Fourth Quarter
Students from grades 3 through 12 are awarded Honor Roll certificates based on their report card grades each marking period. Principal’s List: 96% average or higher with no grade below a 90; High Honor Roll: 93% average or higher with no grades below a B; Honor Roll: 85% average or higher with no grade below a B; Honorable Mention: 80% average or higher with no failing grades. Congratulations to the following students who achieved Honor Roll status this quarter.
Principal’s List
3rd Grade: Sarah Joy Gallardo
4th Grade: Isadora Macedo
5th Grade: David Pamintuan
6th Grade: Rebecca Edwards
7th Grade: Ivy Johnson
8th Grade: Isaiah Bienemann, Johannah Gepte, Hee Young Lee, Christopher Reyes,
9th Grade: Xu Huang, Junyi Sun
10th Grade: April Joanne Arbotante, Shenghuijun (Duble) Fan
11th Grade: Alexi Arceo, Mohammed S. Baba, Thuy Minh Dao, Demetrius Johnson Jr., Jenish Karmacharya, Joosik Kim, Sardorzhon Narzullaev, John Rezkalla, Zhengyuan (Spencer) Yu
12th Grade: Karas Bonifas, Brianna Franco, Jacqueline Grey, Rebecca Wong
High Honor Roll
3rd Grade: Christian Pascal, Bianca Romano, Selma Tamay
4th Grade: Jack Barrett, Nina Cruz, Chloe Martinez, Brian Poonai
5th Grade: Jonathan Cortes, Embely Farinango, Amber Reyes, Jorge Ruiz, Danielle Serrano
6th Grade: Leslie Aguilar, David Kemp, Tiffany Pardo, Ruth Snape
7th Grade: Charline Mazanek
8th Grade: Manuela Agudelo, Michael Lema, Ryan Poonai, Joseph Samaroo
9th Grade: Natalie Barbosa, Wesley Bryant, Judah Soverall, Samantha Vazquez, Tyson Wilkman
10th Grade: Melanie Cho, Young Min (Daniel) Kim
11th Grade: Jofelyn Gaco, Jessica Samide
12th Grade: Alahna Dones, John Gomez
Honor Roll
3rd Grade: Jadelyn Carrion, Dalton Chick, Andrew Jean-Pierre, David Macio, Genesis Ninah, Reynah Nunez, Kevin Singh
4th Grade: Ashley Alvarez, Danielle Christian, Zion Ham, Jahi Murray, Jasmine Pizarro, Michael Rancel, Brenda Salmeron, Jillian Tobias, Vincent Tupacyupanqui, Boxuan Wu
5th Grade: Jonathan Lara, Brandon McGirt, Jaylene Ramirez, Aliyah Tupac-Yupanqui
6th Grade: Amber Colon, Jennifer Munoz
7th Grade: Estrella Barriga, Kely Christmas, Elijah Colon, Isaac Padilla
8th Grade: Alessa Barbosa, Karen Lopez, Anita Rambaran
9th Grade: Chun Lu, Liliana Morales, Mary Rezkalla, Lilian Yanza
10th Grade: Shawn Felix, Jonathan Snape, Lauren Vicuna
11th Grade: Zhixin Deng, Jennifer Menjivar, Sergio Peguero, Jeremy Perez, Hazel Pina, Joel Sciarrone, Alyssa Soler, Meng Ling Yang
12th Grade: Nathanael Colon, Eva Cruz, Andrea David, Rebekah Singh
Honorable Mention
3rd Grade: Christopher Colon, Alizah Dones, Sebastian Ramos, Maya Salazar, Tramell Thompson
4th Grade: Faith Alvarado, Jeremiah Cardi, Jaymie Franco, Joshua Lowe, Joshua Macio, Julia Moises
5th Grade: Jasmine Gonzalez, Samuel Hinton, Deborah Hughes, Emily Lozano, Alec Martinez, Brianna McMichael, Robert Perfetto
6th Grade: Matthew Alvarez, Mark Barillas, Rachel Bou, Jeremias Emestica, Taesharra Hopkins, Kayla Juarbe, Zhane Lamb, Alexa Reynoso, Kaylah Sambo, Zephaniah Vaughn
7th Grade: Christina DeArruda, Stefanie DeArruda, Lucas Gomes, James Hinton, Nicholas Reyes, Zoe Tavarez, Jacob Tolone
8th Grade: Kayla Alvarez, Daniel Byrne, Meiky Moo Chen, Kailee DeLosAngeles, Samantha Garcia, Rohan Hutchinson, Hefziba Lozano, Adriana Montalvo, Susannah Oliveira, Alexis Padilla, Keren Salcedo, Karina Valadez
9th Grade: Ludy Ambroise, Rasheedah Broomfield, Alyssa David, Ronnie Dukes, Shannon Etwaroo, Larimar Fondeur, Shiya Huang, Jun (Roger) Luo, Noela Mesquita, Wesley Pratt, Victor Sanchez, Zachary Tabick, Nicholas Vargas, You Mei Yuan
10th Grade: Josiah Bonifas, David Colan, Emely Curvelo, Naomi Edwards, Robert Epps, Janine Faulkner, Qian (Fiona) Gao, Ling Ling Han, Hyeon Uk Lee, Nicole Purdee, Jessica Roberts, Ana Rodriguez, Joanne Sciarrone, Stacy Vega, Gustavo, Villalba
11th Grade: Anthony Cabrera-Bradly, Daniel Castillo-Ramos, Samuel Edades, Daniel Edwards, Fabian Griffiths Jr., Rebecca Kemp, Jin Hee Lee, Vanessa Lynah, Raul Menjivar, Jr., Christian Mercado, Taira Olavarria, Kevin Panameno, Jasmyn Pereira, Steven Rodriguez, Telissa Rosario, Frederick Sanchez, Caiting Zheng
12th Grade: Qiqi Gao, Ashley Garcia, Andrea Gonzalez, Xu (Katy) He, Thalia Herrera, Elim Lee, Ziyu Lu, Peter Rezkalla, Desiree Rivera, Stephanie Saintilien, Orael Sanchez, Jose Vargas Jr., Yifan (Evan) Zhao
Hamlet
The 11th grade steeped themselves in the study of tragedy and questioned whether such sorrowful events could have been avoided. The intricate plot of Hamlet contains almost a dozen deaths, and the students backtracked to rewrite the play, suggesting that certain actions could have saved almost all of those lives. They saw the depth of emotion both in this play, and in the poetic works of Edgar Allan Poe, who seemed to continually pine for his lost love. As they read the poetry they saw how very carefully crafted it was; even the number of syllables is important, and the number of times a phrase mentioned, symbolic!
Miss Kleinschuster
Mac Beth
ECHS’ Seniors got a chance to analyze the psychology of several complex characters in Mac Beth, one of Shakespeare’s classic tragedies. They saw how a guilty conscience plagued the protagonist — or was he more of an antagonist? — and his wife, and how the man who would become ruler of Scotland used reverse psychology to test one of his subjects. The students also learned the (Celtic) mythological background that lends a great deal of symbolism to the strange events in the play, and learned to look for the fine print in prophesies. They discovered many serious themes in Mac Beth, and how some of them paralleled with Oedipus Rex, a tragedy written over 2,000 years ago.
Miss Kleinschuster
1930 vs 2011
Eighth graders stepped back in time to a 1930’s culture very different from our diverse, NYC present. Students caught a glimpse of the African American struggle through the Logan family in Mildred D. Taylor’s award-winning novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Students wrestled with questions about prejudice, revenge, and justice. Additionally, students discussed and debated the controversial issue of offshore outsourcing, as well as writing a research paper expressing their view.
Mrs. Foster
Very Creative Students
With originality and creativity, students produced their own variety of several poems using many techniques such as simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, rhyme, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. Seventh graders also researched and wrote persuasive essays about the influence of watching television. They enjoyed verbally debating one another. Finally, students read a portion of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and viewed an animated version of the famous allegory. Each student engaged in discussion to compare the text with the film, as well as expressing in written form his or her own spiritual applications.
Mrs. Foster
Recap
Students revised and completed final autobiographical narratives with illustrations to send off for publication through Student Treasures at Nationwide. In addition, 6th graders battled each other in verbal and written expression regarding the effectiveness of uniforms. Students were challenged to support their opinions with research. Finally, sixth graders read of the extremely unselfish Amos Fortune who, despite enduring much injustice, displayed exemplary determination and compassion.
Mrs. Foster
Action Songs
In Pre-K Music, if I don’t hear the children saying… Marching Song, I’ll hear Bumble Bee. They love those songs. They love to sing them. These songs give a story which they can follow, understand and move to. There are special moves, and they know them well. We do a lot of songs such as these, which are action songs. Some they cling to more than others, but they have a good memory and remember the songs we sing! We have a good time together!
Miss Farrell
Fuzz-oodles
In Kindergarten music, you often hear, Do you have the fuzz-oodles? The children love to guess what the teacher is making with the fuzz-ooodles, and then we sing about it and move to the music of the song. Our constant focus is always moving to the music, expressing with our body what we hear, and keeping a steady beat. In this class we have volunteers to come to the front and lead the class. When this is done, I often see the creativity in the student to find creative moves, expressing the words of the song. They have talent!
Miss Farrell
Let’s March
In 1st grade music, we are reviewing the different instruments that are played in a band. The children move to the music, while we constantly practice rhythm through clapping, moving our arms, sliding from side to side and jumping here and there. Another activity we combine with learning about different instruments is marching as if we are a marching band, and playing with expression the instrument assigned to each child. It is a fun time!
Miss Farrell
Fun Music Theory
One of 2nd and 3rd grades’ favorite music activities is Music Bingo. While playing this game, the students are learning about the parts of a note, accidental signs, time signatures, notes on the lines and in the spaces, rests, and key signatures with sharps and flats. Some of these things are considered advanced music education, but when it is learned in a fun way, they are eager to show you how they are grasping the concepts, and doing it with speed!
Miss Farrell