School IT John Muir Charter GR CCC Pomona Volume 1, Issue 1 November 2008 California Conservation Corps—Pomona Satellite DOWN UNDER, AS SEEN BY JOSH BEHRENS This month’s article is about none other than our esteemed Red Hat, Josh Behrens. Josh has recently returned from a trip to In this Issue: Australia. Josh left on Au- Australia; Josh Behrens gust 17th, and returned a Student Spotlight few weeks ago on October 17th. While asking him Spotlight on Staff; Lisa about his time there, the May subject of food came up, CORPSMEMBER SPOTLIGHT Music Review and we had to ask him what was the most exotic Malinda Allen Gaming Review or rather weird object he Random Photo ate. Josh gave us 2 an- Malinda Allen started here at the Pomona Satellite after having spent almost a year at the San Francisco Conser- Fire-Bag Checklist swers, the first being “Vegemite” Which is a pea- vation Corps. Malinda is almost finished with her High Monrovia Haunted Trail nut butter like spread that School graduation requirements and plans on attending Poetry Corner is actually made of yeast Community College. With an engaging personality and extract He also mentioned an infectious sense of humor, it is easy to see why Ma- Hard at Work... kangaroo meat which he linda is well regarded by her co-workers.. ∗ John Muir Charter School said was very lean and ten- Malinda is a loyal friend who cares deeply about social students work an 8-hour der and he said “it was the issues, including the environment. day “on the grade”. After bomb” despite the fact that working, students return he was a day ahead of Cali- Keep up the great work Malinda. to the Center and partici- fornia he said (cont. pg 3 Andrea Hernandez pate in School STAFF ∗ Who Coined the Phrase… “Hard Work, Low Pay, John Berge; Advisor Miserable Conditions, and Andrea Hernandez; Features More…” Andrew Coll; Features ∗ □ Governor Schwarzenegger Rudy Gaspar; Music/Concert Reviews ∗ □ Xavier Galindo Anthony Hernandez; Reviews/Commentary ∗ □ B.T. Collins Amber Webber—Malinda Allen; Commentary ∗ Right, students clearing Sammy Santos; Art area behind front offices… Page 2 John Muir Charter School GRIT Acknowledgements The Student staff of the JMCS/CCC When we spoke with Scot Schmeir; Con- Jennifer Dulay; CCC Conservation GRIT would like to extend our grati- servation Administrator II, he immedi- Supervisor has also been helpful in tude and acknowledgement for the ately offered valuable resources, particu- providing resources and student time encouragement we have received from larly time for students to develop and in the development of the GRIT. Jen- the staff at the Pomona CCC Satellite, produce the newspaper. We thank you for nifer shares a teacher’s passion for and District staff. that support. Student/Corpsmember development and we value her support in our ef- When we first thought that the stu- JMCS Executive Director; Buzz forts. dent newspaper might be a good way Breedlove visited our classroom in Oc- for staff and corpsmembers to connect, tober, we shared our vision of the Grit Captain Reed; responsible for Corps- We felt it would be a good way for stu- and he was encouraging as well - member Development, also values our dents to polish writing skills. We also Sharing ideas and providing external efforts and has a passion for teaching thought it would be a good way for all contact information. Thank you for and training. His support of JMCS corpsmembers and staff to connect on sharing our vision and our passion for and Corpsmember enrichment is a a more personal level. writing. testament to his own character and we appreciate his support. “In all the world there is no one else exactly like you. Everything that comes out of you is authentically yours. Because you alone choose it—you own everything about your body, your feelings, your mouth, your voice, all your actions whether they be to others or to yourself—you own your fantasies, your dreams, your hopes, your fears—you own all your triumphs and successes—all your failures and mistakes—because you own all of you…” Amber Webber—excerpt from Virginia Satir FIRE-BAG…What Goes Inside? The first time you ever heard of some- Hard Hat-Goggles-Gloves-Canteen- Laundry Bag-Shaving Equipment- thing called a “Ready-Bag” was proba- Sleeping Bag-(4)Full Uniforms w/ Books-Laundry Soap-(1) Pair Tennis bly in C.O.M.E.T Training. Captain Patches-(10) Sets of Underclothes-(10) Shoes-(2) Blk. Bandanas-(2) Sets Reed explained the necessity of this Pair Socks-(2) Bath Towels-(3) Wash- Thermals-Soap-Toothbrush- all-important feature of Corpsmember cloths-Nametag-Belt-Jacket-Raingear- Toothpaste-Shampoo-Deodorant-Hair preparedness. Brush/Comb-(1) Pair Shower Shoes- Journal-Pen/Pencil-Writing Paper- “Captain Reed explained the Flashlight-CCC T Shirt-Quarters for necessity of this all-important Can you name all 36 essential items Laundry-Sunscreen. that should be included in your “- feature of Corpsmember Bag”? preparedness.” BE EMERGENCY READY Malinda Allen SCARY DAYS; The Halloween Haunted Trail Who is The Haunted Trail in Monrovia took with my co-workers in a fun setting. It was a this person? place on October 23-25, 2008. A few great way to have fun while doing community Why of our members had the chance to service.” —Sara K. The attend and this is what they had to “So wickedly cool I can’t wait until next year.” scary say. outfit? — Renae P. Why do “It felt great serving my community Hector from the city of Monrovia said,”On Be- clowns and have a lil fun while doing it.” — half of the city of Monrovia, Department of scare A.J. Harris you? Community services, we extend our thanks to “I loved being part of such a scary the CCC for supporting our event.” Samuel haunted house and getting to spend Santos Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3 Do You Like Good Music... What’s up everyone? Feels great to have The Wu-Tang Clan Live December4th at money in your pocket right? Well, don’t The world famous House Of Blues on go spending all that cash right away. Sunset. Live one night only event $74.00 Why? It is because I have some awesome for General Admission. Now that’s actu- shows lined up for this pay period. First ally a really good price since Wu-Tang up is All Shall Perish, returns with their hardly ever plays the west coast so to newest album, “Awaken The Dreamers.” me it’s worth it Trust me. Lastly, but Their most diverse album since their certainly not the least we bring you break-through album, “The Price Of Metallica back on tour with their 7th Existence.” With their full-throttle stage album Death Magnetic live in Ontario, performance and technical grind you’re at Citizens Business Bank Arena in for a great show. So, November 13, (Concourse & Haven) for one night only 2008 at the Glasshouse in Pomona, on December 12th along with the there will be, All Shall Perish, Animos- mighty Lamb Of God, and The Sword. ity, Impending Doom, and Annotations So buy tickets A.S.A.P. or be left at Of An Autopsy, for only $12. This show home crying wishing you were there. is a must see. Now all the way from New Bye everyone. Metallica plays Dec 12th in Ontario Ca, York we have the Rza the Gza, Inspec- Rudy Gaspar tor Deck, Method Man, Ghostface Kil Down Under Cont. “ it was rather easy to adjust to the tion more then anything else. The How he became eligible for the trip he time change” the only difference he crew also wasn’t stated that he had to put in a video felt was when he came home. When allowed to drink application showing what he thought asked about the work ethics in Aus- and signed a conservation is. He also stated that he tralia he stated that “it was somewhat pledge not to “it was somewhat showed footage of working on the easier” and that the Conservation Vol- drink for the two easier” ~ when trails and up in the mountains and he unteers Australia Supervisors worked months they were asked about the also had people he knew give good harder then the rest of the crew They there. He also reasons as to why he should be cho- work down under. worked without hard hats always told us that he sen. Out of 35 people who put in the with soft caps and bright neon vests worked with peo- applications he was one of nine other no matter what the project. Although ple from around CCC Corpsmembers selected to go to they did provide goggles and gloves. the world. Such Australia The CVA mainly focused on Conserva- as Germans and Asians. When asked Andrea Hernandez Staff Spotlight; Lisa May We’ve recently had the chance to interview took it. She said she likes her job very much yellow hat in Lisa May , & this is what we’ve found out. & loves being able to give back to the 4 years. Lisa Lisa has been a part of the CCC for 9 years corpsmembers as they come her way.. She is said to & 3 months. She started out in a worker’s transferred to Pomona in order to be closer keep pushing comp office and then went to AmeriCorps, to family. Lisa is respected by the staff & by her crew- where she was a Supervisor for 2 years. She present & former members of her crew. members to said she liked the ideals of the CCC, & be- Javier Gallardo, now a yellow hat, tells us excel and ing outdoors, so she came to the CCC.