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Newsletter Spring 2013
Future Engineers Study Bay Bridge
Director’s Welcome
Photo by Sarah Wondolowski
Students in Steve Dick’s
ROP Civil Engineering and
Architecture class at California High gave high marks to
the new Bay Bridge when they
went on a field trip to study its
progress.
Finally, we are happy to recognize
two of our many outstanding teachers
who are being recognized this year as
Teachers of the Year.
“It’s going to help me get my
foot in the door...”
“It’s going to help me get my foot in
the door for bigger things. It’s getting me thinking about my future and
what I want to do.”
Mentor Makerspace Pilot Program
This year one of our ROP teachers
is excited to be working on a new
project called Mentor Makerspace,
a program sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Defense’s R&D Division. “We are one of the ten schools
in the country that have been chosen to pilot the program this year,”
says Andreas Kaiser, ROP Robotics
Engineering Technology instructor at Pittsburg High. The program
emphasizes STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and
“aims to encourage and nurture the
introduction of new design tools and
collaborative practices of ‘making’ to
high school students,” he says.
As the 2012-2013 school year begins
to wind down, it gives all of us great
pride to see the students whose lives
have been profoundly impacted by
the CTE/ROP classes they’ve taken. In
this issue, we highlight some of those
students, students who were nominated
by their instructors as being Students
of Excellence and who were selected
by a panel of our industry advisors as
winners. Their accomplishments remind
us of the critical importance of the
programs we offer.
Also featured in this newsletter are
some of the exciting activities planned
for students by ROP teachers across
the county, innovating and challenging
lessons that reinforce student learning.
Students from Steve Dick’s ROP Civil Engineering and
Architecture class at California High went on a field trip to
study the progress of the new bridge span from Oakland to
San Francisco, scheduled to open Labor Day
“It’s iconic,” says Romal Shah
(above), who plans to study civil engineering in college. “This class is a
start off for me,” he says.
Janet Haun
We would also like to express
our deepest gratitude to Chevron
Corporation and John Muir Health for
their generous donations, which allow
us to give each of our Students of
Excellence a well-deserved scholarship.
Mission
To enable all learners to achieve their highest
personal, academic, and career potential through
state-of-the-art educational programs and
services.
Contra Costa County
Superintendent of Schools
Joseph A. Ovick, Ed.D.
Associate Superintendent
Educational Services
Pamela Comfort, Ed.D.
Silvia Marcelo and Sunali Kumari show off their
Arduino microcontroller project, as part of the
Mentor Makerspace program, in Andreas Kaiser’s
ROP Robotics Engineering Technology class at
Pittsburg High
Contra Costa County Board of Education
Richard P. Asadoorian
Ellen M. Elster
Daniel A. Gomes
Pamela M. Mirabella
Cynthia T. Ruehlig
www.cocoschools.org/rop
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ROP Honors Students of Excellence
Arts, Media, and Entertainment
Emily Brennan
ROP Journalism Productions
ROP Publications
Heritage High School
Instructor Ken Silman
Christopher Febus
ROP Computer Art & Animation
Antioch High School
Instructor Erin Susoev
Kevin Lara
ROP Advanced Photography
Northgate High School
Instructor Erin Parsons
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Claire Chow
ROP Computer Graphic Arts
Monte Vista High School
Instructor Diana Govnik
Marriel Fontanilla
ROP Game Art Design
Antioch High School
Instructor Erin Susoev
Stephanie Sanchez
ROP Video Broadcasting
Heritage High School
Instructor Gustavo Guardado, Jr.
Anastasiya DeWolf
ROP Desktop Publishing
Liberty High School
Instructor Sharon Johnson
Joshua Ko
ROP Radio Broadcasting
El Cerrito High School
Instructor Corey Mason
Alison Schmidt
ROP Advanced Photography
Concord High School
Instructor Loralie Gohler
ROP Honors Students of Excellence
Arts, Media, and Entertainment
Colleen Sparks
ROP Advanced Digital Photography
Berkeley High School
Instructor Gabriel Berent
Keelan Williams
ROP Advanced Video Production
Berkeley High School
Instructor Dharini Rasiah
Cataleya Supawit
ROP Advanced Communications Media
Albany High School
Instructors Jeff Castle and Ned Purdom
Allison Winter
ROP Play Production
California High School
Instructor Laura Woods
Robert Tadena
ROP Computer Graphics
Antioch High School
Instructor Erin Susoev
Building Trades and
Construction
Aryanna Morris
ROP Construction Technology
Concord High School
Instructor Tom Trowbridge
Education, Child Development, and Family Services
Cesar Barrera
ROP Careers in Teaching Internships
Ygnacio Valley High School
Instructor Laura Hallberg
Mickayla Elsberry
ROP Careers with Children
Freedom High School
Instructor Elizabeth Rodriguez
Camille Winfield
ROP Careers in Teaching
Hercules High School
Instructor Janet Headington
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ROP Honors Students of Excellence
Engineering and Design
Finance and Business
Jeremy Aires
ROP CAD
Alhambra High School
Instructor Dr. Jeffrey Smith
Zachary Hanze
ROP Introduction to Engineering
San Ramon Valley High School
Instructor Cindy Egan
Daniel Garcia
ROP Architectural Design
Pittsburg High School
Instructor Andreas Kaiser
Jacob Olsen
ROP Robotics Engineering Technology
Heritage High School
Instructor Robert Pardi
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Michael Grey
ROP AP Environmental Science
Berkeley High School
Instructor Kate Trimlett
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Dennis Riley
ROP AP Environmental Science
San Ramon Valley High School
Instructor Cindy Egan
Sydney Rush
ROP Computerized Accounting
Concord High School
Instructor Laurie Harris
Hospitality, Tourism,
and Recreation
Javier Guzman
ROP Advanced Culinary Arts
Deer Valley High School
Instructor Marsha Sias
Transportation
David Chapman
ROP Advanced Auto Technology
Antioch High School
Instructor Bobby Sturgeon
ROP Honors Students of Excellence
Health Science and Medical Technology
Rachel Centeno
ROP Sports Medicine
Dozier-Libbey High School
Instructor Kim O’Leary
Jenna McNaughton
ROP Advanced Sports Medicine
California High School
Instructor Shane Borchert
Bryan Vuong
ROP Sports Medicine
Pinole Valley High School
Instructor Daniel O’Shea
Yesica Fernandez
ROP Hospital Health Services
Las Lomas High School
Instructor Kathleen Mooney, R.N.
Jocelyn Rivera
ROP Hospital Health Services
De Anza High School
Instructor Kenyetta Haynes
Christopher Wang
ROP Advanced Sports Medicine
Dougherty Valley High School
Instructor Dr. Julia Westcott
Sean Malloy
ROP Biological Sciences Lab Research
Mt. Diablo High School
Instructor Colin Jones
Lily Rockholt
ROP Accelerated Biotechnology
Berkeley High School
Instructor Evy Kavaler
Shelby Watts
ROP Advanced Sports Medicine
Campolindo High School
Instructor Ray Albiento
Dina Zangwill
ROP Biotechnology
Piedmont High School
Instructor Tom Huffaker
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ROP Honors Students of Excellence
Public Services
Maeghan McBee
ROP Analytical Forensic Science
Liberty High School
Instructor Julie Hubbard
Lindsey DePaola
ROP Law Enforcement Careers
Heritage High School
Instructor Matt Carr
Students Get Up Close Observation of
Patient Care Techniques from the Pros
Brian Chalmers,
EMT-B and Paula
Robinson, EMT-B
were very
friendly, personable, knowledgeable and engaging
with the students
in Kenyetta
Haynes’ Hospital
Health class at
De Anza High.
The students were
VERY excited
about trying the equipment and observing in the back of the ambulance
while Brian and Paula demonstrated
patient care techniques that occur
during a Basic Life Support (BLS)
transport to a hospital.
During the gurney demonstration,
senior student Jocelyn Rivera was
a “patient” on the gurney. Brian
demonstrated to the students, with
the assistance of Paula, the proper
gurney mechanics and steps to
properly secure a patient on a
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Dallas Rose-Gebrosky
ROP Fire Science
Heritage High School
Instructor Les Putnam
Lights, Cameras,
Action!
Gustavo Guardado, ROP Video Productions
instructor at Heritage High, sets up a shot for ROP
students Jacob Wink and Jake Olejnik
mechanized gurney prior to being
loaded into the ambulance for
transport to a hospital. The ROP Video Productions
teacher at Heritage High produced a
movie that premiered at the Brenden
Theatre in Concord. Gustavo Guardado wrote, directed and produced
Love, Concord, a movie about coming of age.
“He’s a great teacher,” says Jake
Olejnik. “He makes you absorb it and
learn. It’s learning from the best.
You get to use the latest equipment,
cameras, editing software and computers, and work in a challenging
environment.”
Career Technical Education Classes: Jumpstart to Success
It’s always inspiring to hear from
former ROP students who have
graduated from the educational
system and gone on to find good
jobs. We’ve recently heard from
ROP graduates who took the ROP
Automotive Technician class in high
school and went on
to achieve success
in their careers.
Charles Mercader
now operates his own
business
Charles Mercader is following his
dream to become an entrepreneur
and operates his own business called
SquidCam, which makes a camera
attachment for the iPhone (see www.
squidc.am). Charles graduated from
California High and took both ROP
Auto Tech and ROP CAD from Steve
Dick. These hands-on ROP classes
were very helpful to his future, he
says. “ROP CAD helped me jumpstart on how to design and set up
simple dimensioned blue prints. ROP
Auto Tech made me a better designer.” Charles then went on to major in
mechanical engineering at California
State University in Sacramento.
Jonathan Vargas is currently working for Tesla Motors, the innovative
electric car company, as a Senior Production Associate. He graduated from
Clayton Valley High (now Clayton
Valley Charter) and says the ROP
class “absolutely” helped him with
his career. “I’ve always been interested in cars,” he says, “but it was the
ROP classes that opened my eyes to
the possibility that it could be a career. Mr. Ouimet was a great teacher,
very knowledgeable and helpful. He
definitely cared about his students.”
Matt Gamble, a graduate of Monte
Vista High, took ROP Auto Tech
from Mickey Wharton. He is now
an engineer for Edlebrock Racing,
“Having this program on our
school campus
is definitely important.”
David Chapman, a senior in Bobby Sturgeon’s
Advanced Auto Technology class at Antioch High,
prepares for the professional ASE test
currently working on a high performance cylinder head for the 426
Chrysler Hemi.
In the pipeline—David Chapman,
a senior in Bobby Sturgeon’s ROP
Advanced Auto Technology class at
Antioch High, recently passed the
ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) electrical test. “The ROP auto
program has laid out my future in
front of me,” he says. “Having this
program on our school campus is
definitely important.”
Future Teachers Reach Out to Students
In Cindy Bonagura’s ROP Careers
in Teaching class at California High,
the students are engaged in a pen pal
project with second graders in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. The high school teens
from California exchange letters and
activities with the young students in
Oklahoma. In one exchange, for example, the high school students sent
their pen pals hand-made puzzles.
The elementary school students, in
turn, wrote about the activity and sent
letters back to the teens. It’s a good
experience on both ends of the deal.
ROP student Amanda Fagenson
says, “This project gives me the opportunity to talk to kids, and it’s cool
to learn what second graders are
doing.” Jacob Sperry adds, “I like
working with kids and seeing how
Students in Rachel Hallquist’s ROP Careers in
Teaching class at Northgate High explore color
concepts at the Exploratorium in San Francisco
Amanda Fagenson, Jacob Sperry, and Megan
Thomas are pen pals with 2nd graders in Oklahoma
for a class project in Cindy Bonagura’s ROP Careers
in Teaching class at California High
they learn.” Megan Thomas agrees.
“I want to be a grade school teacher,”
she says. “In this project, I get to
see what they’re like at that age.”
As for being a teacher, she says,
“It would be awesome to be part of
someone’s life.”
In Rachel Hallquist’s ROP Careers
in Teaching class at Northgate High,
the students were asked to design a
lesson plan for elementary students
as part of an art exhibition at the
Walnut Creek Library. To prepare for
these lessons, the ROP students went
on a field trip to the Exploratorium in
San Francisco to research the exhibits
on color theory and came back better
prepared for their lesson plans.
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Architectural Design Students Create
Edible Masterpieces
Students in Barbara Worden’s
ROP Architectural Design class at
Heritage High participate in many
projects throughout the year, from
designing homes to building gingerbread houses. In one project, students
get together in teams, research a particular architectural style, and then
build a gingerbread house in that
style. For example, one team built
a delicious replication of Thomas
Jefferson’s Monticello, an example
from the 18th century neoclassical
period. Another team built a colorful
geodesic dome based on Buckminster
Fuller’s design.
Brenton Curran, a junior who is
interested in studying architecture
when he gets to college, says, “I love
this class. It brings out the creativity
in most of us. Our teacher is the most
inspirational teacher I’ve ever had.”
ROP Teachers
of the Year
Aviation Expert Inspires Students
Congratulations to Cindy Egan
(above) who is a Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year semi-finalist
from the San Ramon Valley Unified
School District. Cindy teaches ROP
AP Environmental Science and ROP
Introduction to Engineering at San
Ramon Valley High School.
Congratulations also to
Jennifer Martinez (above)
who is the CCCOE Teacher of
the Year. Jennifer teaches the
ROP Clinical Medical Assistant
course at Prospects in Antioch.
Congratulations to both outstanding
ROP teachers!
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Jacquie Warda, considered to be
one of the top women aerobatic pilots
in North America, demonstrates the
principles of aerodynamics to ROP
Introduction to Engineering students
in Mike Huntsman’s class at Monte
Vista High School. She told students
that flying is just one aspect of the
aviation world, and discussed some
of the career opportunities available
such as air traffic controller, aircraft
maintenance, aerial photographer,
military pilot, and cargo operations.
Robert Bernal, Victor Shaw, Derrick Bella and Austin
Lewright put the finishing touches on their geodesic
dome in Barbara Worden’s ROP Architectural Design
class at Heritage High
Aerobatics pilot, Jacquie Warda, visits Monte Vista’s
Introduction to Engineering class to share that
engineering provides varied career opportunities
Young Student Chefs Prove Their Talents
Debbie Allen, Kevin Fuller and
16 sophomores, juniors, and seniors
from Mt. Diablo High attended the
66th annual FHA-HERO State Leadership Meeting held April 20-23 in
Ontario, California, at the Double
Tree Hotel by Milton and Ontario
Convention Center. FHA-HERO is a
career technical student organization
for students in grades 7-12 who are
enrolled in Home Economics Careers
and Technology programs in California public schools.
Approximately 70 Chapters, including 750 FHA-HERO chapter
members, advisors, administrators,
and business and industry representatives attended from across the state.
FHA-HERO members competed for
over $227,000 in prizes and scholarships in 20 varied events in leadership and career development areas.
Mt. Diablo students were awarded
$11,000 in scholarships.
•Sarah Phan (senior) received 1st
place in Patisserie
•Ruby Zapien (senior) received 2nd
place in Art Display
•Stephanie Barcenas (senior) received 3rd place in Advance Cakes
•Fabiola Zaragoza (sophomore)
received 3rd place in Tortes
•Maritza Zaragoza received her
Chapter Degree Pin
•Debbie Allen received the “Outstanding Advisor Award - Bronze”
•Mt. Diablo Chapter of Region 5
received the “Cheer Award,” “100+
Membership Award,” and “Superior
Chapter Award.”