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2 The Bakersfield Californian Sunday, November 4, 2012

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Y O U R S C H O O L S

Hard work pays off for Ridgeview High student, athlete

There is occasionally a studentwho comes through a class-room who is truly amazing.Erica McCall arrived in myclass four years ago, and while

courteous, attentive and kind, she did-n’t knock my socks off until after thefirst major writing assignment.

Erica was not well written. Someteachers use red pens — I generallyuse green and Erica’s paper was cov-ered with green. Now that didn’t knockmy socks off, but what happened nextdid. Erica never made the same mis-take twice. She noted what suggestionsI had for her, took the rubric and allinstructions, studied them and turnedin excellent essays from that point on.

I don’t think I’ve ever had a childtake my instructions to heart like Ericadid. She had her mind set on doingexactly what I expected of her and I’msure it was no easy task. But the differ-ence is she worked exceptionally hard,dredging up old, corrected pages, andreviewing my corrections to make sureshe always submitted her best work.I’m sure that Erica’s passion was notwriting essays, but she turned in some25 essays that year giving her absolutebest.

Imagine what she could do if some-thing was her passion. In hindsight, Irealize she’s a coach’s dream. I’m surethat child listens precisely to whatevery coach says and takes it to heart— just like she did with my essays. She

works so hard to make sure her bestadvice is incorporated into her play.

Ridgeview High School basketballcoach Michael Martin said Erica

focuses onwhat’s impor-tant.

“Her contin-ued hard work inthe classroomhas made her acomplete basket-ball player,”Martin said.“What has trulyset Erica apartfrom most stu-dent athletes isher work habitsin the classroom.A lot of kids canplay the gamebut don't havethe grades. One

thing I have always stressed to Erica isthat, ‘Hard work beats talent, whentalent doesn't work hard’.”

That hard work is paying off. Uni-versity officials throughout the nationare begging this kind, gentle girl —who has played on the U.S. nationalgirls’ basketball team for two years —to come to their schools to play basket-ball. Recently, Stanford University,home of one of the best women’s bas-ketball teams in the world, invitedErica to tour. They pulled out the stops

when they asked Erica and her familyto meet with professor CondoleezzaRice — more commonly known as theformer U.S. Secretary of State.

Her next visits will be at the Univer-sity of Connecticut and UCLA. Erica

will announce where she’ll study —and play ball — on her signing day inNovember.

Peggy Dewane-Pope is an eighth-grade teacher in the Panama-BuenaVista Union School District.

BY MANNY RIVERACommunity contributor

The California Endowment recently awardedthe “Health Happens Hero” award to ArvinUnion School District SuperintendentMichelle McLean, honoring her for bringinghealthier meals to students, and providing

them with the nutrition they need to succeed inschool. McLean leads a district team responsible forproducing more than 800,000 meals per year.

Arvin Union has long been recognized as a modelfor improving school meals in rural areas. In prepa-ration for the 2012-13 academic year, the districtreformulated menu options to add more vegetablesand increase servings of whole grains. And the dis-trict began serving breakfast in the classroom.

It also became one of the few districts in KernCounty to limit chocolate milk in an effort to lowersugar consumption among students. The district cur-rently receives a grant to provide fresh fruits andvegetables to students throughout the day, and extranutrition education.

“During ‘National School Lunch Week,’ we honorchampions who understand that healthy meals leadto healthy kids and improved performance in theclassroom,” said Robert K. Ross, president and CEOof The California Endowment. “These are trueheroes, proving every day that California schools canserve their students delicious, nutritious, and rea-sonably priced school meals. They are the reason wesay, ‘health happens in schools’.”

School menus in Arvin and throughout the nationwere overhauled this year to meet updated nutritionguidelines developed by experts at the Institute ofMedicine and U.S. Department of Agriculture.The new guidelines include:• Increased produce options, ensuring that studentsreceive both fruits and vegetables every day of theweek.• A ban on unhealthy trans fats.• Portion size guidelines and calorie limits based onthe age of children.• Increased emphasis on whole grain.• Limits on the types of milk served, with an empha-sis on low-fat and non-fat varieties.• Reductions in sodium levels to be phased during several years.

Under McLean’s direction, the district recentlydeveloped and adopted a comprehensive school well-

ness policy. It focuses on improving the health ofstudents by emphasizing healthier school meals thatmeet or exceed the new nutritional guidelines, nutri-tion education, physical activity and other school-based activities that are designed to promote studenthealth. The new policy was developed by the dis-trict’s new health and wellness advisory council thatincludes McLean, teachers, parents, students, thedirector of food services, the Arvin Union FamilyResource Center coordinator, school administrators,the school nurse, and community members.

“At Arvin Union, we engage students, parents,teachers, administrators, and community membersfor a comprehensive approach to nutrition and nutri-tion education,” McLean said in The Bakersfield Cal-ifornian earlier this year. We truly believe that‘Health Happens Here’ and that teaching children tomake healthier choices sets them up for a lifetime of

success. With the help of the new school meal guide-lines, we can continue providing our students withnutritious meals, while also having the flexibility tocreate menu items that our students will enjoy.”

In addition to recognizing outstanding leadersduring National School Lunch Week, The CaliforniaEndowment encourages parents to learn if their chil-dren qualify for free and reduced price schoolmeals. Families with incomes up to 185 percent ofthe federal poverty level may qualify — a family offour with a household income of about $42,000 quali-fy, for example. An estimated 170,000 Kern Countystudents qualify for free or reduced price lunches,but many are not participating in the program. InArvin Union alone, 95.5 percent of students live at orbelow the poverty line and are eligible.

For more information on The California Endow-ment, go to www.calendow.org.

COURTESY OF NEW LIFE RESIDENTIAL AND TRAINING CENTER

New Life Residential and Training Center hasannounced the grand opening of its transi-tional housing facility. The new state-of-the-art residential facility — built by Bakers-field native Derrick Dickerson, CEO of

DOD Construction — will provide much neededhousing, vocational training and employment oppor-tunities for up to 40 men, 18 years and older.

The opening came at a time when affordable tran-sitional housing for males is at a premium. The hous-ing will target men who are transitioning from fostercare, military service, or correctional facilities andis geared toward helping residents become self-suffi-

cient. In addition to housing, the facility will provide

vocational training in construction and food servicesindustries, and employment development opportuni-ties as core support services.

New Life Residential and Training Center, at 3501Edison Highway, is a non-profit organization thathas provided vocational training and employmentservices to the community since 2006. The organiza-tion is a member of the Kern County Superintendentof Schools’ Project 180 and the Bakersfield SafeStreets Partnership. These agencies and serviceswill help form an extensive network of public andcommunity support programs at the facility to make

it a “one-stop” center. Proposed on-site services will include: • 24-hour supervised transitional housing• Case management• Vocational training and employment development• Substance abuse awareness and sobriety support• Access to health and social services• Life skills and character development• Family reunification and community re-integration• Referrals to education and community support

programs• Assistance with permanent housing placement

More information: 366-8003 or www.newlifetrainingcenter.org.

PHOTO PROVIDED

Erica McCall, left, a student and basketball player at Ridgeview High School, and herfamily meet former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, center, during a college tourat Stanford University.

PHOTO PROVIDED

Arvin Union School District Superintendent Michelle McLean was honored by The California Endowment with the“Health Happens Hero” award for bringing healthier meals to students.

New Life opens transitional housing facility to serve men in need

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