TERMS August 15, 2016 to January 27, 2017 January 30, 2017 to June 12, 2017

UPCOMING DATES

Non-assigned/Non-School Day October 3 & 12, 2016

Veterans Day Observed

November 11, 2016

Non-assigned/Non-School Days November 21-23, 2016

Thanksgiving Holiday

November 24 & 25, 2016

Winter Recess December 19, 2016– January 6, 2017

Dr. Martin Luther King Day

January 16, 2017

Presidents Day February 20, 2017

Cesar Chavez Day Observed

March 31, 2017

Spring Recess April 10-14, 2017

Memorial Day May 29, 2017

November 14-18, 2016

“If You Change Nothing, Nothing Will Change.” -Unknown

Mission Statement: Abram Friedman Occupational Center is committed to providing its diverse student population

the academic, technical and life skills needed for personal growth and/or economic potential.

NEW PARKING KEY CARDS

Do you park at Joe's Auto Parking

across AFOC? A new key card is

now required. If you still have

the current key card, a ticket will

have to be pulled until the key card is exchanged

at AFOC's Student Store. Hours are M-TH, 7:30

am to 8:00 pm and Fridays, 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Contact Edmund Borja for more details.

MAKING A PRESENCE

Special thanks to the AFOC

instructors and staff that attend-

ed the "CTE Safety Practices for

Student Success" PLC on Satur-

day, November 5, 2016 at

Slawson Southeast Occupational

Center. Your support and com-

mitment to your students is ap-

preciated. (Not all staff are

pictured.)

Alma Blanco Kahng Hee-Ju Ricardo Nuñez Silvia Quijada

Francisca Castaneda Ophelia Hernandez Jose Navarro Alejandra Salcedo

Felix Chuquillanqui Tom Hernandez Jon Pun Jihad Webe

Nathaniel Davis Carol Johnson Michael Paradis

Jennet Guerrero Oscar Meier Martha Peralta

CCAE FALL AWARDS DINNER

Join us to celebrate our awardees at the CCAE

Fall Awards Dinner on Friday, Nov. 16, 2016 at

5:00 pm at the Luminaries Restaurant. The

AFOC honorees are:

Abram Friedman Award

Jesus Rodriguez

E. Manfred Evans Award

Monica Balbuena

Outstanding Classified Employee

Tasé Smith

Congratulations! Contact Brenda Vela or Imelda

Macias for more information.

THANKSGIVING WEEK

There will be no school from November 21-25,

2016. Classes will resume on Monday, Nov. 28,

2016. We wish you a safe,

restful and fun time

with your family and

friends. Enjoy!

Mission Statement: Abram Friedman Occupational Center is committed to providing its diverse student population the academic, technical and life skills needed for personal growth and/or economic potential.

November 14-18, 2016

“If You Change Nothing, Nothing Will Change.” -Unknown

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

NEWLY HIRED

Principal Martha Peralta congratulates Pablo

Roque, a graduate of the HVAC Program at

AFOC. He was recently hired at as an HVAC

Service Technician at the ICEE Company. We

congratulate Pablo and his instructor, Eric Pena!

Pictured left to right: Astrid Galindo, Ipolita Frahm, Alondra

S. Campos, , Guadalupe Jacome, and Jose Sanchez,

Pictured left to right: Competition host, model and

Andres Ralac

YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM

The Young Adult Program is located at AFOC.

It serves minors that want to earn their high

school diploma and learn a trade concurrently.

In the month of October, the program reports a

record number of 66 credit slips issued for stu-

dents. Congratulations to the students, staff and

teachers. Keep up the good work!

2016 VIVA LATINOS COMPETITION

Instructor Alma Blanco was proud to report

that our students in the Cosmetology and

Barbering programs competed in the 2016

Viva Latinos Competition sponsored by

L'Oreal on Nov. 7, 2016. The competition

was tough, but our students demonstrated

their skills and talent very well. The results

were as follows:

First Place -Make-Up Artist Category

Jose Sanchez

First and Third Place-Hair Style Category

Astrid Galindo

First Place-Barbering Category

Andres Ralac

Third Place-Make-up Artist

Alondra S. Campos

GOOGLE TOOLS AND DRIVE WORKSHOP

Date: Thursday, December 08, 2016

Time: 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

This online workshop will introduce using differ-

ent Google Tools in the classroom. The main

focus of the workshop will be Google Drive,

where participants will format and share docu-

ments for collaboration, create online forms, build

online presentations (slideshows), share with col-

leagues and/or students, import and export differ-

ent file formats, organize files and folders, and

search for specific files.

Prerequisites: All participants must have a Google

account and basic computer skills. Google ac-

counts can be created at http://gmail.google.com.

Registration: Log on to www.otan.us to register

and participate in this professional development

opportunity at no cost.

CAFETERIA NOW OPEN

Do you know that AFOC has a cafeteria on the

3rd floor? It is open for breakfast, lunch, and

dinner. Hours are Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to

12:45 pm and Monday to Thursday, 5:00 pm to

7:45 pm. They have hot and cold meals and

drinks...check it out...you will like our food!