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Cascades Volume 24, #11 NoVemBeR 2012

InsightCasCades JoB CoRps • sedRo-Woolley, Wa

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Th e S t u d e n t G o v e r n m e n t Assocation raised funds and spon-

sored two famlies for Thanksgiving. One is an 18-year-old girl who is rais-ing her two sisters. She does have a full-time job but is still low income. She was very excited about cooking Thanksgiving dinner and very thank-ful to Cascades and the SGA.

The other family is a single father raising his two kids. He had a full-time job, but his hours had been cut back to two days a week. He is search-ing for another job. He was also very happy and thankful about the food the Cascades SGA offered for his family.

The students in photo are the SGA president Diego Diaz, and SGA graduate Jerry Rodriguez. Jared Hill helped shop for the dinner supplies (but was not available for this photo).

SGA offers Thanksgiving assistance

AC T S t u d e n t E r i c Mangum facilitated the

Veterans’ Day assembly as a Platinum phase project. He brainstormed ideas for pro-gram high lights, created a Powerpoint® slideshow set to music, collected military photos of staff and student veterans, invited staff speak-ers, created a program time-line, and presented a very moving speech of his own to share his experience in the military.

Many staff commented that this was the best Veterans’ Day Assembly they had ever attended. A few shed tears as they recalled memories and stories of loved ones who served. The 300+ students in the audi-ence listened attentively during the entire hour-long program. The pro-gram included the f lag salute and a few favorite songs along with the national anthem.

At the conclusion, the veterans were escorted out of the audito-rium by military snare drum beat by Counselor Andy Brown.

Student Helen Kassa worked on creating two bulletin boards

as a Teal phase project: one in aca-demics, which she used to display interview stories from a few veteran staff, and one in admin which she used to explain the importance of Veterans’ Day and our military per-sonnel. She did a great job sched-uling interviews, decorating, and organizing the boards — many big complements for her hard work!

Veteran’s Day assemblysubmitted by Tricia Burtt, Programs Assistant

Above: Eric Mangum (student organizer of the event & MC). Thank you for a powerful presentation.

Shown at right are staff members Harvey Ruschmann,

Jason Lewis, John Bartram, and Darlene Hunziker.

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Cascades Insight is published monthly by Cascades Job Corps Center, Sedro-Woolley, WA.Managing Editor: Brian HurstPhotos: Cascades staff and studentsDesign, Typography, & Prepress: Kate Weisel

Cascades Insight All items for publication must be turned in to the Newspaper Mailbox in the Staff Lounge in the administration building by the 15th of every month. Letters to the Editor must be legible, double spaced, and signed by the writer with complete address and phone number. No letter will be published that is of a personal, libelous, or malicious nature. The writer’s name may be deleted by request of writer and acceptance of the editor.

Copyright 2012 Cascades Job Corps Center, Sedro-Woolley, WA. Visit our website at http://cascades.jobcorps.gov/

Bulletin Boardstudent Government conducts General assembly meetings on Non-pay day Tuesdays at 6:10 pm. Get involved with your Center, share ideas to improve on Center policies, create and plan activities for the student body.

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GEDs completed

* Honors (2, 500+)** High Honors (2, 700+)

*** High Honors With Distinction (3, 000+)

Student Awards for November awards ceremony

ScholarshipsIf you are a Cascades Job Corps completer

and are planning to attend a college or voca-tional school, you may be eligible for a Robert Cockburn Scholarship in the amount of $1500. Apply Now! Please see Suzanne Wilson or Brian Hurst in Administration for a scholarship appli-cation. Your counselor can also help you to apply for this financial assistance.

Certified Nursing Assistants

Alvina HenryAbrham BlayenehCassandra VaqueMelissa HicersonHailey Drew

and Kevin Wambaa who has also moved onto advanced training for his LPN.

Dental Assisting certificationsAdilene Cortez – Radiation

Health & Safety CertificationJason Wilson – Oregon

Radiation Proficiency Certification

CPR/First Aid/AEDRostyslav BalkoBrian BerentsonAndrey CaldwellBrandon IsaacsonNathanial McCordJacob WatkinsRachel RedmanAleme ArayaJayzhone BowieMichiko CapelleGoitom DemozEmilio KayutakHealther Smith

BloodBorne Pathogen certification

Aleme ArayaJayzhone BowieMichiko CapelleGoitom DemozEmilio KayutakHeather SmithNicolas Barrios

Food Handlers CardsAleme ArayaJayzhone BowieMichiko CapelleGoitom DemozEmilio KayutakHeather SmithBrian BerentsonNathan McCord

Certifications in November

Chris Morles, Nov. 1Jacob Svetch**, Nov. 1James Allen**, Nov. 1Jayzhone Bowie***, Nov. 2Kevin Nguyen*, Nov. 2Joshua Martinez*, Nov. 1Ryan Beavers, Nov. 1Jonathan Brigham, Nov. 15Fredrick Nelson, Nov. 15Kelly Strothers, Nov. 19

Math, Shanobia LeeReading, Kenneth KempBasic Information Technology,

Joshua MartinezEnglish Language Learning,

Metikie MucheWork Base Learning: Amanda HarrisDiego DiazMelissa HickersonCement Masonry, Efrain

ReynosoCarpentry, Maria

Barajas-ValdezFacilities Maintenance,

Nathaniel AlvearPainting, Jefferson UayanElectrical, Thomas OwensMedical Assisting,

Mikaylee BalcomNursing Assistant,

Alvina HenryFoundations, Brandon LightOffice Administration,

Sasha LesterDental Assisting,

Moreno GomezMedical Office Support,

Chelsie WhiteCulinary Arts, Sierra Baxter

dorm leadersMount Rainier, John PetersenChallenger, Travis ReamsWhite Water, Helen KassaEvergreen, Getahun Hehn

Career success skills:Jacob ShimandleGetahun HehnDevan McGilvrayBrandi HammersJaniece Brenston

Center awardsStudent Government,

Rain RaedRecreation, Okesha BrandonCenter Support,

Mckenna LamsonFood Service,

Christopher CeliusPositive Performance,

Meria MeridiaHealth & Wellness,

Johnathon KearnsOverall Male, Noel OlivaresOverall Female,

Janiece Brentsen

If your number one goal is to make sure

that everyone likes and approves of you, then

you risk sacrificing your uniqueness, and, therefore,

your excellence.

Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it

happens. - Epictetus

Cascades Insight • November 2012 s

submitted by Terrance Ellison, Human Resources Manager.

This month I sat down with Naima Ali , the Dental

Assistant student with the radi-ant smile. The first thing that caught me off guard was when she revealed that she is 24 years of age. Perhaps it is her behavior (play-ful with her friends), or her seem-ingly shy nature that had led me to believe that she is no older than 18 (or it could simply be another testament to my poor age judg-ing skills); in either case I was sur-prised to learn her true age.

Naima was born in Ethiopia as an only child, and moved to the United States when she was 17 years old. Naima has an Aunt living in Seattle that she is very close with, and visits often on weekends.

When asked how she came to be here at Casacades Job Corps Center, Naima mentioned that

a friend of hers had actually received the application for Job Corps and told Naima that he did not want to go. Naima asked if she could have a look at the applica-tion, and the rest as they say is history.

Naima admits that she did not know anything about Job Corps prior to coming here, and that her only wish was to be able to get into the Dental Assisting trade, and she was very happy when she was able to do just that.

When asked what she likes the most about the center she stated, “I like everything about it, who would not want a free education.”

She mentioned other aspects of Job Corps that she found interest-ing, yet what I found most intrigu-ing was that she said, “the program teaches you how to be indepen-dent and learn the skills that you will need when you leave.”

She truly does understand

Student Spotlight

Naima Ali, Dental Assistant student in the spotlight.

what the program is designed to accomplish.

I wanted to get an idea of where Naima envisioned herself in five years, and again she shocked me with her answer. She wants to be a Dental Hygienist, but her true

desire is to own her own beauty shop by then, and support the shop with the money she earns as a Dental Assistant.

A wise person once said that a dream without a plan becomes a wish, and that a dream with a plan becomes a goal. She clearly has a goal that is attainable. The Job Corps family is rooting for her.

I asked Naima to tel l me something about her that many people would not know, and she informed me that she speaks three different languages. I would love to speak more than one, and she speaks three. Now I am jeal-ous. When asked what advice she would give to new students, she stated “Don’t leave. Find some-one to help you feel comfortable here and stay!”

I believe that Naima embod-ies everything that the Job Corps program strives to accomplish. She is now a more driven, pre-pared and trained youth ready to take on the challenges that this world will definitely place in her path, and I can honestly say that I am sure that she will conquer them all.

This student embodies everything the Job Corps program strives to accomplish!

Ka t h y H o w e l l , C e n t e r Director, thanked everyone

involved with the Community Relations Council (CRC) for their support this year. Support that was duly noted during the recent MTC assessment of Cascades Job Corps center performance. The assessors commended CRC mem-bers for playing an active role and they were impressed with the col-laborative planning of our schol-arship fundraisers, something they do not see at all centers.

Overall, the assessors were pleased with Cascades and the many extras and details that we provide our students. They felt that the center had the feel of a college campus, with students engaged and on task.

scholarship & Work Transition Grant fundraiser

The 2012 fa l l histor ica l dinner fundraiser earned

$4,730 for scholarships and the work transition grant fund of the Robert Cockburn Scholarship Foundation, which has IRS non-profit 501c status.

Brent Carter, Employment Specialist, spearheads the imple-mentation of our work transition grant which provides up to $500 for students to assist in their tran-sition into the workplace by pro-viding housing or transportation. This helps to ensure that they can keep the job they have worked so hard to earn. The money pro-vided to students upon leav-ing Job Corps has been reduced by the DOL due to budgetary

constraints. This work transition grant is therefore more important than ever for our students leaving with a verified job.

Brent outlined the new pro-cess the scholarship commit-tee has formulated for awarding these grants. The process will be more competitive, utilizing stan-dards that will be of value to the students in the long run. For instance, each student will submit an essay and will give a presen-tation to at least two commit-tee members. This will reinforce their interviewing skills. Students with the greatest need will also be given preference. Funds in the amount of $4000 were set aside for the continuance of this pro-gram through our next fiscal year ending in March 2013.

Community Relations Council report


Veterans’ Day activities

Art contest winner #1, Brian Berentson

Art contest winner #2, JT Banez

Art and writing contestAs part of a project to honor

veterans, Cascades staff members Darlene Hunziker, Dan Bennett, and Tricia Burtt organized an art work and writ-ing contest during the month of October. The theme was veterans/military/military life. Prizes were given for both categories with each First Prize winner receiv-ing $50 cash and a movie ticket, and each Second Prize winner received $25 cash plus a movie ticket.

The winners were:ART: 1st: Brian Berentson 2nd: JT Banez (accent on

the n: “ny” sound)WRITING: 1st: David Stanton 2nd: Montina Hulsey

Harvey Ruschmann Darlene Hunziker

Tracey Lane, along with other staff members who are veterans, had a chance to speak at the Veterans’ Day assembly. We thank everyone for their service to this great country.


“To my Cascades Job Corps Family: I can only say THANK you. The ceremony was GREAT!” — Darvin Stephens, U.S. Navy, 1971-1991

“I enjoyed hearing all of the stories from my great co-work-ers and seeing everyone in their uniforms. There is a wealth and diversity of experience in the staff here. It is one of the many reasons this place so great. It reminded me of a quote from Maya Angelou about how impor-tant it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heros and she-roes!” — Andrew White

Writing contest winner #1, David Stanton

Writing contest winner #2, Montina Hulsey

“That was, by far, the best Veterans’ Day assembly I’ve ever been to! Well done to everyone involved in putting it together and all the staff who shared a piece of their military story today—amazing job! Thanks to all the veterans for your service!” — Jason Lewis

“The assembly was amazing and to all the Veterans, “Thank You” for all you did for us. I am truly grateful to be living in this country and working among a great group of people.” — Meta Lakien

“It was the best Veteran’s Day activity that I have ever gone to. I have been to many over the years

but actually having vets, current military and future military that I know and work with made it much more meaningful. I kept thinking how much this would have meant to my late husband especially in light of his not very warm welcome back to the States after being a Viet Nam vet.

People are free to have their own opinions about war cer-tainly, but how can anyone find fault with the individuals willing to serve our country. I watched the students and nearly every one of them was rapt. I imagine some of them were hearing about some of our country’s history for the first time and I am sure this meant more than reading a

history book ever could. Thank you to every one who partici-pated in bringing this together and to all the vets. All the details were attended to and the vets walking out to the snare drum… way cool! It would be great to do this every year but this would be hard to top.” — Leanne Deluca

“Happy Veterans’ Day to all those who have served and are serving now. The presenta-tion today was wonderful. As a member of a family of veterans, I can’t express my thanks enough to really tell you all how much your service means to me. God bless you all.” — Candice Eyre

Staff veterans speak out


Recreation DepartmentHealth & WellnessPreventing antibiotic resis-

tance is of critical impor-tance as germs can and are outsmart ing drugs. We are already seeing germs that are stronger than the ant ibiot-ics we have to treat them. The widespread over-use, as well as inappropriate use, has caused resistance. Drug side effects, allergic reactions and serious gastrointestinal issues are all increasing as a result of overuse.

Antibiotics do nothing to cure a viral infection and often, unless there are clear symptoms of a bacterial infection, most doctors will not prescribe an antibiotic. But there are types of bacterial infections that are increasingly hard to treat due to resistance such as MRSA (staph infections) and pneumonia.

We can do a few things to pre-vent antibiotic resistance: 1. Take antibiotics as prescribed,

don’t skip doses and continue

the course of treatment even if you feel better.

2. Take only antibiotics pre-scribed for you, don’t share left-over antibiotics. They are prescribed for specific infec-tions and may delay correct treatment allowing bacteria to multiply.

3. Do not save antibiotics for the next illness. If the doctor dis-continues the treatment or changes antibiotics, discard any left-overs.

4. If your doctor thinks you don’t need antibiotics you probably don’t. Sometimes taking one may do more harm than good.

This may be information most of us know but sometimes when we don’t feel well we want to get better fast and that may backfire. The best way to prevent an infec-tion in the first place is by prac-ticing good hand washing and getting recommended vaccines.

The greatest flying mime of all timeThere was once a mime that had a lucky charm like a chime

that was shiny like a dime. One day this mime had mimed an anvil falling, falling down

to the mime to his surprise he leapt into action as if he was out of time.

As he struggles and strives for his dear life we said, “My oh my you crazy mime you run for your life like you’ve done a crime, to save your life why don’t you just fly?”

While he tried to fly that big ol’ anvil had caught up to that crazy mime that had run out of time now that’s mime crime and not so fine not anything divine.

We cried and cried for that poor old mime, the town buried him with a fancy grave sign that said “Here lies the greatest flying mime of all time.”submitted by Robert Auras

Ice skating trip

Guitar classTo Write Love On Her ArmsEvery 14.2 minutes someone in the United States dies by suicide.

Nearly one million people make a suicide attempt every year. Ninety percent of people who have died by suicide had a treatable mental disorder when they died.

Motto: Love is the movement, Rescue is possibleFormation: 2006 (non-profit organization) Purpose/Focus: Present hope and find help for

people struggling with depression, self-injury, addic-tion, or suicide while also investing directly into treat-ment and recovery.

Website: http://www.twloha.com/TWLOHA is an interfaith American non-profit organization which

aims to present hope for people struggling with addiction, depres-sion, self-injury, and thoughts of suicide while also investing directly into treatment and recovery. TWLOHA seeks to connect people to websites, books, support groups, and other resources. TWLOHA also encourages people to have honest conversations about these issues, to live in a community. A large portion of the work is dedicated to bridg-ing the gap between traditional treatment and the lives of people who need help. Wanting to support existing professional help rather than replace them, TWLOHA also sends a portion of donations directly to such causes as Hopleline, http://www.intherooms.com, S.A.F.E. alter-natives, minding your mind, and kids’ help lines.


Sign-up for REC trips Tuesdays at 4 pm at the REC building.

1 3-ball Pool Laser Floyd: Dark Side of the

Moon trip

2 Swim trip

3 Ping Pong Open 9-ball Pool Fitness Boot Camp

4 Men’s 8-ball Pool Zumba Air Hockey Poker Open Dodgeball

5 Bingo Women’s 8-ball Pool Fitness Boot Camp Yoga

6 Co-ed Pool Hot Yoga New Movie: “Safe”

Holidays Around the World

December ActivitiesA sample of activities available during free time.

Pool Tournament WinnersDate . . . . .Tourney . . . . . . Names: 1st, 2nd

9 Absolute Air Park trip

10 Open 8-ball Pool Ping Pong Fitness Boot Camp


12 Bingo Women’s 8-ball Pool Fitness Boot Camp Yoga Free Haircuts

13 Co-ed Pool Zumba Open Volleyball New Movie: “Wrath of the

Titans”

14 Team 8-ball Pool Open Mic Night Movie Night: “Dances with

Wolves”

15 3-ball Pool Movie Trip: “The Hobbit”

16 Rollerskating trip

17 Open 9-ball Pool Ping Pong Fitness Boot Camp


19 Yoga Fitness Boot Camp Bingo Women’s 8-ball Pool

20 Open Pool Zumba New Movie: “Madagascar 3”

21–31 Winter break

Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA)

The mission of Cascades Job Corps Center Gay-Straight Alliance is to unite LGBTQ and straight staff and students in creating a safe and welcoming

environment for all. The GSA is now based on student event planning. It can count as a teal or platinum phase project! It needs to support the mission of the GSA, beyond that, your energy and creativity is what will make it happen! Come up with an idea, write up a proposal, then see Sara in the Counseling Department.

10/31 . . . Women’s . . . Sky Deleon, Cindy Veliz11/1 . . . . Coed . . . . . . . Metikie Muche, Rahel Belefe /. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brandi Hammers, Eric Mangum11/5 . . . . Open . . . . . . Efrain Reynoso, Phuong Tran11/6 . . . . Men’s . . . . . . Efrain Reynoso, Phuong Tran11/7 . . . . Women’s . . . Sky Deleon, Cady Hanzelka11/10 . . . 3-Ball . . . . . . Stevenson Jorju, Metiki Muche11/12 . . . Open . . . . . . Efrain Reynoso, Elliot Clark11/13 . . . Men’s . . . . . . Efrain Reynoso, Stevenson Jorju11/14 . . . Women’s . . . Sky Deleon, Ashley Sodorff11/15 . . . Coed . . . . . . . Vaughn Cummings, Jessica Johnston / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calende Adams, Claudia Bejar11/16 . . . Team . . . . . . Mohammed Kareen, Bikhriyar Ali / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calende Adams, Stevenson Jorju11/19 . . . Open . . . . . . Tyler Winkler-Thomas Tani11/20 . . . Men’s . . . . . . Phuong Tran, Stevenson Jorju11/21 . . . Open . . . . . . Boaz Bergeron, Timson Kinere11/26 . . . Open . . . . . . Metikie Muche, Riktak Nebo

disney on Ice trip

dodgeball

Indoor rock climbing trip

7 Team 9-ball Pool Open Mic Night Movie Night: “Rounders”

Graduation8 3-ball Pool Silvertips vs Vancouver

hockey trip

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U.S. POSTAGEPAID

SAM INC.

Cascades Job Corps is a completely tobacco-free campus and workplace.

Bob’s Pool HallSun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 - 9:30 pmMon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 - 9:30 pmTues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 - 9:30 pmWed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:15 - 9:30 pmThurs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 - 9:30 pmFri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 - 11:30 pmSat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:00 - 11:30 pm

Recreation BldgSun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00 - 9:30 pmMon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 - 9:30 pmTues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 - 9:30 pmWed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:15 - 9:30 pmThurs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 - 9:30 pmFri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 - 11:30 pmSat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:00 - 11:30 pm

Both buildings are closed Monday~Friday from 5-6 pm & Saturday~Sunday 4:45-5:45 pm.

Sign up for upcoming Rec Trips on the Tuesday before, at 4 pm, in the Rec! See posted Calendar for latest word on activities and times.

Cascades Job Corps Center7782 Northern State RoadP.O. Box 819Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284

The Art Room is Open Sunday through Thursday. Go be creative!

Why compromise your

health with cigarettes?

Peer Mentor Bowling Night

The mission of the Peer Mentor Program is to support the experience of students and ease the transition to Cascades

campus life. Through pairing incoming students with current students, this program presents an opportunity for students to become familiar with the available resources on campus,

Girls team: Laquetta Nicholson, Taliea Bertram (first time bowling), Jessica Straub and Ashton Gorzelski. Staff Atmeta Lakien and Patricia Hawes.

Boys team: Angel Rivera, Getahun Hehn and Corin Beauvis.

and reinforce a positive academic and social environment. Peer Mentors establish a strong foun-dation of leadership and learning skills that build a positive family atmosphere and collective ambition among peers for all stu-dents’ success.

We currently have 11 peer mentors that provide on going support to several peers. This is a student-driven program that helps facilitate trainings and a social intake night (with the new inputs) that provides empathy and understanding of their new transition on center and the positive support/resources that are available. This has helped immensely with new inputs getting adapted to Job Corps life.submitted by Lori Farbo, Counselor

Winter weather is upon us, please dress appropriately, and be careful out there! enjoy the beauty of the season.

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