AEOE Association of Educational Office Employees Los Angeles Unified School District Serving Staff and Students since 1928 Message from the Board Winter, 2010 Rosemary Duff, Editor-in-Chief Life is a Game – Enjoy Every Move You Make! Special Interest gave an update on next year’s national Articles: conference and the upcoming South- west Professional Days Conference. Recognitions Member Recognitions were given to Ira Spotlight Ehrlich, our Webmaster who won third place at NAEOP for our Sponsorships Board Member Zimmer and website, and to Mike Krufka for his AEOE Board of Directors long outstanding financial contribu- Our theme this year is “Life is a Game tions to AEOE. – Enjoy Every Move You Make.” We We celebrated Helen Aposhian’s will be busy enjoying every moment of birthday; she has been a member the year we have planned ahead. of AEOE for 64 years. It was a With the Installation of our Board of very delightful social afternoon of Directors on September 12, 2009, we celebration and conversation. celebrated 81 years of service to the We will be continuing our college staff and students of the Los Angeles scholarship program; Administrator Unified School District. Our keynote of the Year; Office Professional of speaker was newly elected Board the Year; Classified Administrator or Member Steve Zimmer, a 17-year Supervisor of the Year; Elementary LAUSD veteran teacher, counselor, Highlights: Poster Contest, Middle and High and community activist. He praised Schools Writing Contest; and our Awards 2 our continuous years of work and professional development and/or Scholarships 3 dedication and presented each board tuition reimbursement program. member with a beautiful certificate of Contests 3 recognition. Several members have attended and Calendar 5 will be attending a conference this California Association of Educational Directors 6 year: OCAEOP Mini Conference, Office Professionals (CAEOP) Presi- Southwest Professional Days Con- Networking 7 dent Kathryn Miller, along with ference, CAEOP Conference, and/or CAEOP Vice President of Member- NAEOP Conference. ship Kathy Ramos, was our installing officer. Kathryn also gave an update Please do not hesitate to contact us if on CAEOP. you have any questions. We look forward to a busy new year. National Association of Educational Office Professionals (NAEOP) Southwest Director Becky Shipley PAGE 2 OF 8 AEOE Recognitions It was a Crazy Good Year for us! We Villaraigosa and City Councilmember th th celebrated our 80 year of service to Jose Huizar, 14 District, gave a the staff and students of the Los beautiful recognition certificate that Angeles Unified School District. stated, “Sincere Congratulations and Best Wishes on your 80th Anniversary Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sent Celebration.” a letter on behalf of all Californians, which stated, “I applaud your The Los Angeles Unified School dedication to the success of our stu- District Board of Education President dents. By working side-by-side with Monica Garcia, along with Board teachers and administrators, you help Members Marguerite LaMotte, Tamar to create a learning environment Galatzan, Marlene Canter, Yolie where young people can achieve their Flores-Aguilar, Julie Korenstein, and potential. Through your scholarship Richard Vladovic and Superintendent program, you have helped enhance the Ramon Cortines gave a Certificate opportunities of California’s next gen- of Recognition expressing their eration, and I thank you for your many “appreciation and commendation for contributions.” our unique contributions to education and for our support to the office pro- Chairman of the Board Don Knabe, fessionals, administrators, teachers, along with County Supervisors Gloria and students of our school district.” Molina, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Yev Yaroslavsky, and Mike Antonovich We received compliments from gave a beautiful Certificate of Appre- Wendy Macy, Director, Personnel ciation to us which read “With Sincere Commission, and from Karla Gould, Congratulations and Best Wishes, the Training Manager, Organizational Board of Supervisors of the County of Excellence. They are very excited Los Angeles does hereby join in your about our organization and look 80th Anniversary Celebration.” forward to sharing our goals with all “By working classified staff members. side-by-side with On behalf of the Residents of the City teachers and of Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio administrators, you help AEOE Award-Winning Newsletter and Website to create a learning environment where We are very proud to say that our Fall, National Association of Educational young people can 2009 Newsletter won first place at the Office Professionals Conference. achieve their potential.” California Association of Educational Office Professionals Conference and Our wonderful Webmaster is Ira Gov. Schwarzenegger first place at the National Association of Ehrlich, Technology Coordinator, at Educational Office Professionals. Langdon Elementary School. Ira has Rosemary Duff was the Editor-in-Chief. been our Webmaster for two years. This is the second time for him to win AEOE’s Website won third place in with NAEOP. the paid professional category at the Honoring the Students of LAUSD PAGE 3 OF 8 $80,000 in Scholarships and $1,225 in Contest Awards 2009/10 High School, Adult School, & Member Scholarship Recipients: Karla Acevedo Wilson High School Jenny Khanh Wilson High School Nadia Akram Wilson High School Boa Le Wilson High School Keth Sorpheak Contreras Learning Complex Yvonne Li Franklin High School Selina Alvarez Wilson High School Magnolia Maldonado Arleta High School Esteban Andrade Polytechnic High School Cesar Melendez Belmont High School Norma Arcos Wilson High School Vanessa Olmedo Fremont High School Zoljargal Badral Hollywood High School Eva Ortega Dorsey High School Ritchell Braganza Kennedy High School Lauren Park Narbonne High School Tran Brookshield Carson High School Ngoc Hanh Pham Gardena High School Cynthia Carvajal Wilson High School Sara Rodriguez Jordan High School Andrea Chavez Taft High School Esther Rubio Jefferson High School Alice Chin Wilson High School John Anderson Saltos USC MAST High School Crystal Duron Arleta High School Adrian Serrano Wilson High School Brittania Elias Wilson High School Jaycebelle Tadena Polytechnic High School Juan Angel Flores Narbonne High School Kevin Tran Bravo Medical Magnet Eduardo Flores Wilson High School Neil Yonzon Carson High School Melissa Gomez San Fernando High School Yuan Zhao Verdugo Hills High School Alberto Gutierrez Wilson High School Fangheng Zhou Belmont High School Adiel Pedraza Santee Education Complex Claudia Cayo Garfield Community Center Jenny Huynh Verdugo Hills High School Amalia Grandez Evans Community Adult Sandy Yoome Joung Bravo Medical Magnet Brittni Moroyoqui CSU, Fullerton Joel Julag-ay Marshall High School 1st Annual Poster and Writing Contests Winners: Healthy Choices I Make Elementary School Poster Winners: Anthony Collasco Knollwood ES Jackie Avila Beckford ES Brandon Lee 156th Street ES Emily Sim Beckford ES Abigail Endler Castlebay ES Erek Castro Cienega ES Yugyeom Lee Andasol ES Yechan Kim Andasol ES Paulo Hernandez Leapwood ES Middle & High School Essay Winners: Jessica Kwon 32nd Street USC Manali Kulkarni Lawrence MS Paulina Jimenez Sepulveda MS Scholarship and Contest recipients were honored at our Ashley Velasco Contreras LC Annual Awards Luncheon. They were recognized for their Jesus Moran Manual Arts HS outstanding academic excellence, creative writing, Arnulfo Moran Manual Arts HS and awesome artistry skills. Kariniana Cruz Polytechnic HS PAGE 4 OF 8 Member Spotlight: Recognizing Helen Aposhian AEOE Member for 64 Years Helen has been a member in good Helen has also been a member of standing since 1945. She has served in CAEOP since 1951, holding many capacities on the Board of Direc- continuous membership for 58 years. tors for the Association and currently She joined NAEOP in 1962, holding serves as retiree mentor for the current continuous membership for 47 board members. years. She received her Professional Incentive Program certificate in 1965. Today, she is still inspired by AEOE and shows her support by attending our We honor her for outstanding service Board meetings, Annual Installation and dedication to Association of Luncheon, Scholarship and Office Educational Office Employees – Los Get Professional Credit Professional of the Year Luncheon, Angeles, to the California Association for what you have Scholarship and Office Professional of of Educational Office Professionals, already done. the Year Scoring Meeting, Winter and to the National Association of Social, and various conferences. She is Educational Office Professionals. Invest in Yourself! a valuable resource to the Association Apply with CAEOP for and brings with her many excellent We are proud to have Helen Aposhian your Professional ideas and ways to improve our profes- as our Member and Mentor. Incentive Program sional lives. Submitted by: Janet Davis-Sylvester, CEOE & AEOE Secretary Certificate. Helen began working for LAUSD in February, 1942. She retired in June, 1983 as an Office Manager at Clover AEOE’s Objectives • To promote the general welfare Elementary School. During that time and best interests of all educational she was offered a “Golden Handshake” office employees and retired. While working for the • To maintain rapport and satisfac- District she worked as an Office Man- tory working relationships with ager at 10 different elementary schools administration with 19 various administrators.