Jan
03
2012
Welcome back to school for the New Year!!! Can you believe it’s 2012 already?!
We have a few changes to share with you:
1) Exhibitions are now from Jan 27th – Feb 2nd
2) Math & Science Mid-Terms are still on Jan 30th, but arrangements can be made to take them ahead of time
Have a great first week back!!!
Dec
10
2011
Nov
13
2011
We have a Girl Up! assembly coming up on Friday. Here’s some info about their organization:
Mission
Girl Up is an innovative campaign of the United Nations Foundation. We give American girls the opportunity to become global leaders and channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for United Nations programs that help some of the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls.
Vision
Girl Up envisions a world where all girls around the world, have the opportunity to become educated, healthy, safe, counted and positioned to be the next generation of leaders.
Website
http://www.girlup.org
Nov
13
2011
Death Metal Panther had a fun lunch last week! Come rock out with us again soon!
Nov
07
2011
We had a really amazing Halloween at New Village this year! Check out our gallery:
Nov
06
2011
Nov
06
2011
Our students have some very exciting internships, and those who do not have internships yet have been exploring some very interesting places! Check out our gallery to see some of the more recent photos:
PS. If you have photos from your internship, please bring to Ms. Haze or Mr. Guzman via camera, usb device, or on CD! We’d love to add your photos to our gallery!
Oct
25
2011
Our advisories are competing for a chance to win a great adventure, courtesy of the David Lynch Foundation.
The Rules:
1. Students who are trained in Transcendental Meditation will be meditating
2. Students who are not trained will rest quietly
3. 12 minutes a day, twice a day
4. Every non-winning advisory will have top QT/TM students who will also get to go on this adventure
5. Scores are calculated by percent of students present during QT/TM each session
Cumulative Results
1. Shin 91.6%
2. Poston 90.9%
3. Rodrigues 90.2%
4. Vargas 88.4%
5. Kane 85.3%
Week 3 Results (10/23/11)
1. Vargas 94.5%
2. Shin and Poston tied 92.4%
3. Kane 87.8%
4. Rodriguez 85.9%
Week 2 Results (10/17/11)
1. Shin: 96%
2. Vargas 91.7%
3. Rodriguez 84.75%
4. Poston 82.8%
5. Kane 71.3%
Week 1 Results (10/10/11)
1. Rodriguez 100%
2. Poston 97.5%
3. Kane 96.3%
4. Shin 86.3%
5. Vargas 79%
Oct
19
2011
Today was a very special day at NVC! In the morning, we were visited by Yvette Martinez, an advisor to Barbara Boxer. She took time to meet our students and learn about our school.
In the afternoon, Ms. Haze’s sister (& breast cancer survivor), Elysia Skye, spoke with students about making healthy choices. Elysia shared her personal story as well as gave advice on how to add joy and reduce stress in our lives! It was a really great assembly, and we want to thank Mrs. Rodriguez and her students for hosting it!
Oct
17
2011
Most people talk about Breast Health and Breast Cancer Awareness, but what we really need to talk about is Breast Cancer Prevention!
On Wednesday, speaker Elysia Skye will be at NVC to share her story and talk about how to prevent health problems and cancer in your life! Please wear pink to support Breast Health and come see Elysia speak during our assembly at 2pm!
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Taken from www.elysiaskye.org
Elysia Skye was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer her right breast & auxillary lymphnodes shortly after her 24th birthday. She underwent a double mastectomy, 18 weeks of intravenous chemotherapy, 5 1/2 weeks of radiation and reconstructive surgeries (expanders, silicone implants, skin grafted nipples and two fat graftings). No fun? THINK AGAIN!
As her hair fell out, she had an awesome mohawk for a few days! And despite not being able to work full time, she was constantly surrounded by her amazing friends and family and laughing more than she ever had, which is a better cure for cancer than any oncologist could recommend!
Elysia documented her experience through her novel, “I Got My Tits Done In Beverly HIlls.” She also made a 15 minute short film called “Lose Weight With Cancer” to encourage laughter during trauma and teach other young people about the effects of stress and cancer.
“With a sense of humor and a change in your perception, you will lessen the severity of any illness or trauma.” – Elysia Skye
Thank you so much for your help and remember,
DIE FROM LAUGHING, NOT FROM CANCER!