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OPPORTUNITY NEWS, Friday,
VML awards certificates to 81 students for 8 weeks of
EIGHTY-ONE VML stud
eelved certificates of merit
day, March 25, upon comp
R weeks of special educatii
of these students progress«
own speed, to learn as mudl
sible each day. The various
on this page show some of.
students on the day of the I
Significantly, many of the!
to go ahead with more ed
"What does this certificate mean
to me? It means that I am learning.
Now I am able to write letters.
When I go to a store or a business
office, they
understand what I
need. This is just the beginning. I
want to learn-more."
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This was the comment of one of
the adult day school students. The
certificate that he received last Fri
day meant that he had attended 8
weeks of the VML special educa
tion classes in Salem.
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Eighty-one
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THESE STUDENTS received
their second diplomas:
Back row »eft to right - Pedro Sanchez, Madronia
Ed,th d® Le° n' Hercu,es Cornejo, Jose Ruiz.
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® 7.W ~ Pearl PoP,in' Antonio Reyna, Oscar Perez,
Andres Chavera. Front row - Isabel Leyva, Luria Leyva,
Santos Rodriguez, Consuello Ybarra, Primitivo Ybarra/
students
received
Some received certificates for
their work-in Spoken English, oth
ers for attending "Reading in High
Gear" or G.E.D. (high school equi
valency) preparation.
Sarah Hall Goodwin, head of the
VML adult education program,
handed out the certificates.
The classes were not graded. Stu
dents worked at their own speed,
learning as much as they could each
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During these 8 weeks, the stu
dents
learned
new skills and
gained new confidence.
The teachers said that they have
enjoyed teaching these classes, be
cause the students really wanted
to learn. Sheila Babb, who taught
Reading in High Gear, said "I have
truly enjoyed working with my
students. I hope the ejasses w ill
continue. They are important."
Doreen Gandy and Celeste Sch
neider taught the classes in Spoken
'English. Clytis
Buchan .taught
Reading in High Gear; Juanita Lam
bert, Basic Education; Joan Larson
G.E.D.
The course lasted from Janu
ary 31 to March 25. Now many of
the students want to continue with
VML night classes.
One of the students, who plans
to return in the fall, said, "These
classes are opening doors for us.
I have much to learn; but I have
made a good beginning."
U ic w a y io n v / vil ieen Club an
nounces: We're having a Mexican
dance this Friday, April 1, from
7 p.m. to midnight, at the Dayton
Opportunity Center. The cost is
50 cents per person. There w ill be
both Spanish and American records.
On Saturday, April 2, the Teen
Club of Dayton is having a Mexican
by Priscilla Carrasco
*¿Qué es lo que signifiW
certificado para mi? Para r r l
fica que he aprendido a es
leer el ingles. Cuando voy°
tienda de abarrotes o a una°c
pública, entienden lo que
- Este 1 es el
principio.
aprender más.”
nc
Este fue el comentario I
persona que atendió a la oir
para adultos. El certifica;^
recibieron el viernes pasado B
haber atendido ocho silr
consecutivas a las clases e s f l
para adultos en Salem.
81 fueron los estudíente: *
recibieron certificados, / f l
recibieron dichos certificad^'
haber aprendido ingles, otroírrr
y escribir, y otros por haber e
el examen de G.E.D. d'e
equivalente a "high school."ua
Sarah Hall Goodwin, di’or
del programa de Educado 9 .
Adultos de V.M.L. distribuwi
certificados.
Durante estas ocho semat!®í
estudiantes aprendieron P°'
habilidades
confidencias-
adelantaron bastante.
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Las clases no tuvieron clalll
ción de grados. Los e s tu fl
trabajaron arduamente para
der toda lo que ellos p o d ía fl
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Los profesores que dieron
a estos alumnos se complacie
hacerlo porque
los estuq
demostraron que quierían
der. Sheila Babb quien dió
de lectura dice, "verdadameri
un placer trabajar con mis est
tes, espero estas clases conj
porque son importantes?
Doreen Gandy y Celeste Sj
der diron clases de ingles. I
Buchan dió clases de lectura rl
o high gear, Juanita Lambertl
de Educación Basica y Joan I
dió clases de G.E.D.
Estos cursos educativos I
adultos empezaron el 31 de
de esté año terminaron el 2
marzo. Ahora
muchos de
estudiantes quieren continua
clases nocturnas patrocinada
el V.M.L.
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Uno de los estudiantes
planea regresar a las clases
otoño dice, "Estas clases
abriendo las puertas
pal
sistema de vida mejor I
nosotros. Tengo mucho que d
der, pero estoy contento, he ti
muy buen principio/
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rood bale at the opportunity
ter, from noon to 5 p.m. The
is $1.00 per plate. You tab
plate horqe with you.