gray, 2008). That's why I got the reputation of being His speed and place hitting ability made tough to get along with. But, I've mellowed." him a successful minor league outfi elder. - Pete Gray in The Citizens' Voice (1995) Gray went on to be named the 1944 Southern Gray’s major league career ended on League Most Valuable Player. During his V-J Day when many of baseball’s stars career, Gray played for quite a few semi-pro returned from the battlefront. From 1946 teams including the Trois Rivieres Renards to 1949, he played on as a journeyman of the Canadian-American League, the Mem- minor leaguer with the Toledo Mud Hens, phis Chicks of the Southern Association and Elmira Pioneers and Dallas Stars. Left the Brooklyn Bushwicks (www.explorehisto- to wonder if he had made the majors on ry.com/hmarker.php?markerIE=980, 2008). his playing abilities or because of his one He collected his fi rst major league hit arm, Gray returned home to Nanticoke against the Detroit Tigers on April 17, 1945. where, although a local hero/celebrity, he On May 19 the one-armed rookie realized his lived in near poverty (www.explorehistory. boyhood dream of playing in Yankee Stadium, com/hmarker.php?markerIE=980, 2008). collecting fi ve hits and two RBI as the Browns He died at age 87. swept the Yankees (www.explorehistory. What’s Your “Politics”? By Carly Fahey For the majority of my elementary morning cartoons. I become even more years, I knew I wasn't like most of my class- interested when I heard civic leaders mates. Most of the kids on the playground talk about their plans for youth and in- had a "hobby," yet I did not. I didn't care. dividuals with disabilities, like myself. They could have their hopscotch, and their Since I had such an interest in the disabil- cheerleading, baseball and videogames. ity arena of politics at 16, I applied to serve Who needs a hobby anyway? I had fun on the Youth Advisory Committee for the with my friends loving a smorgasbord of National Council on Disability (YAC), which different things and activities. No big deal. is a federal advisory committee providing Just when I least expected it, it hit me youth perspectives to the National Council like a cloud of dust. I was 10 years old and I on Disability. After serving for almost 2 saw some people rallying around downtown years, I can't begin to explain how much at the capital. My mom and I stopped to see of a learning experience it has been for me. what all the fuss was about, and I was fasci- Though I may not love video games, nated. I saw hundreds of people – young, old, or basket weaving, or sports, I have found small, tall – standing up for what they believe something that I really love so far. Politics in and talking to their legislators. I found it is my hobby, and also part of my goals. If amazing that ordinary people could change your hobby isn't like everyone else's, that's communities by turning to politics. Hey, there okay. As long as you fi nd something you are certain things that I would like to change enjoy doing or learning about, that's all in this world, maybe I could help change that matters. So...what's your "politics"? things someday. I fi nally had an interest! I soon started going to local speeches and watching CNN instead of Saturday Tee Time by Matthew Boselli I play golf twice a week, once with at the Chi Chi Rodriquez Youth Golf Founda- my friend, the other as a volunteer to tion in Clearwater. I really enjoy giving my help kids learn golf.
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