We have continued to study the literature from the Spanish Golden Age. We dedicated some time to Maria Zayas y Sotomayor who until recently had been excluded from the Spanish Literature cannon, or “must read” writers. During her time, writers wrote about the knight in shining armor and the damsel in distress. She put a different spin in her heroines and heroes. She wrote of women that were daring, clever, and at times deceiving. She wrote of men that were not gentlemen, who were foolish and dim-witted. We can understand why her writing was excluded for so long.
Ms. Rivera
We are wrapping up Shakespeare’s, Julius Caesar. One of his most famous tragedies. We learned that Shakespeare took real life individuals and made up fictional scenarios and placed those individuals in those scenarios. We discussed pathetic fallacy and how Shakespeare used this literary technique to express to his viewers the mood of the actions of the play. We were also able to identify the 5 elements of a story laid out for us in this play. As we end the school year soon, we are going to see how everything we learned this year will help us with the Regents that lay ahead. I am confident the students are prepared for this exam. They were exposed to different literary works which expanded their critical thinking skills.
Ms. Quiros
This is the 1st year that we have decided to incorporate soccer into the high school P.E. curriculum. Students are more enthusiastic and excited to play this sport not because they are experts at it, but quite the opposite. They are all novices. Those students who excelled at team handball, volleyball, and basketball are now trying to adjust to feet-eye coordination instead of hand-eye coordination. They welcome this new facet of the game and enjoy improving themselves.
Mr. Wong
April was a busy month in the computer lab. One of the highlights was when the students were able to participate in Administrators Professional Day. Middle School and High School students made cards using Microsoft Publisher and later were presented to the staff. The students expressed their gratitude to these hard working individuals and used the computer lab to make these memories.
Mr. Miller
The most horrific conflict of all time is behind us and the tensions of the Cold War are upon us. Who is a Communist? Is it you?? Is it me?? Over the backdrop of the Cold War, we are fighting for Civil Rights in America. African Americans are leading the way and change is coming — love and peace are also new buzzwords that are lingering in the atmosphere.
Mr. Prawel
Math A Class has been engaged in consumer math activities. Students have been taking life application word problems and showing how math is used in everyday life such as: banking, making purchases and paying taxes.
Mrs. Christian
We have been discussing Illicit Drugs. Each group is required to do extensive research. Each group will present and have a board to display facts about various drugs. They will display presentations through skits, power point, and poster boards.
Mrs. Christian
This month we had fun with a chapter called “Los Pasatiempos” (favorite pass times).
The vocabulary learned dealt with different types of hobbies, sports and things that people like to do in their spare time. The students enjoyed some class time playing board games and trying to converse in Spanish while they were being competitive. It was fun and a good speaking practice for them.
Mrs. Pascualini
Students have been working on Corporate Bonds, annual interest, yield and rates. This class continues to prepare them for real life situations.
Mrs. Racoma
In chemistry students have been studying phase diagrams & vapor pressure graphs. They can determine the phase of a particular substance based on the given conditions.
Mrs. Wong