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| Written by PI Web | |
| Friday, 28 March 2008 | |
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Young writers, teachers honored Three Patterson Unified School District students were honored for their poems at the March 17 school board meeting. Spencer Sonnefeld, Maricela Herrera and Taiki Toeda were awarded Borders book certificates by Ruben Piña, district board president, and Kathy Pon, assistant superintendent of educational services. First place Spencer Sonnefeld, fifth-grader in Denise Copeland’s class at Las Palmas Elementary School, for his poem “Someday I’ll be an Adult.” Second place Maricela Herrera, fifth-grader in Denise Copeland’s class at Las Palmas, for her poem “Mother’s Day.” Third place Taiki Toeda, fourth-grader in Joana Ecalne’s class at Apricot Valley Elementary School, for the poem “Taiga.” Pon said 155 entries were received over the winter months. The students’ work will be submitted to the Patterson Apricot Fiesta Prose and Poetry Review Contest. Also at the March 17 meeting, three Northmead School teachers — Nicole Souza, Christy Barr and Megan Bernard — were honored for completing the Direct Instruction course. Direct Instruction emphasizes carefully planned lessons in small groups or with students one-on-one. Maese to be honored for artwork Northmead Elementary School fifth-grader Paul Maese, son of Mario and Charlotte Maese, is among the award winners in the Cesar Chavez Day poster contest for students in Stanislaus County. A silent auction will begin the festivities at 5 p.m. Thursday and will be followed by a speaker, musical program and awards at California State University, Stanislaus, 801 Monte Vista Ave., in Turlock. Paul submitted a colored pencil drawing he created during the Cubs Pride after-school program under the direction of Christina Garcia. County students submitted artwork, essays and poems to the event. Hilburn goes on missions trip Leslie Hilburn of Patterson was one of 325 Lipscomb University students who embarked on missions that spanned from England to El Salvador during spring break from March 15 through 22. Hilburn, daughter of David and Lili Hilburn of Patterson, visited Guatemala and served the community working in medical clinics in rural villages. Health Talents International Inc. coordinated the medical mission, in which participants ministered to the Quiche Indians. Health Talents is a nonprofit Christian organization that works within the Churches of Christ to promote “medical evangelism” in developing countries. Lipscomb University’s mission trips are conducted and carried out by students, some of whom spend a year in advance working out the logistics. Hilburn is a Patterson High School graduate who is an interdisciplinary teaching major at Lipscomb, a Christian university in Nashville, Tenn.
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