Ben Ziri St Patricks Day Party!!
The following list is composed of Sir Nobles and Lady Nobles who have been contacted and agreed to serve, if elected, on the Ben Ziri Officer’s Divan for the coming year. Any other member desiring to run for office should contact the Grand Commander as soon as possible and ask to be added to the list of candidates. The more members that are willing to seek office the better it is for the caravan. The election of officers will be held during the October 19, 2017 caravan meeting. This is a very important meeting for the future of the caravan and all members are urged to attend. Refreshments will be available after the meeting.
Nine College of Education students have each received a scholarship to help them obtain a degree teaching students with disabilities.
Four got a $3,000 scholarship and the others got $500 from the Ben Ziri Caravan #218, a part of the International Order of the Alhambras, which raises funds to support individuals with intellectual disabilities. The scholarship, funded by an endowment established by non-profit organization and San Diego State University, is awarded to students enrolled in the moderate to severe teaching credential program.
Cortez is a $3,000 scholarship recipient. She is pursuing a masters in autism and a teaching credential in Early Childhood Special Education, and completing work to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. “I chose this field because I have a son with autism,” said Cortez, who hails from Phoenix and lives in Spring Valley. “Originally, I began learning about autism and special education to better support and advocate for my son. I decided to turn it into a career after witnessing the development and progress of my own son. I hope to have the same impact in my students lives as the specialists who worked with my son did in his.” Cortez concluded by saying she plans to use the funds on tuition and fees.
Ventenilla is from Los Angeles and lives in central San Diego. She is a graduate student pursuing a masters in special education with an emphasis on autism. Currently, Ventenilla is an assistant clinical supervisor at an agency providing behavior analysis services for children with autism. “My short term goal is to become a clinical supervisor and a long term goal of is to earn a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and help improve services by investigating methods to effectively translate research into practice and to further individualize autism treatment,” said Cortez who also received $3000 and plans to use her money to pay for tuition next year.
Originally from Corona, California, Hirbour lives in the Normal Heights community of San Diego and is working towards a teaching credential in special education. He said he chose this career path because these students “deserve to learn in an environment that supports their individualistic learning styles.” Hirbour received $500 and I will use the money to help pay off some student loan debt. He will be teaching students with learning disabilities in Bangkok, Thailand, this summer.
Kadas is a Point Loma High School graduate who grew up in Missouri. She is a first year COE student in the moderate to severe teaching credential program. She has two, single-subject teaching credentials in English and history, as well as a master’s degree in education. Kadas’ future career goals include earning an additional teaching credential and earning a doctorate in special education. “I enjoy working with students with intellectual disabilities because I love to see the joy I bring to the students’ lives and see the improvement I am able to make in their academic and daily living skills,” said Kadas, who plans to use her $500 award to buy books and supplies.
The following list is composed of Sir Nobles and Lady Nobles who have been contacted and agreed to serve, if elected, on the Ben Ziri Officer’s Divan for the coming year. Any other member desiring to run for office should contact the Grand Commander as soon as possible and ask to be added to the list of candidates. The more members that are willing to seek office the better it is for the caravan. The election of officers will be held during the October 20, 2016 caravan meeting. This is a very important meeting for the future of the caravan and all members are urged to attend. Refreshments will be available after the meeting.