Page 48 May 2 0 1 4 By Christina Surrano Tavan Elementary School holds a Career Fair for its students. Where do young people today find their focus, ambition, and fuel to do what does not come easily? How can we guide them to find their best place in life? And most importantly, how do we get them to believe in the possibilities? On April 17, members of the community gave of their time to educate and inspire 150 Tavan students, in pursuit of their career goals. About 40 different jobs were represented in booths set up all over campus. Professionals displayed tools of the trade, examples of the work, and eye- catching visual aids. Some even brought engaging hands-on activities and shared lessons learned from personal experiences. Students with clipboards and prepared questions mingled with the volunteers and took notes. Maria Hase, the Language Pathologist and Ana McCrory, a Bilingual Speech Pathologist with the strong support of the rest of the Tavan staff and community members, piloted the event two years ago. McCrory explained that, “The emphasis is for us to get the kids thinking about school, about their future, (and) about all kinds of different things they can do, and to stay in school.” To create involvement from the students, some had to write invitations to the representatives and prepare their own résumés and open-ended questions. They created signage with relevant artwork for the event, requiring research. And pupils were observed properly introducing themselves to the professionals, using eye contact, handshakes and other important verbal and nonverbal business etiquette. The professionals shared personal stories emphasizing curiosity, passion, and integrity, all made possible by education, as the forces behind their success. Biologist Jordan Yaron from ASU’s Biodesign Institute told one student, while showing a video of white blood cells engulfing bacteria, “I was always curious about the world around me and in class, I was always raising my hand and asking questions, all the time, and at some point, I asked a question that no one knew the answer to… This job allows me to ask questions that no one has ever asked before and to be the first person ever to know the answer to this question.” James Moore of ER2, a company that recycles electronics said that curiosity is also what he hopes the students take away from the experience. “Find a new way of doing things,” Moore encouraged, “I didn’t know I wanted to be in this (new) industry until I found it.” The students were obviously intrigued, showing excitement and asking insightful questions. “I loved everything,” said one student. “Every single job is super cool.” Tavan students were required to prepare meaningful questions and to be fully engaged when communicating with the professionals on Career Day. Commercial & Residential Licensed Contractor Tub & Shower Refinishing Also Specialists in Drywall & Stucco 480.699.5835 www.valleyviewsp.com Give Your Tub New Life! FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED • CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED Visit your tablet’s app store and search “Arcadia News” to download your free app today! Find us on the go! Tavan students look toward their future via career day

Page 49 May 2 0 1 4 Treat mom to a fun night with a movie this Mother’s Day hing ts in cco 835 sp.com ! By Julie Demetros Mother’s Day is coming up! It’s time to celebrate all those wonderful mothers, grandmothers, and mothering figures in our lives that support and love us all year long. So on Mother’s Day, why not settle in with a snack and watch a film or two together? Some of my mom’s favorite movies include The Princess Bride, The Count of Monte Cristo, Shaun of the Dead, and Gosford Park. Then again, my mother has a pretty eclectic taste in movies. For some more tame suggestions, here’s a list of movies that have terrific mothers in them: EASY A (2010) When false rumors start spreading around high school about her, Olive Penderghast turns the situation around to her advantage. However, things start getting out of hand and she does her best to tell the real story of what happened, to clean up the mess. The mom: Rosemary Penderghast is a mild-mannered, positive mother to Olive. She isn’t ignorant to the rumors spreading about her daughter, but trusts Olive to be able to handle the situation and leaves an open offer for help on the table should she need it. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (1990) A mad scientist passes away, leaving the man he’d created unfinished. The man, having to live with scissors instead of hands, keeps to himself in the house he was made in, until a local Avon saleswoman knocks on his door. The mom: Peg Boggs is, above all things, a kind-hearted woman. After her initial shock at seeing the sharp blades in place of Edward’s fingers, she feels sympathetic and wants to help him. Peg believes that a bit of compassion can fix anything, and that sort of thinking can get people hurt. MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING (2002) Toula Portokalos has a lot of expectations to live up to from her extensive, Greek family, and she doesn’t appear to be meeting them so far. It certainly doesn’t help her situation when she falls for a man who isn’t Greek, and she tries to get her family to accept him. The mom: Maria Portokalos, Toula’s mother, might struggle at first with her daughter’s choice in men. However, that doesn’t stop her from loving Toula, and supporting her despite the protests of Toula’s father. “The man is the head,” Maria told her daughter, “but the woman is the neck. And she can turn the head any way she wants.” THE HARRY POTTER FILMS (2001-2011) The famous series about the “boy who lived,” Harry Potter, chronicles Harry’s adventures through a world of magic with the help of his two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermoine Granger. The mom: Molly Weasley, mother of seven, immediately accepts Harry as an unofficial member of her family. She’s kind and loving, but anyone who messes with her family may not live to regret it very long. LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006) When little Olive Hoover gets into a beauty pageant for young girls, her dysfunctional family piles into their old VW bus to drive her to it. On the way, her parents, half-brother, uncle, and grandfather must deal with their differences in order to make Olive’s dream come true. (Rated R) The mom: Sheryl Hoover is the definition of a hard-working mother. Raising two kids, with one taking a vow of silence until he can get into the Air Force Academy, is difficult enough without her husband and his dad constantly fighting, and adding her brother to the mix only makes things worse. Still, they are her family, so she tries her best to keep them together. THE INCREDIBLES (2004) Bob Parr, aka Mr. Incredible, is a supposedly retired superhero with a wife and two kids. When he starts doing undercover work behind his family’s back, he gets in a little over his head, and his family has to get involved to help him out of trouble. The mom: Helen Parr, Bob’s wife and retired superhero herself, is a super mom in more ways than one. Wrangling kids is, after all, a lot harder to do when one of them can run at impossibly high speeds and another can turn invisible whenever she wants. Julie Demetros is an Arcadia resident who writes about movies and books at julieatthemovies.wordpress.com.