By Chantal Vouziers
ORLANDO, Fla.--Mangopalooza took place in front of the library at Valencia Community College East on Nov. 13. The event was organized and held by Jan Mangos and her Marketing class.
During the event, several bands took the stage along with guest speakers. While some students were sitting on the grass listening to the bands, others were buying food, t-shirts, and raffle tickets. The money raised was being donated to the Orlando Marine Institute.
OMI is a non-profit organization and school located in Apopka who gives juveniles a second chance. The school takes in teens ranging from the ages of 13-19 years old who have been raised in a disadvantaged household. The average student from the organization has been charged with at least three felonies. The usual enrollment falls around 65 students who stay for an average of six months. The school has a 75 percent success rate.
Guest speaker and student, Julio Alonso said, "the program usually takes 4-6 months to complete. It's just like a normal school. We use buses for transportation and learn academics as well."
Antonio McLaughin, another student at the institute, said this as a piece of advice to offer to others,"Don't let your influences around you make you who you are."
Many were inspired by the event and cause. Student Christopher Apicella, told the Voice that the event was very inspiring. "It made me feel good to see that there is a program out there that gives second chances," he said.
Information on the Orlando Marine Institue can be found at www.OrlandoMarineInstitute.com.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Golfer overcomes Celiac
By Chantal Vouziers
ORLANDO, Fla.-- The Duramed Futures Tour is the developmental tour for the LPGA Tour. From it, the LPGA Tour takes several of its competitors, the newest being Sarah-Jane Kenyon.
Despite being diagnosed with Celiac disease (an autoimmune digestive system problem) this year and having to change her diet, Kenyon managed to earn a full time spot on the 2009 LPGA Tour.
"The diet made a bigger difference this year in particular," Kenyon said. "My swing was starting to get there, but we hadn't been able to work out in the gym as much as I would have liked.I was just too tired at the end of the day, but I think the diet helped that."
Kenyon said that the position she is in now is makes it easier to bring more of an awareness about Celiac disease to America and that it is especially important to her since both her mother and self have the disease.
However, Kenyon downplayed her disease and gave most of the credit to her new swing coach, Phil Ritson, "Phil was the biggest change," she said. "We went and started seeing him in July last year and up until that point last year, my golf was terrible...he's definitely been a big help."
Kenyon has been practicing at the Orange County National with Ritson in preparation for the 2009 Tour. Not only has she been busy preparing for the tour, she has also been planning her wedding to caddy, professional golfer and boyfriend Duane Smith.
Kenyon's wedding will be held at her home in Queensland, Australia on Jan. 10. They will be taking a "mini-moon" before she rejoins the tour at the end of January.
More information on Celiac disease can be found on www.celiaccentral.org.
ORLANDO, Fla.-- The Duramed Futures Tour is the developmental tour for the LPGA Tour. From it, the LPGA Tour takes several of its competitors, the newest being Sarah-Jane Kenyon.
Despite being diagnosed with Celiac disease (an autoimmune digestive system problem) this year and having to change her diet, Kenyon managed to earn a full time spot on the 2009 LPGA Tour.
"The diet made a bigger difference this year in particular," Kenyon said. "My swing was starting to get there, but we hadn't been able to work out in the gym as much as I would have liked.I was just too tired at the end of the day, but I think the diet helped that."
Kenyon said that the position she is in now is makes it easier to bring more of an awareness about Celiac disease to America and that it is especially important to her since both her mother and self have the disease.
However, Kenyon downplayed her disease and gave most of the credit to her new swing coach, Phil Ritson, "Phil was the biggest change," she said. "We went and started seeing him in July last year and up until that point last year, my golf was terrible...he's definitely been a big help."
Kenyon has been practicing at the Orange County National with Ritson in preparation for the 2009 Tour. Not only has she been busy preparing for the tour, she has also been planning her wedding to caddy, professional golfer and boyfriend Duane Smith.
Kenyon's wedding will be held at her home in Queensland, Australia on Jan. 10. They will be taking a "mini-moon" before she rejoins the tour at the end of January.
More information on Celiac disease can be found on www.celiaccentral.org.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Students learn to manage time
By Chantal Vouziers
Valencia Voice
ORLANDO,Fla-- Dr. Larry Marks, a psychologist at the counseling center at the University of Central Florida, gave a time management work shop for students on Oct. 2.
Dr. Marks begins with a story about a young lumberjack, Marcus, who recently bought a new ax and was hired. Marcus starts out great, but as time goes on he is still working just as hard, but somehow managing to chop down fewer trees. The moral of the story, Dr. Marks tells the students, is "don't work harder, work sharper." And just how does someone work "sharper"? By managing your time.
There are 168 hours in a week, and being able to manage those hours will reduce stress and make someone more efficient. Dr. Marks tells the students that no matter how much they have on their plate, they have to make some difficult choices, choosing what to let go of and what to keep; this will help balance time. Dr. Marks then went on to say, "Balancing your activities as well as planning ahead, will make you more efficient."
Other ways of being efficient with your time, Dr. Marks told the students, would be getting ready for the day the night before, using waiting time or travel time, letting others know your availability, doing difficult or boring items first, and maybe even consolidating errands. Ledesha Maduro, 18 UCF student, said "Waking up at the same time everyday and doing things in between classes are definitely things that I can do to help manage my time."
Dr. Marks went on to tell the story about Charles Schwab. Schwab could never seem to get anything done so he asked his consultant what he should do and she told him to build a To-Do list with the six most important things he needs to do in ascending order. In order to gain the most benefits from this To-Do list, you must make sure to prioritize all the items, add items as you think of them, as well as cross them off as you do them.
"I have a lot on my plate and I try to stay organized. I really like the Top-6 idea. I think it will help me a lot," stated Brendan Sonnone, a 19 year old student at UCF.
Dr. Larry Marks can be reached at (407)823-2811 or may be e-mailed at lmarks@mail.ucf.edu.
Valencia Voice
ORLANDO,Fla-- Dr. Larry Marks, a psychologist at the counseling center at the University of Central Florida, gave a time management work shop for students on Oct. 2.
Dr. Marks begins with a story about a young lumberjack, Marcus, who recently bought a new ax and was hired. Marcus starts out great, but as time goes on he is still working just as hard, but somehow managing to chop down fewer trees. The moral of the story, Dr. Marks tells the students, is "don't work harder, work sharper." And just how does someone work "sharper"? By managing your time.
There are 168 hours in a week, and being able to manage those hours will reduce stress and make someone more efficient. Dr. Marks tells the students that no matter how much they have on their plate, they have to make some difficult choices, choosing what to let go of and what to keep; this will help balance time. Dr. Marks then went on to say, "Balancing your activities as well as planning ahead, will make you more efficient."
Other ways of being efficient with your time, Dr. Marks told the students, would be getting ready for the day the night before, using waiting time or travel time, letting others know your availability, doing difficult or boring items first, and maybe even consolidating errands. Ledesha Maduro, 18 UCF student, said "Waking up at the same time everyday and doing things in between classes are definitely things that I can do to help manage my time."
Dr. Marks went on to tell the story about Charles Schwab. Schwab could never seem to get anything done so he asked his consultant what he should do and she told him to build a To-Do list with the six most important things he needs to do in ascending order. In order to gain the most benefits from this To-Do list, you must make sure to prioritize all the items, add items as you think of them, as well as cross them off as you do them.
"I have a lot on my plate and I try to stay organized. I really like the Top-6 idea. I think it will help me a lot," stated Brendan Sonnone, a 19 year old student at UCF.
Dr. Larry Marks can be reached at (407)823-2811 or may be e-mailed at lmarks@mail.ucf.edu.
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