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The SCE graduation ceremony is held outdoors at the Fullerton High School Stadium. There is no alternate site in case of inclement weather nor will the ceremony be rescheduled.

SCE will celebrate its largest graduating class in 2009 with 324 high school diploma candidates! The annual graduation ceremony will take place this Friday, June 12, 2009. This year’s ceremony, “Embrace the Future and Continue Your Journey,” will feature guest speaker North Orange County Community College District (NOCCCD) Chancellor, Dr. Ned Doffoney. The ceremony will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Fullerton High School Stadium. In addition, hundreds of students will receive their career technical education certificate in the following programs: Administrative Assistant, Early Childhood Education, Pharmacy Technician and Retail Meat-cutting.

GRADUATING STUDENTS: for more information regarding details for the ceremony, including directions, parking, orientation, and more, please visit the SCE graduation page.

Seniors can express themselves in SCE’s new beginning drama class for older adults. The class, hosted by SCE’s Older Adults Program (OAP), is held every Friday morning, 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in Fullerton. The class is specifically designed to address the needs and interests of older adults. Students can enroll at anytime by coming to class at the Muckenthaler - no fee is required!

Students will develop skills in character development, scene analysis, improvisation, and stage presence while participating in various forms of performance-related activities. This class is for all levels of experience and students may enroll at any time.

The class is taught by Susan Boulanger, an experienced theater director and actor who has been teaching acting for 15 years. She is a faculty member in the Mt. San Antonio College Theater Department, and has taught at Fullerton College, Riverside Community College, College of the Canyons, Orange County High School of the Arts, as well as in numerous community and school-based programs. She has directed productions in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco, Alaska, and Pennsylvania. As an actor, Susan has been seen in commercials, TV, and industrials.

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As this year school year comes to an end Chancellor, Dr. Ned Doffoney took a minute to reflect on the accomplishments that have been made and what’s to come. In a memo Dr. Doffoney released May 20th, he states that this year has been a year full of memories, and one that he will remember forever.

Much was accomplished this past year in the NOCCCD. Christine Terry was named the new Provost of the School of Continuing Education (SCE), the SCE Wilshire Center was opened, and The new Student/Center/Bookstore and Gateway Plaza at Cypress College was opened just to name a few.

As Dr. Doffoney finishes his first year as Chancellor he does want to remind every one of the obstacles that do lie ahead of us as he explained in his addendum. A couple of weeks ago Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a proposal of budget cuts to ease the money crisis in the state of California. Doffoney states, “We weathered the budget storm earlier this year, as noted in my memos to you during the past several months. That metaphor no longer stands, however. Many things are different now.” But as things may begin to change Dr. Doffoney does not want you to forget all the wonderful things that have been achieved this past year. As Dr. Doffoney stated in the May 20th memo, “The time to focus on our growing budget problem will come soon enough.”

Over 100 SCE students attended the “SCE Goes to College” event last Thursday at the Wilshire Center. Several representatives from Fullerton College presented information about their programs and services to a packed crowd in the Wilshire High School Lab. Hosted by the Adult College and Career Transitions (ACCT) program, the event aimed to provide first-hand access to information and personnel to guide SCE students in making this transition from noncredit to credit.

With research showing that students need more support in transferring, ACCT worked with Fullerton College to connect the lines for many SCE students and focused on providing information on support services such as financial aid, academic support, guidance and counseling. Many students enjoyed asking one-on-one questions with the representatives after the presentations out in the Wilshire Courtyard and several won the opportunity drawing prizes! Thank you to the following for making this such a successful event for SCE students: Rolando Sanabria, Fullerton College Outreach Counselor, Mary Foster, SCE Special Projects Coordinator-ACCT and George Dooley and Juanita Giampiccolo, SCE Counselors.

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The Swine Flu outbreak has been identified as a federal public health emergency that, in the words of our President, is “cause for concern” but “not a cause for alarm.” Please treat this situation with the balanced seriousness it requires. Be cautious and be prepared.

To help you be cautious, tips from our campus Health Centers for reducing your risk of illness are re-printed here. Mary Lou Giska, FNP, Cypress College Director of Health Services, reported that our local health department has asked us to be on the lookout for people with fever and cough or sore throat. These people should be advised to contact a primary care provider or campus Health Services for evaluation. This is important as influenza is thought to spread through coughing and sneezing of ill people. Ms. Giska also advises us that “the best” thing we can do to avoid transmission is to wash our hands for at least 30 seconds with soap and water. (Thirty seconds is about how long it takes to sing “Happy Birthday.”)

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