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2008
Dolores Gonzalez
San Bernardino City USD
Dolores González is a parent member of her school’s ELAC/SC/SAC/DELAC Committees, a single mother of seven children, and an extraordinary volunteer and good citizen of our community. All of Dolores’ children are fluent bilingual students and she is very proud of them. Dolores is very involved in her children’s education while stressing the importance of truly being bilingual and the benefits that will come to them in their future endeavors. Mrs.González is a responsible hard working, dedicated and honest person who is very involved in the school, classrooms and community. She has great communication skills with parents, teachers, students, and community citizens. She always goes the extra mile by doing everything to benefit people and is always there when people need her and they know that they can count on her and her help whenever the need arises. Dolores is authentically an extraordinary person. She is one hundred percent involved in any type of program offered in Warm Springs and willing to participate to learn new strategies, skills and information to continue sharing it with others.
2008
Aliah McCord
De Lavega Elementary
Once upon a time there was a boy named Carlos. He was a very bright student who went to school in Peru. He lived in a very small town named Cadmalca that was in the north of Peru. The only problem in that town was that it was very, very hard to get a job. His mother washed clothes in the Snake River because there was no electricity in that town. His dad did not have a job. He was interviewing to be an art teacher. Finally, his dad got a job but it was in New Mexico, which was in the United States. After a week, their family decided to move. Carlos felt very sad because he would miss his friends and he didn’t know much English.
On Friday they boarded the Freedom Express train to New Mexico. It took three days and two nights. Finally they arrived at the Shangri-La Hotel. At the hotel, Carlos’ dad registered, got dressed for work and caught a taxi. Carlos and his mom got settled and went exploring in the hugest town of New Mexico. The town was named Albuquerque.
The next day Carlos started his first day at Evergreen High School in the south of Albuquerque. His first day did not go very well. Two boys at the school named Jimmy and Daniel teased him because of the color of his skin and his accent. Carlos knew from the very beginning that he did not like Jimmy and Daniel. But Carlos hoped that they would stop teasing him after one day.
After one month, he still didn’t know very much English. Jimmy and Daniel thought he would never get a job because he didn’t know English. They thought they would find the best job in the whole universe because they knew English. They kept teasing Carlos. But Carlos had the best dual-immersion teacher in the world. At the end of high school Carlos knew two languages, English and Spanish.
The teacher, Mrs. Dankerroejala, taught the whole class that it was very good to know two languages because you could get a better job. Carlos felt very proud. Jimmy and Daniel went to McDonalds to get a job. Carlos went off to Carajal University to get his teaching credential. Jimmy and Daniel wished they had never teased Carlos and had learned another language so they wouldn’t be stuck saying “Do you want fries with that?”
Había una vez un niño llamado Carlos. El era un buen estudiante que fue a la escuela en Perú. El vivía en un pueblo puequeñito llamado Cadmalca que estaba ubicada en el norte de Perú. El único problema en el pueblo era que era muy dificíl conseguir un trabajo. Su mamá lavó la ropa en el río Serpiente porque no había electricidad en el pueblo. Su papá no tenía un trabajo. El estaba entrevistando para un trabajo de maestro de arte. Al fín su papá encontró un trabajo pero estaba en Nuevo México de los Estados Unidos. Después de una semana decidieron a mudarse. Carlos se sentía muy triste porque él faltaría a sus amigos y el no sabía mucho inglés.
El viernes ellos subieron al tren “Freedom Express” hasta Nueva México. Se tomó tres dias y dos noches. Al fín llegaron al hotel Shangri-La. En el hotel el papá
de Carlos se registró al hotel, se vestió para su trabajo y tomó un taxi. Carlos y su mamá se acomodaron y fueron a explorer el pueblo grandote de Nuevo México. El pueblo se llamaba Albuquerque.
El próximo día, Carlos empezó su primer día en Evergreen High School en el sur de Albuquerque. Su primer día allí no era muy bueno. Dos niños en la escuela llamados Jimmy y Daniel se bromiaron de él por su color y su accento. Carlos sabía desde el principio que no le gusto Jimmy y Daniel. Pero Carlos esperaba que ellos paraban de bromear después de un día.
Duespués de un mes, él todavía no sabía inglés. Ellos pensaban que ellos encontrarían el mejor trabajo del universo porque ellos sabían ingles. Ellos siguieron bromeándose de Carlos. Pero Carlos tenía la mejor maestra de doble immersión en el mundo. En el fín de escuela secundaria, Carlos sabía dos lenguajes, inglés y español.
La maestra Dankerroejala le enseño a todo la clase que era buenísimo saber dos lenguajes porque podrías agarrar un trabajo mejor. Carlos sentía muy orgulloso. Jimmy y Daniel fueron a McDonald’s para trabajar. Carlos fue a la Universidad Carajal para obtener su credencial de profesor. Jimmy y Daniel habían deseado que nunca hubieran burlado de Carlos y que ellos hubieran aprendido otro lenguaje así que no estarían diciendo “¿Quieres papas fritas con eso?”
2007 Parent of the Year
María Moncada
Bakersfield City SD
Me gusta ayudar en las escuelas por que consigo mucha información, la cual comparto con mis hijos, otros estudiantes, padres, maestros y más. Pertenezco al PTA de la escuela y fuí presidenta por 2 años. Actualmente soy vice-presidenta y formo parte del SCC, Rep. del programa DELAC, Migrante y vice presidenta en el distrito del programa Migrant. Me gusta hacer reuniones de padres para poder informarles comentarios y necesidades de nuestras escuelas y tal vez de nuestros hijos. Me considero muy afortunada de ser voluntaria en esta escuela. Son muchas cosas mas a las que me dedico pero no me gustaría ser pretensiosa. Solo les digo que tengo mucho gusto haciendo lo que hago por que ayudo a la comunidad. Tengo 4 hijos de los cuales dos son mujeres de y dos son varones de 20, 17, 16, 13 años de edad, respectivamente, así como un nieto que tiene 2 años y para quien espero poder servir igual cuando comience su formación escolar.
2007 Distinguished
Concepción Estrada
Baldwin Park USD
Mrs. Estrada is serving as this year’s ELAC representative: She attends ELAC and SSC meetings. In these roles, she attends monthly meetings at the district level and obtains as much information as possible and shares it with all parents at our regular parent meetings. She became involved in the Margaret Heath Parent Boosters as the Vice-President for the purpose of raising funds to enrich the learning environment of all students in providing field trips and opportunities for teachers to purchase materials for the classroom. She now stands proudly and confidently in front of a crowd of parents at meetings. She encourages parents to become involved.
In the last years, Mrs. Estrada has attended the CABE Conference as a parent in the Dual Immersion Program. She returned eager to involve parents and serve as an advocate of the Dual Immersion program and its impact on her own family. She motivates the people in attendance and empowers them to participate and get involved. Mrs. Estrada is very proud of our school and the Dual Immersion Program.
2007 Distinguished
Lourdes Hurtado
Moreno Valley USD
Lourdes Huitrado currently serves as the school’s ELAC president and represents the school at the monthly DELAC meetings. She also volunteers at the school in projects such as coordinating picture day. She contributes ideas to improve parental involvement and the running of special events. Her motivational approach encourages other parents to be involved in committee work. She regularly calls parents to inform them of upcoming meetings and events at the school. Lourdes also concerns herself with the wellbeing of every parent and staff member at Sunnymead. She is never seen without a smile on her face and you often hear an encouraging word from her.
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