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Citrus Middle School student recognized
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The View From Here
I admit,
it took me a few moments
to get the full understand-
ing of the type
of award that Briana Ochoa- the seventh grade student
at Citrus Mid-
dle School in Orange Cove- won.
I showed up to the school early that afternoon anticipating her in- formation on what the award was about and how she felt when she found out she placed first in the nation.
We sat down to talk and she began telling me that the award had to do with a graphic design she created online and how she really enjoyed the process of the creation.
Briana said it "didn't feel like work" to her. I admired her confi- dence and her maturity throughout our interview. She is way ahead of her years.
I realized what the students were creating was a graphic de- sign that could be printed in 3D.
What a concept right? I mean, it's creating a design online and then bringing that creation to life.
I've seen 3D printers used in a variety of fields. In the medi- cal field, according to fda.gov, 3D printers are used to manufacture body parts, including those with complex geometry or features that match a patient’s unique anatomy.
Some devices are printed from a standard design to make mul- tiple identical copies of the same device. Other devices, called pa- tient-matched or patient-specific devices, are created from a spe- cific patient’s imaging data.
In other words, the printer can make a replica hip joint, or cranial plate, and even prosthetic limbs.
Another website I found, 3dprintingindustry.com, reported that other advancements used with 3D printers include tissue with blood vessels, bones, and even heart valves. I know 3D printing has made huge medical advance- ments and it's definitely peaked the interest of our future genera- tions like Briana Ochoa.
I would like to again congratu- late Briana on her success, keep aiming for the stars. And also con- gratulations to her teacher, Rose Presto. Rose told me she is very proud of all her students, and she should be! Way to go everyone.
The morning I was scheduled to interview Briana, we got word that our newly elected Governor, Gavin Newsom would be in Reed- ley later in the day to sign a water bill.
We made arrangement to visit Riverview School to snap some photos of the governor with stu- dents and faculty.
The governor and his staff showed up to the school a little af- ter 1p.m. He was cordial and made sure to connect with students who were in the classroom waiting for his arrival. He talked about a vari- ety of topics including how a bill becomes a law, the process the bill takes to reach his desk and also asked students their future goals.
The governor then met with various faculty and staff and dis- cussed issues like the valley's wa- ter, the high speed rail project that the he recently halted as well as other topics.
In all the visit lasted just under two hours. The topics were impor- tant, and the students experienced a day they won't soon forget. Full story on the visit in A Section.
ABOVE: Local reporters lined up in- side the library at Riverview School to await Gov. Gavin Newsom on the afternoon of Feb. 13.
Photo by Juanita Adame / The Exponent
By Juanita Adame
Juanita@midvalleypublishing.com
Briana Ochoa, a seventh-grader at Citrus Middle School, is now the proud owner of a 3D printer.
She said during an interview on the afternoon of Feb. 13, that the printer was the first prize award for nationwide contest she and her class participated in a few months ago.
"I worked on it during some days here at school," said Briana. "But I didn't have that much time so I worked on it at home and one day I worked on it all night to fin- ish it. This was something I was in- terested in so I wasn't tired when I stayed up all night working on it."
The contest was discovered by Rose Presto, she is the "Concept of Engineering and Manufacturing" teacher at Citrus.
"What happened is we had our sixth-graders, they went off to camp," said Presto. "And during that time, our seventh-and eighth- graders could work on a project that they wanted to work on. I was at home one evening and I stumbled upon it."
Presto said she felt this would be a perfect project for her students to work on while pushing their cre- ative boundaries.
"They were on a really strict time crunch," Presto added. "It was due in three days and it had been
Juanita Adame
ABOVE: A 3D printer like the one Bri- ana Ochoa won during an online 3D graphic design contest.
LEFT: Briana Ochoa, a seventh grader at Citrus Middle School in Orange Cove took first place in the competi- tion.
Former St. La Salle student earns top honors
File Photo / The Reedley Exponent
ABOVE: From left, Bryanna Rivas, Annabelle Rivas, and Gabrielle Rivas waited for the Pope during a trip to Poland in the Summer of 2016.
open for months on end. So I came into class and told them we had three days to do this. You'll get a grade for it and if you want to sub- mit for it, you can."
Briana said she immediately knew she wanted to submit her project into the contest.
"I was aiming for first place," she said. "I was trying to go for that one, and I thought to myself even if I didn't win, at least I tried."
The concept for the design was anything but simple. It involved building a city called "Buddyland"
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"I was aiming for first place, I was trying to go for that, but even if I didn't win, at least I tried."
- Briana Ochoa Citrus Middle School
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Former St. La Salle Catholic School student, Bryanna Rivas earned top honors at the Univer- sity of San Diego for the 2018 Fall semester.
The university recognizes stu- dents who have a grade point aver- age of 3.65 or higher.
When Rivas attended St. La Salle Catholic School, she was one of 5 students who attended World Youth Day in Krakow Poland dur- ing the summer of 2016. The event is considered a spiritual gathering for Catholics around the world and it is held every two to three years in various countries.
Rivas attended the event with five other teens all from St. An- thony of Padua Catholic Church in Reedley.
“Seeing people my age with the common goal to serve God and fol- low Jesus strengthened my own faith,” Rivas said in 2016. “It encour- aged me to share my faith with my peers. Our two-week trip was hon- estly the most enriching experience of my life. Every day I felt insanely happy.”
After completing her studies at St. La Salle, Rivas moved to San Diego to continue her studies at the college.
UC San Diego is a Catholic uni- versity and has more than 8,000 stu- dents from around the world who attend.
According to a statement from the school, they are the youngest independent institution on the U.S. News and World Report list of top 100 universities in the country.
ABOVE: Kings Canyon Unified School District's Student Board Members, Alex- andria Monacada and Deisy Valenciano Valdivia spoke to California Gov. Gavin Newsom on the afternoon of Feb. 13.
Gov. Gavin Newsom was in town to sign water bill
Photo byJuanitaAdame/TheExponent
ABOVE: Students ar Riverview K-8 School in Reedley met Gov. Gavin Newsom on Feb. 13.
Photo byJuanitaAdame/TheExponent
Best selling author, Meg Wolitzer will visit Reedley
Contributed
The Reedley College Literary Arts department will be hosting au- thor Meg Wolitzer.
Wolitzer has written several New York Times Best Sellers includ- ing; "The Interestings," "The Wife," the "Ten Year Nap," and "The Female Persuasion" as well as several other books.
She will visit Reedley College on Mar. 7. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the college cafeteria and will include a reading as well as book signing and question and answer forum. VIP Tickets will be available for $25. Donations are also accepted, suggested $5 for general public and $2 for students.
The Literary Arts Speaker Se- ries in the past has welcomed au-
"Author of The Interestings, The Wife, and other best selling books will be in town."
thors such as T.C. Boyle, Richard –– Blanco, Phil Levine, and Joyce Carol
Oates. Meg Wolitzer’s visit promises to be an engaging evening.
The Female Persuasion is one of Wolitzer's recent books. It is a nov- el that asks the audience to engage with issues of gender, sociopolitical power, and personal fortitude.
Wolitzer writes of one of her characters, “All written words danced in a chain for her.”
For more information on this event, email rc.litarts@reedleycol- lege.edu. Include the name and the number of tickets requested for pur- chase.
Will call tickets will be available from 6:30pm at the door. Checks can be mailed to to RC Literary Arts, 995. N. Reed Avenue, Reedley, CA 93654.
ABOVE: Meg Wolitzer
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