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V o l u m e 1 , I ss u e 6
Va t t e r o t t C o l l e g e
September 2012
N ORTHPARK N EWS
THE PULSE
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Pulse of Northpark
1
Staff Spotlight
1
Caught Doing Good
2
Healthy Workplace
2
Trades Magazines
2
Small Business
2
September 11
3
Register to Vote
3
IronMan Competition
4
Bone Marrow Drive
5
Vatterott Voice
6&7
Scholarships
8
Student Spotlight
8
Career Fair
9
Word Search
9
The “V” Calendar
10
Sept. in History
10
In the midst of your busy
schedules of everyday life,
work, and school, look up and
notice it is almost Fall! I
would like to extend a warm
welcome to all our students
…. New students, welcome to
your first day of class! Welcome back to those continuing
their education! And congratulations to those who have
completed their journey with
us and finished their educations!
A firm believer in education, I have been given opportunities because of the education I’ve achieved—for example, I’ve been with Vatterott
College for 8 years and this
past August I experienced my
first Vatterott gradua-
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N O R T H PA R K
tion. There was an immense
amount of pride and energy
displayed by graduates, students, staff and faculty. It
makes me further appreciate
what our students endure to get
to school and complete their
degrees. The energy at graduation and your educational
challenges makes me think
about how many lives have
been changed by the pure
knowledge of the power of an
education gained in these hallways. That gives me goose
bumps.
Sometimes it is the bigger
picture and a wider view of the
affect when an individual receives an education. Through
the experience, education, and
knowledge that are provided
from within these walls, challenges have been overcome,
obstacles have been moved,
mentors and friends have been
made. It brings me great
pleasure to see our students rise
to defeat their challenges and
forever change their lives with
even an ounce of knowledge or
education!
Always look to the reward
of the challenge and at the end
of the day know that in life
we will continue to be students even outside of an educational institution. Open
your minds to your current
experience and YOUR future
experiences of knowledge and
education. Go for the challenge! Don’t lose sight of
your dreams and accomplishments!
I will leave you with this ...
1. The definition of an education from Dictionary.com:
The act or process of imparting or acquiring general
knowledge, developing the
powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
2. Words from Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr....
The ultimate measure of a
man is not where he stands
in moments of comfort and
convenience, but where he
stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Rebecca Albers
Director of Admissions
STAFF SPOTLIGHT:SYLVIA HUBBLE
Over the course of Sylva’s career in
teaching, she has educated over 4,000
students. She values knowing that she
is setting a foundation for the rest of
all of her student’s lives. One thing
Sylvia greatly enjoys is seeing her past
students out and about … finding out
what they’re doing and knowing she
played a part in their success. She has
been with NorthPark for 14 months
teaching Phase1 classes in the Cosmetology department.
When asked what she enjoys about
teaching at Vatterott, she said,
“Vatterott offers a vast amount of
student services that help you overcome your obstacles, stay in
school, and become the person who
you desire to be.” Her motto is
“No Stylist Left Behind!”
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Caught Doing
Something GOOD
Anthony Barrett – HVAC student – always responds to
my emails in the nicest way!
Ramon Williamson – for carrying the heavy box of brochures to my office J
Brenda Lincoln for picking
up trash in the grass around
the employee parking lot!
Charles (Chuck) Cross
HVAC/R student was helping
throughout the concert day.
with the trash cans, tables,
even helping with ice.
Student Ambassadors for
helping with the balloon
arch, balloons outside and
anything else they could help
with at the concert.
Derick Harrison took time
out of his day to talk with the
elderly mother of a former
graduate. She had a new
heat pump installed in her
home and had no idea how
to set it, run it, etc.
Marquis from Plumbing
“Gave me his seat on a very,
very crowded bus. There
were numerous young and
old men on the bus, I really
appreciated his chivalry!”
Submitted by: Rosalind L Chatman
Tawanda Clemmons –saved
a couple of students from
withdrawing!!
Kathy Gaeng and Melanie
Charvat – A huge kudos to
you and your students for
making this a success. It
was amazing to watch those
students take on this project
with such gusto and pride.
Student Services Lisa, Megan, & Zach for helping with
the student for Graduation
payments. Special thanks to
Registrar for their assistance
in helping passing of bus
passes, Katie for helping
with whatever she could do,
to take things off my plate.
Sattinie Anderson
Volume 1, Issue 6
C O M M U N I C AT I O N T I PS
F O R A H E A LT H Y W O R K P L A C E
Be specific in formulating
your complaints. Resist the
temptation to involve
yourself in conflicts that do
not directly involve you. Try
to depersonalize conflicts. Instead of a "me versus you" mentality, visualize
an "us versus the problem"
scenario. Be open and listen to another's point of
view and reflect back to the
person what you think you
heard. Don't always involve your superiors in
conflict resolution. You'll
quickly make the impression
that you are unable to re-
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solve the smallest difficulties. Take it outside and
away from the group of
inquisitive coworkers if
they're not involved in the
problem. Limit your complaints to those directly
involved in the workplace
conflict. Character assassination is unwarranted.
Know when conflict isn't just conflict. If conflict arises due to sexual,
racial, or ethnic issues, or if
someone behaves inappropriately, that's not conflict,
it's harassment. Take action and discuss the prob-
lem with your supervisor or
human resources department. Consider a mediator if the problem gets out
of control, or if the issue is
too emotional to resolve in a
mutual discussion. Take
home point: It's not all
about you - You may think
it's a personal attack, but
maybe your co-worker is just
having a bad day. Take time
to think BEFORE you speak
in response to an insensitive
remark.
It may be that saying
nothing is the
best response.
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SEPTEMBER 11
REMEMBRANCE
On September 11, we
will be participating in a
remembrance of the
day as a Vatterott body.
We would like to see as
many students/staff/
faculty as possible participate and bring the
campus together on
that day to remember
the thousands of victims of this terrorist attack and the impact
that it has had on our
country. Come that day
with continued prayers,
thoughts and memories to share—we will
line the halls of
Vatterott NorthPark
to honor the victims
and our Great Country.
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You can register to vote online …
http://registertovote.org/
index.html
Your vote does count!
You count!
Please inform yourself on the issues of this year’s campaigns …
especially our local and state
elections. Do you know who is
running for office in Illinois and
Missouri? Find out.
Their decisions affect you!
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V o l u m e 1 , I ss u e 6
THE BONE
M A R ROW
EXPERIENCE
“The drive was great
and a success. It
turned out to be very
beneficial and a
great learning
experience.”
Cleopatra Moore
“The Bone Marrow
Drive was very cool.
We had more people
than we thought. I
really enjoyed the
drive.” Antoinette
Nelson
“The drive was very
exciting. It was
something new and
fun. Usually I get
nervous around a lot
of people but I was
relaxed and
focused.” Anique
Harris
“The bone marrow
drive was wonderful.
It was a great
experience because
it was more students
that got involved and
that made my day.”
Latifa Woods
PREP-COURSE
WEDNESDAYS
RESERVE YOUR
SEAT TODAY! CALL
264-1000
Classes offered at
12:00 p.m. and 5:00
p.m.
In the Upstairs LRC
C L I N I C A L S C L A S S E S L OV E
GUINEA PIGS!
A special THANK
YOU to all of the
student volunteers
that come into our
class on Thursdays.
This is priceless
learning for the
students that we
can not get in any
other way.
Thank you for
all of the students support
and courage!
IRONMAN COMPETITION 2012
August 30, 2012 Northpark hosted our annual
Ironman Welding Competition. Last year was
exciting, but this year we
had a much larger turnout
and the competition was
intense. I’d like to thank
all of the participants in
this year’s event. I hope it
was a good experience
for everyone involved.
Final standings in order:
5th Place: Evan Hunter,
3rd phase, Northpark
th
6 Place: Arruis Jones,
1st phase, Northpark
th
7 Place: Dustin Friedman,
2nd phase, Fairview Heights
th
8 Place: Kenneth Williams,
2nd phase, Northpark
9th Place: Corey Campbell,
3rd phase, Fairview Heights
10th Place: Christopher Arman,
6th phase, Northpark
helmet will get a lot of
use. Congrats also to
Jerome Davis and Casey
Dale who each won
Dewalt 4 ½ “ grinders!
Thanks to Rick and
Todd for fabricating 3
awesome trophies. May
we have an even bigger
turn out next year. Be
proud of where you go
to school, our campus is
full of young men and
*****
st
women with talent and
1 Place: Brad Beene,
Congratulations
to
Brad
1st
phase,
Fairview Beene! He takes the 1st determination they didn’t know they had!
Heights
place trophy to Fairview
nd
2 Place: Jerome Davis,
Heights, but Northpark
1st phase, Northpark
still rules with 6 competi3rd Place: Casey Dale,
tors in the top 10. The
4th phase, Northpark
grand prize was a top-of4th Place: Brandon Mager,
the-line Lincoln Welding
2nd phase, Fairview Heights Hood, hopefully that new
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B O N E M A R R OW D R I V E 8 / 2 1 / 2 0 1 2
We had 57 donars!!!!!!
Our goal for the school
was 25. The clinical
medical students were
quite awesome! We
had so many people,
the other teachers,
staff, Ms. Denise, who
was from the bone
morrow association,
Bobby, Ms. Kathy,
even other students
make so many positive
comments on how very
professional our students looked and behaved. “Like a real professional should be” I
could not had been
prouder of all of my clinical students. They all
really “stepped up to
the plate” Yea for
ya’all… All of Vatterott
really came together for
a greater cause. I am
proud of each and every
donor for, hopefully,
making
a
huge difference
in
someone’s
life.
Great job,
Vatterott!!!!!
Ms. Denise wanted to
know how quickly we
could schedule another, for the turnout was
so great. I told her
maybe next year, she
was disappointed I’m
afraid.
Mrs. Melanie Charvat
MA STUDENTS
WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE
A THANK YOU TO THE VOLUNTEERS &
THE M.A. STUDENTS
I want to thank all of
you and your wonderful
students for sponsoring
the Marrow Registry
Drive at Vatterott College - North Park Campus on August 21. We
had
an
amazing
turnout; 58 potential
donors joined the
registry
and
at
least
12
people
wanted to join the
registry but couldn't
because of health
issues or age!
Also, we talked about
our best donors being
between the ages of 18
-44 years old. Patients
react better to their
stem cells because they
are more active.
I
would guess that about
95% of the potential
donors that joined at
your drive were in that
age range!
As you
know we are desperate
to get more minorities
on our registry and at
your drive we had 53
minorities out of the 58
that joined!
This is
awesome!
With every additional
marrow donor added to
the registry we are giving thousands of patients a better chance
of finding a match. It is
great that we now have
58 additional potential
donors on our marrow
registry
because
of
your drive.
Your
drive also helped us
educate
and
build
awareness about the
life-saving benefits of
joining the Be The
Match Registry.
Also, please thank
all
your
volunteers
again for me. They
all did an amazing
job and worked so
hard!
Hopefully we will be
able to have Marrow
Registry
Drives
at Vatterott College North Park Campus
every 6 months or
every year.
Thanks again!
Denise M. Mosley
Account Executive
Be The Match Registry
3655 Vista Avenue,
West Pavilion, 3rd Floor
St. Louis, MO 63110
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BONE MARROW
DRIVE 8/21/2012
PATTY CRAWFORD-AM
SHANAE JOHNSON-AM
MISHELLE BOYER-PM
LATIFA WOODS-PM
ASJA BLOCKER-PM
DARYL FULLER-PM
RACHEL LINCOLN-AM
YOLANDA GREEN-AM
LASONYA PEOPLES-AM
EUNIQUE COOPER-AM
ANTIONETTE NELSON-PM
CLEOPATRA MOORE-PM
ANIQUE HARRIS-PM
CHYNNE HOLLOWAY-PM
MBC STUDENTS
THAT PARTICIPATED WERE:
GENEVA REDMOND
ALEX WHITE
TAMEKA KEYS
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T H E V AT T E RO T T V O I C E C O N C E R T
AUGUST 15TH, 2012
It was a perfect day for
an Open House and Student
Appreciation Event … our
very own outdoor Vatterott
Voice concert … warm, but
not like our July (ya’ll
know what I mean—
blistering and unrelenting)
… the sun was bright and
not over-powering, the
stage was set, and the
crowd was full of students,
faculty, staff, and friends
from all around … Hot
104.1 was in attendance
with a few DJ’s as well.
The artists on hand included
Chingy, JGE, Aloha, Mia
Lee, Doorway, Vega, Trixie, Tef Poe, and Seviin Li
… all courtesy of Vatterott
College ex’treme Institute
by Nelly.
For five hours we were
entertained with singing,
dancing, fun, and food provided by the NorthPark
campus and served by faculty and staff in the back
parking lot.
(Thanks, guys).
Pre- the festivities, members of our NorthPark
Newsletter team had an
opportunity to interview a
few of the artists. On this
page are the results of those
sit down, face to face converstations. (If you were on
the
Newsletter
staff,
that
TEF POE
Interviewed by Latifa Woods
Kareem Jackson has been in the
music industry since 2001. He
feels his job as an artist is to
push his listeners to reach their
goals. He says to pray and have
faith daily.
Born and raised in Pine Lawn,
TRIXIE
Interviewed by Chynna Holloway
At 21 and from Hannibal,
MO, Trixie says her goal is
to “Keep Going and Never
Give Up” … which are
great words she says for an
“ill generation.” She loves
performing and getting to be
a role model. Her most embarrassing moment came
during a performance around
her 21st birthday when she
forgot the lyrics to the song!
could have been you! Just
sayin’).
Look forward to the next
one!!! Don’t Miss it!
SEVIIN LI
he is happy to sing to
hometown crowds like ours.
To keep up with Tef … check
out his facebook page …
https://www.facebook.com/#!/
TefPoe. There you can find
pictures, website information,
and “like” his page to read updates and know where he is and
what’s happening in his music
“war” as he likes to put it.
Nelly introducing her on
stage in Nashville is her
happiest moment, she said
and her favorite experience
was meeting Nelly for the
first time.
Trixie is personable, unassuming, funny, and likes to
play basketball. She’s a
regular girl just like you …
only … she “Keeps Going
and Never Gives Up!”
You can too!
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SEVIIN LI
Interviewed by Dacia Wilkinson
Before the concert began,
I had the privilege to sit
and talk with Seviin Li.
In the first few seconds
she was interviewing
me—she’s like sitting
and talking to your best
girl friend!! We could
have talked for hours. So
gracious, intelligent, and
full of life. Not only does
she sing hip-hop, she
loves gospel, jazz, r&b,
alternative, she’s an actor
on the stage as well—
loving plays and playing
to an audience in
whatever capacity. She’s
diverse and amazing.
Did you know she was
born in Madrid, Spain?
Sure was. She’s a
military kid and has been
all over, but loves to call
St. Louis home and we
are proud to have her!
Telisha Lee is her true
name. Check her out on
her Facebook page …
www.facebook.com/
SeviinLiFANPAGE to
read more about her like
this ... “Having accolades
such as Best Soloist of the
Year from the Midwest
Conference of Christian
Artists (MCCA), and
voted one of the best female
vocalist from St. Louis has
helped put Seviin on the fast
track to being one of the best
female vocalist. “
Watch her … she’s
going places and we saw
her first! Well not first,
but we did have her
here at our Vatterott
Voice Concert!
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VATTEROTT
VOICE
CONCERT
AUGUST 15,
2012
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STUDENT
V AT T E R O T T ’ S S C H O L A R S H I P S
SPOTLIGHT
Jasmine Cain (you may
know here as JayCee) did
hair for years before deciding to get her license
… doing hair comes naturally to her. Today, she
has attended Vatterott
since May of 2011 and
this September, she graduates from the
Cosmetology Program.
To those who come after
her through Vatterott,
JayCee says, “Roll
Tight!” … meaning,
“Never Give Up.”
Congratulations,
Jay Cee!
You, Roll Tight! We
look forward to hearing
about how YOU achieve
your dreams!
CHOOSE
YOURSELF,
YOUR CAREER,
YOUR FUTURE!
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T H E V AT T E R O T T C A R E E R FA I R
th
Tuesday, October 16
at the Hilton Garden Inn,
just the other side of
Hanley. ……..
This is for YOU!
Whether you are a current student or a graduate
… you are invited to the
Vatterott College, NorthPark Campus Career Fair
here in Berkeley, MO.
Our very own Career
Services
department
brings in Employers
from the St. Louis area
in occupations that our
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“A person without a sense of
humor is like a wagon without
springs. It's jolted by every
pebble on the road.”
~~Heny Ward Beecher
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SEPTEMBER
September 1, 1939 - At 5.30
a.m., Hitler's armies invaded
Poland starting World War II.
September 2, 1945 - President Harry Truman declared
V-J Day (Victory over Japan
Day) commemorating the
formal Japanese surrender to
the Allies aboard the USS
Missouri. September 3,
1838 - Anti-slavery leader
Frederick Douglass began his
escape from slavery by
boarding a train in Baltimore
dressed as a sailor. September
4, 1886 - The last major U.S.Indian war came to an end as
Geronimo was captured. September 5, 1774 - The First Continental Congress assembled in
Philadelphia with 56 delegates,
representing every colony, except Georgia. Attendants included Patrick Henry, George Washington, Sam Adams and John
Hancock. September 5, 1847 Birthday - Wild West legend
Jesse James (1847-1882) was
born in Centerville, Missouri.
Following the American Civil
War, Jesse and his brother Frank
formed a group of outlaws, robbing banks, trains, stagecoaches
and stores. In 1882, after the
governor of Missouri offered a
$10,000 reward for their capture
dead or alive, a member of the
gang shot 34-year-old Jesse in
the back of the head and claimed
the reward. September 8, 1883
- The Northern Pacific Railroad
across the U.S. was completed.
September 8, 1974 - A month
after resigning the presidency in
disgrace as a result of the Wa-
IN
20th -- Jeans Day
26th – Uniform Fitting
26th – V-Star
Oct 16th—Career Fair
H I S T O RY
September is like no
other, It's days change
color and weather. No
other month can say
quite the same, For
every day, I can feel
the change.
~Jessica Millsaps
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tergate scandal, Richard Nixon
was granted a full pardon by President Gerald R. Ford for all offenses committed while in office.
September 11, 2001 – Speaks for
Itself. September 14, 1741 Composer George Frederick Handel finished Messiah after working on it nonstop for 23 days.
September 14, 1930 - The Nazi
Party became the second largest
party in Germany following a
stunning election triumph by
Adolf Hitler. September 16,
1620 - The Mayflower ship departed from England, bound for
America with 102 passengers and
a small crew. The ship weathered
dangerous Atlantic storms and
reached Provincetown, Massachusetts on November 21st.
September 16, 1908 - General
Motors was founded by entrepreneur William Crapo "Billy" Durant in Flint, Michigan. September 18, 1947 - The U.S. Air Force
was established as a separate mili-
tary service. September 22, 1776
- During the American Revolution, Nathan Hale was executed
without a trial after he was caught
spying on British troops on Long
Island, his last words, "I only
regret that I have but one life to
lose for my country." September
22, 1862 - President Abraham
Lincoln issued a preliminary
Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves in territories held by
Confederates as of January 1,
1863. September 23rd - Autumn
(Sept. 23-Dec. 21) begins in the
Northern Hemisphere with the
autumnal equinox, at 1:37 a.m.
EDT. In the Southern Hemisphere
today is the beginning of spring.
September 25, 1690 - The first
American newspaper was published. September 25, 1789 - The
first U.S. Congress proposed 12
Amendments to the Constitution,
ten of which, comprising the Bill
of Rights, were ratified. September 26, 1960 - The first-ever televised presidential debate occurred
between presidential candidates
John F. Kennedy and Richard M.
Nixon. Many who watched were
inclined to say Kennedy 'won' the
debate, while those who listened
only to the radio thought Nixon
did better. Nixon, who declined to
use makeup, appeared somewhat
haggard looking on TV in contrast. September 28, 1542 - California was discovered by Portuguese navigator Juan Rodriguez
Cabrillo upon his arrival at San
Diego Bay. September 29, 1789
- Congress created the United
States Army, consisting of 1,000
enlisted men and officers.
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