Career Day at Fremont

On Friday, June 12, Fremont hosted Career Day with  45 speakers giving presentations to 1150 students.  As Mr. Brisbine noted in a thank you email,  "The students seemed to truly enjoy the experience and I know the opportunity to hear about different careers will get them thinking about the future and the importance of education."  PTA worked several months in preparation on the huge event and along with the school staff  and even some students  helped from ASB and WEB.It really was a wonderful complete school-wide experience.   

*****Please see list after pictures of all Career Day Presenters*****

Only a few of the presenters are pictured.

Tammy Harmon- Navy/Hospital Corpsman

Dr. David Aguilar/Anesthesiologist

Helen Hendrikson - Dental Technologist

Su-Lin Rubalcava- Marketing Strategist

Chef Lodi

 Eduardo Miranda-Police Dept.

Ms. Jacobs- Engineer

James Whalen CFO- Informations Science Inst.

Substitute teacher- Spencer Hilbert(who filled in at last minute-THANK YOU!!)

Sports Agent- Curtis Richardson

Matthew Whitcomb- Construction Business 

Ms. Farrell- Teacher(who filled in at last minute-THANK YOU!!)

Ashley  Golden- Interim Development Services Director- City of Oxnard

 Grace Magistrale Hoffman - Deputy City Manager- City of Oxnard

 Artist- Aimee French 

OSD Superintendent Dr. Morales

Oxnard Fire Dept- Chad Carroll

 Mr. Crowell- Realtor

WEB Leader Helpers- Kyle Miranda, Eric Buendia, and Christian Barba
Not pictured - Nicole Mechamal

All types of careers  were represented: 

SPEAKER	TITLE/PROFESSION
James Whalen	CFO/Information Sciences Institute
Paolo Quinto	Ventura County Environmental Health
Nora Saenz	Senior Deputy Probation Officer
Carolina Zermeno	Corrections Services Officer
Eliza Sajor	Dental Hygienist
Deborah Jacobs	Engineer
David Crowell	Realtor
David Aguilar	Anesthesiologist
Curtis Richardson	Sports Agent
William Misener	Attorney
Aimee French	Artist
Roderick Reeves	Military
Joy Abrams	Entrepreneur
Antonio Aguilera	Oil Rig Operator
Arturo Burciaga	Custodian
Su-Lin Rubalcava	Marketing Strategist
Alex Rangel	Photographer/Owns Company
Tammy Harmon	Navy/Hospital Corpsman
Eduardo Miranda	Police
David Ward	Photography/Graphic Arts
Dan Morales	Massage
Chad Carroll	Oxnard Fire Department
Kevin Thompson	Police
Eddie Viveros	Social Worker
Tanya Hanson	Writer
William Horstick	Anti-Submarine Warfare
Mary Truax	Special Education
Lucero Medrano	Technology
Justin Downey	Technology
Helen Hendrikson	Dental Technologist
Hugo Rios/Dennis Estrada	Tattoo Artists/Business Owners
Daniel Bleskey	Engineer/Retired Navy
Melody Kimball	Naval Logistician
Avonna Ramsey	Engineer/Retired Navy
Christopher Cdebaca	Naval Logistician/Retired Army
Matthew Whitecomb	Construction/Business Owner
Dr. Cesar Morales	OSD Superintendent
Rocio Mora	MESA Schools Program Coordinator
Ashley Golden	Interim Development Services Director/City of Oxnard
Seth Potter	Geographic Information Services Tech./City of Oxnard
Grace Magistrale Hoffman	Deputy City Manager/City of Oxnard
Chef Lodi	Chef
Phil Bullard	Financial Advisor
Vanessa Fields	Dialysis Tech
Monette Hamilton	At Risk Youth Program Director

CSI in Action !!

Ms Stevens described what her students have been investigating this past year:

 The students in the opportunity class have been doing a yearlong PBL studying forensic science. The utilized the scientific method and related it to the examination of forensic procedures in many areas of forensics. The studied crime scenes, impression evidence, fingerprint evidence,  decomposition and entomology, eyewitness, blood typing, DNA, blood splatter, arson,  and environmental contamination.   They built a portable fingerprint fuming chamber and observed how the superglue fumes adhered oils in the fingerprint, creating a fingerprint that could be lifted several times for examinations.  Their investigations crossed curriculum, as an example,  when we did our decomposition and forensic entomology unit the student, in language arts, read the Body by Stephen King about four boys and their journey to see a dead body in the woods. The students observed the rate of decomposition of a pigs foot, and the determined Post mortem interval using the collection of fly eggs, larva, and adults. At the end of the school year the students read the novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers that had the students read and act as the jury. They examined the evidence presented during the story, as the jury, decided if Steven Harmon was innocent or guilty. The student presented their arguments in a persuasive essay citing evidence from the text. 

Fingerprint fuming chamber built by students

Pigs foot used for decomposition experiment 

Fake Blood Spatter- made by students to study

Mrs. Whitt Awarded Parent Volunteer of the Year - FREMONT

At a recent Oxnard School District Board meeting Mrs. Whitt was awarded Fremont's  Parent Volunteer of the Year !!  She is so involved that  not only is she a very active parent who is very involved with the PTA, but she also does a wonderful job as the 7th grade secretary.

  Thank you for all you do !! 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Poetry with Mr. Smithson's Class

Mr. Smithson's class created the most insightful Haikus and Tankas as part of their unit on Poetry. 

(Please see the definitions below)

 

Medieval Times in Mrs. Wagstaff's room

Mrs. Wagstaff's class had a GREAT FEAST as part of their studies in Medieval History. The entire room was transformed. The  students got to experience history in such a yummy and exciting way.  What a wonderful way to learn!!

Mrs. Wagstaff

 The lovely  Medieval Lady  and her Knight(?)

Mrs Wagstaff's class enjoying their meal with their guest. Notice : NO SILVERWARE!!

 The Knight reveled - Ms. Medina

 Looks like a castle!!