April 2012Inside

thisIssueEVENTS:

Taiko DrummingChess Tournament

College FairPoetry ContestGirl Scouts Self

Defense

ARTICLES:Amnesty ProgramOsborne School

About UsMission Statement

Juvenile Hall840 Guadalupe PkwySan Jose, CA 95110

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Taiko DrummingAssembly sponsored by

Osborne School.Taiko (太鼓 ? ) means "drum" in Japanese (etymologically "great" or "wide drum"). Outside Japan, the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums (和太鼓, "wa-daiko", "Japanese drum", in Japanese) and to the relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming (sometimes called more specifically, "kumi-daiko" (組太鼓)). The performances can last between 5 and 25 minutes and typically follow a jo-ha-kyū (beginning, middle, end/rapid, sudden, urgent, and emergency) structure, which means the performance will speed up significantly towards the grand finale.

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Friday April 27th

Osborne School sponsored the Taiko Drumming performance for the minors in Juvenile hall and staff. It was an educational experience

for all who attended the assembly.

The performers gave historical background of the uses of the songs and drums, and examples of drumming techniques. A hand full of minors were picked to get a couple of lessons on how to use the

drums and repeat basic patterns.

Thank you Osborne School for bringing in this program.

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Chess TournamentB8/B9/B3

By: Chess King CorporationOn Monday April 30th

The Challengers met and a winner declared.Round 1:

Timothy (B9) vs Medina (B8) Rico (B9) vs Jonathan (B3)Timothy (B8) vs Parish (B3)

Round 2:Gerardo (B9) vs Kevin (B8) Jae (B8) vs James (B3) Frank (B9) vs Matthew (B3)

Round 3:Rico (B9) vs James (B3)

Gerardo (B9) vs Timothy(B8) Frank (B9) vs Medina (B8)

(Winners)

Congratulations to:B9 Unit

Thanks to Chess King Corporation for their years of dedication to this program and teaching these skills to our minors.

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College FairHeld Friday April 13th

Presented bySanta Clara County Office of Education Foster Youth Services and

Santa Clara County Office of Education Foster Youth Services Initiative College Liaisons in collaboration with Juvenile Probation.

Participants:1. Annette Ruiz-Esparza – Evergreen Valley College2. Ashley Cruz – De Anza College3. McTate Stroman – De Anza College4. Edgar Ramirez – Foothill College5. Daniel Negrete – Foothill College6. Cynthia Yanez – CTC7. Mariah Artley – CTC8. Katy Fitzgerald – Mission College9. Xiomara Martinez – SJ City College10. Leticia Dominguez CET11. Matthew Rowlett – Carpenter Textbook12. Luis Nazario – SJ Job Corps13. Melissa Provencher – Rebekah’s Culinary School14. Rachel Lambert – Rebekah’s Culinary School15. Natalie Mendoza SJ Conservation Corps16. Agustin Cervantes – National Hispanic Univ17. Hilario Garcia – National Hispanic Univ18. Richard Rodgers – Santa Clara University

Students who applied for FAFSA - On Line Wrokshop: Sonia B. James D. Arpresha D.Jose I. Adam M. Anissa M.Curtis M. Alexandria M. Johnathan P.Kevin R. Xavier S. Joel S.Kevin T. Jonathan V. Xavier V.

Hosted and Coordinated by:Marilyn DeRouenSANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION Foster Youth & Homeless Education LiaisonPhone: 408 453-6823 Fax: 408 441-7824 4

Number of students who participated:

Unit B3 sent 24 minorsUnit B4 sent 6 minors

Unit B7 sent 20 minorsUnit G1 sent 17 minors

Total of 67 minors

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Amnesty ProgramThru June 30th 2012

Information by: Michael Simms

Probation Manager

This is an opportunity for youth with unpaid traffic tickets and non-vehicle code infraction fines through the California Assembly Bill 1358 and Vehicle Code Section 42008.7 (to include eligible juvenile cases) to qualify for the 50% reduction on Santa Clara matters.

In order to qualify you must meet all of the following conditions:

1. Have an outstanding Juvenile traffic and/or non-vehicle code case that was due to be paid in full before January 1st, 2009.

2. Failed to pay in full.3. The last date a payment was made was on or before January 1st, 2009.4. There was no Civil Assessment Fee added to the case after January 1st, 2009.5. No restitution is owed to a victim on any case within Santa Clara County.6. There are no outstanding misdemeanor or felony warrants in Santa Clara County.

Violators must submit an eligibility affidavit on or before June 15th, 2012 and pay off the balance due in one lump sum by cash or money order (NO Checks or ATM Accepted) no later than June 29th, 2012.

For more information and to determine their eligibility, applicants can contact the Santa Clara County Juvenile Informal and Traffic Court (IJTC). They may request information or an eligibility determination through one of the options below:

1. Appearing in person at IJTC where your case was filed.2. By calling (408) 278-5997 between 8:00am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday, or 3. By mail. IJTC, 840 Guadalupe Parkway, San Jose, Ca 95110.

You can refer youth to the Probation Website, Amnesty Program or directly at http://www.sccgov.org/site/probation/Pages/Amnesty-Program.aspx

There they will find the Eligibility Affidavit form. (Note: Information regarding the Eligibility Affidavit is available in Spanish and Vietnamese. The Eligibility Affidavit form is currently only available in English. 5

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Victim Awareness Tribute Poetry Contest WinnersEvery year, we in the Victim Services Unit, try and get the minors to do something for the victims at the tribute. Minors will be asked to write about making amends to victims, empathy of victims, ways to make amends, feeling sorry for the harm they have caused, taking responsibility for their actions and giving back to the community.This year the winners have been chosen from the units B4 and B7. On Monday the 23rd both units received a pizza party at lunchtime, courtesy of the Victim Services Unit Probation Officers.The following minors were also participants and submitted a poem for the contest. They all received large candy bars for their entry.Jorge B., Munlunmee H., Andrew P., Enrique S., Anthony E., Jacob B., Parish G., Christian P., Tim R., and Kevin N.

I Want ChangePeople say they want change, but stick to bad habits

Got locked up last year now you say you won’t have it

It’s a new year now and you say you are a changed man, got out and Went back to the same plan

Say you got remorse for what you did, but what change have you madeBecause you are back again

Until the day you got that letter from a victim now you want to hideYour head in a sweater

Now you want to cry, looking at the world in a different way as it Passes by

Through your victimsGot you thinking about what you did, you been living life in sin

Now I thank the Lord because he set me free

So let me be

I got a new game plan, asking people for forgiveness

Why, because I want change now

I am a changed man

Mama don’t cry because we will see it through

I am a changed man just for you

This is for all my victims, this goes out to you

Desire P. B-4 6

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Osborne School

Graduations for this month:B3: Ruben OB3 James G

B4: Kevin T

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School Site CouncilHeld Thursday April 19th.

Agenda:The Single plan for Student Achievement

Budget

La AgendaEl Plan del plantel escolar

Presupuesto

Minors who participated and added to membership:

Xavier V – unit B7 with parentJulio M – unit B7 with parent

Jonathan P – unit B3 with parentRachel J – unit G1

Contact for Osborne School408-573-3070

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Girl Scouts Self Defense

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It's a jungle out there. Human predators seek out prey, and far too often it's young women who are targeted for violence, sexual assault, abduction and murder.

Who will protect our girls and women? The smart solution is to teach them how to protect themselves.

Cordelia Clancy is on a mission to do just that. Ms. Clancy trained in the most effective military combat systems from around the world. After completing Executive Protection training, it occurred to Ms. Clancy that rather than protecting one person at a time, she could make a much bigger impact if she empowered people how to be their own bodyguards.

She cherry picked the best skills from the various combat systems and security courses to develop her Concrete Jungle Self Defense: "Be your own Bodyguard" programs. 

Ms. Clancy was the first female combat instructor to train security for the Pentagon's top General (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Myers, ret.). She trains high-risk professionals from all walks of life including law enforcement, special forces and Federal Agents.

When it comes to training unarmed civilians, in particular teenage girls who are often at a size/strength disadvantage, Clancy emphasizes the need to fight " very smart and very dirty" in order to stop an attack. She trains students how to "Think like a Bodyguard and Fight like Marine."  The teen girls of the GIrl Scouts: Girl's Got Choices program at Juvenile Hall thoroughly  enjoyed the empowering training they were given recently on-site at Juvenile Hall. They were especially appreciative of the counter-abduction training. The girls were acutely aware of the abduction of Sierra Lamar, and the other attempted abductions of teen girls in the San Jose area. 

The teens learned the golden rule when it comes to safety: "Avoid the avoidable." This included situational awareness skills, street-smarts and pro-active measures to make them a harder target. They learned that if those levels of avoidance were not enough and an attack was imminent, how to inflict rapid and debilitating injury on their attacker. 

Maybe the Girl Scouts will one day have a "Be your own Bodyguard" badge...

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SCC Probation Department’s Volunteer Programs in Juvenile Hall:Alcoholics Anonymous: Group meetings for minors with alcohol abuse problems.

Alateen/Alannon/Alateen: Group meetings for minors who are related to people with alcohol abuse problems.

Beat Within, The: Is a branch of New American Media which is the country's first and largest national collaboration and advocate of 2000 ethnic news organizations. The Beat produces and publishes weekly writings and artwork of incarcerated minors.

Bill Wilson Center: This program titled “Girls Sexual Health Group” focuses on HIV/STD prevention and community resources.

Catalyst for Youth: A non-profit organization sponsors the following programs: Art Program: Sponsored by the Catalyst for Youth Organization, volunteers come to teach basic art

and craft classes to the youth. Scrabble: Sponsored by the Catalyst for Youth Organization, youth play scrabble and learn that they

can have fun while reinforcing their spelling and language skills.

Chess King Corporation: Youth are taught intensive tactical training from the Masters of the game of Chess. Inter-unit tournament play competes for the Chess King Cup.

Choir: This singing opportunity is sponsored through the Chaplains services.

Flower Program: Megan Williams and a group of volunteers bring fresh cut flowers and assist the minors to create a beautiful bouquet for family for Mother’s Day and Thanksgiving.

For Pits Sake: For Pits sake is a non profit org that has been a leader in the community for over a decade in both human and animal rescue efforts, safety programs for children and humane education.

Freedom Readers: Reading Enrichment Program in B4 Unit

Furry Friends: Pet assisted therapy services where volunteers will bring in various animals for minors to interact with.

Girl Scouts: Got Choices is a weekly year round healthy life style and prevention program for girls. Program components are self reflection and exploration, self esteem and achievement, health and well being and positive lifestyles.

Hair Care: Hair cut services are provided for all minors on a rotating schedule.

3 Principles/Health Realization: A teaching model that is used in prevention, intervention and treatment. Health Realization teaches about how the human mind works, how the individuals’ experience of life is created and how each person uses or misuses his/her ability to think. Health Realization is taught on a weekly basis to designated living units.

Marijuana Anonymous: Group meetings for minors with marijuana abuse problems.

Narcotics Anonymous: Group meetings for minors with drug abuse problems.

Planned Parenthood: Program targets teens that are at risk for teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and violence. It gives a week long workshop that educates minors about family life and issues surrounding sexual intercourse.

Religious Services: An assigned Chaplain oversees all religious services provided for minors. Bible studies are held weekly.

Santa: During the Christmas holiday volunteer Mr. Wallau assisted by several elves pass out Christmas presents to our minors in custody.

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Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall Mission Statement

The Mission of Juvenile Hall as a detention facility is to provide and environment where the safety and security of the minors is our highest priority. We ensure that our youth receive the nutritional educational, medical and mental health services as mandated by the state. While upholding the orders of the Court, we thereby contribute to the common effort of protecting the community. Further, we are committed to a

standard of excellence in humane treatment.

Goals and Aspirations - With Dedication We Pledge to Strive For:

Professionalism – We act with fairness, consistency and without bias, while facing the daily challenges of working with delinquent behavior.

Positive Role Modeling – We believe it is through our actions and guidance that we make the greatest impact.

Integrity – We strive to maintain honest, ethical and moral behavior within and outside of our profession of working with delinquent behavior.

Professional Development – We recognize that continuous education and training create the most effective staff.

Enrichment in Programming – We extend our positive influence throughout the community and within our institution through the development of socially beneficial programs.

Community Involvement – We recognize the value of and utilize community resources to aide in our effort to effect positive change in our youth.

Juvenile Hall840 Guadalupe Parkway

San Jose, CA 95110408-278-5820

CONTACTS: Asian American Recovery Service 271-3900CYO: California Youth Outreach 280-0203Catholic Charities 295-6033FLY: Fresh Lifelines for Youth 299-7789Gardner Family Care Corp. 287-6200MACSA 928-5820Juvenile Hall Visiting 278-5810Juvenile Hall Police Admissions 278-5820Juvenile Hall Main Lobby 278-5800Electronic Monitoring Program 278-6211

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Unit SupervisorsB3, B7 Fiack 278-5872B4, B10 Richardson 278-5859B5, B6 Ugalde 278-5978B8, B9 Garcia 278-5861G1/G2 Ventura 278-5971Control Supervisor Office 278-5826MAAC/Prog Fidler 278-5961MAAC Coordinator 278-5960Anti Graffiti/Paint Program 944-9046