ese fall 2011
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On September 17, the United States of America celebrates Constitution Day (or, Citizenship Day), a fed-eral observance of the for-mation and signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. In addition to a celebration of the adoption of the U.S. constitution, the day also recognizes all who have become U.S. citizens, either by birth or by naturaliza-
tion.
“Constitution Day fo-cuses on the elements within the constitution and
how they affect our daily lives,” explained Dr. Lester, the CJ and Paralegal Chair
at Everest West LA.
As one of many federally-funded schools in the country, Everest College has been celebrating Con-
stitution Day ever since it was made a federal holiday in 2004. Every September, the CJ and Paralegal depart-ment chair presents a multi-media presentation to all students about the signifi-cance of the U.S. Constitu-tion. The presentation is always enlightening, help-
ful—and fun!
“Constitution Day is a wonderful opportunity for students to learn about the importance of the Constitu-tion, as well as understand their rights as American Citizens,” commented Stu-dent Services Coordinator Ileana Muniz, who helps organize Constitution Day celebrations at Everest. “It is a great way to instill pa-
triotism.”
Celebrate Constitution Day!
Second 2011 Blood Drive Draws Bigger Results!
On Thursday, August 11th, the American Red Cross returned to campus for the second time this year and held another campus-wide blood drive, in what has become a bi-annual tradition at Everest West LA. Once again, the Ignitor Am-bassadors helped manage and
run the event.
“It was my first time do-nating blood, and I had a lot of
fun. The outcome was really good,” said MA Ambassador Ashley Canez, who helped at
the event.
Indeed, the outcome ex-ceeded the March 2011 blood drive, as 41 volunteers in total donated 23 units of whole blood, which will be used to save the lives of up to 69 pa-
tients. Way to go, West LA!
Our thanks to the many generous volunteers for their
life-saving donations!
Everest Student
Exchange Fall 2011
Volume 3, Issue 3
Student Services 2
Career Services 3
Academics 3-5
Student Hires 6
Campus Directory 7
Back Page Extras! 8
Events & Holidays 6
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Special Points of Special Points of Special Points of Special Points of
Interest:Interest:Interest:Interest:
• Fall is here! The first day of fall is Friday, September
23rd!
• Halloween is Mon-
day, October 31st!
• Thanksgiving is Thursday, Novem-
ber 24th!
• Games on the
Back Page Extras!
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The Official Newsletter of Everest College—West Los Angeles
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Dr. Lester and CJ student Chad Young hold a copy of
the US Constitution.
models of success for other stu-dents through encouragement and
mentoring.
• Positive attitude- optimistic, respectful, courteous, and coopera-
tive, a team-player.
• Good academics – good grades, good attendance and punc-tual. (student puts forth all the ef-
fort in order to succeed).
• Commitment/Work Ethic– be able to go above and beyond in the classroom and outside of the classroom. Be able to support and promote school events as well as
social events.
The following is the criteria you must meet to be nomi-nated as an Igniter Ambassa-
dor by your instructor:
• Have completed at least one
mod/semester
• Have not exceeded your 4th
mod
• Leadership potential-possesses leadership skills; become active promoters of the school, and
Hello Students!
Below are some childcare resources for you. Please come see me if you have any further
questions.
Children’s Home Society
(213) 240-5900
Childcare resource, referral program, assis-
tance and placement programs.
The Children’s Collective
(310) 733-4388
Serves children 1 month to 17 years, chil-dren with special needs, children of teen parents, and children in protective services, low income families, and welfare-to-work population. Fees are based on family
income.
Kedren Comm Health/Head Start
(323) 777-1411
Administers 25 federally funded Head
Start Centers, serving 3-5 year old children.
The Jeffrey Foundation
(323) 965-7536
Services for families of special needs chil-
dren.
Sky’s the Limit Childcare
(323) 756-1619
Ages 0-12 years, curriculum and field trips,
Gain and Subsidies accepted.
Moran’s Family Child Care
(310) 836-6963
Ages 0-6years, Gain and Connections for Children accepted, part-time and full-time
licensed daycare available.
Wilhite Family Daycare
(323) 778-5823
Licensed and Bonded. Infants-12 yrs of age.
Evans Family Child Care
(323) 936-4805
Licensed quality childcare. Infants welcome.
Little Stewart's Day Care, Inc.
Contact: Monique Stewart
(323) 815-0852
K.I.M.C. Family Child Care
(323) 294-4285
Crystal Stairs: Child Care Resource & Referral Agency
(323) 299-8998
Criminal Justice
Bonita Haller Fatima Cobian
Yesenia Uribe Homer Acorda
Eduardo Escobar Brieanna Gandy
Chadsburn Young Noemi Ramos
Jamar Robinson Chavon Lamberson
Enrique Miramontes
Shaunte Williams-Dixon
Medical Assisting
Weyland Perkins
Ashley Canez
Marlon Martin
Rosa Vaca
Celina Diaz
Ignitor Ambassador Program
A Message From Student Services—Submitted by Ileana Muñiz
Current List of Ambassadors
EVEREST STUDENT EXCHANGE Page 2
Pharmacy Tech
Victoria Rios
Maryann Ismail
Dental Assisting
Fabian Padilla
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3
YOU CAN NOT:
—Perform arterial punctures.
—Administer IV.
—Administer any anesthetic agents.
—Perform test/procedures that include penetration of living/dead human tissues except for capillary and venous blood
collection and skin allergy tests.
—Practice physical therapy (unless it’s supportive care under supervision of a
licensed provider).
—Take X rays (unless you have addi-
tional license/certification).
—Give Botox shots! (you may get sued).
A Student’s View as a Future MA
I started the Medical Assistant program at Everest College on December 16th of last year, and the time I have spent in the class has been a whole new learning ex-perience. Everything is hands-on learning and the instructors are fantastic. I am devoted to this program until the very end. I have made Honor Roll and have gotten Perfect Attendance, and I plan on keeping that.
Life has been a little easier since join-ing this program. When I see myself in my scrubs every day, I feel proud for what I have made myself into. My friends see me in my scrubs; they compliment me and say that I am doing great. But the most rewarding feeling I get is from helping people. I am more than happy to help take people’s vital signs, share my knowledge, and teach them how to take their own vital signs. I am more able to help my family now that I know how to take my mother’s blood pressure, for example. Whenever my family is feeling like they are coming down with some-thing, they always ask me to check them. Same goes for everyone else I meet. I plan to maintain good grades in this program, and can only strive for better accomplishments. There is only so much someone can learn, but only so little they can’t. —Jesus Paz
What You Can and Can’t Do in a
Medical Assisting Office
In addition to the obvious front office administration skills (appointment scheduling, using billing software, fol-lowing third party guidelines, collec-tions and follow up with A/R, etc ), you, as a medical assistant must be
aware of the following:
YOU CAN:
—Perform vitals and chart them.
—Assist with therapeutic procedures
and simple (minor) surgical procedures.
—Prepare and administer medication ordered by the physician (you must be fully trained and the physician must be present in the office to handle adverse reactions and immediate complica-
tions).
—Collect and preserve specimens and perform STAT screening tests in the office (e.g., Mono test/Strep A test,
etc.)/Sterilization of instruments.
—Transcribe dictated documents.
—Respond to medical office emergen-cies (e.g. CPR and other basic first aid
procedures).
Although the world has become more casual about dress, at work, your clothes still
matter. Like it or not, in the work-ing world you are going to be judged by your appearance. If you don’t present the right image with your dress, you are conveying the impression that you may not be able to perform adequately at your job. Whether or not that’s the case, the perception is what matters and that perception can sink a very promising ca-reer.
The best advice about dressing on the job is to take your cues from your supervisors and those around you. Some organizations
and certain career fields, like fi-nance and law, are very buttoned-up. Others are more relaxed, but there are still limits to what is ac-ceptable. It will be difficult for su-pervisors and decision-makers to envision you in a higher role if you don’t already “look the part.” Any-one who aspires to a job in top management should know that per-sonal appearance counts. This means having frequent fresh hair-cuts, well-manicured nails, and fresh looking clothes. So, consider your business attire an important invest-ment.
It should go without saying that you should have no visible tattoos or piercings (other than for one set of earrings in women.) The fabric you wear should always be free from pulls or loose threads. Shoes should be real leather—nothing
“synthetic.” You should not give off any offensive odors (which includes cologne or perfume.) Your clothes must always fit well (never too tight) and should not be revealing. Women: that means no cleavage, please! Also, women should avoid wearing shoes that make it difficult to walk. Open-toed shoes are also frowned upon at work, no matter how nicely manicured your toes are. Jewelry should be simple and tasteful— never overpowering.
In short, your professional im-age is everything you do and say and how you look in the work-place. When you pull together all of these elements into a mature, re-fined, business-like package, you will be perceived as an equal and taken seriously.
Medical Assisting News —Submitted by Dr. Moe
Career Services Tips: Professional Dress —Submitted by Will Lovett
Page 3
Summer term 2011 marks the be-ginning of the Criminal Justice and Paralegal "practical" training addi-tion to standard curriculum. Crimi-nal Justice students respond to po-lice related calls for service, de-escalate volatile situations, make arrests, process crime scenes, col-lect and preserve evidence, forensi-cally analyze evidence, conduct in-vestigations, and submit cases to Paralegal students who file criminal complaints, complete pre-trial proceedings, issue subpoenas to witnesses and investigators, and conduct trials. This training is designed to pro-vide each linear student an un-matched advantage over competing job seekers.
Rosario also brings an in-depth knowledge of physical therapy to his instruction, as not only has he performed rehabilitation therapy at a chiropractor’s office, but many years ago, Rosario himself needed extensive physical rehabilitation therapy when he was seriously in-jured in high school.
At the time, Rosario was a run-ning back on his high school’s foot-ball team. During one game, Rosario became temporarily para-lyzed from the neck down after receiving a particularly severe tackle that left his head jammed against a rock in the ground. It took a full year and a half of physi-cal therapy rehabilitation until he was fully healed and mobile again.
In August, Edwin Rosario joined Everest West LA as the new Massage Therapy Instructor. “I’m back,” commented Rosario, who previously taught
massage ther-apy part-time at West LA two years ago. An Everest graduate, Rosario has taught at vari-ous Everest locations since graduating
from the Alhambra campus in 2005, and most recently taught
at the City of Industry campus.
While this serious injury pre-vented Rosario from returning to athletics, it did inspire his current career path in massage and rehabili-tation therapy, of which he is proud. Rosario’s mantra for him-self and for students is: “Don’t try,
just do.”
Please join us in welcoming Edwin Rosario to the Everest team!
CJ and Paralegal News—Submitted by Dr. Lester
Massage Therapy News
EVEREST STUDENT EXCHANGE Page 4
Edwin Rosario
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3
Ms. Tolentino, Ms. Washington, Ms. Ceballos, Ms. Peterson (extern site visitation) and Ms. Goldsmith would like to congratulate dental student graduates and look forward to your walk across the stage at the graduation ceremony on Thursday,
October 20.
We are proud of your accom-
plishments. A job well done.
To all current students, set your goals, focus on your studies, and be all that you can be!
The last 2011 RDA Practical Exami-nation application is due: Filing period August 3 – September 3 for
the November 5, & 6, examination.
The schedule for the 2012 Prac-tical Examination will be posted in November on the Dental Board Website: www.dbc.ca.gov. Cur-rent students check the schedule and be prepared for the exam in
2012!
It’s been said “That the First Im-pression is usually a Lasting Impres-sion” On the first day of the mod-ule for the students in the MIBC Program experienced just that, sharing their “First Impressions”. The current students welcomed the MEDINTRO Students in with an Ice Breaker “First Impressions”.
What characteristics were seen in their fellow classmates? To name a few; friendly, very nice, smart, a go-getter, kind, funny, great atti-tude, knowledgeable, quiet, infor-mative, career focused. Not sur-prising at all, there are great stu-dents in this program, each of the students from the MEDINTRO Class not only made the Honor
Roll but all had Perfect Attendance as well. Way to Go MIBC…
Dental Assisting News—Submitted by Carolyn Goldsmith
MIBC: Module First Impressions—Submitted by Adrienne Jones
Page 5
Coming here to Everest College West LA has shown me what I will be doing in the actual field. I’m very excited to be so close to fin-ishing the Pharmacy Technician
program, coming here has shown me so much. The teachers are very dedicated and compassionate with their students. When I first enrolled in class I was very nervous, I kept thinking I wouldn’t pass the class. After the first module, I realized how easy it was and more because the teacher understood that I had a medical condition where I would have to be missing class every so often. There were days in class I felt like putting
my head down the entire class, but I knew I couldn’t do that; if I wanted to have a better future I would need to be ready and pre-
pared in class. I’m very pleased and happy I enrolled in this college because I feel that with this education I have been receiving, I will be able to do something greater for others, but
most importantly for myself.
—Joanna Melchor
Pharmacy Technician—A Student’s Perspective
Dental Assisting
Hugo Castro Marc Epps
Candice Donley Kevin Puebla
Liliana Zuniga
Octavio Ramirez
Criminal Justice
Jonathan Acuna Ivan Jaimez
Mordachi Winston
Ruth Angelica Flores
Leslie Holguin
Massage Therapy
Lafonte Davis
Kiesha Green
Chaya Van Arden
October 10th
Columbus Day
October 20th
Graduation!
October 31st
Happy Halloween!
September 5th
Labor Day—No classes in session!
September 8th
Student Appreciation Day!
September 19th
Constitution Day
November 11th
Veteran’s Day
November 24th-25th
Happy Thanksgiving—No classes in
session! Have a great long weekend!
Look Who Got Hired in Summer 2011!
Upcoming Events and Holidays
EVEREST STUDENT EXCHANGE Page 6
Medical Assisting
Teresa Rodriguez Sarah Chang
Marquez Gonzalez Jessica Soto
Deborah Keeling Annisa Setiani
Stephanie Lopez Monica Avalos
Galdino Vasques Peres
MIBC
Jaisha Laurent Connie Conde
Lisa Mccrimmon Franky Reyna
Ivette Montoya Charles Hersel
Student Luau at Everest—Aloha!
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3
Campus Directory
Page 7
Criminal Justice
Dr. Steven Lester Program Chair [email protected]
E. Jackson Instructor [email protected]
Aaron Gray Instructor [email protected]
Maria Shalako Instructor [email protected]
Bill Guston Instructor [email protected]
Dr. David Schulberg Instructor [email protected]
Dental
Carolyn Goldsmith Program Chair [email protected]
Larice Washington,
RDA Instructor [email protected]
Martha Cook Instructor [email protected]
Yola Ceballos Instructor [email protected]
Maribee Tolentino Instructor
Massage Therapy
Edwin Rosario Instructor [email protected]
FINANCE
Brenda Navarette Director of Finance [email protected]
Desiree Palacios Student Accounts
Representative [email protected]
Carlos Morales Student Loan
Specialist [email protected]
Sandy Nguyen Student Finance
Planner [email protected]
Ella Alvarez Student Finance
Planner [email protected]
Chris Cortez Student Finance
Processor [email protected]
Jenni Iraheta Student Finance
Processor [email protected]
ADMISSIONS
Otilia Manzo Director [email protected]
Michelle Green Admissions Rep [email protected]
R.D. Lottie Admissions Rep [email protected]
Kerri Funa Admissions Rep [email protected]
Catherine
Soliman Admissions Rep [email protected]
Lorena Rivas Admissions Rep [email protected]
Grace Tellez Admissions Rep [email protected]
Jessica
Candelario Admissions Rep [email protected]
Stephanie
Vargas Admissions Rep [email protected]
Eric Brown Admissions Rep [email protected]
Paralegal
Dr. Steven Lester Program
Chair [email protected]
Medical Assisting
Dr. Moe Tin Maung
Latt
Program
Chair [email protected]
Maurice Russell, RMA Instructor [email protected]
Dr. Ahmed Khourshed Instructor [email protected]
Dr. Emillie Golamco,
RMA Instructor [email protected]
Medical Insurance Billing & Coding
Adrienne Jones Program
Chair [email protected]
Penny Williams Instructor [email protected]
Pharmacy Technician
Marichu Tabbilos Program
Chair [email protected]
Wiggy Nicola Instructor [email protected]
Fred Marallag Instructor [email protected]
Neda Farah Instructor [email protected]
EDUCATION
Veronica Tarango Director [email protected]
Leilani Goo Registrar & Online
Coordinator [email protected]
Daana Hatori Campus Tutor [email protected]
LIBRARY
Laura Monjoy Director [email protected]
STUDENT SERVICES
Ileana Muniz Coordinator [email protected]
CAREER SERVICES
Will Lovett Director [email protected]
Maria Foster Career Services Rep [email protected]
Korie White Career Services Rep [email protected]
Stacie Chavez Career Services Rep [email protected]
Ruth Levin Externship Coordinator [email protected]
Brandon Smith Externship Coordinator [email protected]
ADMINISTRATION
Michael Nielsen President [email protected]
Rashida Randolph Assistant to the
President [email protected]
Carolina Perez Receptionist [email protected]
Monica Leon Receptionist [email protected]
MAINTENANCE
Agustin Ramirez Supervisor
Word FindWord FindWord FindWord Find: FALL Created by: Laura Monjoy
F A M I L Y L C O W J Q T B K
S O K I V Q K C Y S R V I T G
C C C A Y K Y X L E N E M G L CANDY
H O F P G P K U T U F R V F E CHILLY
O S S J I U J S H C A V S Z A COSTUME
B Q G T P J V H A Y A I K E V FAMILY
V Q S P U Q Z A N U W V J M E HALLOWEEN
E Y T M M M E L K J Y H R E S LEAVES
I S U R P B E L S C Z Z J C Z PUMPKIN
W H F F K M J O G E H F P M Q STUFFING
U I F I I R I W I J E I I A T THANKSGIVING
R X I F N Y O E V Z J B L F V TURKEY
C A N D Y N N E I U U C Y L H
W S G T M T D N N T U R K E Y
R Z Y P T M Z R G P O N T D J
1) What is it that, after you take away
the whole, some still remains?
2) I fly, yet I have no wings. I cry, yet I have no eyes. Darkness follows me;
lower light I never see. What am I?
3) Throw me off the highest building, and I’ll not break. Put me in water,
and I will. What am I?
4) I am weightless, but you can see me. Put me in a bucket, and I’ll make
it lighter. What am I?
Answers: 1) The word “wholesome” 2) A cloud 3) A tissue 4) A hole
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Puzzle Set Level: Easy
Try to set numbers 1-9 in each row, column, and 3x3 section, without
having a number repeat itself in each row, column, and 3x3 section.
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Sudoku Riddles
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