Evans Yearbook 2011

evans

Community Adult School

2011

Yearbook

Adult Education:

learning to be successful in the global community

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Principal’s Message

EVANS COMMUNITY ADULT SCHOOL 717 NORTH FIGUEROA STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-2196

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PHONE: (213) 626-7151 FAX: (213) 626-4487

RAMON C. CORTINES Superintendent of Schools

ED MORRIS

Executive Director

ANDRES AMEIGEIRAS Administrator

DANETTE ROE Principal

Dear Students and Staff, June 17, 2010 Thank you very much for a very successful School Year 2010-11!

Dear Students and Staff, Students: as you continue your studies at Evans CAS or as you move on to colleges or career training at other schools, please The 2009-10 school year has been a very challenging journey for all of us! We started continue togreat workbudget hard toreductions reach yourinlearning goals.

Thefewer investment in developing with staff which meant classes you and make a shortened time your skills and knowledge will be safe from the economic of this Whentoyou continue to build ongoals your as learning, your abilities will be fortified against schedule.

Studentsturmoil have made thedecade. adjustments reach their educational evidenced in higher class attendance figures.

Throughout the year, we gained a few more as you manage all the the corrosions of time and inactivity. I applaud each of you for your learning accomplishments federal dollarsand to work increase our classalong offerings everyone has helped let other demands of family obligations withand your commitment to adult education. community residents know about our changing adult school opportunities.

To thisYour year’s graduates, we offer our heart-felt You didcourse it! Andcompetencies, don’t stop now! Thank you for your devotion continuing efforts to achieve English congratulations! skills, GED/high school and career technical proficiencies are great investments.

We know your investments to your classes and the friendship you’ve given to your fellow classmates. Please considerwill adding a memoir on the Evans CAS bring you good luck because “luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” website at www.EvansLA.org. Please sign up as an Evans alumnus on the website; see the link on the right side of Despite this difficult economy, your steadfast focus will result in job placement and the home page. In this way, everyone can keep touch with you electronically. advancement, increased family literacy andinimportant community involvement.

Weinapplaud each as you and juggle family andaides/assistants work obligationswho withguide the demands of I join you thanking all of ouryou teachers instructional and encourage students daily through lessons your continuing education.

To this year’s graduates, we offer our hearty congratulations! and personal challenges. Your hard work and personal attention to your students have made a difference in their lives! Many Please keep us informed of your future successes by registering on the Evans CAS thankswebsite to my Assistant Principals, advisory staff and office support team for their help with student activities, program planning Alumni Page at www.EvansLA.org. www.EvansLA.org and implementation, and for the long hours spent on the 2011 Accreditation process. Everyone’s contributions have resulted in Onstaff a personal note, I thank all our teachers and instructional aides/assistants guide stronger development, instructional improvements and increases in studentwho outcomes. and encourage students along their individual educational pathways. And I thank every student for your daily dedication to your studies and the motivation you provide through In our journey of life-long I wish each youmost continued your friendship and learning, peer assistance.

I amof also gratefulsuccess! to my Assistant Principals, advisory staff and office support team for their input to and implementation of our many adjustments to program offerings and student activities. Everyone’s contributions have With sincere appreciation, resulted in instructional improvements and better student outcomes.

The new school year will surely bring ongoing financial challenges. Together we will face these uncertainties and find strength and confidence in our shared journey in lifeDanette Roe, Principal long learning.

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Class Officers

Alma Flores

Day President

Jose Abrigo 4

Mario Tominaga

Vice President

Evening President

Hismark Carrera

Vice President Pro Tem

Thanapon Sathirathiwat Social Coordinator

Remberto Argueta

Roger Barrios

Jessica Cardenas

Remember yesterday, live for today

Telma Chaj

and dream for tomorrow!

Jacqueline Collins

Veronica Contreras

Graduates

Heidi Aldana

Xue Mei Chen

Francisco Cruz

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Graduates 6

Shirley Cruz

Roger Darbelles

Maria Estrada

Remember

Mayra Figueroa

yesterday, live

Silvia Galdamez

Raquel Guevara

Julia Huezo

Agustin Martinez

dream for

Maria Michel

Oscar Ortiz

Not Pictured

Jesus Quintana

Maria Ramos

for today and

tomorrow!

Elizabeth Rivera

Iris Rios

Ilian Rodriguez

Doroteo Vera

Graduates

Ivan Pardo

Arturo Carrillo Stephanie Castro Ana Ceja Victor Celis Julio Choto Virginia Garcia Blanca Garcia Feliciano Garcia Phu Huong Guilma Lara Julio Lopez Jesus Madero Hector Merino Bivian Montero Zuly Munoz Teresa Munoz Claudia Navarro Claudia Pelayo Joseph Puente Nery Quiroa Juan Romero German Roque Juan Rosales Hersson Sanchez Alejandra Soria Bernardo Texis Veronica Toriz Berth Villa

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Remember yesterday,

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8 Grade Graduates

live for today and

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dream for tomorrow!

Elena Lopez

Not Pictured

First row, left-right: Norma Montano, Tarcy Menjivar, Zoila Nolasco, Jaqueline Urrutia, Veronica Contreras, Eva Munoz Second row, left-right: Ruviela Becerra, Jorge Garcia, Channary Voeng, Salvador Menjivar, Elmira Musaeva

Julio Alvarado Carlos Ambrosio Shirley Cruz Fermin Espinoza Santos Esteban Leticia Martinez Adriana Mendoza Hugo Miguel Elizabeth Minera Reyes Pastor Nery Quiroa Neftali Ramirez Melva Segundo Rodrigo Teodoro Bernardo Texis

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Domitila Tello, Marina Meza, Beatriz Campos and Virginia Wesolowski

Gabriel Lopez, Judy Tlumak, Eugenia Chavez, Kien Lai, Rita Garcia and Gumercinda Ruiz

Counseling Office

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Main Office

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Victor Huey, Johanna Hart, Eugenia Chavez and Gumercinda Ruiz

Administration and Office Staff

Judy Tlumak, Assistant Principal, Adult Counseling Services, Chan Bostwick, Assistant Principal, Operations, Danette Roe, Principal, and Ellen Baker, Assistant Principal, Operations

Administrators

LEFT TO RIGHT:

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Jose Aroche

front row:

back row:

Arlene Waszczak and Veena Lim Olansuksakul

SIS, TOPs-CASAS Office

(back row) Angelo D’Elia and Susan Arakawa (front row) Felipe Torres, Maria Guevara, Thomas Lai, Nancy Serrano, and Reina Letona Juan Noguera

RIGHT picture: Sammy Shiblak, Financial Manager

BOTTOM picture: Karla Villela, Sien Tam and Irene Cordova

Urania Arana

Babysitting

LEFT TO RIGHT:

Ana Bonilla and Zayonara Sanchez

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LEFT TO RIGHT:

Student Store

Office Staff

Distance Learning Crew

Michael Javier (left) helping student

LEFT TO RIGHT: Susan Ritter

Office Staff

ESL Registration

Cafeteria Staff

and Claudia Rodriguez

Weekday and Weekend Babysitting

Jose Echeverria

Gerardo Saucedo

Pete Phermsangngam

Alex Medel

Our Valuable Helpers

Mike Morris and Jose Mejia

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SDMC • Student Council 12

Student Council Shared DecisionMaking Council The Shared Decision Making- Council (SDMC) is an opportunity for elected representatives from the faculty, staff, and student communities at Evans to share the responsibility of leadership at our school. The committee is co-chaired by the principal and chapter chair of UTLA. SDMC considers matters of staff development, student discipline and conduct, the scheduling of school activities, and the purchase of school equipment and supplies through the instructional materials account.

The council’s decision-making is by consensus of the representative groups, with a formal vote occurring rarely. The council is yet another way for stakeholders’ voices and viewpoints to come together to solve problems.

The Evans Student Council builds school pride, improves the campus and community, and cultivates leaders. Our council members have organized school projects, raised funds for student scholarships and supported disaster relief around the world. The student council is an indispensable part of Evans’ success story.

Our members meet once a week to make decisions regarding school-related activities at Evans CAS. We have excellent communication with administration and teachers. In this way, students have a great opportunity to build leadership skills. Leadership helps students to gain respect, confidence, success, and recognition for the work they do, with cooperation from their friends, classmates and family.

Euphronia Awakuni

Randy Baer

Carla Barnett

Craig Barnett

Eduardo Bedoy

Geoffrey Bowyer

Johnnie Burton

Farzana Cassim

Lois Comeau

Silvia Cortez

Joann Craig

Margot Daniel

Godafrin Dastur

Angelo D’Elia

Perlita Dominguez

Carol Dorbacopoulos

Donna Edwards-Brown

Dublin Galyean

Keti Garber

Ann Garneau

Penny Giacalone

Judy Gold

Colleen HarpsterHernandez

Giang Hoang

Daniel Homer

Victor Huey

Mirmahmood Iliaeefar

Michael Javier

Matthew Kogan

Jonathan Krampner

Edmund Lai

Faculty

Susan Arakawa

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Faculty

Mark Lamana

Mark F. Lawrence

Mark S. Lawrence

Joyce Mancini

Kim Martin

Eliseo Millen

Juan Noguera

Jean Owensby

Delores Pace

Rega Petlin

Planaria Price

Marian Rios

David Robinson

Diane Robinson

Richard Rose

Bettyna Sanford

Grace Wai-Tse Siao

Javier Soto

Zaman Stanizai

Carl Stone

David Strohm

Allan Trimpi

Timothy Wahl

Arlene Waszczak

Not Pictured

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Patrick Wickham

Jean Worland

Marc Yablonka

Lilly Yanagita

Pierre Zubrinsky

Karen Amsterdam Martir Argueta Patricia Burns Karen Burris Howard Caldwell Megan Carroll (Belgarde) Heidelinde de Lapp Karen Deukmejian Julia Dewey Diana Djonova Elbashir Eltaib

Erin Fleming Thelma Gonzalez Jennie Gregory Lourdes Gutierrez Johanna Hart Aida Hovhannisyan Sandra King Robert La Carr Lucinda Lai Kurt Lee Mynka Lewis Gabriel Lopez Nancy Magathan Patricia Martin

Cesar Melara David Mendez James Mentel Hyginus Mmeje Kirk Olgin Bridget Overton Julie Pasos Nancy Pickering Silvia Quijada Joan Temple Edwin Torres Rochelle Weiss Perla Zitle

Urania Arana

Deborah Arevalo

Beatriz Campos

Inna Chbukhhchyan

Vernon Davis

Jose Echeverria

Yeranuhi Ghazaryan

Carlos Hi

Rosario Hi

Julian Mazas

Larysa Melvin

Randall Miller

Fernando Miranda

Janet Mkhitarian

Graciela Morales

Veena Lim Olansuksakul

Nelly Rodriguez

Sammy Shiblak

Tieu Thanh

Rolando Vergara

Blanca Garcia

Support Staff

Geovanna Alfaro

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Special Events

n e e w o H al l

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Lunar New Year

winter dan

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WInter Toy Drive

Year of the Rabbit

Black History Month

n t e i l nes Day a V

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Consumer Fair

Special Events

Book Sales

USCIS

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Presentation

cinco de mayo

Health Fair & Blood Drive

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Los Angeles Unified School District | Division of Adult and Career Education

Evans Community Adult School 717 North Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 213-626-7151 www.evansla.org

Mission Statement Evans Community Adult School provides a variety of instructional modes for a diverse student population to achieve success in attaining their goals.

Thank you!

Yearbook 2011 would not have been possible without the assistance of the administration, counseling staff, teachers, student council, students, and support personnel. Thanks to Pierre Zubrinsky and all who provided photos of special events. Gary Ramirez (photographer) was responsible for high school graduate, faculty and staff pictures.

Finally, thank you to Q Press Graphic Design Studio in Pasadena for advice, layout, patience and artistry, and for taking on the task of photographing each classroom.

Angelo D’Elia (Yearbook 2011, Yearbook-Adviser)