Text Box: .Q: Dear Mary, I’m a sophomore at Geyserville High School, and I’m struggling in a few of my classes. Unfortunately, my family is a little low on money, and we can’t afford a tutor right now. How can I get help with my grades and not spend too much money on it? Thanks! Failing Sophomore A: Well, failing sophomore, there are many ways to get help in school for no cost! One of the ways is ask an upperclassman or any classmate you think could help you if they could tutor you. Make sure to mention that they would get community service hours; which Text Box: would mean no cost! Another way you could get help is to see the teachers who teach the classes you are having trouble in. They are usually willing to help during tutorial or right after school (I strongly recommend NOT to see them during lunch; they like to eat). Q: Dear Mary, I’m a student here at Geyserville Ed Park, and there is this one teacher who always seems to pick on me! How do I cope with and get this teacher to stop picking on me? Thanks! Teacher Bait. A: Hmm. Well, you go to Geyserville, right? Well, here at Geyserville, there aren’t any teachers who “pick on kids.” My suggestion is that you try talking to the teacher. See if he or she is doing this to help you in school. If this doesn’t work, you could talk to Text Box: the principal, and she could help facilitate a resolution to your problem. Hope this helped! Q: Dear Mary, I’m a sixth grader here at Geyserville. I get made fun of all the time about the clothing I wear, but my family doesn’t have enough money to buy really cute expensive clothes. What should I do? Thanks! Wardrobe Mess A: Hmm. Well, I know being a preteen is pretty tough in general, plus having kids make fun of what you wear doesn’t help the stress. There are many ways to look cute for a cheap price. You could try clearance racks, Salvation Army, or second-hand shops. Also try being creative, it’s YOUR style, no one else’s. If you’re happy with it, stick with it! Don’t try to impress others, it never works. Text Box: Ask Mary Text Box: Page # Text Box: Broncho Express Text Box: Volume 1 Issue 3

Motocross and Supercross

In my humble opinion, dirt biking is the greatest sport ever devised. Honestly, how much more intense do you get: high speed, rivalries, the bikes, and the highly anticipated crashes. The fame, the fortune, and the sponsors are just a few things on the racer’s mind. As a rider in the A.M.A. (American Motorcycle Association) you are constantly confronted by fans as well as challenges. Riding dirt bikes is simply awesome. Even if you don’t ride, there are plenty of opportunities to see these racers in action on the track.

 

This season, if you would like to see the dates for Supercross, go to http://www.supercrossonline.com/showList.

 

Supercross is basically indoor racing consisting of tighter turns and closely woven jumps. Indoor racing requires a lot of endurance, and riders train all season to be prepared for the grueling challenges they face during the season. The bikes are even designed differently to allow fast acceleration out of tight corners

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into double or even triple jumps!

 

Motocross, on the other hand, is a lot different because it’s outdoors. Bikes are designed to sustain higher speeds for longer amounts of time because of different size tracks. Outdoor tracks are bigger in every dimension and require extreme endurance to win.

If you would like to see the schedule for the 2009 AMA Motocross Championship Schedule, go to http://www.mxnationals.com/

Sources: http://www.ama-cycle.org/

If you would like more information on motocross go to http://www.mxnationals.com/

Youth Green Jobs

Sonoma Solutions Salon Follow-Up

Ms. Joanne Lalicker

On September 27, 2008, eight Geyserville students attended the Youth Green Jobs Sonoma Solutions Salon and learned about emerging opportunities in the green job industry. They took part in the “Green Jobs Now National Day of Action” and joined thousands of other groups across the United States via Satellite to discuss emerging employment opportunities here in Sonoma County. They discussed what a green job revolution could do for Sonoma and how it might impact them. They listened to experts like Liz Yager with the Climate Protection Agency and Jason Jackson Founder/CEO of Solaris a green company in Sebastopol. Jackson talked about his need for a trained workforce and the future need for solar power will grow exponentially in the near future. The Geyserville girls were not the only students present. Students from Montgomery High School enrolled in a 3-year Green Academy Certificate Program were there ravenously taking notes. It was exciting to see all the students take on their civic responsibility and become involved in the environmental movement that promises to lift the impoverished out of poverty and give financial security to those never having had it. To see pictures and read about this event go to http://events.greenjobsnow.com/greenforall/events/show/5335 . A report back panel discussion will be held on Saturday, February 28th 2009 at 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM in the Auditorium, Carpenters Hall 1705 Corby Ave, Santa Rosa. A continental breakfast will be provided, the cost is $15. Don’t forget to sign up at http://goodjobsgreenjobsreport.eventbrite.com/. For questions regarding this event call Questions: Evelina Molina, North Bay Institute of Green Technology - Youth Green Jobs Sonoma Phone: 236-7335   Email: youthgreenjobs@gmail.com. The green job revolution will transform the face of employment, are you ready for it?

The Geyserville girls learned at the “Solutions Salon” that tens of thousands of jobs will be opening up and the trained worker will be able to cherry pick his employment.

Who are these workers? They are the individuals that are today attending events with green organizations. These individuals will be well informed and first inline for training opportunities. They will be organizers themselves and participating in discussions to find local solutions. Green businesses and government will look to these organizations for their future employees and to model training programs after them.   Considering that these jobs cannot be outsourced and there are currently few workers that are presently trained to do the work, cities will be faced to create training programs to meet the need. Such as Oakland, California began its’ solar panel installation training program 15 months ago through “Green Job Corp” and the non-profit Green For All. Today it is a model training program for cities around the U.S. like Birmingham, Alabama. Van Jones, an Oakland California resident and author of The Green Collar Economy, and founder of Green For All is well connected to Washington. Don’t loose site of him, read his book and listen to what he has to say; he may just lead America to social justice and environmental stability with his progressive ideas about green jobs.  Overall, California is a progressive state and it is a sure bet will run with the new green opportunities that President Barack Obama promises to provide.

Green jobs are jobs retro-fitting existing buildings to meet environmental standards, installing solar power panels, water conservation, open-space landscaping, green demolition, green building, wind turbine installations and much more. Check out green-jobs-overview at http://www.greenforall.org/about-us , to get salary and job descriptions. The organization, “Green for All”  is currently working toward securing $1 billion in funding for green-collar job training, in order to lift 250,000 people across the nation out of poverty. You could become part of this!

Green jobs will be a driving economic force in local communities. They offer a means to financial security in a ground breaking industry! Don’t hesitate, get informed at these sites; http://wecansolveit.org/ and the blogs “Green For All” and “Skywriter” respectively at; http://www.greenforall.org/blog , http://www.1sky.org/blog

Take the next step, attend an event, volunteer and stay connected. Think how proactive your community involvement and service volunteerism will look on your resume when involved in the Green Job revolution.

 

 

Spanish teacher Joanne Lalicker and seniors Arithzi Rivera and Jocelyn Hale listen intently to Van Jones via satellite with thousands of other students across the United States.

Group photo of all participants on the National Day of Action.

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