Some Snaps of Us

I'm guessing that all of our loyal readers would enjoy seeing what all of the authors of these great entries look like, so at our last class, I took small group pictures. I have assigned the students to small groups who work together each week in class, and I also required them to come up with a "super cool" name for their group. So here they are.



PURPLE PEOPLE EATERS
They wouldn't tell me why they named themselves this, but I'm keeping my eye on them!
Left to right: Veronica Lua, Bobie Walker, Brittany Slaven, and Shannon Nash



DESPERATE TO GRADUATE
This is an upper division class, and the majority of students are seniors who will graduate in May. This name speaks for itself, aye?!
Left to right: Erica Lucero, Ruth Tolmachoff, and Amber Martinez. Not Pictured: Melissa Sobrevilla



PRETTY-PRETTY PRINCESSES
I'm guessing that this group will be jealous to know that I'm going to Disneyland in March to help celebrate my niece's birthday -- Emma will be 4! And we'll undoubtedly run into some princesses.
Left to right: Rhiana Guardado, Lauren Burner, Sharon Vang, and Nicole Thiessen



THE BRUNETTES
No need to worry that this group isn't having fun -- there's plenty of chatter and laughing going on when they're working.
Left to right: Kasey Bigelow, Lal Koeum, Annette Cipolla, and Kristen Bergman



JAMB
This group created their name from the first letters in their first names. At this particular class, though, with two of them absent, they were "JA." Hope to see those other members back!
Left to Right: Aglaed Garcia and Jessica Nunez. Not Pictured: Melissa Kyhn and Barbara Flores



THE 20-SOME-
THINGS
Twenty years ago, I could have been in this group...
Left to right: Lauren Ducusin, Grace Wilhelm, Brittany Bonilla, and Shayna Dobbins



BAY VALLEY
510/408 vs. 559
A little friendly regional sparring here, as part of this group is from the Bay Area and part is from the Central Valley. Gotta love some healthy intergroup rivalry.
Top Left, Clockwise: Lydia Kantor, Jessica Dean, Iyare Isibor, and Rena Fields



KAZIDY'S KREW
This group gets two pictures, as we need a little more explan-
ation. In the first picture, left to right, are Manpreet Kaur and Vanessa Williams. You'll see a second picture with a third group member, Tianna Baines, who arrived after the picture was taken. A fourth group member, Mallory Melnar didn't make it to class. And the reason Tianna was late -- she's the proud new mommy of Kazidy! Hence, the group's name. How cool is that?! Tianna sent me a picture of Kazidy, but it won't load here for some reason -- wrong kind of file, I think. You can trust me, though -- she's CUTE!










So that's our class. Gotta love us!