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"I feel more limber, I've had problems with my back and feet, and I think this is re- al beneficial, that's why I stay with it too," said Adolf.
"Some of these ladies have been in it for many years, I'm only about a year in, and this class has grown by a few since I first started."
The style of tai chi that Ti- tus teaches is called the Yang
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improved screenings and a higher number of social work- ers that have helped keep stu- dents away from trouble.
"We have seriously upgrad- ed the availability of social emotional support for kids," said Carousso. "For some of our students who just need that extra little bit of sup- port."
Reporting requirements such as these are mandated by law in the State of California.
Carousso said they've been keeping track of KCUSD expulsion and suspension data since early 2010.
Changes in reporting laws were mandated in 2012 as part
ABOVE: Student Amy Tsuji prac- tices a tai chi pose on Aug. 13 inside the Reedley Community Center.
LEFT: A student holds a tai chi pose on Aug. 6.
RIGHT: Blanca Katsura prac- tices a praying tai chi pose. The meditative exercises help with balance and strength.
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style.
"There are five styles, and
each style is named after an ancient Chinese family" he said. "This Yang style, it's slow movement, it's focused move- ment, and those are the basic moves."
Titus said he's heard many testimonials from a variety of his students, and its those testimonials that continue to motivate him to teach.
"I love those stories be-
of California's Educational Code for Student Discipline.
"The number of expulsions were also growing at that time," said Carousso. "Part of that had to do with the three strikes mentality, we were just coming out of that."
After the laws began to change, Carousso said they began to implement new pro- grams within the KCUSD District. They were targeted at being proactive and helping students before they got into trouble.
According to some of the data from Carousso's Aug. 14 presentation, there were more males than females affected by the expulsions.
Hispanic students had higher numbers of expulsions than caucasian, and Reedley
cause it just confirms what I believe," he said. "Over the years its been many, and its been proven many years to help arthritis, diabetes, Par- kinson's, blood pressure, calm inside and outside, the list just goes on and on."
For more information con- tact the Reedley Senior Center at (559) 637-4203.
High School saw the highest number of expulsion rates throughout the district.
The graph also showed top offenses for suspension and expulsions. Those includ- ed causing physical injury and being under the influence while at school.
Carousso said they are continuing to work on these statistics to find out why these numbers are high and figure out ways to target them.
"Those numbers are com- ing down, again, it isn't per- fect," she said. "We had a rough year when it spiked in 2016-2017, so we looked close- lyatwhyandwhatwecando about it."
The next school board meeting is scheduled for Aug. 28.
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ABOVE: Pictured are the 2018 Adult Softball Champions, team name is The Rejects. From left are Jr Al- varez, Esteban Lizaola, Cesar Marquez, Tavo Marquez, David Nicholas, Richard Nicholas, Nick Stopper, Todd Anderson, Dylan Garrison, Ricky Vasquez, Joey Guerra, Rick “Big Papa” Nicholas, and Jose Lizaola. The team defeated the Fentonals 27-14
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to meet some active senior citizens. They were taking a tai chi class. For those not familiar with tai chi, think of slow movements, continuous martial art inspired move- ments, that are said to help with balance and strength,
and focused on helping the body and brain connect to heal themselves.
I heard about tai chi a few months ago, a young firefight- er cadet named Mia Gonzalez was hiking and fell 50 ft. from a cliff. She severed her spine and has been in a wheelchair ever since.
When I first met Mia, she needed a brace to hold up the top part of her body while she
LEFT: Deja Reyna hugs her dad Ricardo Reyna on Aug. 15 as the two wait in front of T.L. Reed for her bus to arrive on the first day of school.
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sat in the wheelchair. She told me she was considering tai chi to help regain some move- ment in her legs.
A few months later she posted a Facebook video she was able to hold herself up, and even moved one of her legs! She credited tai chi for the improvements. I won- dered, can the brain really heal the body? What an inter- esting idea to say the least.
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