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WHC Coalinga Mission Statement
West Hills College Coalinga is committed to achieving student learning through the
provision of educational, cultural, and economic development opportunities to our
current and future students and the local and global communities that we serve.
VOL. 5, NO. 4
OCTOBER, 2011
This newsletter is brought to you by the West Hills College Coalinga president’s office and is meant to give
you the latest and greatest news and information from around the organization.
WEST HILLS COLLEGE COALINGA
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PROGRAM
Six Flags Magic Mountain Trip
The International Student Program went to Six Flags, Magic
Mountain on August 24.
THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR WHCC STUDENTATHLETE CAMERON AUBREY
Cameron Aubrey (at right), member of the West Hills College Falcons Rodeo
Team, is battling a grave illness. The entire WHCC community is sending out
powerful thoughts and prayers for his continued recovery and health. You can
read all about his condition and current status at the CaringBridge web site
(http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/cameronaubrey).
300 Cherry Lane - Coalinga, CA 93210 - (559) 934-2000
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TRIO – STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM (SSP), UPWARD BOUND (UB), AND
UPWARD BOUND MATH & SCIENCE (UB MATH & SCIENCE)
TRIO/SSP Program Requirements and Financial Literacy Workshop
TRIO/SSP Staff sponsored a workshop on program requirements and financial literacy on September 13 and 14. The
featured speakers for the Coalinga workshop were Patty Robelledo from Coalinga Union Bank and Joe Doyland from
EECU for the NDC workshop. The speakers provided
basic information on money management and financial
planning.
Mexican Independence Day Celebration
The TRIO program, TRIO club, ASB and CAMP hosted the celebration of the Mexican Independence Day in Coalinga on
September 15. The activities included Mexican delicacies, salsa dance competition, salsa preparation competition,
musical chairs, tug-o-war, Mexican Independence yell competition, and a skit about the Mexican Independence historical
event.
The UB/UBMS staff conducted a field trip to West Hills College Lemoore on September 24. The educational field trip
began with a series of leadership exercises to increase team work awareness among the students. After the classroom
activities, the students attended the lecture by former First Lady Laura Bush.
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SSP Peer Mentoring Workshop
The SSP staff conducted a Peer Mentoring workshop in Coalinga on September 30. The workshop was designed to train
student peer mentors to provide academic and college support to other TRIO students. Dr. Bertha Felix-Mata began the
meeting and welcomed new and returning peer mentors. Dr. Hall addressed the group by acknowledging the importance
of the work that lay ahead and encouraged them to continue learning with the philosophy of a servant leader. Several
speakers from key college areas lent their support by presenting in areas such as, Library Resources by Matt Magnuson,
student email and resources by Thomas Robb, Workforce – job etiquette and office behavior by Robert Pimentel. Ten
peer mentors participated in the training. The peer mentors will participate in monthly training.
OTHER SPECIAL CAMPUS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Around the World in 90 Minutes – FREE ADMISSION
Marty Essen’s presentation is one part lecture, one part theater, one part slide show, one part comedy – it’s the type of
show where the audience has fun laughing at the stories, oohing and aahing at the photos, and then, when it’s all done,
you realize how much you’ve learned. Join us!
Friday, October 28, 2011
7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 p.m.)
West Hills College Coalinga Theater
300 Cherry Lane
Coalinga, California
Zumbathon – Party in Pink
Thirty women attended the Party in Pink Zumbathon at the West Hills College
gym on September 10. They raised $450 to benefit “Susan G. Komen for the
Cure” breast cancer research. The benefit was hosted by Brenda Rush, owner of
Power Puff Fitness.
Francesco Attesti and Matteo Galli Concert
Francesco Attesti and Matteo Galli, European classical concert pianist and
organist, performed in the WHCC Theater on Saturday, October 8. This is the
second year that the two have performed at WHCC. This event was cosponsored with the Coalinga Rotary Club and Harris Ranch. Mr. Attesti is a
member of the Rotary Club of Corona Valdichiana near Florence, Italy. A VIP
reception was held following the concert. Participants met the artists and
received a signed music CD.
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Francesco Attesti and Matteo Galli Master Piano Class
Prior to the Attesti/Galli concert six piano students had the opportunity to
perform for the visiting musicians. The students received instruction in
technique, tone, and interpretation as part of Master Class provided free of
charge by the musicians.
NORTH DISTRICT CENTER
16th of September Celebration
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The North District Center came together to celebrate the 16 of September with traditional food, fruit snacks, music, and
a noon hour speaker. ASB reported a successful fundraiser earning an estimated $300 from sales. According to Alicia
Rocha, “it’s great to see students at NDC so motivated and how the growth of campus life is evident. It is a great way to
start the year.”
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NDC Students give the 16 of September Celebration event a “thumbs-up”
Authentic and traditional food
Math Instructor Scott Wilson stops for lunch
(tacos de “carne asada and pastor”)
at the ASB fundraiser
Marcel Hetu, Director of NDC, extended a thank you to the NDC Staff, ASB, EOPS, Financial Aid, TRIO, and CAMP for
their contributions.
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COLLEGE ASSISTANCE MIGRANT PROGRAM (CAMP)
30th Annual Regional Migrant Conference
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Eliseo Gamiño participated in the 30 Annual Regional Migrant Conference on September 24. This conference was
hosted in Fresno by Migrant Education Region IV. Many migrant parents attend these key conferences and workshops
to learn about: college opportunities, scholarships, steps to apply for financial aid, health services, and “Tools for
Academic Excellence” tips. This year’s conference Master of Ceremonies, Lupita Lomeli, gave a unique speech on the
importance of our children pursuing a college education. WHCCD shared information on how special programs
(CAMP/HEP Programs) help migrant students as well as parents achieve their college goals.
HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM (HEP)
Migrant Family Symposium
Gerardo Escalante and Ofelia Gamez participated as lead panelists during the Migrant Family Symposium held in
Visalia, CA on September 24. Information on qualifications and application requirements for HEP/CAMP Program
services were shared with parents during the symposium. Mr. Escalante enjoyed representing the WHCCD HEP
Program and having a unique discussion with Roberto Dansie, well known international and “charismatic” speaker. Mr.
Dansie is a “Guru” in motivation, education, research and leadership development. Mr. Escalante took time to say
“thank you” to Mr. Dansie for his kind words of wisdom.
Left to right: Gerardo Escalante and Roberto Dansie (International Speaker)
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Fumine Toyama
Fumine Toyama, born and raised in Osaka, Japan, came to West Hills Community
College in August of 2010 with high hopes of learning fluent English! Choosing to come
to the United States of America was an obvious decision for learning English, but
Fumine also chose to attend college in the USA to experience the life of an American
college student. Japanese Universities are very competitive, the work load is very large
and the work is rigorous. Fumine looked forward to the experience of having a social life
while obtaining her degree in America.
The small and diverse city of Coalinga, California is exactly what Fumine was looking for
when it came to her education. “Its size allows me to focus on my studies instead of
wasting time shopping,” she says. “Also, the class sizes at WHC are great because they
give me the ability to easily ask my professors for help.” Fumine loves the benefits given
to international students at West Hills College. Not only can they have a job through
work-study but the International Students Program gives wonderful opportunities for fun
trips to experience California, shopping and fun.
Fumine has epic goals for her life. She plans to transfer this next year to CSU Long
Beach to receive her degree in Business with a minor in Hospitality & Tourism. Fumine dreams of working on a cruise
ship as a dancer. She looks forward to continuing her dance training and taking an internship on a cruise ship to get
closer and closer to fulfilling her dreams.
ATHLETICS
Cheer Team Pep Rally
The NEW Falcon cheer team performed at the first pep
rally of the semester on Friday, September 23. They
brought their best spirit in hopes to help support the
Falcon football players.
(left to right: Terri Penney (Cheer Team Advisor), Tia
Ruggles, Mackenzie Filipe, Calsey Cole, Deseree Soto,
Sonia Valencia, Cecy Ceja, President Lewallen, Gerald
Butler (Cheer Team Coach).
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West Hills College Coalinga Athletic Booster Club
Ever wonder how you can support Falcon Athletics and get your hands on some cool Falcon apparel (from Nike)?
Here’s your chance - stop by the Athletic Office to sign up for the Falcon Athletic Booster Club. There are four levels of
donation as well as great gifts. West Hills employees have the option of using “The Employee Philanthropy Program” so
that their donation is deducted from their paycheck monthly instead of all at once. For more details contact Gina at
559/934-2452 or by email at [email protected]
WHCC Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremonies
Honoree Don Forth presents to former student-athlete and Athletic Hall of
Fame Inductee (Class of 2008) Breck Jacobs...circa 1969
West Hills College Coalinga
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15 Annual Athletic Hall of Fame Celebration
Saturday, October 22, 2011
2:00 p.m. – Homecoming game
CHS Memorial Bowl
1200 Sunset Street
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6:00 p.m. – No Host Social Hour
7:00 p.m. – Dinner and Ceremony
West Hills College Coalinga Gymnasium
300 Cherry Lane
Honorees
Donald Forth, Co-Founder Hall of Fame Committee 1997-2002, Cross Country Coach 1969-1980
Michael Angelo James, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Track 1982-1984
Cole Sprague, Football, Track 2000-2001
Don Sprague, Football, Golf 1976-1977
Larry Sprague, Football, Track 1971-1973
Steve Sprague, Football 1972-1974, Assistant Football Coach 1979-1981 & Track Coach 2000-2001
Vince Zalasky, Baseball, Football 1959-1962
1956 Football Team, coached by Sam Vokes
Fall 2011 Football
Current record 0-1, 2-4
DATE
DAY
Oct 22
Saturday
OPPONENT
*Los Medanos
LOCATION
Coalinga
TIME
2pm
Oct 29
Saturday
*Diablo Valley
Coalinga
7pm
Nov 5
Saturday
*Chabot
Hayward
6pm
Nov 12
Saturday
*Merced
Coalinga
1pm
*Conference Games
HOME GAMES IN BOLD
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Fall 2011 Volleyball
DATE
DAY
OPPONENT
LOCATION
TIME
Wed
Nov 2
*Reedley College
Reedley
6:00 PM
FRI
NOV 4
*COLUMBIA COLLEGE
COALINGA
5:00 PM
WED
NOV 9
*FRESNO CITY COLLEGE
COALINGA
6:00 PM
Fri
Nov 11
*College of Sequoias
Visalia
6:00 PM
*Conference Games
HOME GAMES IN BOLD
2011-2012 Basketball Schedule
DATE
DAY
OPPONENT
LOCATION
TIME
Nov-7
Monday
L.A. Trade Tech College
Coalinga
7pm
Nov 11-13
Fri-Sun
Cuesta Tournament
San Luis Obispo
TBA
Nov 25-27
Fri-Sun
Oxnard College Tournament
Oxnard
TBA
Dec-2
Friday
Siskiyous College
Coalinga
7pm
Dec-3
Saturday
San Diego Mesa College
Coalinga
5pm
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Dec 9-11
Fri-Sun
Quinn Henry Tournament
Los Altos
TBA
Dec-15
Thursday
Modesto College
Coalinga
5pm
Dec 28-30
Wed-Fri
San Diego Mesa Tournament
San Diego
TBA
Jan-4
Wednesday
*Porterville College
Porterville
7pm
Jan-11
Wednesday
*Merced College
Coalinga
7pm
Jan-14
Saturday
*Columbia College
Sonora
5pm
Jan-18
Wednesday
*College of the Sequoias
Visalia
7pm
Jan-21
Saturday
*Fresno City College
Coalinga
7pm
Jan-25
Wednesday
*Reedley College
Coalinga
7pm
Jan-28
Saturday
*Porterville College
Coalinga
7pm
Feb-4
Feb-8
Saturday
Wednesday
*Merced College
*Columbia College
Merced
Coalinga
7pm
5pm
Feb-11
Saturday
*College of the Sequoias
Coalinga
7pm
Feb-15
Wednesday
*Fresno City College
Fresno
7pm
Feb-18
Saturday
*Reedley College
Reedley
7pm
* Conference Games
HOME GAMES IN BOLD
STUDENT SERVICES
Café in the Quad
The Café in the Quad event on September 28, sponsored by EOPS/CARE
and CalWORKs programs, was very successful with over 60 student
participants. The goals of this event were to bring the Career Café website
to the students in a hands-on interactive display to help students become
familiar with the website’s resources. The Career Cafe is a great tool for
students to explore different options of career pathways, complete
personality assessments, get tips on resume writing, interviewing, job
searching, and much more. Thanks to the President’s mini grant program,
students were provided with cappuccino and cookies as they explored the
Café in the Quad.
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FARM OF THE FUTURE
Pistachio Harvest
Pistachio harvest was completed on October 1. The payable total for this year’s harvest was approximately 56,000 lbs.
The Farm of the Future was fortunate to have completed the harvest before the rain storms during the week of October
3. The report indicated a very clean product with less than one percent defects and insect damage.
Five Points Kindergarten Students Visit the Farm of the Future
Fifteen students from the Five Points Head Start Program visited the Farm on September 19. Below the children are
looking at plant science students projects from Clint Cowden’s class.
The children walked to the reservoir at the teachers request as the
students had been in the bus for some time and needed some exercise.
Therefore, everyone hiked to the reservoir to look at the ducks and the
fish. Anytime the ducks see people on the reservoir bank they make a
beeline for the people expecting food. The ducks were not disappointed
and the children had a good time feeding the ducks and looking at the
fish that also gathered to get any grain that made it to the water.
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The next stop was a visit to the Rodeo Arena to see the stock. The children had the opportunity to get a close up look at
bulls, bucking horses, roping steers and goats. The kindergartners all had great fun feeding the huge animals especially
when the animals stuck their heads through the feed bunk bars.
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The students and staff thanked WHC for hosting them and they
all returned to the bus and found their seats in a very orderly
fashion, getting their seatbelts all in place, before they moved the
bus. The students were very well mannered and a joy to have at
the farm. They promised to visit again.
Farm of the Future staff and students visit the Coalinga Chevron Solar to Steam Project
Approximately twenty students and staff attended the public information event explaining the large solar steam project
constructed West of the Farm of the Future. The group attended the presentation and went on the walking tour of the
plant. Below the students listen to Chevron employees explain the various aspects of the plant.
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Agriculture Science II Project Update
As of October 7 the project is estimated to be approximately 55% complete. The underground mechanical and electrical
work is progressing well. Final grading on the parking lots along Gale Avenue is nearing completion in preparation for
the paving. The East and West fire lanes are also getting close with final grading underway in preparation for pouring
valley gutters. Eventually these lanes will be paved in conjunction with the other areas at the South end of the arena.
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Building 500
Footings and wall foundations and now poured and the under slab work is completed in preparation for pouring the slabs
for the shops. As can be seen a considerable amount of conduit and piping is going into the slab. The slab for the
center bay was poured October 5 and the rest will be poured during the following week weather permitting.
Under slab work completed
Aggregate being conveyed and compacted for slab
Bldg. 500 center bay slab poured and covered
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Pathways Out of Poverty Grant Provides equipment to assist instruction delivery
This 2008 M2 106 medium duty Freightliner truck was purchased
with grant funds provided by the Department of Labor Pathways
out of Poverty Grant. The new truck has a Tier III Cummins
engine which will be meet air quality engine requirement to 2023.
This is one factor that guided the selection of this late model
truck for the Farm. It will provide service for a good number of
years.
In addition to the truck, a 32 foot gooseneck trailer was purchased to enable moving two forklifts at one time. The trailer
is equipped with three spring assisted ramps that allows the loading and unloading of a forklift to be done quickly and
safely. The combination of truck and trailer will be used to move forklifts to locations around the district and also
transport the mobile welding trailer to the various locations for classes. Currently two forklifts are needed for each of the
classes; these offerings culminate with students receiving certification as forklift operators once they pass all of the
requirements.
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PERSONNEL
Veronica Rosales
Veronica Rosales was born in Mexico City. When she was sixteen years
old, she moved to the city of Mendota. She attended Tranquility High
School (Class of ’91). Veronica enrolled at WHC Coalinga in August ’91
and graduated from WHCC with her AA in Business Administration (’93).
Veronica was working as a dispatcher at a tomatoes cannery (a seasonal
job) when an opportunity to work at the Residence Hall at WHCC was
posted. Veronica decided to apply, and in 2001 she became a Housing
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Coordinator. She is now entering her 11 year working at the Residence
Hall. One of the things she really enjoys is meeting and living with students
from different countries and learning their cultures. Also, when everybody
arrives, they get treated like the members of her own family. Veronica gets
along so well with all the girls that they call her “Mom.” The other thing that
she likes while working at the Residence Hall is going on trips with the
Internationals students. One memorable trip was the two-day trip to San Diego. The group went to Balboa Park and after
that they went to eat Japanese food as a family. Her second great experience was Relay for Life. The Residence Hall
has participated for two years and each year they have had something different and learned something new. Outside of
her work she loves to meet with friends to go to the movies, to eat in restaurants or just to talk. And she always loves to
visit her parents taking them on trips and taking them to places where they have never been before.
You can download the electronic version of this newsletter at:
www.westhillscollege.com/coalinga/about/presidents_pen_newsletter.asp
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