More to Me

by Brieanna Gandy

There’s more to me than that meets the eye.

Beneath my physical is where my secrets lie.

I’ll penetrate your ears with words of trust.

I’ll soothe your fears with a touch of lust.

I’ll win this battle, of you and me.

And hold your heart ever so closely.

Then break us down, when we’re at our peak.

There’s a hidden secret behind the words I speak.

There’s more to me than that meets your eyes.

Make best of what’s here, be-fore the moment flies.

There’s dishonesty flowing from everyone’s breath.

Right Into someone’s ears, and

coming out from the left.

Unlock the lies at the bottom to view the truth at the top.

Time will run out, there’s not enough hours in your clock.

There’s more to me than that meets the eye.

Beneath my physical is where my secrets will die.

Breaking Out

by Yesenia Uribe

Prepare yourself to be better

No resistance or excuses

There is a huge battle to ac-complish

You are unbeatable to your surroundings

No envies or remourse

Prove you can do the impossi-ble

Break any barriers you face

Don’t hold back and be strong!

No grudges pure FAITH

And you will feel the pleasure of doing the impossible

Poetry Contest Winners contin-ued on page 2

Poetry Contest Winners!

Fundraiser for Japan Earthquake Relief a Success

On Tuesday, April 19, the Ambassadors held a fundraiser to help the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan. The hard-working Am-bassadors sold hot dogs, chips, and soda in the library all day long, with many Everest stu-dents and employees contrib-uting to the Ambassador fund-

raiser. In the end, Ambassa-dors raised a total of $384 to donate to the American Red

Cross for Japan Earthquake Relief. “I wish it could have been more,” commented MA Ambassador Weyland Perkins,

“but every little bit counts.”

Everest West LA faculty and staff also contributed to a separate Japan Earthquake Relief fund, raising a total of $203 to contribute to the

American Red Cross.

Everest Student

Exchange Summer 2011

Volume 3, Issue 2

Student Services 2

Career Services 3

Academics 3-5

Student Hires 6

Campus Directory 7

Back Page Extras! 8

Events & Holidays 6

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Special Points of Special Points of Special Points of Special Points of

Interest:Interest:Interest:Interest:

• Summer is here! The first day of summer is Tues-

day, June 21st!

• Independence Day is Monday,

July 4th!

• Games on the

Back Page Extras!

Corinthian

Colleges,

Inc.

The Official Newsletter of Everest College—West Los Angeles

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Brieanna Gandy

Yesenia Uribe

models of success for other stu-dents through encouragement and

mentoring.

• Positive attitude- optimistic, respectful, courteous, and coopera-

tive, a team-player.

• Good academics – good grades, good attendance and punc-tual. (student puts forth all the ef-

fort in order to succeed).

• Commitment/Work Ethic– be able to go above and beyond in the classroom and outside of the classroom. Be able to support and promote school events as well as

social events.

The following is the criteria you must meet to be nomi-nated as an Igniter Ambassa-

dor by your instructor:

• Have completed at least one

mod/semester

• Have not exceeded your 4th

mod

• Leadership potential-possesses leadership skills; become active promoters of the school, and

I Can’t Stop The Rain

by Enrique Miramontes

When We Believe Our Reality

In The Words That We Say

We’re All Searching For Sanity

Till It Drives Us Away

To That Place In The Wilderness

In The Deep Of Your Mind

You Remember That Happiness Wasn’t

Easy to Find

Why Do We Spend Time Alone?

Why Don’t We End Nights Together?

Isn’t It Time To Come Home?

I Can’t Stop The Rain From Falling

Do What You Must Do

I Can Only Hope To Share The Pain I

Gave To You

We Can Climb To Another World

If We Never Look Down

We Can Join In The Avalanche

And Be Thrown To The Ground

If I’m Still Part Of Your Life

Come Lay Your Head On My Pillow

And Tell Me To Hold You Tonight

I Can’t Stop The Rain From Falling

Do What You Must Do

I Can Only Hope To Show The Love I

Have For You

Pharmacy Tech

Victoria Rios

Maryann Ismail

MIBC

Sergio MoralesRosales

Massage Therapy

Chaya Van Arden

Medical Assisting

Angel Pools-Johnson

Sarah Chang

Weyland Perkins

Michelle Devulder

Celso Mora

Rosa Vaca

Celina Diaz

Criminal Justice

Bonita Haller Fatima Cobian

Yesenia Uribe Homer Acorda

Eduardo Escobar Brieanna Gandy

Chadsburn Young

Francisco Tafolla Jr.

Chavon Lamberson

Enrique Miramontes

Shaunte Williams-Dixon

Ignitor Ambassador Program

Poetry Contest Winners (cont.)

Current List of Ambassadors

EVEREST STUDENT EXCHANGE Page 2

Paralegal

Noemi Ramos

Jamar Robinson

Dental Assisting

Candice Donley

Jane Lacayo

Sabrina Vasquez

Enrique Miramontes reads his poem for the judges.

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the rest? We recommend that you get certified! Contact your instructor and/or visit the following sites for additional info. American Medical Technolo-gists http://www.amt1.com American Association of Medical Assis-tants http://www.aama-ntl.org

A Student’s View as a Future MA

I came to this school with a dream, an ultimate goal, and that is to be a medical assistant. There are so many reasons that come to mind as to why I want to become a medical assistant. I want the opportunity for the best fu-ture in this phase of my life. I want to have the choices offered, and to be able to choose what I want, as opposed to, what I have to take as a last possible job that I do not want. I enjoy coming in the early hours to do my work needed for the day ahead. I come to school as early as 7 am to do my work and then attend my 10am – 2pm sched-

ule of classes. I enjoy my classmates I see on a daily basis because I know that we are all on the same boat and can relate to one another. We all come from different walks of life and are here for one purpose, and that purpose is to improve our lives and enhance our futures. We all want to be the best at what lies ahead. The pressure can be so overwhelm-ing at times for me, but I have come to realize that I can now excel well under pressure. The people that have en-tered my life through this experience are supportive and positive. We all have one goal in common. We all want that wonderful opportunity called sta-ble employment. I feel very blessed and fortunate to be here in this phase of my life. Being a medical assistant student has enriched my life and also given me the structure and discipline needed to succeed for what lies ahead for my future. —Michelle Devulder

MA Certification—Why is it im-

portant?

In most states (including California), MAs are not required to be certified or licensed with any professional health-care organization of the state. Although is not required, your employer may have their own standards when looking to hire a new MA. When applications are plentiful and the market becomes competitive, the doctors and office managers can afford to pick and choose. Most may ask for prior job experience and/or current certifica-

tions.

A typical job ad may look like this.

“MA needed for our busy pediatrics clinic in downtown LA. Must be able to do both front and back office work. Minimum one year of prior MA experience or must be a graduate of a US accredited medical assis-tant school. Certification is strongly pre-ferred .Bilingual a plus, but not required.

Only qualified candidates may apply.”

But as a recent grad with a new di-ploma, how do you stand out from the competition and set yourself apart from

Once you are clear about your career goals, you will want to make sure that your image and behavior match your aspirations. Your image begins with how you present yourself during the job search (starting with your resume)

and includes every aspect of how you dress, behave, speak, and carry your-self. Like it or not, people in the work world are going to form an opinion of you based on these factors. When you present a highly polished professional image, these opinions will work in your favor and speed your career advance-ment. “There will be plenty of good jobs and business opportunities out there in the flat world for people with the knowledge and

the ideas to seize them.”—Anders Sorman-Nilsson When you present an unprofessional image, you tell coworkers and manage-ment that you are not really a con-tender for higher levels of responsibility and you are not to be taken seriously. Examples of an unprofessional image include dressing too casually for the job, failing to adhere to business stan-dards of behavior, and producing shoddy or inferior work.

ing the Pharmacy Technician program here at Everest College. Choosing the Pharmacy Technician program was the best decision I’ve made! This program helps lay out the secure foundation and helps to acquire guidance for your fu-ture. Not only did I have a great sup-port system, but incredible instructors who care, and guide you step by step

to your success.

My name is Hannah Kim and I served four years in the military before choos-

This program gave me the confidence I needed to further my education and to accomplish my goals one step at a time. The hands on training in actual labora-tory settings helped practice my aca-demic knowledge for the professional field and built up my confidence as a well-trained Pharmacy Technician.

—Hannah Kim

Medical Assisting News—Submitted by Dr. Moe

Presenting the Right Professional Image —Submitted by Alexis Rubio

Pharmacy Technician—A Student’s Perspective

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On Saturday, April 30th, Massage Ther-apy students and instructor Karine Fougoux participated in Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ “Walk for Kids, Street Party and Turn on the Lights” celebration to commemorate the open-ing of CHLA’s new hospital building. Ms. Fougoux, who has volunteered with CHLA since 2005, led her stu-dents in giving massages to the many participants who walked 5K (or, 3.1

miles) to raise money for the children.

“It was a learning experience,” com-mented MT Ambassador Chaya Van Arden. “It was also very fulfilling to know that we were helping to launch the new wing of the hospital. It was

very inspiring.”

Instead of looking to the hills, to where our help lies

Instead of realizing while on the bot-tom, there's only one direction to go

That's straight up to the top, steady here we go!

You see if you've never met the bot-tom

How would you recognize the top?

If you've never been introduced to go

How then would you comprehend stop?

If you've never met the rain

How can you appreciate that blessed sun?

If you've never felt pain people

How would you know that healing had begun?

If you've experienced the darkness

How would you recognize the light?

If you've been grounded

How could you possibly stand the flight?

The Darkest Hour

by Penny Williams

The darkest hour, is that place in time

A place it seems without mercy, a place seemingly so unkind

A place that appears to have no way out

A place that causes us to fear and to doubt

It seems like the ultimate, it seems like the end

Nowhere to run to, nowhere to mend

Awful feelings begin to arise, in this place without hope

Desperation, fear, paranoia; I just can't cope!

Anxiety and nervousness begin to set in

Questions arise like, what's going on? or how did this begin?

Questioning begins like, who? what? when? and why?

You see the darkest hour, brings about appreciation

It causes us to look to God, in all situa-tions

It causes us to humble ourselves

It reduces pride

It allows us to pray a little more

And to put all vanities aside

So you see, the darkest hour

Is the end of our trial

Hold on brothers' and sisters'

The sun is coming after awhile

So when the darkest hour emerges

And stands in your way

Just remember that the darkest hour is that moment

Just before day

Massage Therapy News—Photos by Karine Fougoux

Medical Insurance Billing and Coding—Submitted by Penny Williams

EVEREST STUDENT EXCHANGE Page 4

VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2

be posted the end of November 2011. Dental Assistant students check the Dental Board website at dbc.ca.gov

for the posting.

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE

DENTAL BOARD!

A graduate of an RDA approved Dental Assisting Program must apply within 3 years of their graduation date to be able to have their application accepted by the Board to set for the RDA examination. The certifications in Infection Control, Dental Practice Act, Coronal Polish, and Pit and Fissure Sealants will be considered expired after that 3 year period and an appli-cant will be required to take those

courses over.

Everest College, West Los Ange-les Dental Assistant Graduates DO NOT LET THOSE 3 YEARS

PASS YOU BY!!

Graduates or current students, if you have any questions or require as-sistance with the RDA application proc-ess, do feel free to contact the Dental

Department Instructors. The entire Dental Department wants graduates to achieve their RDA licensure and build a

rewarding career in the dental field.

Congratulations to Nyoka Phung, January graduate, on passing her RDA practical. She actually made the trip to UC, San Francisco on April 16. She is currently studying for her two written exams, RDA written and RDA law and ethics. Ms. Phung was the only gradu-ate from our campus that made that

trip up north for that examination.

Ms. Tolentino, Ms Ceballos, Ms Washington, and Ms. Goldsmith (Dental Instructors) want all current students and graduates to know that we are available to assist you with any questions that you may have about the

RDA process.

Dental Students: continue to excel on your extern sites and always be all that you can be both professionally and personally which includes achieving your

RDA licensure.

GREAT NEWS! The RDA practi-cal examination is back in South-

ern California.

As of April 2011, a site was decided upon to have the RDA practical exami-nation back in Southern California. This is great news for our Dental Assis-tant graduates. If the Dental Board had not decided on Carrington College in Pomona, the only examination site in the state would have been at UC, San Francisco. The additional cost of travel and lodging would have been an addi-tional financial burden that would have made it difficult for our graduates to

participate.

The examination site is approxi-mately 40 miles from the West LA campus. The practical examination dates will be held on Saturdays and

Sundays.

Applications for the RDA practical are now being accepted from August 3 to September 3 for the November 5

and 6, 2011 examination.

The 2012 Examination schedule will

In April and May, three new instructors joined Everest West Los Angeles’ Criminal Justice and Paralegal depart-

ments.

Tommie Baines joined Everest as an adjunct Criminal Justice instruc-tor in April. Tommie has 20 years of experience working as a deputy probation officer, and currently works as a deputy probation officer for the Los Angeles County Probation Department. He has also worked for nearly 10 years as a field instructor for the Los Angeles County Probation Department. He has Masters degrees in Public Administra-tion and Social Work from Cal State Long Beach, and a J.D. from Abraham Lincoln University. Tommie currently teaches a course on “Criminal Justice

and the Constitution.”

Officer Deryl Jackson joined Everest as an adjunct Criminal Justice instructor in May. Deryl has worked as a police officer for the past 17 years, and currently works in the Los Angeles Police Department Gang Unit. He has taught Police Science at Hunt-ington Park High School and Criminal Justice classes at Los Angeles Trade Tech College. He received an A.A. degree in Criminal Justice from Compton College, a B.A. from Union Institute and University, and a California State Teaching creden-tial from San Diego State University. Deryl will be teaching “Introduction to

Criminal Justice.”

Neda Farah joined Everest as an adjunct Paralegal instructor in May. Neda has worked at the Law Offices of

Stephen L. Burns, where she handled bankruptcy and consumer advocacy law, and also externed for the honor-able Judge Wolfe at Van Nuys Superior Court. Neda received a B.A. in history from UCLA, and a degree from South-western Law School, where she also worked as the director of com-munity affairs for the student body association. Neda will be teaching “Introduction to

Paralegal.”

Please join us in welcoming Tommie,

Deryl, and Neda to the Everest team!

Dental Assisting News—Submitted by Carolyn Goldsmith

Everest Welcomes New CJ and Paralegal Instructors

Neda Farah

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Deryl Jackson Tommie Baines

Dental Assisting

Roxana Macias

Mayra Tejada

Rigoberto Chicas

Jessica Goodman

Johnny Juarez

Criminal Justice

Oscar Berlanga

Jayne Ramirez

Carlene Hampton

MIBC

Marquia Browder

Jahmeala Dawes

Daniel Harris

Pharmacy Tech

Sherri Araujo

Ana Callez

June 19th

Father’s Day

June 21st

First Day of Summer

June 15th

Student Barbeque! All are welcome!

July 4th

Independence Day—No classes in ses-

sion! Have a great day off!

August 1st

First Day of Ramadan

Look Who Got Hired in 2011!

Upcoming Events and Holidays

EVEREST STUDENT EXCHANGE Page 6

Medical Assisting

Sarah Aquino Alicia Beckford

Esmeralda Contreras Taiana Brown

Gabriel Delgadillo Liliana Fernandez

Andrea Gavidia Terri Henry

Tanya Lesnau Tiffany Lee

Allison Osborne Felicia Prescott

Wilma Judd Erik Carillo

Ebonee Robinson Ayana Carter

Hugo Banda Vicky Herrera

Cinco de Mayo at Everest—A Lively Celebración!

VOLUME 3, ISSUE 2

Campus Directory

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Criminal Justice

Dr. Steven Lester Program Chair slester@cci.edu

E. Jackson Instructor ejackson@cci.edu

Aaron Gray Instructor aagray@cci.edu

Maria Shalako Instructor mshalako@cci.edu

Jamal Ashraf Instructor jashraf@cci.edu

Dr. David Schulberg Instructor dschulberg@cci.edu

Dental

Yola Ceballos Instructor yceballos@cci.edu

Larice Washington,

RDA Instructor lwashington@cci.edu

Martha Cook Instructor marcook@cci.edu

Carolyn Goldsmith Instructor cgoldsmith@cci.edu

Maribee Tolentino Instructor

Paralegal

Dr. Steven Lester Program Chair slester@cci.edu

Fred Marallag Instructor fmarallag@cci.edu

Neda Farah Instructor nfarah@cci.edu

FINANCE

Brenda Navarette Director of Finance bnavarette@cci.edu

Desiree Palacios Student Accounts

Representative dpalacios@cci.edu

Jeffrey

Massangcay

Student Loan

Specialist jmasangcay@cci.edu

Carlos Morales Student Loan

Specialist cmorales@cci.edu

Sandy Nguyen Student Finance

Planner snguyen@cci.edu

Ella Alvarez Student Finance

Planner elalvarez@cci.edu

Christino Cortez Student Finance

Processor ccortez@cci.edu

Jenni Iraheta Student Finance

Processor jiraheta@cci.edu

ADMISSIONS

Otilia Manzo Director omanzo@cci.edu

Michelle Green Admissions Rep mgreen@cci.edu

Ileen Lee Admissions Rep ilee@cci.edu

Mykeva Fields Admissions Rep mfields@cci.edu

R.D. Lottie Admissions Rep rdlottie@cci.edu

Kerri Funa Admissions Rep kfuna@cci.edu

Catherine

Soliman Admissions Rep csoliman@cci.edu

Lorena Rivas Admissions Rep lorivas@cci.edu

Grace Tellez Admissions Rep gtellez@cci.edu

Jessica

Candelario Admissions Rep jcandelario@cci.edu

Eric Brown Admissions Rep ericbrown@cci.edu

Martin

Velasquez High School Rep mvelasquez@cci.edu

Stephanie

Vargas Admissions Rep stvargas@cci.edu

Massage Therapy

Karine Fougoux Instructor kfougoux@cci.edu

Medical Assisting

Dr. Moe Tin Maung

Latt

Program

Chair mlatt@cci.edu

Maurice Russell, CMA Instructor marussell@cci.edu

Dr. Ahmed Khourshed Instructor akhourshed@cci.edu

Dr. Emillie Golamco,

RMA Instructor egolamco@cci.edu

Medical Insurance Billing & Coding

Adrienne Jones Program

Chair adrijones@cci.edu

Penny Williams Instructor pewilliams@cci.edu

Pamela Gasper Instructor pgasper@cci.edu

Pharmacy Technician

Marichu Tabbilos Program

Chair mtabbilos@cci.edu

Wiggy Nicola Instructor wnicola@cci.edu

Gabrielle Garcia Instructor

EDUCATION

Veronica Tarango Director vtarango@cci.edu

Stacie Chavez Registrar & Online

Coordinator schavez@cci.edu

Daana Hatori Campus Tutor dhatori@cci.edu

LIBRARY

Laura Monjoy Director lmonjoy@cci.edu

STUDENT SERVICES

Ileana Muniz Coordinator imuniz@cci.edu

CAREER SERVICES

Will Lovett Director wlovett@cci.edu

Alexis Rubio Career Services Rep arubio@cci.edu

Maria Foster Career Services Rep mfoster@cci.edu

Brandon Smith Externship Coordinator brsmith@cci.edu

Korie White Career Services Rep kflournoy@cci.edu

Ruth Levin Externship Coordinator rlevin@cci.edu

ADMINISTRATION

Michael Nielsen President mnielsen@cci.edu

Rashida Randolph Assistant to the

President rrandolph@cci.edu

Carolina Perez Receptionist cperez@cci.edu

Monica Leon Receptionist moleon@cci.edu

MAINTENANCE

Agustin Ramirez Supervisor

Word Find Word Find Word Find Word Find : SUMMER Created by : Laura Monjoy

O R L D C D K V M B G P G U K

Y J K E A T Z R B A N J D I U

S W I M M I N G H R I L M N U BARBEQUE

B H J W H O F Y E B F G R B U BEACH

Y M O C E A N C H E R U H E Y FIREWORKS

H J A B B Z O A M Q U K D O O LEMONADE

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A M E A O F W I S L A D N A S

B H J N M Q F L N I M B J Y N

1) What goes around the world but

stays in a corner?

2) Give me food and I will live; give

me water and I will die. What am I?

3) What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never

sleeps?

4) No sooner spoken than broken.

What is it?

Answers: 1) A stamp. 2) Fire. 3) A river. 4) Silence.

Taken from http://www.rinkworks.com

Puzzle Set Level: Easy

Try to set numbers 1-9 in each row, column, and 3x3 section, without

having a number repeat itself in each row, column, and 3x3 section.

Taken from http://www.pdfpad.com/sudoku/

Sudoku Riddles

Visit the student resources website at:

opac.libraryworld.com

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