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Kranz Intermediate School Encourages Career Day by Michele Earle El Monte
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Kranz Intermediate School held its 2nd annual Career Day, welcoming professionals in a variety of fields who shared their expertise with the school’s seventh grade students. Encouraging students to begin thinking about their future careers, what it takes to attain them, and the many career options available is the goal of the event. “At Kranz we strive to
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provide our students with meaningful educational experiences that foster learning and motivate them to continue in school and pursue their goals,” said Sean Grycel, principal. “We appreciate all the guest speakers who generously gave of their time to share their career journey and inspire our students.” As Kranz’s 8th graders spent the day touring colleges, the 7th graders were eager to learn about an assortment of careers. Among the guest speakers were Vera Jimenez, Meteorologist for KTLA Channel 5 and Joseph Diaz, Professional Boxer. Each student attended four sessions, choosing from occupations such as Military, Youth Program Director, Journalist, Computer Engineer, Executive Director for a Non-Profit, Chemist, Dep-
uty Probation Officer, Nurse, Criminal Lab Chemist, Human Resource Manager, Police Detective, Project Engineer, DWP Lineman, and Project Manager for Telemundo. A few of the guests were Kranz alumni who were happy to come back and share their experiences with the students. Sharing her journey to becoming a meteorologist on TV, Jimenez told the students that she was born in Mexico and came to the U.S. as a young child. She grew up in Garden Grove and often struggled in school. She worked hard and persevered and went to Santa Ana Community College, Cal State Fullerton and Mississippi State. She started in radio as an airborne reporter and moved to television as a traffic reporter. She later became a weather reporter
and decided at age 33 to go back to school to get her meteorologist certificate. “I love being here with you today and the one thing I want you to remember and take away from this is that you matter. You are all super important and we want you to be successful,” said Jimenez. “It takes hard work, setting goals and dedication, but anything is possible if you stay focused and don’t give up.” Armando Torres, a Co-
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Clippers Basketball Clinic Held in El Monte
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by Lucia Flores El Monte
On a warm, sunny morning at Lambert Park, local school children from El Monte lined up outside the gymnasium. Eager to participate in the Basketball Co-ed Clinic held on February 27th, the kids were about to learn several fundamental skills with the help of a few professional athletes. The basketball clinic is the brainchild of Eric Silva, an alumni of Arroyo High School who currently works with the Clippers NBA basketball team. When Silva joined the Clippers organization, he observed that they hosted basketball clinics in different cities throughout the surrounding area. Why not the area where he grew up? That very thought led to a
Courtesy Photo from El Monte Parks and Recreations. Corey Maggette of the Los Angeles Clippers participates in basketball clinic and signs autographs.
meeting with the City of El Monte. With the desire to give back to the community, Silva met with the city to discuss some possibilities. That is when he found out that the City of El Monte currently has no afterschool program.
What could be done to participants were instructed rectify this very fact? After to stretch first before anymeeting with several of his thing else. Stretching is very good friends, the idea of a important to help prevent co-ed basketball clinic for injury. The kids did lunges, local school children in the arm and leg stretches, and area was born. running exercises. The day got off to a great As they entered the Clipper’s Basketball Clinic continued on page 12 start, as