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 La Puente Valley ROP Educational Bridge Foundation: 2012-13 Student Recognition Cover Contest Winner
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La Puente Valley ROP and the Educational Bridge Foundation are pleased to announce Derick Durghalli from Rowland High School as the winner of the Student Recognition Cover Contest Derick is enrolled in Child Care Occupations-Preschool with Ms. Patricia Hakim. There were fifty three submissions from five local high schools. The winner was selected by an independent panel of judges based on carrying out the theme "Grasp Your Opportunities Through Education", effective use of color, creativity, craftsmanship, clarity, and neatness. Derick Durghalli received $100 award and recognized at the Annual Student Recognition Awards Night on March 25, 2013 at the Diamond Bar Center in Walnut. His artwork was displayed at the awards ceremony for all to see. Click the image to enlarge and see the winning cover.
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Student Recognition
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Annually La Puente Valley ROP, Bassett USD, Hacienda La Puente USD and Rowland USD honor deserving high school students in their community.
2013 Scholarship Awards
95 ROP Recipients
$21,100
ROP Student of the Year
Marco De Leon, Nogales High School
2013 Principal for a Day Scholarship
Marco De Leon, MCAS Course
Nogales High School
Students receive a $350 scholarship provided by Corporate Sponsors
2012 Scholarship Awards
77 ROP Recipients
$17,600
ROP Student of the Year
Miriah Midyette, Los Altos High School
2012 Principal for a Day Scholarship
Miriah Midyette, Sports Health Care Class
Los Altos High School
Students receive a $350 scholarship provided by Corporate Sponsors
2011 Scholarship Awards
92 ROP Recipients
$14,600
ROP Student of the Year
Ian Elomina, Los Altos High School
2011 Principal for a Day Scholarship
Bryan Gallardo, ROP Robotics Class
Workman High School
Students receive a $350 scholarship provided by Corporate Sponsors
2010 Scholarship Awards
142 ROP Recipients
$17,785
ROP Student of the Year
Corbin Crawford, Wilson High School
2009 Scholarship Awards
193 ROP Recipients
$27,000
ROP Student of the Year
Jose Ybarra, La Puente High School
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Mr. Franz former students from the Los Altos Academy of Engineering are now at JPL/NASA and are working on this mission La Puente Valley ROP Educational Bridge Foundation: 2011-12 Student Recognition Cover Contest Winner
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 La Puente Valley ROP and the Educational Bridge Foundation are pleased to announce Abigail Avila from Los Altos High School as the winner of the Student Recognition Cover Contest. Abigail is enrolled in Digital Animation with Mr. Chris Herrera. There were sixty-six submissions from four local high schools. The winner was selected by an independent panel of judges based on carrying out the theme "Linking Today's Accomplishments with Tomorrow's Success", effective use of color, creativity, craftsmanship, clarity, and neatness. Abigail Avila will be awarded $100 and recognized at the Annual Student Recognition Awards Night on May 2nd at the Expo Center in Industry. Her artwork will also be displayed at the awards ceremony for all to see. Click the image to enlarge and see the winning cover.
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ROP Photography at Nogales High School Student Highlights
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May 2012 La Puente Valley ROP Nogales High School Student
Won 2nd Place Award and $400
Christopher De Los Santos a La Puente Valley R.O.P. Broadcast/Movie Production student with his Nogales actors Gabriel Villasenor and Christian Ortiz won 2nd place at the Water Education - Water Awareness Committee Video competition for 2012 and received a $400 check for Nogales High School's video program. The photo is taken with Joel Greene, the producer and host of "Curiosity Quest Goes Green" . Curiosity Quest is an upbeat, family, educational program that explores what viewers are curious about. In each show, host Joel Greene ventures on a quest to answer viewer's letters of curiosity. Viewers learn about things that each of us can do to be more eco-friendly and responsible inhabitants of the Planet Earth.
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May 2012 La Puente Valley ROP 
Engineering Students Invited to Compete at National Event
La Puente Valley ROP Engineering students received a $4,000 stipend to compete nationally at the Institute of Navigation and the United States Air Force Research Laboratory in Washington D.C. These ROP students are enrolled at the Los Altos Academy of Engineering at Los Altos High School in Hacienda Heights. It is a student-run program that offers high school students opportunities to integrate math and science curriculum with directed engineering projects and apply their academic knowledge to solve real-world problems. From solar and electric powered cars to human powered airplanes, students learn to use teamwork to design and construct large scale projects. Read more...
2012 L.A. Regional Scholastic Awards
FEBRUARY 2012
Jarius Fabian and prior year ROP student Nathan Miguel received honorable mention for Art Portfolio in Film from the 2012 LA Regional Scholastic Awards. Jarius Fabian also received Honorable Mention for his single entry, "Incomplete Side of Me," Ceramics. Jim Ellison, Nogales High School and ROP Instructor helps prepare these students to submit work that exemplifies originality, technical skills and the emergence of their personal voice or vision. Their work will be exhibited at the Armory Center of the Arts, 145 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena CA from Aprils 211st to May 6th. The awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 5th.
Culinary Arts Facility Grand Opening
November 2011
 The culinary arts facility at Rowland High School celebrated their grand opening on November 2, 2011. The ROP Restaurant Occupations class is a critical component of Rowland High School's Food Service & Hospitality industry sector. The "Golden JAR" is a student managed, on-campus restaurant-modernization project. This new classroom facility provides students a real-world learning experience. ROP students created culinary foods that included Chipotle sliders, Hawaiian beef sliders, buffalo chicken sliders, chip cookies, and pineapple upside down cake.
LPVROP Student Summit
October 2011 
Nineteen ROP students from Bassett HS, La Puente HS, Los Altos HS, Nogales HS, Rowland HS, Santana HS, Wilson HS, and Workman HS, were brought together on October 24, 2011 to attend an ROP Student Summit. Students were randomly chosen representing the ROP demographic profile. The students were transported to AQMD in Diamond Bar and enjoyed a continental breakfast and pizza luncheon. At the Summit students were separated into groups where they discussed and answered questions that will help enhance the ROP classes. Most interestingly, students agreed that ROP classes should be 75% hands-on with 25% lecture. This was a great opportunity to expose students to networking and collaboration. In addition, students were able to learn leadership skills by presenting their ideas to the group.
Health Occupation Students of America
Winning medals
March 2010
Bassett High School students from the health academy class attended a California Health Occupations Students of America (CAL HOSA) Leadership conference on March 11-14, 2010. This conference enabled students to acquire leadership skills to assist them in entering the medical field. Bassett high school students enrolled in the ROP class competed successfully, winning silver and bronze medals, including Outstanding HOSA Chapter. Additionally, students attended a variety of medical symposiums and various workshops while networking with other students from the state.
Health Occupation Students of America
Making a difference in the community
Fall 2010
Eight students from Nogales High School volunteered on October 23, 2010 to assist with a Make a Difference Day at Sunkist School in La Puente. At La Puente High School, more than fifty students and staff participated in a Juvenile Diabetes walk on November 9, 2010. These students and staff helped raise $685 for bringing awareness for childhood diabetes.
Student Articulations
Obtaining college credit while in high school
Fall 2010
La Puente Valley ROP maintains articulation agreements with Mt. SAC and Rio Hondo for many of the ROP classes. We are pleased to report that recently nine of ten students passed the Mt. SAC articulation for the Business Technology class at Bassett High School. Also, students enrolled at Bassett High School's First Responder class and Introduction to EMT class will now be able to articulate to Mt. SAC or Rio Hondo. Also, more students are being articulated from La Puente's Graphic Design to Mt. SAC. Way to go!!!
Student Exhibiting Work
Photography Student Winners
Five students from Nogales high school were selected as winners for the Pomona Valley Art Association Student Show 2011. Their work was exhibited at the CCAA Museum in Rancho Cucamonga in February. The student winners were; Roman Gonzales, Jan Lopez, Esmeralda Barcena, Sheila Lopez and Esmeralda Vurias.
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Students at Work
Fall 2011
The "Golden JAR" is a student managed, on-campus restaurant at Rowland High School. ROP students learn what it is like to work in a real restaurant environment. On November 2nd ROP students showcased their skills by creating culinary foods that included Chipotle sliders, Hawaiian beef sliders, buffalo chicken sliders, chip cookies, and pineapple upside down cake.
Fall 2010
ROP students from the local high schools are successfully applying what they learn in the classroom to the "real-world". The ROP students from Nogales' Photography class were contracted to create the Nogales football program. Also, an ROP student from Nogales' Medical Core class was hired after her internship at the work-site.
A team of students from Los Altos High School ROP Engineering class have created real-world products that solve real world problems by creating science and technology - based products that can be introduced to the market place. To review their projects, visit http://conradawards.org/teams/finalist_teams
At Rowland high school, the students from the ROP Video Production class create a weekly video bulletin called the "Raider Report". They have also produced a diversity video for Rowland, "Accept the Differences"
Check out the work of some of our students in Mr. Pence's Broadcasting & Movie Production class. Pretty Sweet! (Student) http://rhs.rowlandschools.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=160405&id=0
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Hands-on Learning Student Testimonials
What students have to say…
"My 2010 Cal-HOSA State Leadership Conference at Ontario was thrilling. It was an experience I will never forget and always be thankful for. It inspired me to keep pursuing my dream and anything is possible if you have a deep strong passion for it. Being on that stage holding our bronze medal was an unexplainable feeling. We accomplished our goal and left satisfied." Student Grade 11
"The video production class at Los Altos helped me understand movies and to get into it," Student - Senior, who hopes to become a film producer.
"…ROP has helped me in numerous ways with not only my career goals but also with my lifestyle. Before I took ROP I was not confident in with myself at all. It never crossed my mind that I would be able to perform in front of people and not be afraid of them. I have become confident with myself and also am able to show more confidence when I am performing." Student 2009
"…Because of this ROP class I have been offered a full-time job at ACCO Engineered Systems as a service technician and this company supports their employees that continue their education by paying for part of their schooling. This will encourage me to continue going to college so that I can become a mechanical engineer in HVAC. All because of this ROP class….I will soon be following my career goals by becoming an HVAC Technician and mechanical engineer." Student 2009
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What's your story?
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What's your story?
If you have taken an ROP class and have something exciting to share, please let us know.
We would love to hear about it. Email your story to: grivera@mail.lpvrop.org.
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