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The purpose for Valentine-a-grams is to provide students with a fun experience by teaching them what it is like to prepare a variety of goodies and candies. Students will also be preparing roses and processing orders in a timely manner.

This food and service-learning project offers our students the opportunity to be in a business-like environment.

So come on down to FEAST and place an order for someone you CARE about!

Dear CSDR Community,

As many of you might be aware, one of our Western States Cheerleading Competition (WSCC) CSDR Cheer members had an accident during warm ups right before the cheerleading competition. When Amanda Gallegos came down from a stunt, her foot caught on another member’s foot which caused her to roll her ankle resulting in either a major sprain or possible fracture. The athletic trainer told her she should go to the emergency room and not perform, but Amanda stubbornly refused and told everyone that she wanted to perform. She was told by the trainer that she could not put any weight on the foot and was given crutches. The whole team was extremely upset since they knew that CSDR Cheer looked great this year and were ready for a championship performance. When I was asked, “What are we going to do?” I simply replied, “We are going to perform because we are Riverside!”

After making a few very-last-minute changes, and getting the team to re-focus, we did just that! Amanda performed using the crutches, occasionally throwing them down to do her motions, though she was not supposed to, and I had to yell at her to get her to pick them up again. The team, though shaken and upset, started to pull together and realized, they could do it, even with the injury. Their first round was a little shaky as they had to regroup and adjust to the changes that we didn’t have a chance to practice. Our second round was better, but we were penalized for my back-spotter letting go of a stunt for a tumbling sequence; even though, that is perfectly legal according to the AACCA rules of Safety. For the third round, CSDR Cheer performed beautifully and actually earned the highest score of all the schools for our dance. As a result, we earned 3rd place, but more importantly, we earned respect from all the schools as we proved that Riverside will NOT give up, no matter what!

Lastly, I am very proud to announce that our Cheer team was awarded the SPORTSMANSHIP banner this year! Additionally, Jeric Liwag won the honor of Best Jumps and was given a $100 gift certificate to Subway to share with the team. Both Jeric and Amanda also earned a place on the Cheer All-Star team. As a coach, I could not have been more proud of all of our Cheer Team members: Salma Watson (Sr.), Jeric Liwag (Sr.), Anita Alcocer (Jr.), Amanda Gallegos (Jr.), Jeanyssa Caboteja (So.), and Domenic Cade-Brown (So.). It is unfortunate that we had some bad luck, but our team continued to represent Riverside to the best of their abilities! We may not have the 1st place banner, but in my heart, CSDR Cheer showed what it is to be true Champions! Way to go Cubs!

Cheers,
Stacey Hausman
Head CSDR Cheer Coach

CSDR Social Hall
3044 Horace Street, Riverside, CA 92506
Thursday, January 26, 2012 — 1:30 PM ~ 3:00 PM
Friday, January 27, 2012 — 2:30 PM ~ 4:00 PM
Open to the public
Voice interpretation provided on both days for the hearing audience

Biography of Samuel J. Supalla, Ph.D.:

Sam is a native signer and alumni of Oregon School for the Deaf in Salem. He came to California to attend CSUN for his B.A. in history. After a stint of researching ASL at the Salk Institute in San Diego, Sam committed to scholarly work focusing on ASL and deaf education. This led him to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to study bilingualism and education in which he received his M.A. and Ph.D.
After accepting a faculty position at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Sam has ventured into several lines critical to deaf education: ASL proficiency assessment for young children, reviewing reading standards for use with deaf children, and the development of pedagogy and assessment for teaching reading and English through ASL. Sam was also one of the co-founders of the charter school, Laurent Clerc Elementary School, and has done many ASL storytelling performances over the years.
Sam calls Tucson home for the past 22 years. He, his wife and three children enjoy the Arizona climate and the outdoors.