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Student Spotlight
Story By: Courtney Stanford
Every year Copper Mountain College picks one lucky individual that has the chance to get four years of their college education paid for. This year, that lucky individual turned out to be Kamaljot Singh. However, they don’t just hand out scholarships to just anyone. Singh had to complete a personal statement, plus a statement as to why he should get the scholarship. He also needed two letters of recommendation, as well as a list of educational goals; and he had to show how active he is in the community.
It turns out that Singh is very active in the community as well as in school. He has done various extra curricular activities throughout high school. He is a member of NHS or National Honors Society, Avid, Cross Country, and even Martial Arts. Singh enjoys helping people and he has decided to dedicate his life to help as many people he can.
After attending CMC for two years, Singh plans to go to Cal Poly Pomona and become an electrical engineer. After he finishes his education he wants to return to the small city of Twentynine Palms to help install solar panels for those who wish to become more energy efficient. He wants to help the community in any way that he can, and believes he can do that by helping people beat the heat.
Singh first heard about the scholarship in elementary school, and that was when he realized that “college is very expensive and not many people can afford it”. So when he heard about the opportunity to get the majority of his college experience paid for, he made sure to apply. Singh is incredibly grateful for the opportunity that has been awarded to him because this way he can focus on his education “and not have to worry about working to pay for it”.
He received a call twenty minutes after his interview telling him that he won, and Singh was filled with joy. He says, “It feels great. I’m starting a new life. The green leaf is helping me out because its giving me aid in life, and its helping me jump into the real world. I am thankful that the Morongo Basin has this opportunity. Without the green leaf, going to college would be a struggle.”
Confidence Boost
Story By: Kathleen Moore
“Confident.”
That’s how Senior Jaedeen Laranang now feels after taking the Copper Mountain College field trip. But it’s not just her who has been given a huge confidence boost and is ready to jump into college life; that’s how every other senior feels as well.
This boost started off by making us feel at home with the campus, and the only way one can feel at home with something is to become familiar with it. Therefore, the administrators decided to give us a tour of the grounds, which we then got to run all over as we frantically tried to complete a scavenger hunt. We were running, sweating, falling - it was fun.
Once we finished running around for an hour, we cooled down as Ms. Jenn gave us tons of helpful information via a classy powerpoint and information booklets. However, along with the thick booklets and many papers came a nice pen and some headphones! During this information period, we were able to ask any questions we had and she provided the answers. She told us what to expect and gave us many important dates.
After having our brains stuffed to full capacity with information and dates, we headed to yet another room and began our plan for the classes we wish to take. Since we are all new students, most of our classes are classified as “General Education,” but some of us were lucky enough to take classes related to our majors. When we finished mapping out our road to success, most students signed up for other programs such as EOPS or the Study Skills Boot Camp.
Despite the many paths that can be taken, we are all off to a good start and are ready to begin school in the Fall. After taking the tour of the small but welcoming campus, we all see the college life in a different perspective with confidence: it can be done. So we will walk onto that campus come August 17th with our heads held high, knowing that this is only the beginning.
The Happiest Place on Earth
Story by: Kerenza Robinson
Disneyland is the place where dreams come true, and dreams did come true for Select Choir, since they actually went there for a competition.
Select Choir competed at an elementary school about 20 minutes from the park. They then spent two days there, so they had plenty of time to enjoy the experience.
London Moore says, “It was really fun. I haven’t been there since I was three, so I was really excited.” Some of the students in Select Choir had never been to Disneyland before, so it was a completely new experience for them.
After the competition, the award ceremony was held at Disneyland. There, senior Alexis Hidalgo received one out of two available awards for high schoolers: Outstanding Soloist. The award caught everyone in Select Choir, including Hidalgo, by surprise. Hidalgo says, “It was surprising because I didn’t even know there was going to be an award.”
Select Choir ended up winning overall in the competition this year. Sia Faletagaloa says, “The most exciting part of the trip was when we were called first place overall.” Since they didn’t win at the competition last year, this definitely left them standing tall. In addition to this, Mr. Mayes has been trying to win this trophy for a long time, which added to their accomplishment.
Bobbi Walker agrees, saying, “When we won, that was a pretty nice feeling.”
Select Choir worked hard for the opportunity to participate in this competition. They had to do various fundraisers to go, including selling things, performing on the base, and also picking up trash.
But it wasn’t all work; they actually had quite a bit of time to spend at Disneyland. In fact, they left at 3:15 in the morning just to make it to the theme park by 7 a.m. Then they had time to enjoy themselves until 2 p.m., when they went back to the hotel to get ready for their competition at 5. After the show, they came back to the park until it closed at midnight.
April 17th, 2015
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