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Living Waters Charity Fashion Show

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By Diego Ponce

A simple drink of water can bring joy to a persons life, in this case, an entire village. Encouraged by this belief to make a difference in someone’s life, 16-year-old Jasmin Aleman, along with some help from the Palm Springs Fashion Council, organized “The Living Waters Charity Fashion Show” with the purpose of raising $2,500 to build a well in the developing country of Kenya, Africa.

The show was held at the Star View Restaurant in Palm Springs with members from the Cathedral City High School Key Club whothey helped set up tables and serve water to the guests.

“It turned out great,” said Aleman, “and I feel so proud of myself for I accomplishing this. The thought of people not having the most basic need in life was killing me.”

It turned out to be a huge success, with almost a hundred people attending the extravaganza. Although the final amount of money raised is unknown at this point, it is a sure bet that someones life has been changed by this kind act.

http://mycharitywater.org/p/signin

CCHS Teens Work As Docents For Program At Palm Springs Art Museum

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By Karolina Ruiz and Fatima Salcedo

The Teen Docent Program at the Palm Springs Art museum teaches high school students how to be tour guides for fourth and fifth graders. It is open to high school students across the Coachella valley.

The Teen Docent Program is in its 18th year of operation.

“The program is 18 years old,” said Emily Spallina, Education Program Manager at the museum. “It originally started with one exhibition that we had and it was a collaboration between the museum, college of the desert, and some high schools here in the valley. “I manage it from start to end, from applications and interviews, to training, practicing, and touring.”

Every year, about 75 students submit applications and go through a personal interview, and 22 students are selected to be part of the Teen Docent Program. Eighteen docents take part of the morning shift, and four docents take  part of the afternoon program.

One of the important qualities to becoming a docent is the ability to work as a team. “I love people who are excited about learning and teaching, who like working with kids, who like art, and who want a new experience,” said Spallina. “And one of the most important things is that they’re really able to work well as a team with other people.”

This year’s docents start conducting tours on October 4 and end on December 13. “I’m looking forward to helping the children understand more about the art in the museum,” said CCHS student Kevin Garcia, a member of the Teen Docent Program 2011.

If you are interested in becoming a teen docent at the PSAM, contact Spallina at espallina@psmuseum.org.  They will be accepting applications beginning next spring.

Healthy Lifestyle Combats Juvenile Diabetes

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CCHS nurse Karin Straumietis says a healthy lifestyle can help combat diabetes.

By Fabiola Paredes and Janette Segoviano

According to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, each year, more than15,000 children and 15,000 adults – approximately 80 people per day – are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in the United States.

“Be aware of your body,” said nurse Karin Straumietis of Cathedral City High School. “Especially teenagers, who can be in denial of symptoms.”

Straumietis said that if students aren’t eating three meals a day, then their blood sugar level can spike up and down all day long. “You want to maintain your sugar at an even level all day,” she said. “The environment, your lifestyle, bad eating habits, and obesity can all contribute to juvenile diabetes.”

Straumietis also pointed out that obesity contributes to juvenile diabetes because the more fat you have, the more insulin you have to use in your body to bring your sugar levels down.

Although juvenile diabetes has become a bigger issue than it has in the past years, we can still prevent it. “Number one priority, is having a good healthy lifestyle, healthy eating and living meaning good sleep and hygiene,” commented Straumietis.

New Trainer Takes Over At CCHS

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New CCHS athletic trainer Audrey Ameduri tapes Alejandro Isai Aguilar's ankle before practice.


By Natalie Navarro and Ithzeel Salas

Cathedral City High School has a new addition to its pack of lions. Athletic trainer Audrey Ameduri began her first day as a lion at the beginning of the school year. “I’ve always enjoyed playing and being active with sports and the medical field,” said Ameduri. “I plan on eventually becoming an athletic trainer for a college after I complete my undergraduate education.”

Ameduri attended three years of Riverside Community College, and an additional two years of athletic training. From sprained ankles to broken fingers and concussions, Amenduri’s seen it all. She works with student athletes every day. “Audrey is a really good trainer,” said 11th grader Amanda Mikulak, who works as Ameduri’s assistant. “She’s really cool, too.”

Like many college students, Ameduri didn’t really know what she wanted to study. But after taking an introduction to athletic training class, she found her passion. “I saw this class on a list of courses, and I thought ‘Oh that’s cool’ and once I took the class, it was actually pretty cool,” said Ameduri. “I’ve always liked sports and the medical field, so I thought athletic training is a perfect mix,” said Ameduri.

Her office is full of athletes from right after school until the last athlete leaves. In little over a month, she has already seen a lot. The worst injury she has seen so far this year was when a football player tore his meniscus.

Ameduri seems to really enjoy her job and interacting with the athletes she works with. “I like being around athletes, instead of just people that work from 9 to 5,” said Ameduri. She said that she prefers to be around students because she’s only 21 and it’s easy to relate to high school students. Ameduri always has a smile on her face while working with the athletes. “She’s cool, way better than the past three or four trainers we’ve had,” said CCHS lineman Alejandro Isai Aguilar.

Filmmakers in the Classroom Series Begins at CCHS

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Ken Jacobson (left) and John Steppling talk to students in Matt Hamilton's digital storytelling class Friday morning.

Playwright John Steppling and Education Outreach Director Ken Jacobson kicked off the Filmmakers in the Classroom series in Matt Hamilton’s Digital Storytelling Class at Cathedral City High School Friday morning.

As Steppling explained at the beginning of class, one of the purposes of the series is to help the students develop a critical vocabulary and learn how to analyze a film. “Art tends to ask questions,” Steppling said in his introduction. “You don’t have to answer those questions. The most important questions are those that can’t be answered.”

Digital Storytelling is just one course offered in the Digital Arts Technology Academy at CCHS.

After watching the opening of “The Killers,” Steppling and Jacobson engaged the students in discussion of what they observed. “Film is a pervasive, ubiquitous art form, an all pervasive medium and an important one” Steppling said. “You add up all the hours of narrative, thousands of hours, and it’s hard to create something that stands out from the tsunami of film of film.”

The idea for this series, which will occur twice a month, resulted from a meeting Hamilton, Jacobson and Steppling set up during the summer.

“The Palm Springs Film Festival is interested in engaging the future filmmakers in our community, and my students are excited to have people who have been intimately involved in film share their experiences and expertise,” said Hamilton