Nawa Academy newsletter April 2008 issue 3

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NAWA NewsletterApril 2008

Nawa Academy 17351 Trinity Mountain Road French Gulch, California 96033 www.nawa-academy.com 800.358.NAWA(6292)

Issue 3

Two Nawa students, Mark Semba

(09) and Francesca Jones (09), have their

work on display at the Old City Hall in

Redding. They were in the final 60 pieces

of work which were picked from over 300

entries in the Shasta Arts Council annual

Juried High School Art Competition. Of

these, 14 were classed as winning entries,

and received special attention, and Mark

Sembas piece, Little Boy was given the

US Bank Sponsor Award, which came with

a $75 check, much to his delight.This years jurors were north state

artists Nancy Lynn Toolan and Troy

Hawkins and they were very impressed by

the work they saw. We had a really hard

time narrowing it down, Hawkins said.

There was not a bad piece in the bunch ...

The quality of the show was superior to any

Ive judged before.

A total of eight students submitted

work for the competition, and although Rick

Albright-Brolin (10) Nick Carlson (10),

Chris Hayden (09), Jonathan Inamura

(11), Lawrence Peverini (08) and AndreaSosa-Locicero (08) didnt make the final

cut, those who were able to went along to

the awards ceremony to show their support

for their fellow students.

Art instructor Colleen Chess was full

of praise for all the students. It takes a

lot of courage to put a piece of your own

work in for a competition. I hope they al

feel as proud of themselves as I do of them

Hopefully the students success this yea

will be a catalyst for more even students to

enter next year.

Nawa students make nal cut at local art show

!unior' )ar+ ,e./a an0 1rance'ca !one' po'e /y their winning artwor+9 whichi' on 0i'play at the ;l0 e00ing 1ourteen piece' were cho'en a'winner' fro. oAer BCC entrie' D group photo of Eawa 'tu0ent' who entere0 the

art conte't i' on page F

Parents, students try zip line on parents weekend

!onathan Gna.ura HIJJK an0 Lai ,helton HIJFK 0e.on'trate how the Mip linewor+' 0uring parent'N wee+en0 Ha/oAeK >o//y OreenwellN' .o.9 )egOreenwell9 'how' her Eawa 'pirit /y traAer'ing


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!awa students nd another use for duct tapeScience class builds,

rides hovercraft

"uring (loc, -. /hri1 2right41 5th an7 8th gra7e 1cience cla11

:uilt a ho;ercraft. a ;ehicle that !oat1 o;er the groun7. ri7ing on a

thin layer of air

?hi1 han71@on proBect u1e1 Cath. phy1ic1 an7 engineering prin@

ciple1. inclu7ing force an7 Cotion. a1 1tu7ent1 learn the concept1 of

how a ho;ercraft wor,1

(uil7ing Caterial1 an7 tool1 for the ho;ercraft con1i1te7 of a

ta:letop. leaf :lower. tarp. 7uct tape an7 a 1taple gun. plu1 a rope

to gui7e an7 pull the ri7er ?he 1tu7ent1 in the cla11. ?yler EwonFGHIJ. "a;i7 Kohanne1Ceyer FGH-J an7 Eai Lhelton FGH-J. were a1@

1i1te7 :y 1enior "a;i7 (urru11. who wa1 a ?M for the cla11

Pyler Lwon HIJBK concentrate' on +eeping hi' hoAercraft hoAQ

ering9 a' RaAi0 Surru'' HICTK a''i't' an0 'pot'

Nawa Newsletter StaffISSUE 3 - APRIL 2008

Adviser: Principal !an %ells

Layout: )arent ,eth GrobmanPhotos: 2irector of 6nternational )rograms Steve Galvan )rincipal

!an %ells and the Nawa ?earboo@ staffA %yle !ennings (D09 Clay

,edford (D09 Marcus Gitt Francesca !ones (D09 ,ritney Lillery

(D08 Michelle Cvitanovich (D09 ndrea Sosa-PoCicero (D08

Student Consultants: !esse Ritson 2avid ,urruss

Phe Eawa Eew'letter i' pro0uce0 an0 'pon'ore0 /y the Eawa

Uarent'N


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Kanuary HU. -OO8

Qello Mll.

Vur 7ay1 ha;e :een coCpletely full of either

tra;eling or touring the 1ight1 of the aCaWing.

ancient city of QaCpiX our e;ening1 ha;e :een

"lle7 with 7reaC1 for we all ha;e :een retiring.

eYhau1te7. to our Co1Zuito net co;ere7 :e71

:efore P pC

Vur !ight to [n7ia wa1 pro:a:ly the Co1t

taYing eYperience that [ ha;e ha7 in the la1t ";eyear1 in thi1 po1ition M "fteen hour !ight to

Qong Eong. a four hour !ight to Lingapore.

FaccoCpanie7 :y a nine hour layo;er in

pro:a:ly the Co1t tra;eler frien7ly airport in the

worl7 @ free \@(oY ;i7eo gaCe1 an7 internet

with aCenitie1 1uch a1 1hower1. Ca11age1. a

Co;ie theater an7 a foo7 court that woul7 Ca,e

the Rall of MCerica Bealou1J. then a four an7 a

half hour !ight to (angalore

2e were Cet at the airport :y the (angalore

[nternational Lchool41 tra;el agent who ru1he7

u1 to hi1 1chool. where a :uffet of [n7ian foo7

awaite7 u1. coCplete with ten waiter1 to 1er;e

u1 2e ha7 a few hour1 of free tiCe :efore our

o;ernight train to QaCpi which wa1 1pent either

napping. e@Cailing ]awa on our 1afe arri;al. or

fraterniWing with the local 1tu7ent1 ?he 1chool

ha1 perfectly Canicure7 groun71. iCpecca:le

facilitie1. an7 an eYtreCely helpful an7 frien7ly

1taff who a11i1te7 u1 with anything we nee7e7

Mt 5 pC our group :oar7e7 the 1chool :u1

for the train 1tation [f you ha;en4t eYperience7

a train ri7e in [n7ia. it :a1ically i1 a Cicroco1C

of the culture it1elf. for it41 controlle7 chao1^

2hen our _lin,1 of Cetal 1au1age` pulle7 into

the o;ercrow7e7 1tation. we witne11e7 local

[n7ian1 running along1i7e the 1low Co;ing.

coal 7ri;en tran1portation. BuCping through

win7ow1 to o:tain the :e1t 1eat in the 1econ7cla11 1ection 2hen the train caCe to a halt

people ru1he7 pa1t u1 to get theC1el;e1 the :e1t

1eat po11i:le in the localcheaper 1ection

2e pic,e7 our way 1lowly through the

crow7 to the :ac, of the train where the Core

coCforta:lepricier _air con7itione7` 1leeper

1ection wa1 M1 we foun7 our 7e1ignate7 :e71.

arrange7 the luggage an7 ne1tle7 the ,i71 in for

a HO hour ri7e [ wa1 o;ercoCe with 1leep

2hen we arri;e7 in QaCpi. the capital of

the biBayangara Cpire. Fthat 1panne7 froC

HIId to Hd an7 i1 regar7e7 a1 one of the

greate1t eCpire1 in Qin7u hi1toryJ. we were

Cet :y our gui7e. Lhi;a. which i1 al1o the naCe

of the go7 who wa1 pre7oCinantly praye7 to

in thi1 area Qi1 iCpecca:ly white 1Cile an7

gregariou1 nature 1ettle7 any apprehen1ion that

any of u1 Cay ha;e ha7 a:out tra;eling in [n7ia

[nitially we were all :lown away :y the Ko1hua

?ree@e1Zue 1urroun7ing1 a1 we wea;e7 through

:oul7er "el71 in our air con7itione7 ;an Vur

ho1tel wa1 :eautifully 1ituate7. 1itting on anenorCou1 rice pa77y 1urroun7e7 :y yellow

granite :oul7er1 that glow a rich orange when

the 1un 1et1. with perfectly place7 teCple1 on

top of the1e roc, forCation1 et thi1 wa1 only

:e the :eginning

Vur initial 7ay in QaCpi wa1 our "r1t

eYperience in thi1 hyper@Qin7u area of [n7ia

where ;i:rant colore7 Lari1 Fa 1houl7er to toe

7re11 worn :y Co1t [n7ian woCanJ :u1tle

along1i7e throw:ac, prie1t1 wearing nothing :ut

a white 1,irt an7 ;ariou1 colore7 te,,a1 Fthe 7ot

on a Qin7u1 forehea7 that repre1ent1 the center

of their 1piritual :eingJ through the local :aWaar

with ConuCental teCple1 "lling the 1,yline

?he 1ight1. 1Cell1 an7 1oun71 of a thir7 worl7

culture F[ ,now the T/ wor7 i1 "e;eloping

/ountry. :ut [n7ia i1 7oing that at a 1nail41 paceJ

were eC:race7 :y our 1tu7ent1. an7 aCaWeCent

"lle7 our eye1 Mfter 1oCe eYtreCely ineYpen1i;e

teYtile 1hopping an7 our "r1t true curry Ceal.

we hea7e7 to the ancient Cain teCple that the

go7 Lhi;a 1till a7orn1 2e learne7 a:out the

architecture an7 how the1e intricately car;e7

i7ol1 were create7 Fwith egg. 1oil an7 1an7J an7

what they Cean to Qin7u wor1hiper1 2e praye7

at 7ifferent alter1. Ca7e Conetary contri:ution1

to the prie1t1 Fof cour1eJ. ha7 te,,a1 applie7 to

our forehea71 an7 were followe7 :y hun7re71

of local1 who were aCaWe7 with our pre1ence intheir religiou1 1anctuary 2e then progre11e7 up

the granite 1la:1 to the Nane1h teCple1 that 1at

perfectly a:o;e the city :elow 2e a7Cire7 the

H8 feet high 1ingle piece of Conolithic granite

that wa1 intricately car;e7 to loo, li,e the

Boyou1 elephant

Vur neYt 7ay wa1 "lle7 with Core tour1

of the 1urroun7ing lan71cape along the ri;er.

an7 ;i1iting Core ancient hou1e1 of wor1hip

2e roaCe7 through enorCou1 :oul7er "el71

where teCple1 1at precariou1ly on Countain

top1 an7 a7Cire7 the ancient 1tone wor, that

eYi1te7 HOO year1 :efore the [nca ?he ancien

Qin7u1 u1e7 the 1aCe techniZue1. :ut ha7 Cuch

iCpro;e7 technology. li,e gunpow7er. to :rea,

the roc,1. an7 iron chi1el1 to create the ornate

relief1 that co;er all of the teCple1 2e too,

a raft ri7e that wa1 in no way anything li,e

ha7 e;er eYperience7. for the raft1 were Ca7e

of wic,er. an7 were circular li,e a !ying 1auce

that i1 u1e7 to propel you 7own a 1now co;ere7

hill. wrappe7 in a nylon tarp an7 en;elope7 withtar 2e crui1e7 through the ri;er ;alley a7Ciring

7ilapi7ate7 :ri7ge1 froC the HUth century

a1 well a1 the CaBe1tic teCple that 1it1 on an

enorCou1 Countain of granite

2e then Co;e7 on to the infaCou1 bitthala

?eCple where bi1hnu wa1 wor1hipe7 ?hi1

coCpoun7 wa1 the _crown Bewel` of all of the

religiou1 1anctuarie1 in the area for the art wor,

an7 architectural 7e1ign wa1 !awle11 2or7

can 7o no Bu1tice in 7e1cri:ing the 1ight1 tha

we a7Cire7 that 7ay. :ut you can Noogle 1earch

bitthala ?eCple to 1ee what we eYperience7

?o7ay. we cliC:e7 5 1tep1 to o:tain an

eagle eye41 ;iew froC the ?eCple of QanuCana

the Ron,ey No7 M1 we a1cen7e7 the trai

that le7 u1 through an7 un7er :oul7er1 we

were approache7 :y 1e;eral 7ifferent type

of Con,ey1 that were loo,ing for generou1

han7out1 of :anana1 an7 nut1 which we

po11e11e7 or an hour we cliC:e7 up an7 o;er

:oul7er1 in the eYpan1i;e :oul7er@"lle7 area

that went on for hun7re71 of Cile1 an7 Ca7e

up the biBayangara Cpire 2e then enBoye7

the afternoon 1wiCCing with the local1 at the

1erene la,e [t wa1 a treCen7ou1 7ay

?oCorrow Corning we 7epart for the 1leepy

:each town of TaluCa to concentrate on ou

aca7eCic1 an7 /oppertone tan1^ M1 you ha;e

rea7. you can 1ee why coCCunication ha1:een 1o 7if"cult for our 7ay1 ha;e :een long

an7 tiring an7 the tra;el ha1 :een eYten1i;e

(ecau1e of the 1heer eccentricity of thi1 culture

Cany of our 1tu7ent1 ha;e alrea7y 1ai7 thi1 i1

the Co1t CeCora:le eYperience they ha;e ha7

in their li;e1

[ hope thi1 eCail "n71 you all well

]aCa1te.

Ratt F?J 2hite

[nternational Mca7eCic [n1tructor

!"ndia ad(entures continued on ne0t pa2e

... a buffet of Indian food awaited us, complete with ten waiters to serve us wewitnessed local Indians running alongside the slow moving, coal driven transportation jumping through windows we had tekkas applied to our foreheads and werefollowed by hundreds of locals who were amazed with our presenceToday, we

climbed 575 steps to obtain an eagle eyes view from the Temple of Hanumanathe Monkey God our students have already said this is themost memorable experience they have had in their lives

International Academy writes from IndiaInternational Academy writes from India

!awa 1 2pril 5667 1 8age :


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!r#$#%& t)r*+&) $#lla&e after $#lla&e was a

s+rreal a%2 t)r#ll#%& e34er#e%5e we awoke to atropical beach paradise amidst swaying coconutspalms class was held on the upper verandaof two adjoined beach huts we wereconfronted with stark realities of poverty we will visit an orphanage and AIDS Hospice atruly terrific trip with a lot of learning ...

Dn0rea ,o'aQXo


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GMMy Ua'arow HICTK9 YAan Slanco HICTK9 !a+e =agen HICZK an0 Sry'on \anghiQ


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Thanksgiving talent show is annual tradition

]awa hol71 1e;eral annual tra7ition1 in a77ition to the ?han,1gi;ing 7innertalent 1how

orientation wee,en7 with a 7ance ho1te7 :y 1enior1. a Qalloween 7re11 up party. a ?han,1gi;@

ing 7innertalent 1how. a /hri1tCa1Qoli7ay fea1t where 1taff gi;e pre1ent1 to 1tu7ent1. a 1pring

:ar@:@Zue. two parent14 wee,en71 an7 gra7uation ?hi1 year a new tra7ition i1 1tarting a parent14

wor, wee,en7 in the 1pring

?hi1 year41 ?han,1gi;ing?alent Lhow feature7 guitar playing. 1inging. hip@hop. 1,it1. :elly@

7ancing an7 a Cartial art1 7eCon1tration

Uicture0 cloc+wi'e fro. upper leftWHJK Sroo+e =illery HIJCK9 'inging an Dcapella 'ong 'he wrote her'elf9HFK )aintenance Rirector !i. Lri'ten'en open' with a /lue' nu./er on the guitar9HBK Sritney =illery HICTK an0 1rance'ca !one' HICZK )< the progra.9H_K ;ut0oor ,peciali't )ichael Uhillip' an0 Dca0e.ic Gn'tructor' )att H`PK [hite

an0 Lalan )ilhou'e >e0woo09 an0 [ee+en0 Urogra. Rirector Srian ,tou0nour enoythe fe'tiAitie'9

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Cultural Studies students visit Chinese temple?he /ultural Ltu7ie1 cla11. taught :y Rari:el

Sooten1. too, a "el7 trip to 2ea;er;ille41 /hine1e

Ko11 Qou1e. a "aoi1t teCple al1o ,nown a1 _?he

?eCple of the ore1t (eneath the /lou71`

Ltu7ent1 ha7 a chance to loo, at the art. reli@

giou1 artifact1. Cining iCpleCent1 an7 weapon1

froC the H8U ?ong 2ar on 7i1play. pro;i7ing

theC with a clo1e gliCp1e of /alifornia41 hi1tory

froC the Nol7 ju1h 7ay1 ?he teCple. one of the

few reCaining 1tructure1 froC that era. i1 a:out II

Cile1 we1t of rench Nulch

,tu0ent' Ai'iting the te.ple are9 left to right9

LrMy'M [illia.' HICZK9 Xawrence UeAerini HICTK9

DleV [right HICZK9 ic+ Dl/rightQSrolin HIJCK an0 Pyler

Lwon HIJBK

Snowboardersbeach & bowlbefore it snows

;en :efore it 1now1. the 1now:oar7er1

,eep acti;e an7 train for the 1ea1on with 1,ate@

:oar7ing. 1ur"ng an7 :owlingk

]awa 1taff too, a group of 1tu7ent1 on a

1ur"ng trip to the :each near ure,a in the fall

Phe 'now/oar0ingQ'ur ngQ/owler' picQture0 areW 1rance'ca !one' HICZK9 Sritney=illery HICTK9 >o//y Oreenwell HICTK9


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How they did it ...Ltu7ent1 in Richael

Eielich41 ]atural Ltu7ie1

cla11 Ca7e acorn :rea7 froC

1cratch. inclu7ing har;e1t@

ing the acorn1 an7 grin7ing

theC up to Ca,e acorn Ceal

Mcorn1 were a CaBor ]orth

MCerican [n7ian foo7. an7

it wa1 the ]ati;e MCerican1

who intro7uce7 acorn :rea7

to coloni1t1

Phe chef' 'hown here arePop

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