Created by the Students for the Students

Spring 2015

Issue 2

The Golden Eagle Ledger

Oak Ridge Heights

School # 21

Coordinator: Mrs. Gaffney

CAREER DAY EDITION

On April 14, 2015, Oak Ridge Heights hosted its first Career Day. Mrs.

Hahn had a huge impact on this very special event. In her other school she

created a Career Day and she wanted to carry it along to our school. It

wasn’t just Mrs. Hahn who put it together; Mrs. Voicheck, Ms. Johnson, Ms.

Purcell and Mrs. Matthews helped to create this fun day. They decorated

Room 5 and had refreshments for all of the guests. There were approximate-

ly 50 guests who came to share their careers with the school. We were very

lucky to be joined by a few very distinguished quests including Mayor

McCormac, Assemblyman Coughlin, Senator

Vitale, and Board of Education Members

Zullo, Anderson and Harris.

In this edition of the Golden Eagle

Ledger, we are highlighting some of the ca-

reers that we learned about on this great

day! They include a Nurse, Author, Florist,

Hospital Engineer, Dietician, and an

Acupuncturist.

Mr. Farawell — Florist by: Olivia Peterpaul

On April 14, 2015, Oak Ridge Heights School #21 hosted their

first annual Career Day! I interviewed a man

named Mr. Farawell. He told me that he was a

florist. What he does is pick all different types

of flowers and takes the different colors and can

make them into almost anything you can think of.

For example, he can take white and red roses and

make them into a baseball. It doesn’t just have to

be an object made out of flowers; he can also just

make pretty combinations.

Mr. Farawell shared some fun facts with

the students. He told us that there are not many blue flowers. He also

mentioned that the brown middle of a sunflower is seeds and that when

those flowers die, the seeds fall to the ground

and plant new sunflowers.

Mr. Farawell had to go to a special school for florists to learn about differ-

ent types of flowers and how to create what he makes now. He also told us that

there are many different occasions for making combinations or objects out of flow-

ers. He mentioned holidays, birthdays, weddings and funerals. He also mentioned

that Valentine’s Day is his busiest holiday!

In conclusion, I believe that all of the students and I really enjoyed learn-

ing about a new job and we all hope that our school has another Career Day so that

Mr. Farawell has another opportunity to come back!

Ms. Lasna — Nurse by: Nicole Jorge

Ms. Lasna was another guest who came to our school for

Career Day. She is a dedicated nurse who has been doing her

job for over 20 years. She went to school for 2 years to become

a nurse. Ms. Lasna first worked in the Emergency Room for quite some time, tak-

ing care of children, adults, and the elderly. When she started

working as a nurse, the hospital she worked at had attached rooms

where the nurses actually lived. However, today it is much differ-

ent because the nurses don’t live in the hospitals.

When Ms. Lasna visited each of the classrooms she always

told the students to work hard in school. She stressed that edu-

cation is important and will always help you in life. She inspired

many students by her powerful words. Ms. Lasna was truly an

amazing guest and Career Day at Oak Ridge Heights School 21 was

a huge success.

Mr. Curia — Hospital Engineer by: Olivia Peterpaul

During Career Day, I had the chance to interview many dif-

ferent people. One person I spoke with was Mr. Curia who works

in Hospital Engineering. He makes sure all hospitals are safe dur-

ing storms or any other type of day.

Mr. Curia mentioned that all hospitals NEED power. There

are so many machines that help people stay alive and those ma-

chines depend on the hospitals having power all of the time.

He also mentioned that hospital buildings, as well as most

of the things inside, need to be built using stone. Instead of using wood, Hospital

Engineers use stone to keep the hospitals fire proof. If there was ever a fire in a

hospital, there are special rooms for patients and doctors to go to keep them

safe.

In conclusion, I had an exciting time learning about Mr. Curia’s job and I

hope to learn more about it during future Career Days!

Ms. Druck — Acupuncturist by: Gianna Grasso

An acupuncturist is a person who sticks small needles into the surface of your skin to relieve ten-

sion. These needles are so slim, you can’t even see them from three feet away! The tiny needles are used

to relieve the pain of headaches, back pain, and neck pain. The needles are inserted to move energy.

Though they seem painful, they don’t hurt as much as the vaccinations we get at the doctor’s office.

During Career Day, Carly Druck came into the classrooms to teach about acupuncture. She taught

the students how to move “chi” with various exercises. Chi is “natural energy", "life force", or "energy

flow” in traditional Chinese medicine. Ms. Druck also passed out a big ear and a few diagrams that had all

of the needle contact points mapped on it. Ms. Druck has a Master’s of Science & Acupuncture. Although

she said she has lots of favorite things about her career, Ms. Druck’s

favorite thing is helping people.

Ms. Bozzo — Children’s Author by: Nicole Jorge

Linda Bozzo came to our First Annual Career Day at Oak Ridge Heights. It was very

exciting to have a real author talk about her job.

Ms. Bozzo is a children’s author who wrote over 50 titles such as: My First Horse,

Amazing Animal Tales, and Houses of the Past, Present, and Future. Ms. Bozzo chose to be-

come a children’s author as a new career. About 13 years ago, she was inspired by writing

books for her children. She used to be a dance teacher and some of her earlier books were

inspired by dance. Before she began writing books, she wrote poems and short stories. This

prepared her to write books.

Ms. Bozzo writes a lot of non-fiction books about animals but what most people don’t know

is that she just doesn’t get to pick the topics of her books. Her publisher gives her 2 or 3 titles to

pick from and then she chooses which she wants to write about. She also can take photographs for

her non-fiction books, but she doesn’t always do that. She never illustrates her own books.

Ms. Bozzo has very exciting adventures when writing her books. She doesn’t just sit at a

desk and write; she gets to explore the WORLD! When she made her book “Search and Rescue Dog

Heroes,” she got to interview a police man and his dog. She actually got to see the dog perform a

real drill in the forest.

Ms. Bozzo has a very exhilarating job. She enjoys what she does and that’s what makes her

motivated to write. We should follow that same goal as stu-

dents. Ms. Bozzo taught us all to be determined and to enjoy

what you do. She was an amazing guest to come to our school

and really made Career Day exciting.

Mrs. Grasso — Dietician by: Gianna Grasso

A dietitian is a food and nutrition expert. A dietitian works at vari-

ous places such as hospitals, doctor’s offices, grocery stores, gyms, nursing

homes, or a private practice. Mrs. Teresa Grasso works at a hospital. At

the hospital, she does 1 on 1 counseling, cares for people who have high cholesterol; are overweight; under-

weight; or have diabetes, and outside the hospital, she does health fairs and nutrition talks. Some of the edu-

cation she does is based on the USDA’s MyPlate method.

Her education consists of a Bachelor’s degree in Science and after that Teresa had a yearlong intern-

ship at UMDNJ. She also took an exam that was mandatory to pass in order to become a registered dietitian.

Mrs. Grasso’s favorite part of her job is that she likes to educate and help people. However, the most

challenging part of her job is that people don’t always listen to her advice.

Kindergarten Adriano Gonzalez: Truck Driver

Grade 1 Katie Shin: Nurse Isabella Remite-Berthet: Dentist

Grade 2 Roxanne Pena: A YouTuber Joseph Torres: Actor Alejandro Tellez: Accountant Nicolette Baksay: Artist & Singer

Grade 4 Kayla Rajcevic: Professional Soccer Player

Roopindar Notra: Doctor Madison Mohan: Veterinarian Daniel Sherman: The President Jayline Fernandez: Teacher

Grade 3

Kayla Gould: Engineer

Joshua Vivas: State Trooper/Police

Officer

Sean Bhagat: Hospital Engineer

Angelle Sherman: Fashion Designer

Karl Archille: Professional Basketball

Player

Jonah Florczak: Bridge Builder

Ryan Lukko: Police Officer / K9 Unit

Logan Ramos: Fireman

James Pfleghaar: Motorcross Rider