program raises $, educates students w/ autism

January 4, 2008

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Y-Not-Soup program raises money, educates students with autism

January 4, 2008

By KORIE WILKINS

FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER

With the smell of warm cornbread in the air, Kolehouse's students

busily chopped onions and tomatoes for taco soup to sell today.

Since late November, a hot bowl of soup has become a regular Friday

lunch for teachers and staff at Kettering High School in Waterford,

where Kolehouse teaches in the autistic program.

The $4 for the soup, bread and dessert meal goes to the autistic

program, paying for field trips and a year-end banquet for its eight

students and 45 peer mentors.

" I think it's a very good way to make money, " said Josh Gibbs, 17, a

student in the autistic program. " It's been met with much enthusiasm. "

Y-Not Soup does more than give people a hearty meal, however. Kolehouse

said it teaches students valuable life skills, such as how to cook,

manage money and interact with others.

And Gibbs is one success story.

As the marketing guru for Y-Not Soup, Gibbs created a presentation for

school administrators on the program. He also designs flyers so

customers know what's on the menu.

The junior from Waterford said he thinks the soup program will help him

learn the skills he needs to one day open a comic book and toy store.

" Each student has a lot of involvement, " Kolehouse said. " I didn't go

into this with any expectations, but I'm very happy with how it's turned

out. "

Occupational therapist Deb Wear, who works with Kolehouse, said students

work on the program daily.

On Mondays, the students and peer mentors make a shopping list. Tuesdays

are for shopping. Wednesdays and Thursdays are for cooking. On Fridays,

the soup is packaged and sold, about 40 bowls a week, Kolehouse said.

The students also are making ceramic bowls, which are to be used to

serve soup, said art teacher Lori Groff.

On Thursday, several autistic students, along with Groff's National Art

Honor Society students, used clay to shape the bowls that will be fired

and glazed.

Mentor Ashlee Wellman, 17, a junior from White Lake Township, came up

with the Y-Not Soup moniker. Wellman said she loves working with the

autistic students and learns as much from them as she hopes they learn

from her.

" It's really helped me learn how to relate to others, " she said.

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From left, Brittney Lowery and her mentor, Ashlee Wellman, 17, of White

Lake Township make a corn muffin batter as mentor Ben Antaya, 18, and

student Nowak, 15, both of Waterford, chop onions to be added to

taco soup as part of the Y-Not Soup program.

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Nowak, left, dumps chopped onions into a pot as Antaya remains ready to

help. Nowak is a student in the autistic program at Kettering High

School in Waterford. The students make soup to sell every week.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

To get involved

To donate money to the Y-Not Soup program, call Kettering High School at

or e-mail Kolehouse at koleha01@...

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January 4, 2008

I loved this!!!! GREAT IDEA! I do hope this can catch on in other

schools across the nation.

Everyone who has ever worked with always says that it is their

privelege to work with her.

Thanks for the sharing!!

Shanna ('s mom)

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>

> Y-Not-Soup program raises money, educates students with autism

> January 4, 2008

>

> By KORIE WILKINS

>

> FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER

>

> With the smell of warm cornbread in the air, Kolehouse's

students

> busily chopped onions and tomatoes for taco soup to sell today.

>

> Since late November, a hot bowl of soup has become a regular Friday

> lunch for teachers and staff at Kettering High School in Waterford,

> where Kolehouse teaches in the autistic program.

>

> The $4 for the soup, bread and dessert meal goes to the autistic

> program, paying for field trips and a year-end banquet for its eight

> students and 45 peer mentors.

>

> " I think it's a very good way to make money, " said Josh Gibbs, 17, a

> student in the autistic program. " It's been met with much

enthusiasm. "

>

> Y-Not Soup does more than give people a hearty meal, however.

Kolehouse

> said it teaches students valuable life skills, such as how to cook,

> manage money and interact with others.

>

> And Gibbs is one success story.

>

> As the marketing guru for Y-Not Soup, Gibbs created a presentation

for

> school administrators on the program. He also designs flyers so

> customers know what's on the menu.

>

> The junior from Waterford said he thinks the soup program will help

him

> learn the skills he needs to one day open a comic book and toy

store.

>

> " Each student has a lot of involvement, " Kolehouse said. " I didn't

go

> into this with any expectations, but I'm very happy with how it's

turned

> out. "

>

> Occupational therapist Deb Wear, who works with Kolehouse, said

students

> work on the program daily.

>

> On Mondays, the students and peer mentors make a shopping list.

Tuesdays

> are for shopping. Wednesdays and Thursdays are for cooking. On

Fridays,

> the soup is packaged and sold, about 40 bowls a week, Kolehouse

said.

>

> The students also are making ceramic bowls, which are to be used to

> serve soup, said art teacher Lori Groff.

>

> On Thursday, several autistic students, along with Groff's National

Art

> Honor Society students, used clay to shape the bowls that will be

fired

> and glazed.

>

> Mentor Ashlee Wellman, 17, a junior from White Lake Township, came

up

> with the Y-Not Soup moniker. Wellman said she loves working with the

> autistic students and learns as much from them as she hopes they

learn

> from her.

>

> " It's really helped me learn how to relate to others, " she said.

>

> Contact KORIE WILKINS at or kwilkins@...

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> (ERIC SEALS/Detroit Free Press)

>

> From left, Brittney Lowery and her mentor, Ashlee Wellman, 17, of

White

> Lake Township make a corn muffin batter as mentor Ben Antaya, 18,

and

> student Nowak, 15, both of Waterford, chop onions to be added

to

> taco soup as part of the Y-Not Soup program.

>

> (ERIC SEALS/Detroit Free Press)

>

> Nowak, left, dumps chopped onions into a pot as Antaya remains

ready to

> help. Nowak is a student in the autistic program at Kettering High

> School in Waterford. The students make soup to sell every week.

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> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

> To get involved

>

> To donate money to the Y-Not Soup program, call Kettering High

School at

> or e-mail Kolehouse at koleha01@...

> .

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