Dear Staff, Students, Parents, CVHS Feeder Schools, and Community Members:

It is with great pride that I announce incredible news for Capo Valley High School!! Today, I was officially notified that Capistrano Valley High School is now one of the top three winners in the Samsung Four Seasons of Hope technology giveaway contest! So, what this means is that Capo is now guaranteed to win either one of the First Prizes worth $50,000 or the Grand Prize worth $210,000 (see below for prize descriptions).

The winner will be announced in New York City on March 31st, and Samsung has invited me, the parent who wrote our nominating essay, Wendy Harder, our student body President, David Aguilar, and his parent chaperone to New York City (all expenses paid!) for the announcement of the Grand Prize winner. WOW!!

I want to thank each of you for your support and diligent on-line voting, which helped to make this dream a reality. Without your dedication and support, this incredible opportunity for our school would not have been possible. With a little continued luck, I think we will have good news from New York on March 31st. You can be sure that David, Mrs. Harder and I will all do our very best to be great ambassadors for our school. To read more about this contest and the announcement ceremony with NFL athlete Eli Manning, go to: http://www.fourseasonsofhope.com/us/4seasons_hope/education.jsp

GO COUGARS!

Deni Christensen
Principal
Capistrano Valley High School
Education is a work of heart. ♥
Here are the possible prizes:

Grand Prize package (1): Winning school will receive $210,000.00 awarded in the form of $100,000.00
of the following Samsung merchandise: Thirty (30) 24" LCD Monitors (model 2494HM), Fifty (50) 16" Screen Notebook
PCs (model R610), Ten (10) Color Laser Printers (model CLP-770ND), Five (5) Multifunction Laser Printers (model SCX-
5835FN), Twenty (20) HD Digital Camcorders (model HMX-H105), Sixteen (16) Digital Cameras (model TL220), Six (6)
Blu-ray players (model BD-P3600), Two (2) 32" LCD HDTVs (model LN32B550), Two (2) 37" LCD HDTVs (model
LN37B550) and Two (2) 40" LCD HDTVs (model LN40B550); $100,000.00 of Microsoft software; $5,000.00 grant from
DirecTV (awarded in the form of a check) and the DIRECTV GOES TO SCHOOL® package; $5,000.00 in Best Buy @15
Gift Cards (certain terms and conditions may apply on use of gift cards as specified by Best Buy); and one (1) Classroom
Assistant Dog (significant restrictions and qualifications apply as specified by the National Education for Assistance Dog
Services (“NEADS”)). Total Estimated Retail Value (“ERV”) of the Grand Prize package is $210,000.00.

First Prize Package (15): Each winning school will receive $50,000.00 awarded in the form of $24,000.00 of the following Samsung
merchandise: Twelve (12) 24" LCD Monitors (model 2494HM), Ten (10) 16" Screen Notebook PCs (model R610), Two
(2) Color Laser Printers (model CLP-770ND), Five (5) HD Digital Camcorders (model HMX-H105), Seven (7) Digital
Cameras (model TL220), Two (2) Blu-ray players (model BD-P3600) and Two (2) 37" LCD HDTVs (model LN37B550);
$24,000.00 of Microsoft software; and a $2,000.00 grant from DirecTV (awarded in the form of a check) and the DIRECTV
GOES TO SCHOOL® package. Total ERV of each First Prize package is $50,000.00.

Our own Aliso Laguna News Columnist Steve Sayer now has an OSHA blog where he will be writing weekly articles on OSHA safety in his industry.Our congratulations to him as this is a big deal to be chosen by OSHA to write for them.

To read his weekly posts please go to meatingplace.com and register... it's free.
Besides writing great articles for the ALNews about everyday living here in South OC, Steve is President of S&R Industrial Safety & Food Safety Consulting/Auditing, Inc. and a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers & National Meat Association.

Here is his latest posting;

Working Safely
By: Steve Sayer

The 8 principles of an injury & illness prevention program


(The views and opinions expressed in this blog are strictly those of the author.)
The state of California has always had the reputation of being a national trendsetter; 49ers and the Gold Rush; a Terminator turned Governor and all those Nip and Tuck Hollywood Squares.

With that in mind, know that all 50 states have the autonomy of having Federal OSHA regulate them or their fickle state elected legislators may opt to pass a senate bill and incorporate their own exclusive state OSHA.

State OSHA programs must be at least as effective as the federal program while providing parallel protection for workers. Presently 27 states have their own state OSHA with five of those 27 covering only public employees.

In 1989 former Republican California Governor George Deukmejian signed California Senate Bill (S-198 into law. SB-198 made changes in the CAL/OSHA law which impacted the operations of nearly every California employer.

SB-198 required California employers, regardless of size/degree of hazardous operation, to implement a written Injury/Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). SB-198 applied to private industry, non-profit organizations including state/local governments.

Merely having a written IIPP is not sufficient to guarantee compliance with SB-198. The IIPP must be verifiably effective to precluding injuries/illnesses at the workplace. Sequenced below are the 8 principles of an IIPP:

1. Responsible Person (Unwaveringly alike HACCP. Responsible person(s) with the authority/responsibility of the OSHA program while possessing management's full/unadulterated support)

2. Recognition/Disciplinary Policy (Human Resources plays a CRUCIAL supporting/enforcing role(s) involving employee safety)

3. Communications (Hold documented meetings while posting bi-lingual safety policies for all to see)

4. Hazard Identification/Control (Faithful to principles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of HACCP)

5. Correcting Unsafe/Unhealthy (Identical to answering lines 12 and 13 of a FSIS cited NR; including full symmetry with principle 5 of HACCP)

6. Accident, Injury/Illness Investigation (CCP collapse; Perform a 9 CFR 417.3. Who, what, where, when, why, how?)

7. Training/Instruction (Reflect upon last weeks Blog)

8. Recordkeeping (Unswervingly symbolical to principles 6 and 7 of HACCP. And you thought FSIS was draconian?)

Resembles HACCP? I don't think California's IIPP started at NASA in the 1960's, nor is it applicable to the Pillsbury Doughboy; like Apollo 13, it never made it to the moon with Neil and Buzz-Light-Year; but like HACCP, it's saved lives while precluding uncountable injuries/illnesses back on earth.

Next time we'll review the first of 8 principles of an IIPP until we cue behind the final 8th principal while focusing on how IIPP's can terminate injuries at your establishment.

In the interim, what's your gold claim to the 8 principles of an IIPP?

I'll be monitoring meatingplace.com at my favorite table, just below an oversized sketch of Jack London at the local bookstore, while perusing that original muckraking- trendsetting-scalawag-iconoclastic-Socialist Upton Sinclair.

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Other News From meatingplace
"HSUS-backed animal cruelty bill introduced"
By Meatingplace Editors on 3/5/2010


U.S. Reps. Diane Watson (D-Calif.) and Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) this week introduced the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act to set rules around confinement of animal used to produce food purchased by the federal government.

The Humane Society of the United States praised the proposal and encouraged Congress to act swiftly to pass the bill.

In a news release, HSUS said the bill "simply requires that any food purchased for federal programs comes from animals raised with enough room to stand up, lie down, turn around and stretch their limbs."

"This bill requires meat producers who sell to the federal government to follow the same guidelines that California producers have in place to ensure the animals are raised humanely," said Rep. Gallegly in a statement.

Seven states — Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Michigan and Oregon — have passed laws to phase out some form of animal confinement, but no federal laws mandate animal husbandry practices.

The federal government spends more than $1 billion buying animal products for a variety of programs and agencies, including the National School Lunch Program, the Armed Services and the Bureau of Prisons, according to HSUS.

The March 18, 2010 PTSA Meeting start time has been changed from 7:00 PM to 6:00 PM to allow parents to attend the meeting as well as the AVMS Drama class production of The Jungle Book Musical and reduce traffic issues as much as possible.

The PTSA Meeting will be held in the Library at 6:00 PM. The Musical will be held in the MPR at 7:00 PM

This PTSA Meeting is the Annual Meeting where the Election for the 2010 – 2011 Officers will take place. We encourage you to attend to become informed on the activities of PTSA, our school and allow participation in the election of officers.

NATIONWIDE--MARCH 5, 2010-- As spring break gets under way across the country, last-minute deals are emerging from beach and luxury resorts, cruises and vacation packagers.
Rates are cut by up to 50% off previous years.

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Publisher: Ben Jennings

March 5, 2010
Marian Bergeson Elementary School
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
(949) 643-1540
24 Hour Call-In Sick Line: (949) 643-9938
Principal: Barbara Scholl (bscholl@capousd.org)

Parent conference week
March 29 – April 2
Dismissal for grades 1-5 is 12:15 all week.
Kindergarten is on regular schedule all week.
(7:45-10:45 and 9:28-12:15)
No after school classes during parent conference week.

AREA CONCERT AT ALISO NIGUEL HIGH SCHOOL ON MARCH 9
Our Bergeson 5th grade band and orchestra students will perform at the Area Concert with all of the schools in Aliso Viejo and Laguna Niguel on Tuesday night. The Orchestras will perform at 6 PM, students arrive at 5:40 and the band concert will be held at 7:45 PM, students arrive at 7:30 PM. The program will be one hour in length and is a wonderful experience for our 5th graders to see the music program at Aliso Viejo Middle School and Aliso Niguel High School where they will be attending in the near future. See you there!

CASINO NIGHT
Make your reservation now because you won’t want to miss the First Annual Casino Night & Gala, on March 27, at SOKA University from 6 to 11 PM right here in Aliso Viejo sponsored by our Bergeson Foundation. Just $65 per person if you sign up before March 15, 2010 and all proceeds benefit Marian Bergeson Elementary School. ($75 after 3/15) If you need a reservation form, click here. Our Silent Auction will be online this year so you’ll get to check that out very soon. Need a babysitter? The YMCA will be offering childcare for the evening to include dinner and games. The YMCA at Bergeson is offering a safe and familiar environment for our kids while us parents have a fabulous night out at the BESF Casino Night Gala! For $25 you will receive care from 5:30-11:30pm (6 hours). Dinner, snacks, tournaments, prizes, games, crafts, friends, music, FUN! Honestly the kids truly have a blast! The cost is $25 for your first child and $15 for each of your other children. All of the proceeds will go to the YMCA Partners campaign and will be utilized right here in our own community. If you'd like to take advantage of this, or would like more information, please contact Caprice Crebar for more information at ccrebar@gmail.com or 922-8072.

Thank you to our sponsors:
PREMIER SPONSORS: Gibson & Hughes Attorneys at Law - www.GibsonHughesLaw.com, (714) 547-8377

GOLD LEVEL TABLE SPONSORS:
Dr. Gene R. Humphries, DDS - www.drhumphriesortho.com, (949) 362-7474

SILVER LEVEL TABLE SPONSORS:
Jon Ron Real Estate - www.jonronrealestate.com, (949) 364-0400
Buie Stoddard Group - www.BuieStoddardGroup.com, (949)-582-4000

BRONZE LEVEL TABLE SPONSORS:
East Coast Bagels - (949) 831-5381

GOLD AUCTION ITEM SPONSORS:
Jenny Mason Photography - www.jennymasonphotography.com, (949) 305-9115
Quality Toyota/Corona - www.QualityToyota.com, (866) 768-0899 - Let them know you're from Marian Bergeson Elementary School and Toyota will donate $100 to BESF!
The Performers Academy - www.ThePerformersAcademy.com, (949) 609-1600
Wake Up Beautiful - www.WakeUpBeautiful.com, (949) 305-9912
United Studios of Self Defense - www.ussdln.com (949) 362-9110
Arroyo Trabuco Golf Course - www.ArroyoTrabuco.com, (949)305-5100
Oakley - www.Oakley.com
Marriott Shadow Ridge Golf - www.Marriott.com, (760) 674-2700
Surf & Sand Resort - www.surfandsandresort.com, (800) 524-8621
Olsen & Iverson Orthodontics - (949) 542-7799
Oleander House B&B - www.oleander.com, 800-788-0357
Chanticleer Winery - www.Chanticleerwine.com, (707) 945-0566
National Taekwondo Academy, www.NationalTaekwondoAcademy.com, (949) 360-1155
Games 2U Mobile Game Theater, www.G2U.com, (714) 861-9647

SUMMER MATH PROGRAM
Bergeson is pleased to host a fun and interactive math program this summer for elementary and middle school students. “FASTTMath” & “Fraction Nation” are computer-based programs addressing operations with whole numbers and working with fractions and decimals. This fee-based summer class offers different program/time slot options and runs from 6/28 – 8/12, Monday - Thursdays. The program will be taught by Bergeson teachers Mrs. Terheggen and Mrs. Wiseman. Parents can register online at http://commnity-ed-capousd-ca.schoolloop.com/ or click here for an application. We are required to have 60 students by May 15 to run this program at Bergeson. Don’t miss out on this great summer learning opportunity for our students!

BERGESON SUMMER ACADEMY
We are pleased to host our 2nd year of the Bergeson Summer Academy for our current Kindergarten through 5th grade students from 9 – 11 AM, Monday through Thursday in two 2-week sessions starting on Monday, June 28. The program will be taught by Bergeson teachers and is a wonderful way to help students keep the great academic skills which they have built throughout the course of this school year. We will send a flyer home next week. The program will focus on Reading and Math. Classes will be kept small so that we can help to individualize instruction.

PASTA FOR PENNIES
March 12 is the deadline! Bergeson School is participating in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients program which raises funds to find cures for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research for patient services. During March, our school's students and our friends and family can assist in collecting as much spare change as possible to help the Society cure blood cancers and provide services to patients and their families. All you have to do is collect coins and dollar bills and put them in your classrooms collection box. The top fundraising classroom will win a free pasta lunch from Olive Garden Restaurant! While pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters certainly add up, we know that more must be done to find cures and help patients. You can make your donation on-line at this website and it will be credited to your child’s class total at this website: http://ocie.sy.llsevent.org/marianbergeson123 Thank you!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HONOR MUSIC STUDENTS
The following students were selected to represent our school in the Capistrano Unified School District Honor Band, Orchestra and Choir concerts in March. The students were required to successfully audition for their spot in this group and we are so proud of them!
Choral Night- Thursday March 4th 7:00PM at Coast Hills Church
Band Night- Monday March 8th 7:00PM at Saddleback Church
String Night- Monday March 15th 7:00PM at Saddleback Church

4th Grade Strings: Simon Barker, Katie Robinson, Annaliese Muth, Mary Perez

5th Grade Band: Spencer Bentley, Katie Kerins, Nayeli Ruiz, Jacob Sprick, Kirsten Battle, Leona Garabedian

5th Grade Choir: Brigette Ruch, Aren Leib, Shaylee Gibola

5th Grade Strings: Matthew Margolin, Arman Movassaghi

SYMPATHY CARD FOR CHELSEA KING AND HER FAMILY
We have a family from Bergeson who are very good friends with the King family. To share our sympathy with the King Family on this tragic event, we are going to send sympathy cards to Chelsea's memorial service. The cards will be available on the front office counter Monday through Wednesday next week in case you would like to sign it or you could deliver your own cards to enclose. For questions, contact Evelyn Riyhani at Evelynr0311@aol.com.

SPRING BOX TOP COLLECTION CONTEST
We are starting back with the Box Tops for Education program. Please clip all of those box tops from your cereal and other food items which with the Box Tops for Education logo on it. The contest starts now and ends on 5/31. The classroom with the greatest number of box tops collected by 5/31 will earn a classroom Ice Cream Sundae Party. If you go to this website and register, our school will gain extra bonus points, too. www.boxtops4education.com.

ALISO VIEJO MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSICAL: DISNEY’S JUNGLE BOOK
Your whole family is invited to spend a wonderful evening watching the students of the Advanced Drama class of Aliso Viejo Middle School light up the stage in a fast paced, energetic production of Jungle Book. The show is sure to be a toe-tapping crowd-pleaser! The show is appropriate for all age groups. So bring your children and your grandparents and have a great family night out! Tue. March 16 - 7 p.m, Wed. March 17 – 4:00 p.m. (Matinee), Thurs. March 18 - 7 p.m. at Aliso Viejo Middle School Multi-Purpose Room, 111 Park Ave, Aliso Viejo, Ph: (949) 831-2622, Tickets are $5 each and will be sold at the door prior to the performance. The show runs about 45 minutes. Special note: All students must be accompanied by an adult.

IN LINE ~ ON TIME
Congratulations to the Mrs. Wiseman, Miss Fadule, Miss Valencia, Mrs. Terheggen who have been In Line ~ On Time for 17 days to spell out the words PERFECT ATTENDANCE (one letter for each day) and received their Popsicle party and new class ball. (Congrats to the parents, too!)

CELEBRATION BOOKS LIBRARY DONATION
Purchasing a book for the Bergeson Library is a great way to honor your child’s birthday, applaud a major accomplishment, recognize good grades or just proclaim your child as an outstanding Bergeson Bulldog. In recognition of your donation to the library, your child is recognized by Principal Scholl during the Friday morning flag salute and a “Book Plate” will be affixed to the inside cover of your book selection announcing, “This book was donated in your child’s honor!” Recognitions of book donations are presented every Friday at 7:45 am. Book Club Forms can be picked up in the office. Donating a book to the Bergeson Library is a wonderful tribute for your child that all Bergeson students can enjoy for many years. What a wonderful gift to give to grow our library. Michael Parker – Mrs. Roso’s class – in honor of his 7th birthday!

SHINING STARS
Students have donated their time and given of themselves for a service-learning project called Shining Stars. Applications for these projects are in the office. We will celebrate the students and their accomplishments through our Character Counts program and honor them at our Friday flag ceremony. Congratulations to our Shining Stars for their community service and for “paying it forward”:

HAPPY MARCH BIRTHDAYS TO THE FOLLOWING BERGESON STAFF MEMBERS!
Beth Bell (4), Kathy Brewer (7), Bill Paine (10, Patrice Ciampa (17), Connie Meckel (28).

BERGESON YMCA UPDATE DID YOU KNOW… The Bergeson YMCA has PART-TIME RATES? Well, we DO! We have special rates and plans from AM only, 2 Day, 3 Day, and limited spaces left for DROP-IN care. If we can be of service to you let us know!
FIRST-TIME EVER!!! PART-TIME SUMMER RATE IS FINALLY HERE!!! What’s even more awesome about that is YOU get to choose the days!
SUMMER IS DRAWING NEAR!!! Have you thought about what your child will be doing this summer? Well, here at the BERGESON YMCA we have an amazing summer planned filled with TONS of exciting experiences! From weekly field trips to Knotts, San Diego Zoo, Angel Stadium, etc. to exciting on-site activities such as, BBQ’s, Water slides, Clubs, and Bounce houses, we’ve got IT goin’ ON! Speaking of “ON”, that’s our theme for the summer “GAME ON” and that’s exactly what we plan to do! If you would like more information on how your child can get in on an amazingly good time, contact me at the information below-I’d be more than happy to share with you!!! We have enrollment specials that will save you $$$
Parent’s Night Out!!!- March 27th- BESF Casino Night!!! The Bergeson YMCA is hosting a Parent’s Night Out!!! From 5:30-11:30PM, your children will have an opportunity to experience a night of ALL OUT FUN!!! Dinner, snacks, tournaments, games, crafts, prizes, FRIENDS- it’s ALWAYS a good time! The cost of this event is $25 AND siblings will receive a discount. This event is open to all families and friends of Marian Bergeson Elementary School and ALL of the proceeds will go to provide assistance for families in the community. For more information or to sign-up- contact us at the information below. SPACE IS LIMITED.
FLAG FOOTBALL: The Bergeson YMCA is looking to get a team together. If you are interested in some healthy competition call Dorain at the number below.
CONTACT INFO: MARIAN BERGESON YMCA (949) 643-0721, Dcassell@ymcaoc.org, Mpham@ymca.org
Respect, Responsibility and Ready to Learn! At Bergeson School, we learn something new every single day!!

Barbara Scholl
Principal, Marian Bergeson Elementary School
25302 Rancho Niguel Rd., Laguna Niguel CA 92677
bscholl@capousd.org
949.643.1540
http://bgnes.capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/