March 7, 2008

Evergreen SchoolScene

Listen to the music! Come hear the band!

Special to the Times

The East Side Union High School District Band Festival will be held on Mar. 11-13 at Evergreen Valley High School and the Choir Festival will be held on Mar. 19-20 at Piedmont Hills High School.

Both events will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be in the respective theaters.

The Band and Choir Festivals involve all 11 comprehensive high schools and will feature 38 different groups over the 5 total nights of festival. That is easily more than 1200 tremendously talented students of the ESUHSD performing for each other, their families and friends, as well as members of our community. The schedule of performances is listed below.

Band Festival – Mar. 11, 12, 13 at EVHS 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Mar. 11
Mount Pleasant (2 bands)
Santa Teresa (3 bands)
Evergreen (1 band)

Wednesday, Mar. 12
Independence (2 bands)
Piedmont (2 bands)
Andrew Hill (1 band)
Evergreen (1 band)

Thursday, Mar. 13
Oak Grove (2 bands)
James Lick (1 band)
Yerba Buena (1 band)
Silver Creek (1 band)
Overfelt (1 band)
Evergreen (1 band)

Choir Festival – Mar. 19-20 at Piedmont Hills 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 19
Andrew Hill (1 choir)
Santa Teresa (1 choir)
Mount Pleasant (2 choirs)
Independence (2 choirs)
James Lick (1 choir)
Evergreen (2 choirs)
Thursday, Mar. 20
Yerba Buena (1 choir)
Oak Grove (2 choirs)
Silver Creek (3 choirs)
Evergreen (1 choir)
Piedmont (3 choirs)

Jennifer Fernandez

Jennifer Fernandez awarded teacher of the month

Jennifer Fernandez who teaches 9-12 grade science at Silver Creek High School is a winner. The Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) names a KBAY Teacher of the Month each month and Fernandez took the honor for February.

Fernandez enjoys being a teacher and has said it is gratifying to shape young lives and see them become successful, happy people. She plans to use the cash award to purchase chemistry software that will allow students to try virtual experiments not feasible in the school lab.

Muhammed Chaudhry, SVEF CEO and president, believes the awards are paying real dividends to the children by recognizing classroom innovation and creative teachers.

CCOC Hosts 39th Annual Open House

Central County Occupation-al Center (CCOC) will open its doors to the community at its 39th Annual Open House on Mar. 14.

CCOC's staff welcomes parents, other students, businesses and community members to tour and observe hands-on student demonstrations throughout the Silicon Valley’s one-of-a-kind public career technical training facility.

CCOC - a unit of MetroED - offers more than 30 different technical training courses in the career clusters of Automotive Technology, Building Technology, Business Technology, Cos-metology, Engineering/Indus-trial Technology, Visual Arts and Health and Community Services.

CCOC’s staff and student tour guides will be on hand to welcome parents, other students, businesses and community members to tour classes and observe hands-on student demonstrations throughout the campus on Mar. 14 from 8-10 a.m.., 1-3 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.

CCOC's Interior Design class will hold its annual design show featuring cultures from around the world. Under interior design instructor Wendy Yegge, students work in small teams decorating small room settings to fit the theme on a shoestring budget. Rooms are decorated with furniture, lighting, accessories, sound, food, and any other personal touches to complete the room's theme.

Students who choose to attend CCOC spend a half day at their regular high school and the other half of the day at CCOC in the career course of their choice. CCOC serves students from 32 high schools within six school districts: Campbell Union High School District, East Side Union High School District, Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, Milpitas Unified School District, Santa Clara Unified School District and San Jose Unified School District.