Sept. 28, 2009 volume 20, issue 2
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Student Activities partners up to make a difference JUSTIN KELLER
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Panthers defense does the job Page 12
JULIE COSGROVE
Sophomore running back Jahmel Rover in 2nd half of Panthers’ winning effort against Antelope Valley College.
Elementary students go to college STEVE BOVI
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n Sept. 16 and 17, Chaffey students enjoyed a surprise visit. Four groups of fifth graders from the Montclair School District were taking a tour of the campus. The fifth graders were part of a program called Online to College. This program, run by Dr. Inga Pelzer, guides children from fifth to twelfth grade with an education plan that will better prepare them for college. Once the students complete the program, they are given a grant that will pay for their first two years at Chaffey, books included. The campus tour is the first step in this program.
Enthusiastic children arrived at 9:30 near the Athletics Department. Members of the Montclair Associated Students for Success (MASS) divided them into equal groups, and then things got under way. After a brief exercise warm-up, they were shown around campus, often interacting with members of different academic departments. They also visited the library and Wignall museum. At 11:30 the youth were treated to lunch. Then it was off to the theater to wrap up the tour. Student, Angel Arguelles led one the groups of fifth graders. She, like the other members of MASS, was once part of Online to College. “Some of the children can be a handful. They are just full of energy,” Arguelles said. The program uses former participants to help the kids because they are from the same neighborhoods. MASS wants Online to College to keep being a self-sustaining program. It will remain that way by keeping responsibility in the community.
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he Office of Student Activities has given students an opportunity to help the community. For the last fifteen years Student Activities has partnered with different elementary schools in the area. Every three years a new elementary school is partnered with. This year, however, Student Activities has announced that it is going into its fourth year of partnership with Kingsley Elementary. “We barely get rolling,” said Susan Stewart, Director of Student Activities, explaining that a fourth year was necessary to help fulfill the needs at Kingsley. Stewart started this partnership program at Student Activities. “It made me step back and think that local students need supplies,” she said in response to her first partnership with Elderberry Elementary in 1994. Stewart shared her devotion to this program saying that even the little things make a difference. “This program offered another option for students to help in the community,” she said. Students can get involved in this program by donating various school supplies such as backpacks, new books and food baskets. Stewart said that books were especially important for this school. “With a lot of students at Kingsley, a book is a luxury,” she said. Last year, thanks to generous donations, every child at Kingsley was able to receive a new book. Stewart had a positive outlook for this year’s partnership with Kingsley. “I am very excited about our partnership with Kingsley Elementary,” she said. Anyone with questions about the program or needing additional information about how to become involved should stop by the Office of Student Activities or call (909) 652-6589.
Chaffey Breeze has a new site
DAN MCCARTY
Kingsley Elementary children take a lunch break while visiting campus.
fter a three-month process of redesign by online editor Angelica Davalos, the Chaffey Breeze has launched its new website. New features include a video wall in which visitors can see videos shot by Breeze staff and even add their own. There are also more polls, easier navigation and much more media. Late-breaking news will also hit the
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Campus Events
web as it happens. Look for a story being worked on after the print deadline on more class-section cutbacks in the spring semester. The site also has an on-the-spot Twitter update and blogs that are written by staff reporters. Coming soon will be podcasts of the stories so that can downloaded to an iPod for those on the go. Check out the new site and leave some feedback. Enjoy!
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Find out how to approach that special someone. Page 8
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