Old Ragtime News Vol 1 Iss 4

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events weve had on campus. We do our best tomake you feel like you aremore at home.

Anyone who would like tospeak at the next SGAGeneral Meeting shouldcome to me so I can put

your name on theguest list. I wouldlike to say thank youto all of the Veteransand soldiers who arefighting overseas for our freedom. Re-member our soldiers& loved ones onMemorial Day.

I would like to con-gratulate all the stu-dents who graduatedfrom Life Skills.

The SGA has manymore events planned

for each and every one of you students here atWWRC come out & seewhat weve got planned.

Thanks & have a blessedweek.

Bean

From the desk of the President: (I havealways wanted to write that. ThanksWoodrow for another dream come true.)

Dedicated staff and fellow students, asPresident of the Student GovernmentAssociation, it is my great pleasure towelcome you to our community. First, Iwould like to thank all of you who havegiven me this oppor-tunity.

I firstly want tothank Rick Sizemorefor his support of theSGA. I would alsolike to thank SaraMoats for taking

pictures of the Me-morial Day Week-end Celebration. Iwould like to thank all the volunteers for helping with theevent also.

I would like to thank everyone that has donated items to theSGA for the SGAs Silent Auction. Weappreciate all your donations. We arestill accepting donations so if you wouldlike to donate items you can still do soon Wednesday May 28th at the SGAcloset.

I would like to congratulate TremaineRollins on being able to participate inthe International Wheelchair Games.Congrats Tremaine. I would also like tocongratulate Gary Davis for winning 1st

place for the guys in the pool tourna-ment. I would also like to congratulateAmanda Trifiatis in winning 1st placefor the girls. I hope each and every oneof you students enjoys some of the

L E T T E R F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

Special points of

interest: Letter from the

President

Lifeskills Gradua-tions

Live ConcertWith WadeSampson

Memorial DayWeekend Cele-bration

May 19th, 2008 Volume 1, Issue 4

Inside this issue:

Poetry Corner 4

Dear Sara Advice

Column

4

New Committee

Members

5

Tornado/Fire Drill

Precautions

5

Reverse Gender

Beauty Pageant

5

Congrats Tremaine

Rollins

6

How To Look After

Yourself

8

Memorial Day

Salute

9

Fishing Trip on

Friday

10

June Calendar 13

Student Photos 21


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Lifeskills Graduation 25 April 2008

Graduates Nettie BensonIke BrittLucas DixonTasha FergusonMichael HelgrenAdam IsleyThomas McGrathCharles RossJeremy Taylor Daniel Walker Travis WallaceDashawn WardEmily PhillipsJessica Zetterstrom


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Volume 1, Issue 4 Page 3

Lifeskills Graduation 16 May 2008


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Page 4Newsletter Title

Poetry Corner One By OneBy Crystal Huff

One by oneThey march outTo do their dutiesTrying to protectTheir loved onesSome scared to dieBut not showing itOne by twoThey returnLoved onesDying and

Loved ones cryingOne by oneThey march outTo do their dutiesOne by twoThey returnOne carrying the other

I Miss YouBy Mariluz Ramey

A little bit of you and a little bit of meHave switched respective placesIn a mystifying weWhen miles come between usAnd our lives are drawn apartOur thoughts remain together Tugging softly at the heartThis lonliness without youTells of special moments shared and across milesJust how much weve always carriedThe emptiness that comes with just

The memory of your touch stirs aFeeling from withinThat says I miss you very much

Dear Sara Advice ColumnDear SaraIts hard to get people involved in activities on campus. Ive been try-ing to put out flyers, emails & announcements to let the studentsknow of events. What do you think I can do to get more people in-volved?Signed Helpless at WWRC

Helpless at WWRC You could go around and ask the students what they are interested in.Get their ideas of what they enjoy doing. You could put out a boxthat they can put their ideas in.


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Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 5 New Committee Members

Sarah Spanos Wendy Hurt Stephanie Klett Travis Wallace Stephanie Dunn

Leigh Anne Mitchell Jennifer Sampson Hunter Crain Wendy Hurt Snoop Steven Howard Trent Sheridan Travis Wallace Nika Polsky Jessica Zetterstrom Helen Dudley Melanie Traifield Melinee Neaves

Leigh Anne Mitchell Nika Polsky Stephanie Dunn

Tornado Go where theres no

glass

Go in a basement

Go under tables

Fire Drill

Go into Quad

Go into parking lot

Precautions Go in bathroom or

Shower room

Reverse Gender Beauty PageantJune 12th, 2008 Thursday

Contestants Will be Judged on: Best Hair Best Makeup Most Beautiful Best Style

June 7th, 2008 SaturdayDonations are still being accepted.All donations can be dropped off

by the SGA Closet at 4PM on

Wednesday May 28th.


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Congratulations Tremaine Rollins

Tremaine will be going to the InternationalWheelchair Games in July. The games will

be held at Rutgers University in New Jersey.Tremaine has qualified for the Shot Putt,Disc Throw, & the Javelin Throw. This is a

great opportunity for Tremaine. Thanks toall who encouraged Tremaine to get in-volved in the Wheelchair Games. Thanks tothe SGA for sponsoring his membership inWheelchair Sports USA.


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How to Look After Yourself

Although some mental illnesses may be genetically predetermined, or otherwise unavoidable, thereare ways to keep the blues at bay and make sure your mind and body stay healthy and happy.

Eat well and keep fit

Regular, healthy meals and moderate exercise can make a significant difference to your moods.You'll feel more energetic and able to look after yourself. There's also the added benefit of looking fitand toned, which is a confidence booster.

Do something you love

Write a list of all the things in life that you enjoy, no matter how trivial they might seem at first. Now plan to do at least one small thing every day, and have bigger things to look forward to as well. Ahobby or interest that totally absorbs your interest is great, even if it's just for an hour a week, butdon't take it to extremes and let it take over the whole of your life.

Make lots of friends

Even shy people can have an active social life. Get out and meet some new people, and remember -they don't have to be identical to you to be good friends. Avoid people who drag you down all thetime and never give anything in return for your support. Seek out the company of others who makeyou laugh, or feel inspired.

Learn how to handle stress

Don't be afraid of challenges, overcoming them will help to increase your self-confidence. Stressmanagement is not all about being passive, or lying down in a darkened room with a wet flannel onyour forehead! Learn some active techniques to help you relax, rather than monging out in front of

the telly, or getting drunk.

Big yourself up

If you're in the habit of putting yourself down a lot, try making a list of all your good qualities. Get afriend to help you. You'll be surprised at how long that list turns out to be. Remind yourself of the listfrom time to time.

Stay out of the downward spiral

Be honest about your feelings, but don't go on and on about feeling bad all the time to anyone who'lllisten, it will make you feel worse. Avoid sitting around and doing nothing for days on end, espe-cially if you're feeling a bit down, keep busy or do something deliberate to relax yourself.

Keep your brain active

Take an interest in what's going on in the world, or at least one area of it. Be enthusiastic about lifeand never stop learning.

Don't worry, be silly

Learn how to ignore the unimportant things that may niggle you, and break large unpleasant tasksdown into smaller, manageable chunks. Keep a sense of humour at all times, and try to see the funnyside of most situations.
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Page 10Old Ragtime News Friday Off From School

Fishing Trip On FridayScoop Harris, Eric Canady, Sara Moats, Bear Willis, & Beanwent fishing on Friday and caught several fish. They fishedat Bald Rock Creek in Verona, VA.


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Are you wearing your nametag?

You MUST have it on when you are not inyour room!

Thank you.


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Page 12Old Ragtime News Memorial Day Weekend Celebration

Photos taken by Sara Moats


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June 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1N ational CancerSurvivors Day

P en Pal Day

2S GA General Meeting 5P

O ld Ragtime NewsComes Out

3 4D orm Com. Meeting 630P

H ealth Fair 3P

5Activities Meeting 7P

Ambassador Meeting 9P

W orld Environment Day

6N ational HungerAwareness Day

7S GA Silent Auc-

tion

N ational TrailsDay

8Abused Women &Childrens Day

9 10B all Point Pen Day

11

D orm Com. Meeting 630P

Live performance byWade Sampson

12Activities Com. Meeting 7P

Ambassador meeting 9P

R everse Gender BeautyPageant 630P

13F riday the 13th

14F amily HistoryDay

F lag Day

W orld BloodDonor Day

15F athers Day

Thank You Party ForBob

F amily AwarenessDay

N ature Photogra-phy Day

16O ld Ragtime NewsComing Out

17C ommittees Fair 6P

18

D orm Com. Meeting 630P

19Activities Com. Meeting 7P

Ambassador meeting 9P

K at Spivey & SaraMoats Bd ay

20Take Your Dog To Work Day

21G o Skateboard-ing Day

22 23 24F airy Day

25D orm Com. Meeting 630P

26Activities Com. Meeting 7PAmbassador Meeting 9PH andshake Day

27G raduationN ational HIVTesting Day

28

29G ay & LesbianParade Day

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Memorial Day Weekend Celebration: BINGO

Photos taken by Sara Moats & Angela Bean


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Memorial Day Weekend Celebration: Dancing



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Memorial Day Weekend Celebration: GROUP SHOTS



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Memorial Day Weekend Celebration: Piata

Photos taken by Angela Bean


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Volume 1, Issue 4 Page 19Memorial Day Weekend Celebration: Playing Football

Memorial Day Weekend Celebration: SGA


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Memorial Day Weekend Celebration: Water Balloon Fight

Photos taken by Angela Bean


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Volume 1, Issue 4 Page 21 Student Photos


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Funny Picture of the Week


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WWRC SGA

P.O. Box 1500

Fishersville, VA22939

E-mail: [email protected]

http://wwrcstudents.tripod.com

SGA

From the desk of the President..

Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center is a fine institu-tion to be a part of. The Student Government Associa-tion and SGA Activities Committee works hard for all ofyou students. We welcome suggestions and ideas fromevery student at WWRC. We would like more studentsto be involved in the content of the Old Ragtime NewsNewsletter. We are looking for students to submit arti-cles and ideas to the e-mail addresses listed above.Come out and enjoy the activities that we have plannedfor you, come participate in the committees, submitarticles and your poems to the newspaper. Thanks formaking this dream come true. From the desk of yourSGA President. - Bean (SGA President)

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