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i 4 0imm THE TUSTIN NEWS, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1987, C-3 Special Students Gain New Skills from Work Experience Program t.i: L'-: i ni '1L A Tustin. "The kids are ecstatic about the program. They're treated as regular workers and are real proud of their accomplishments," Menn said. "In fact, their bosses have liked them so well, they have asked us about paid employment." Marrs said the parents are just as happy with the program. "Their response is terrific.

They can see their children growing so much, so fast-which no one ever expected. They are becoming responsible citizens, independent of their parents," she said. tual environment so that the skill can be learned." Through CROP (Coastline Regional Occupational Program) and ICSM, Menn helped all nine students get jobs for the entire school year. She and her aides, Betty Seuss and Leslie Homer, provided full-time supervision during the students' first few weeks on the job and now periodically check on chem each day. The students work at the Tustin High cafeteria, the Tustin News, the Xerox the Tustin Marine Corps Air Station, Burger King and the Healthcare Medical Center of GUILT-FREE BREAKTHROUGH! "These kids are moving into the mainstream of the world," said Rita Marrs, coordinator of special education for the Tustin Unified School District.

She is referring to nine Tustin High School severely handicapped (SH) students who are in a unique work experience and community-based instructional program called Individual Critical Skills Model (ICSM). The program, which is in its second year and was originally started by district psychologist Bob Patterson, involves special education students from Jeane Thorman Elementary School, A.G. Currie Intermediate School and Tustin High School. Roberta Menn, a Tustin High teacher who has overseen the program during the current school year, works with teachers Don Smith, Tustin High; Helen Kill-ingback, Currie School; and Danni McCluskey, Thorman School. All four teachers were trained through the state-funded School Education Resource Network.

Based on critical needs (vocational, domestic, recreational or community) of the child cultivated from parent interviews, the students are trained to shop at the market for the family, do laundry at the Laundromat or have a job. "Kids who are severely handicapped do not have transference skills, Menn said. "We train them in the ac LUCKY NUMBER Jeane Thorman Jody Dietzel look on. White and Miller were Elementary School sixth-graders Greg White honored recently by the Orange County and Danielle Miller proudly displayed their Board of Education as jointly representing student" awards as Principal Bill the student" to participate in the Wingo (far left) and teachers Gary Frost and county outdoor science program. Honored by OC Program Students Are Two students from Jeanne Thorman Elementary School in the Tustin Unified School District were honored recently by the Orange County Board of Education as jointly representing the student" to participate in the county outdoor science program The two sixth-grade students, Greg White and Danielle Miller, i i tee of the 100,000 students who have made use of the outdoor science program.

The county-run program, which began in 1974 with a little over 1,000 students, offers classes in outdoor settings on botany, astronomy, natural history, ecology, music and recreation for students throughout the county. Boy Scouts Campaign Is 'Just Say No' -I I 11 fV, Ci to call the We now have 16 delicious NON-FAT Flavors as well as 48 LOW-FAT yogurts. Heidi's exclusive recipe means you can TREAT YOURSELF RIGHT for on! 14-26 calories per Catcii the HEIDI'S Habit. 22FORH in ii rs FROGEN YOZURT One coupon per customer per Limit $2.00 WINN'S Has Moved New Location 13820 Red Hill Ave. Red Hill Plaza 1 Blk.

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Their teachers, Jody Dietzel and Gary Frost, also were recognized. All four also were honored at the TUSD Board of Education meeting on March 30. According to Nat Lamm, county Department of Education administrator for special events, a boy and a girl student were picked to be jointly and symbolically represen and Exrjlorers. The brochure is part of a package of material that also includes a manual for leaders and parents, a teacher's discussion guide, and a 15-minute educational video tape. Hill emphasized that the program is not just for the registered members of the Boy Scouts.

It will be offered to all segments of the community including educational and religious organizations, other youth agencies and civic groups. Member agencies of the Orange County Substance Abuse Network will also be distributing the information and all increased group leaders (714) 544-1995 All Major Credit Cards Accepted WATER City Council April 6 ratified payment of $64,324 to the East Orange County Water District for operations. 6 Vj Sunday are asked Scout service center at 714-5464990 for additional materials. Handbooks and other BSA literature as they are printed also will include strong anti-drug statements, said Hill, who stressed that the drug education program will be ongoing throughout the coming years. As a community service, the drug abuse booklet is available free of charge to the general public simply by picking up a copy at the Scout service center located at 3590 Harbor Gateway North in Costa Mesa 546-4990.

14401 Newport Ave at McFadden Tustin QoodJllfe BREAKFAST SPECIAL azz Scouts sav "no" to drugs, That is the message the Boy Scouts of America hopes to spread to youth and adults in every corner of the country in what the Scout organization claims is the largest anti-drug abuse education campaign in history. The anti-drug program was announced recently by Scouting's leadership in Washington, D.C. calling drug abuse "the most serious threat to the well being of our children and to their furure." Locally, the Boy Scouts of America, Orange County Council, under the direction of Scout Executive A. Buford Hill, Jr. will promote the drug awareness campaign throughout the county.

Hill kicked off the educational program at the Scout service center in Costa Mesa by saying that, "the country is in the midst of a serious 1 epidemic, Taking drugs is not just dangerous; it is deadly." "We are seeing kids just 9, 10, or 11 years old playing a deadly game of Russian roulette with their hearts, their livers, and their brains." The Boy Scouts of America, Orange County Council, with financial support from private corpora- tions has begun distributing 54,000 copies of an 18-page four-color brochure entitled "Drugs: A Deadly Game," to all youth members of the local council: Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts 'COUNTY EXPENSES City Council April 6 ratified pay- ment of $1,432.36 to the County of Orange for refuse collection, building maintenance and repairs, and water line maintenance. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK CAREER GALS LUNCH SPECIALS (Served I 1 :00 am 3:00 pmt Homemade Sloppy Iocs 1.50 Tues: Burritos 1.75 Spaghetti' Meat Sauce 1.95 Charbroiled Burger I 1.75 Tatos 2.00 Tacos 2.00 Food Served Frl. Nlte 5-8 POOL BBQ 420 visit. Buy any Heidi's Frogen Yozurt and get a 2nd of equal or lesser value FREE! Topping not included. Valid at Tustin Plaza Expires 4-23-87 Served 6:30 a.m.

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