EastEast SideSide UnionUnion HighHigh SchoolSchool DistrictDistrict 830 North Capitol Avenue, San Jose, CA 95133 ES KudosKudosevents.esuhsd.org ACADEMIC, PERSONAL AND SOCIAL SUCCESS FOR EACH AND EVERY STUDENT A Publication of the Office of Public Information March 2003, Issue 36 Number of East Side Students Winning Awards in Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship Increases Eighty-six East Side projects were selected Congratulations to all the student winners. as winners at the Synopsys Silicon Valley Kudos to Heidi Black for her efforts to Science and Technology Championship earlier promote student participation. Special this month. This competition is open to all thanks to the following teachers who students in Santa Clara County. The project sponsored student winners this year: categories focus on biological and physical Jonathan Mach (AH), Steve Barry (IH), sciences. High school students can enter a Stewart Briber (IH), Molla Huq (IH), Richard project and a technical paper, one or the Tomasso (IH), Ellean Vickrey (IH), Rexford other, but they must have a research plan. Abbott (MP), Barbara Drew (OG), Carol Evans (OG), Vincent Proby (OG), Carolyn Each year as the number of entries in Abbott (PH), Debra Dimas (ST), Kerry sciencepalooza! has grown so has the Campane (SC), Narquiz Cervantes (SC), Mark number of East Side District award winners Okuda (SC), Chung Khong (YB). in this countywide competition. sciencepalooza! was originally created to help We’d like to give special recognition to the stimulate more East Side entries in the teachers with the most award winners: Carol countywide competition and it’s definitely Evans (OG) with 29 award-winning projects working. and Mark Okuda (SC) with 18. Silver Creek Japan Bowl Team Heads for National Finals in Santa Teresa Student Selected Washington D.C. for All State Honor Band For the fifth consecutive year, Silver The students are preparing intensely for the Kara KawanamiKawanami, junior at Santa Teresa High Creek students will travel to our nation’s upcoming challenge. School, was selected to play clarinet in the Capital to represent Silver Creek and 46th annual California All-State Honor Congratulations and best wishes to the California in the Japan America Society’s BandBand. High school musicians from all over Silver Creek team and their advisor, SC 11th Annual Japan Bowl. School teams the state auditioned for this prestigious Japanese teacher Matthew HallHall! from all over the nation compete against musical honor. It was held last month at the one another in a Jeopardy-style format in Warnor’s Theater in Fresno and the which they answer questions in Japanese students received outstanding reviews. about the language, culture, history and politics. Congratulations to Kara and to her proud parents, Bruce & Jo KawanamiKawanami. Last year, Silver Creek sent 2 teams and they both finished 4th in the nation. This Kudos was initiated to promote the many year, the Japanese 4 team of Amanda Te achievements of the East Side family (captain), Miriam LueckLueck, and Ngoclan members, schools, staff, students, parents and alumni. If you are aware of special Nguyen defeated Lynbrook and Cupertino recognitions given to members of our High Schools in the regional finals allowing family, please send the information to: the team to move on to the national Lorraine Guerin ([email protected]), Public Information Office, 830 North competition. The finals will be held in Capitol Avenue, San Jose, CA 95133. Washington, D. C. on Saturday, April 19. Model Consortium at Santa Teresa Last week Santa Teresa and the City of San designed an updated logo for the Homework Coordinator; Diana Britton-Keller and Jose’s Connecting Youth and Families to Center and teamed with classmate Mary Linda SparlingSparling, Publishing Technologies Technology (CYFT) Program held an Open Millazzo to create a poster to advertise the Program; and Abraham ChackoChacko, City of House to celebrate their model consortium. Homework Center Program. The City adopted San Jose Parks and Recreation CYFT This partnership involves the Santa Teresa the logo and poster, which will be used to Program Coordinator, for creating this STYLE program, which is a tutoring program advertise the program’s 230 Homework exciting partnership. Special thanks to that matches students needing academic Centers all over the city. This cooperative Council member Forrest Williams for the assistance with adult volunteers, the venture was the beginning of ST/STYLE’s financial and moral support he has school’s Publishing Technologies Program and collaboration with the CYFT consortium. provided this effort. the City of San Jose’s CYFT Program. This Amanda Hsueh CYFT model is believed to be the first in In recognition of this city/school Congratulations to Amanda Hsueh and Mary Millazzo California to have a city’s parks and collaboration, Santa Teresa was selected to Mary Millazzo on the development of recreation program collaborate with school/ be one of the visitation sites for the outstanding marketing materials. community tech centers in providing access California and Pacific Southwest Recreation to computers and software training, as well and Parks Training Conference that was held as opportunities to make connections to in San Jose last week. Santa Teresa staff students, families and communities. along with the City of San Jose CYFT Program personnel presented a workshop at The collaboration was developed through the this conference entitled “Why Cities’ Parks efforts of Kay BancheroBanchero, STYLE Coordinator, and Recreation Departments Should Diana Britton-Keller and Linda SparlingSparling, Collaborate with Schools and Community Publishing Technologies Program; and Centers in Offering Academic and Technology Abraham ChackoChacko, City of San Jose Parks Skills Classes.” Currently, the Santa Teresa and Recreation CYFT Program Coordinator. STYLE/Publishing Technology portion of the It started with the updating of the City of consortium is starting their second series of San Jose’s Homework Centers’ logo and the computer classes. They are offering designing of a City Homework Centers’ “Computer Literacy through the Internet” poster by Publishing Technologies Program and “Introduction to Digital Photography I” students. Amanda HsuehHsueh, senior in Santa in the evenings to students, families and the Amanda Hsueh designed the logo for the Teresa Publishing Technologies Program, community. Kudos to Kay BancheroBanchero, STYLE Homework Center. Silver Creek Students Embrace Opportunity to Demonstrate Mastery of Language Skills Every year, a large group from Silver Creek’s the JLPT. The Japanese Language “Thunderously Hip” Japanese Program travel FoundationFoundation, in conjunction with the Japanese Japanese 4 students: to Los Angeles to take the Japanese government, recently issued certificates to Level 3 Awards — Michelle ChanChan, Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)(JLPT). The JLPT those who passed this grueling examination. Miriam LueckLueck, Ngoc NgoNgo, Wayne is an internationally accredited language Congratulations to the 24 Silver Creek WilliardWilliard; examination designed to measure a person’s Japanese 3 and Japanese 4 students who Level 4 Awards — Nathan KennedyKennedy, Japanese language skills. received passing marks this year! The TranTran, Edwin Villaneuva and Christina WarrenWarren. Last year, 227,593 students from as many Kudos to Matthew HallHall, Japanese teacher as 89 cities in 38 countries took the JLPT. and Foreign Language Department Chair, for To view pictures of these and other Silver Those who pass the JLPT receive certificates preparing his students for this difficult exam Creek “Thunderously Hip” Japanese of proficiency and, as a result, are better and for encouraging them to demonstrate Program adventures, go to... able to market their Japanese linguistic their proficiency. http://scweb.esuhsd.org/programs/jp skills in order to further their careers and educational pursuits. The test has several Japanese 3 students: levels, all of which are difficult. Level 4 is the first and easiest level of certification, while Level 1 Award — Greg Iraha level 1 is the hardest. The level 1 award Level 3 Award — Alexander qualifies a student to study at a Japanese Balzer-Carr University. Level 4 Awards — Hoan CaiCai, Claire HernandoHernando, Justin LaboriantLaboriant, Sin For the past several years, Silver Creek has LauLau, Laura LisingLising, Laura MamMam, had more students take the exam than any Holly MarquezMarquez, Dionisio MirandaMiranda, Jean NguyenNguyen, Danny PhamPham, John other high school in the continental United TaTa, David ThaiThai, Mark VasquezVasquez, and States. Last December, 36 students from Mark VidalVidal. Silver Creek traveled to Los Angeles to take East Side Students Impress Industry Representatives Andrew Hill Student Crowned Queen of San Jose GI Forum’s On Friday, March 14, 2003, over 180 students with the business community.” Queen of San Jose GI Forum’s students and 100 representatives from Judith BarnumBarnum, Xilinx; “The kids were great! I Flores Mexicanas major Silicon Valley companies was very impressed with their skills. I woud Jennifer Vanesa TerceroTercero, senior at Andrew participated in the 16th Annual East have hired a couple on the spot!” Jason Hill, was crowned Queen at the 43rd Annual Side and Sequoia Electronics Academy LedgerwoodLedgerwood, Cisco; “This is an excellent idea, San Jose GI Forum Flores Mexicanas Career Fair. This annual Career opportunity and value-added for both Coronation