For the Parents, Students & Staff of Atlantic High School

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Tara O’CampoPrincipal

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561-330-8952ELL Office

Volume 18 • Issue 2 February 2016www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/AtlanticHS

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Principal ’s AddressHappy New Year Eagle Families! We are proud to be an “A” rated school for the 2014-2015 school year with a 92.2% graduation rate up 2 points from last year! Go Eagles! Our teachers and students are working hard preparing for our FSA Writing, ELA, EOC,ACIE, IB testing around the corner! We had an excellent turnout for our February 6, 2015 ACT Testing. Our Seniors have one more opportunity to take the next ACT in April. Please encourage your child to sign-up for testing if they are still have not met the graduation requirement through FSA. ACT scores are looked up for post-secondary options for our students when applying for college. STILL want the football paragraph in there but add a special thank you to all our coaches of our winter sports programs. Spring sports is in full swing and we are excited about their upcoming season ahead. We encourage your child to continue to work hard through the third and fourth nine weeks. Our teachers and staff are working hard to ensure we provide the best comprehensive quality education for your child. We truly appreciate your support throughout the year and encourage you to motivate your child to attend free tutoring after school Monday thru Thursday if they are struggling in their academics. Saturday Sizzler begins this Saturday February 13, 2016 8:00 to 12:00 p.m. and we would love to see your child attend. Saturday Sizzler dates are: February 13th, 20th, 27th, March 5th, 12th only due to Spring Break! April 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th. ATL is the place to be on Saturday morning!!! Thank you for all your continued support! We appreciate our parents!

Sincerely,Tara Dellegrotti-OcampoPrincipal

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Presidential Scholar Nominees Congratulations to senior Ariel Polani on his candidacy for the Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. The program was established in 1964 to recognize and honor the country’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. Applications are by invitation only and are based on performance on SAT and ACT examinations.

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‘Eagles For Excellence’February 2016

Published Five Times Per YearAtlantic High School

2455 W Atlantic AvenueDelray Beach, FL 33445

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Lt. Col. Rodrigues recognized by Governor Rick Scott

Courtesy of Gov. Rick Scott website. Governor Rick Scott said, “These teachers bring valuable lessons from their military experiences to the classroom each day. As they prepare students for future success, these teachers offer students the opportunities to learn about leadership and service. I am proud to honor seven brave men and women today for their dedication to our country and to our students.” Lt. Col. James L. Rodriguez, Ret., Palm Beach County, Atlantic Community High School, U.S. Army - Lt. Colonel Rodriguez is the Senior Army Instructor, Department Head, teacher, coach and mentor at Atlantic Community High School. He also assists in the coordination of all Army JROTC programs and activities in the district. His mission is to encourage cadets to become better citizens through hard work and a good education. Rodriguez’s military career has brought him to Australia, Hawaii, Arkansas and Texas.

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Atlantic’s 2015-2016 Pathfinder NomineesCongratulations to our Palm Beach Post Pathfinders Scholarship Nominees ThePathfinderHighSchoolScholarshipAwardsarepresentedeachyearto those high school seniors in Palm Beach and Martin counties who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in 18 academic, vocational and athletic categories.PathfindersissponsoredbyPalmBeachNewspapers,Inc.,publisherof The Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach Daily News, Florida Pennysaver and La Palma. These awards are presented each year to recognize excellence and to encourage these students to one day bring their considerable talents to the communities where each received a start on the path to a good education and a rewarding career. Students will be interviewed on March 9th at Palm Beach Atlantic University. They will complete with the top students in each area at all high schools in Palm BeachandMartinCounties.Collegescholarshipsof$4,000forthefirst-placewinner, $3,000 for the second-place winner, $2,500 for the third-place winner and $2,000 to the fourth-place winner in each category will be presented at a ceremony to be held May 10, 2016 at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach. Top winners in each category will also receive the special “astrolabe” trophy, a symbol for the path each student may follow in the world and the leadership and direction each may provide for others in the future.Congratulations to our 2016 Nominees-Academic Excellence- Abrar AhmedArt- Nicole SedlackBusiness- Kyler CorreiaCommunications- Bryce ConleyCommunity Involvement- Daniel BrassloffComputer Science- Daniel NazarianDrama- Adam TracyForeign Language- Darlene DeneusForensics/Speech- Kerry Gao History/Political Science- Elise HagenstadLiterature- Atia KhanMathematics- James OkunMusic/Instrumental- Emily MooreheadMusic/Vocal- Anna DillonReach For Excellence- Hanna JessieScience- Jamie HarrisSports- Caroline DeyoeTechnical/ Vocational- Sarah Long

Please wish them luck as they continue in the competition. Want more information about the program?

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Eagles Nest Update Eagles Nest Construction Academy is approaching the completion of the exterior wall construction, of its third home. Students have excelled at laying CMU (Concrete Masonry Units), known to many as concrete block or cinder block. Currently, we are at the stage of setting lintel across the window and door openings and a waiting for the steel for the tie beam. It is great to see students come together and accomplish various construction tasks. Students gained the realization that all their hard work was really starting to become a housewiththesettingofthefirstlintelacrossthe garage door opening. Team work has made this possible. Huge thank you goes out to Lott’s Concrete Products, Inc. for the donation of all the lintels for the house. We have been set back from our construction goal, for the weather has kept us off site. To offset this we spent a day on site where we caught up some. Another day is in the planning for the construction of the porch beams. This will be another major accomplishment for Eagles Nest students. A big thank you to Mrs. Ocampo, our principal, who believes in us and supports us. Thank you to everyone who supports Eagles Nest Construction Academy, too!

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FBLA District Champs Twelve students placed at the district FBLA (future business leaders of America) competition on January 13th, and will be competing in the state competition in Orlando, March 11-14.

• Ariel Polani

• Kassi Correia

• James Okun

• Kyler Correia

• May Khammavyong

• RachelReisfield

• Neusha Saboorian

• Saima Haque

• Jaynell Atmosfera

• Mailuce Louidor

• Yuriy Muravia

• Chrismine Louis