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Wendy (on the left) smiling with SMAS classmates while volunteering at the San Mateo Public Library At San Mateo Adult School, students learn many skills to help them succeed.  Some students progress from the classroom to jobs.  They are learner to earner success stories.   Wendy Yeung is one of these success stories.  She agreed to share her experience in order to help other students move forward toward their own goals. Thank you, Wendy, for sharing your story!   What is your name?      Wendy Yeung Where are you from - what country or part of the world?   I am from Hong Kong China. Hong Kong is in the south part of China and was a British colony for 100 years. What classes did you take at San Mateo Adult School?  Who were your teachers?   I took Distance Learning class of teacher Cynthia, ESL Advanced Low Class of teacher Jessica, ESL Adv High Listen/speak Class of teacher Vasyl, ESL Advanced Writing class of teacher Lisa an...

Evening Student Council Board Member Simone Coelho shared this exellent speech at the 2018-19 Evening Candidate Forum.    Here, with her permission, is her speech: Evening Student Council Board Member Simone Coelho Alt Text:  Smiling woman with wavy brown hair and glasses wearing a black jacket Good Evening. My name is Simone Coelho. I am running for president. I am here today requesting your vote to be the voice of each student here at San Mateo Adult School. I want to represent our school as well. I am here today because I believe everybody deserves access to education and I stand for adult school. I will be here to: Listen to your concerns. I will be bringing new ideas to our campus. Be hard working when it comes to make things happen. I will lead keeping in mind your interests. And most of all, I am eager to make adult school even better. Again, my name is Simone. I humbly ask this evening for your vote. Together we can make great things happen. Thank you for listenin...

Evening Student Council Vice President Olivia Velazquez shared her story and this stellar speech at the 2018-19 Evening Candidate Forum.    Here, with her permission, is her wonderful speech. Evening Student Council Vice President Olivia Velasquez Alt Text:  Smiling woman with short hair in white blouse, black tie and vest. Good evening, students and staff members.  My name is Olivia Velasquez and I'm running for student council vice president.   I'm from Guadelajara, Mexico.  I'm remember my first months here.  I was a low beginning ESL student when I started in this school.  Now I'm a high intermediate student.  I worked hard and I learned that nothing succeeds if there is no effort.     It probably won't surprise you that I have decided to run for student council for the role of vice president.  As student council vice president, I will strive to continue making improvements in this school, with my colleagues, for ...

Evening Student Council President Carlos Diaz shared his story and this fabulous speech at the 2018-19 Evening Candidate Forum.  The next day, he was elected Student Council President of the Evening Student Council.   Here, with his permission, is his wonderful speech. Evening Student Council President Carlos Diaz Alt Text:  Smiling man with short brown hair in jean jacket Hello everyone! My name is Carlos Diaz and I am running for student council President. I'm from Mexico, more specifically a small town by the name of La Barca, located at the Southeast side of the state of Jalisco. I came to The USA 3 years ago, in August 2015. I remember how difficult the beginning was, a different country, different people, new neighbors, new neighborhoods, the diversity of cultures and traditions, and the most remarkable thing: English as a new language. Finding a new job is always a tough part of our lives, and that part increases when we don't know how to speak English, that's...

A new year of student-led democracy has begun at San Mateo Adult School! After a week of campaigning on campus and speeches at the Candidate Forum, SMAS ESL and GED students voted for new officers for the 2018-19 school year.   The new leadership teams are: Shereen, Shelley, Claudia Alt Text:  Three women standing in bright sunlight in the school quad Morning Student Council President:  Shelley Cheng Vice President:  Shereen Lata Secretary:  Claudia Asselborn Advisor Ai Ikeuchi Evening Student Council President Carlos Diaz Vice President Olivia Velazquez Secretary Victor Linares Advisor Simone Coelho Victor, Olivia, Simone,  Stephanie, Tim, Carlos Alt Text:  Six people standing in the school quad in the evening Read speeches from the Candidate Forums: Morning  President Shelly's speech Morning  Vice President Shereen's speech Morning  Secretary Claudia's speech Evening President Carlos Diaz Evening Vice President Olivia Velasquez Ev...

Morning Student Council Secretary Claudia Asselborn shared her story and her vision of teamwork and progress at the 2018-19 Morning Candidate Forum.  Here, with her permission, is her wonderful speech. Claudia speaking at the Morning Candidate Forum Director Tim listening in the background Good Morning Director Tim, teachers and students! Thanks for coming! I would like to introduce myself because although many people know me, others still don’t. My name is Claudia Asselborn and I am running for Secretary of the Student Council. I am from Argentina. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education. I worked as a substitute teacher and student counselor.  I also worked as an administrative assistant for eleven years in my country. I came to California with my husband for his work. First, we lived in San Francisco for a few months, and then, we moved to San Mateo two years ago.  I've been studying English in San Mateo Adult School since then. I am Student Ambassador and jo...