Vol. 53, No.03
Serving the San Gabriel Valley Since 1966
January 21, 2015
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Monte Vista Principal Duct Taped to the Wall by Michele Earle El Monte
Monte Vista School’s principal, Brad Cuff found himself in a sticky situation as a result of students meeting a fund-raising challenge. To the students’ delight, they got to duct tape Cuff to the wall after raising $7,288 in the school’s Dance-A-Thon fund-raiser. To motivate the students, Cuff challenged them to get
at least $30 in donations for the Dance-A-Thon and those that did would be able to participate in duct taping their principal to the wall. The incentive worked and 123 students successfully met the challenge and to their delight were able to take part in taping Cuff to the wall. “It was fun to see Mr. Cuff taped to the wall,” said one student. “He was just hanging there on the wall and it was funny.”
“Mr. Cuff is a great sport and was happy to get taped to the wall for such a good cause,” said Glenda Giron, Monte Vista’s Dean of Instruction. “Our students did a great job with the fundraiser and the money raised will benefit our technology program.” The school plans to use the funds raised in the Dance-A-Thon to upgrade and increase technology equipment for students.
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Monte Vista principal, Brad Cuff gets duct taped to the wall after students met a fund-raising challenge he gave them. Courtesy photo Photo on Left: The students loved the “sticky” situation they put their principal in after successfully completing his challenge. Courtesy photo
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Firefighters Learn Advanced Training at Santa Fe Springs by Rio Hondo College Santa Fe Springs
Four dozen firefighters from across the nation hewed their way through structures with axes and chainsaws this week as they engaged in advanced training through Rio Hondo College’s annual Regional Truck Academy in Santa Fe Springs. The 88-hour training program, which started Monday, Jan. 5 and runs through Friday, Jan. 16, provides a mix of instructional lectures and visual hands-on exercises, including axe work, forcible entry into burning structures, structure ventilation, high-rise operations, elevator rescues, rope rescues, thermal imaging, auto extraction and rapid intervention tactics. Firefighters from departments in California, South Carolina, Nevada and the
Barona Indian Reservation are taking the program at the Rio Hondo Fire Training Center, 11400 Greenstone Ave., Santa Fe Springs. “It’s a great opportunity for firefighters to advance or refresh their training in key skillsets,” said Tracy Rickman, Rio Hondo’s Fire Academy Coordinator. “We’re the only program I know of in California that offers such an extensive training program.” That intensity repeatedly draws far more applications than the College can accommodate – more than 20 were turned away this January – prompting Rickman to consider adding a second class to the schedule this year or in 2016. This week, firefighters will be ripping open 25 cars with the Jaws of Life as they practice emergency rescues. The Truck Academy was
launched in 2006 as part of an expansion of a suite of firefighting and emergency service training offered by Rio Hondo. This is the 10th class of firefighters to be trained. Firefighters training at Rio Hondo College’s annual Regional Truck Academy practiced techniques for ventilating burning buildings and forcing entry into structures during a two-week training program running from Jan. 5-16. Courtesy photo