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The end of the school year has rap-

idly approached. This is a time full of hope

and high expectations for our recent gradu-

ate students. It symbolizes the end of a jour-

ney that started thirteen years earlier. This

turning point also marks the time when our

students have made the difficult decisions

that will impact the rest of their lives. I want

to congratulate our graduates and their fami-

lies for all the work and support demon-

strated during these years. The future is

going to be better because of this accom-

plishment.

This is also an exciting time where

we can reflect and assess some of the work

completed this year. Nothing is more im-

portant than to see how the tireless work of

our teachers and other staff pay off in posi-

tive academic achievement. We are ready

for some good news after many weeks of

hard work and dedication to shape the lives

of thousands of students. The new testing

results will inform us of improvement areas

and changes needed to be made for the up-

coming year.

The end of the year also reminds us

of the many weeks students will be out of

school. This is a period of time that needs to

be occupied by continued learning. It is a

time for students to complete all the sum-

mer reading and have the opportunity to

interact with their first teacher(s), mom and

dad, at home. We need the support of all

responsible adults. I am encouraging our

adult community to help and support our

students during the summer months. Rather

than experiencing a regression in academic

performance during the summer, I am hop-

ing that our students have the opportunity

to join programs and participate in new aca-

demic adventures. Visit our dis-

trict website for information

about summer learning opportu-

nities, community literacy pro-

grams, and a summer activities

guide.

Lastly, for our teachers

and all other staff, this is an op-

portunity to take some time off

to enjoy family and friends and if

possible take advantage of our

summer professional develop-

ment offerings. Next year prom-

ises to be an exciting one, full of

new projects that we have initi-

ated this year. Thanks for all

your work and dedication trans-

forming the education of our

students in Holyoke.

Summer 2014

Volume 12, Issue 4

Holy oke P ublic Sc ho ols

Announcements 2

School News

3-11

Athletics

11

After School

12

Spanish

13-16

Spanish

13-16

Holyoke Public Schools

Inside this issue:

Edition Highlights:

● Rising Stars

● Pathways to Success

First Graduate

● Autism Awareness

● Kindergarten/ Preschool

Information

The End of the Year An Open Letter to the Holyoke School Community

By Dr. Sergio Páez, Superintendent of Schools

A Community Working Together

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E.N. White students Niomi Sorbi and Seth Dunlap enjoyed

their visit to the Holyoke Public Library (HPL) Read more

about their experience on page 6. The library is a cool, com-

fortable space for HPS students to spend their summer days

reading with their families. Visit the HPL website for a sched-

ule of summer hours and free learning activities:

http://www.holyokelibrary.org/holyokenew/

http://www.hps.holyoke.ma.us


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Mission

Statement

The mission of the

Holyoke Public

Schools is to provide

educational

opportunities for all

students to reach

their full potential in a

safe, secure, healthy

learning environment

while valuing diversity

and promoting

responsible

citizenship.

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”- Wayne Gretzky

Holyoke School

Committee

Mayor Alex Morse

Dennis Birks

Erin Brunelle

John Brunelle

William Collamore

Mildred Lefebvre

Cesar Lopez

Devin Sheehan

John G. Whelihan

Rosalee Tensley

Williams

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Edited by Judy Taylor [email protected]

Editors Emeritus: Kelly Doktor and Laura DuPont

Translated by: Luz Aguilar and Jacqueline Escalera

Summer

Learning

Opportunities

Kindergarten Registration

Register Now!

Children must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2014.

Registration by Appointment Only

Applications available at the:

STUDENT ASSIGNMENTOFFICE

57 Suffolk Street 413-534-2055

PRESCHOOL INFORMATION

The Holyoke Public Schools is

working towards providing

preschool in the Kelly, Lawrence

and E.N. White schools.

If you have children that will be 4 years

old on or before September 1, 2014,

please call Maria Colon or Virginia

Roche in the School Assignment Of-

fice: 413-534-2055.

Health Information— For Parents/Guardians of

Current Sixth Graders

For a student to enter seventh grade in September 2014,

documentation of the following requirements will need to

be submitted to the school nurse by August 27, 2014

1. Physical exam (copy of exam or appointment date)

2. Two doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine (MMR)

3. Three doses of Hepatitis B Vaccine

4. One dose of Tetanus (Tdap) Booster Vaccine (unless last

tetanus booster was within the last 5 years)

5. Two doses of Varicella Vaccine (or physician documented

High School Athletics Tryout

Information:

See page 11.

Summer Visit the district website

for Summer Information, including:


mailto:[email protected]


Rising Stars 2014 The district celebrated its 20th Annual Rising Stars on Tuesday, April 29th.

Students were honored at a reception and dinner at Dean Technical High

School for their academic achievement, leadership and school/community

service. Congratulations students!

THANK YOU!

The Holyoke Public Schools and the Celebrate

Holyoke Public Schools/Rising Star Committee extend a

heartfelt thank you to our kind benefactors—Peoples

Bank, Holyoke Community College, The Springfield Re-

publican, Richard Leso, Director of Food Services, Ken

LePage, Production Manager, Log Cabin/Delaney House/

D Hotel, Sweet Dreams Bridal Boutique, and district

volunteers (Gina Roy, Peggy Vershon, Iwonna Langlois

and Phil Christofori).

We would also like to thank the district staff

and student families for encouraging these Rising Stars to

reach their potential! Visit us on Facebook for more coverage

of this exciting event: http://www.facebook.com/holyokepublicschools

HOLYOKE HIGH

Dorilyn Castillo

Kevin Higgins

Kiara Dejesus

Natalie Pedraza

Emma Price

Stephanie Colon

Rachael Dearman

Brandon Torres

Grace Hamel

Amelia Vega

Kristian Arturet

Keisha Burgos

Crystal Vazquez

DEAN TECHNICAL

Desiree Carillo

Wendelyn Hildago

Anfernee Hernandez

Yamilex Ortiz

DONAHUE

Selena Garcia

Desiree Arena

Natalie Figueroa

MCMAHON

Shivani Ramraykha

Tara Koszewski

Nathaniel Ernst

KELLY

Osiris Sanabria Ramos

Johan Cruz Hernandez

Will Agron

PECK

Jose Ortiz

Nashali Soto

Migdalis Rodriguez

SULLIVAN

Rafael Rivas

Matt Seymour

William Drohan III

EN WHITE

Adam Sypniak

Darius Diaz

Kayla LaFortune

MORGAN

Alysson Mazzu

Eliszer Rodriguez

Marie Gonzalez


http://www.facebook.com/holyokepublicschools


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Enchanted Circle Theater (ECT)

and the Hitchcock Center for the Environ-

ment (HCE) with funding from the Massachu-

setts Cultural Council and the Holyoke Public

Schools have taught an Arts and Science

Integration program that has taken place in

sixteen 5th grade classrooms in the city.

ECT and the HCE have worked in

partnership with Dr. Helen Gibson, Director of

Science, Technology, Health and Physical Educa-

tion in Holyoke for fifteen years, developing and

facilitating creative science programs that en-

hanced academic achievement and social/

emotional learning. The collaboration engaged

students in arts-integrated, hands-on-science,

and made learning relevant to urban youth by

investing in their critical and creative thinking

skills.

Where Does Your Water Go sup-

ports the existing 5th grade standards-based,

science curriculum on the Water Cycle, and

expands it to include a civic engagement and

arts advocacy on Storm Drainage and Com-

bined Sewage Overflows (CSO).

The 11-day program began with

hands-on science explorations with the Hitch-

cock Center, designed to stimulate skills in

observation and investigation by exploring the

watershed, ground water, and include live ani-

mal observations. Guest speakers from United

Water and the Connecticut River Watershed

Council visited classrooms on Day 6 to address

the issue of Combined Sewer Overflows

(CSO’s) - where the two waters mix during high

storm-water flow events, and high-

light the concepts of river steward-

ship and the toll trash takes on the

river and watershed.

Enchanted Circle teaching

artists arrived on Day 7 to begin the

Art and Advocacy work and guide

students through the process of

interpreting these core science

concepts through poetry, move-

ment, and graphic illustration. ECT

led student teams through the pro-

cess of producing original Storm

Drain Art to educate the general

public, and practicing important self-

presentation skills to be able to

present their ideas to others.

A juried art contest is scheduled for

early June to select six Storm Drain Art Designs

from the 200 completed. These designs will be

installed on storm drains around Holyoke City

Hall during summer 2014, with ECT associated

teaching artist, Gabriela Micchia, supporting the

student artists. A community Storm Drain Art

and Advocacy celebration will take place in Fall

2015. Stay tuned!

Artists: Serenity and Diamond from E. N. White

Pathways to Success Program - First Graduate

The Holyoke Public Schools is pleased to announce that our Pathways to Success

Program has its first graduate, Benjamin Destromp. Congratulations Benjamin!

The Pathways to Success Program is a credit recovery/retention

program for:

Individuals who have dropped out recently and are less than 22 years of age

Individuals that need to complete credits for graduation/certificate of

attainment*

Teenage mothers/students that have been placed in unavoidable circumstances,

but still want to receive their diploma/certificate of attainment*

Students who have dropped out and want to earn credits to reenter the


*Students, who pass the MCAS, will receive a diploma. Others will receive a certifi-

cate of attainment.

For more information about this program, visit

http://www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/drop_out_prevention.htm

Left to right: Pathways to Success Program Administrator Dr.

Gary Tirrell, Student Services Director Gina Roy, Benjamin

Destromp, and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sergio Páez

Employment Information Session

The Holyoke Public Schools provided an Employment

Information Session on May 13th at Holyoke High

School. District staff were available at tables providing

information about the schools, departments, resources,

and programs available in our district. For a listing of

available positions, visit http://www.hps.holyoke.ma.us

and click on the Employment link.

WHERE DOES YOUR WATER GO? - Integrating Arts, Science, and Civic Awareness— By Priscilla Kane Hellweg

(Left to right): McMahon

School Assistant Principal Marianne Currier and Prin-cipal Myriam Ulloa-Skolnick

provide information about the their school including a tri-board, brochures, and a McMahon made

We’ve Got This MCAS video.




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Sullivan Music Department— "Where Words Fail, Music Speaks."

By Amanda Metcalfe

For some of our students, 45 minutes of music class is enough

for one day. But for many of us, singing becomes a passion- more than

humming a few tunes in the shower. That's why this year, for an hour

after school every Thursday, the Sullivan Singers Chorus gets together to

lift their voices in song.

The Sullivan Singers are a new group of students from grades 6-

8 interested in singing together as a group. They listen to and select mu-

sic that they would like to sing and spend their time after school practicing

together as a group. Mrs. Metcalfe leads the Sullivan Singers, emphasizing

the importance of quality sound, breath support, and ensemble performing

strategies.

"This is a new experience for most, if not all, of the students in

the group," Mrs. Metcalfe says. "They have sung along with the radio, or a

karaoke track, but never with other, larger groups of people. It takes

getting used to- you have to trust that the people around you will support

your voice, and then you have to be willing to break out of your comfort

zone and even perhaps sing a different sounding part than someone else

to make the music more interesting. It is not easy, but these students

come every week and give it their all- and they are incredible. Their ener-

gy is infectious and inspiring."

The Sullivan Singers are currently preparing for the annual Tal-

ent Show, taking place at the end of the school year. They have selected

two songs for performance, and are currently focusing their attention on

an arrangement of the popular tune, Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten".

Sullivan Singers meets every Thursday from 3:00 P.M.- 4:00

P.M. Any student interested in joining the Sullivan Singers can see Mrs.

Metcalfe for an after school permission slip.

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Members of the Sullivan Singers: (pictured from left to right):

Kayla Neal, Gr. 6, Nathan Reed, Gr. 6, Izabel Alicea, Gr. 8

Christiaan Boria, Gr. 6, Rafael Rivas, Gr. 6, Melina Garcia, Gr.

6, Charlotte Brunette, Gr. 6 Yasiri Valentin, Gr. 8, Judibeth Medina,

Gr. 7, Sam Hernandez, Gr. 7, Emma Fogarty, Gr. 7

Members not pictured here: Santos Lopez, Gr. 7, Yuliana Ortiz,

Gr. 7, Deztenie Martinez, Gr. 8, Agapita Ocasio, Gr. 8

Metcalf School was abuzz with potential Kindergarteners and

their families on Tuesday, May 6th. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sergio

Páez spoke to the families about all of the wonderful educational oppor-

tunities the Holyoke Public Schools have to offer. Gabrielle Agron, Direc-

tor of Early Childhood Learning informed parents about Kindergarten

Readiness and what that looks like in their young learners. Information

tables were also set up and people at each table were available to answer

any questions and displayed the exciting things that are going on around

the district. Represented were all seven Holyoke Public Schools that have

kindergarten classrooms as well as the Holyoke Special Education De-

partment, the Holyoke English Language Learners Department, the Spe-

cial Education Parent Advisory Council (PAC), the Holyoke Early Literacy

Initiative, the Holyoke Student Assignment Center and the HALO Center

for Adult Learning.

Parents were able to visit the tables and take home a variety of

information. They were also able to ask any questions regarding the dif-

ferent kindergarten programs, schools and the kindergarten entry pro-

cess. It was exciting to see so many families and staff members come

together for a wonderful night.

Kindergarten Information Night— By Amy Wetzel Burke

See page 2 for

Kindergarten

Registration and

Preschool

Information.

E.N. White Kindergarten teachers display their

informational table at Kindergarten Information

Night, (left to right): Ilise Dempesy and Karen Kent.

Attention:



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Kindergarteners Explore the

Holyoke Public Library

By Karen Kent and Hilary Russell

The kindergarten students at

E.N. White School enjoyed a much-

anticipated field trip to the new Holyoke

Public Library. In the fall they raised the

most money in a school-wide coin drive

to raise funds for the library’s renovation. Upon arrival at the building, the

students explored the computers, the Lego area, and of course the

books! They were especially excited when they learned the librarian, Jason

Lefebvre, is an author. His book, Too Much Glue, had the children and staff

laughing the entire time he read. It was a great connection to the many

authors the kindergarteners study throughout the year.

Kindergarten students also received a library card in the library’s

special monogrammed blue Velcro keychain holder and will be encouraged

to attend the library and its events all year as well as in the summer.

One part of E.N. White’s literacy goal for the year was for all

E.N. White students to visit the Public Library, receive a library card,

begin to use this valuable resource in their city, and to reach the ultimate

goal of becoming lifelong readers!

2nd Annual Science Night

By Erin Cauley

On May 1st the second annual Science Night was held at E.N.

White. Fifth graders and their parents were invited in for a night of scien-

tific fun. The cafeteria was set up with different activities that provided the

students a way to review for the upcoming science MCAS and to give

parents a chance to experience their child’s curriculum. The students had a

good time playing the role of teacher to their parents. The activities in-

cluded topics from physical, life, earth and space science to technology.

Also on display were the students’ Storm Drain Art that they

created in connection with the Hitchcock Center/Enchanted Circle. Stu-

dents explained what

they learned about rain

water.

A fun night was had by

all as parents and stu-

dents responded posi-

tively. “It was the best

night ever. I would like

to do this again.”

Sixth Grade Country Reports

By Katie Plasse and Joan Cameron

What do an ordinary Swedish citizen, the Greek gods, and Finn-

ish cupcakes have in common? They were all chosen topics for oral

presentations by sixth grade students at E.N. White School. As part of the

Social Studies/ELA curriculum, students conducted research about a coun-

try that participated in the 2014 Winter Olympics, and wrote a report

about its geography, history, people, government, and economy.

Next, students were required to prepare an oral presentation

with visuals as part of the Speaking component for the project. Students

put to use their “creative juices” in many interesting ways to present their

knowledge. It was a spectacular learning experience for all, including the

parents who visited the school to watch their child’s presentation.

Storm Drain Art

By Erin Cauley

The fifth graders at E.N. White took part in the MCC Water

Cycle/Storm Drain Art & Poetry Residency with the Hitchcock Center and

the Enchanted Circle Theater. The ultimate goal of the program was to

connect Holyoke students to their local watershed using hands-on water

cycle models, and develop poetry and art to increase community aware-

ness about storm water and Combined Sewer Overflow Systems.

After spending the first five days learning about the water cycle,

watersheds, and storm drains through interactive activities, a guest speaker

from United Water came in to speak with students and share an exhibit of

the waste water treatment facility.

The students were able to understand

where the water ends up once it goes

down the drain.

As a culminating activity,

the students wrote haiku poetry and

created informational storm drain art.

All of their art will be submitted into

the district art contest where 8 en-

tries will be chosen and painted onto

storm drains around the city. A spe-

cial thanks to the Hitchcock Center

Program Leader Patty O'Donnell and

Val Partyka from United Water (who

built the storm drain model). Read

more

about this

program

on page 5.

Enchanted Circle Theater and Third Graders

By Deb Sherburne

This year, the third graders at E.N. White had the wonderful

opportunity to work with teaching artists, Aaron Brandes (Mr. Brando)

and Melissa Redwin from the Enchanted Circle Theater. In Ms. Sherburne's

class, the focus of our work was on developing skills that would support

students taking the Grade 3 Reading MCAS. The students also worked on

presentation skills that enhanced their ability to present their reports from

the Informational Text and Biography units.

The students were asked to act out specific vocabulary from the

Informational Text unit. In one instance, third grader, Isais Rivas was able

to demonstrate his understanding of the verb aspect and the noun aspect

of the word prey. Students also worked on developing their own defini-

tions of informational text vocabulary such as index, glossary, and cap-

tions. Through this multi-sensory approach the students acquired a deeper

understanding of vocabulary and features of informational text. Ms. Sher-

burne has been able to use this time together as professional development

and utilize these arts integration techniques in both ELA and other content

area classes in her everyday teaching. Students are embodying vocabulary

throughout different lessons as a way to aid learning and improve compre-

hension, vocabulary and other curriculum content. The students love it!

E.N. White continued from page 7….

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E.N. White 5th grader, Adriana Colon shows

her father, Antonio Colon, how to assemble a

circuit.

(Left to right), Janice Rodriguez, Jo-Either Pacheco-

Caraballo, and Jackie Hollimon) watch as Val Partyka from

United Water demonstrates the Storm Drain water cycle.

(Left to right), Vlademir Ayala

and Yadrian Diaz each enjoy a

good book, not to mention

the comfy chair.



By Aliza Pluta

On April 3, 2014, the Morgan School teachers led a successful literacy event for parents and

students in grades K – 3. The event was held to inform and to give parents/guardians tools to

take home to help their child in reading. Teachers were located in centers, modeling activities

or providing demonstrations of Read 180/ Systems 44 and Leveled Literacy Intervention.

Families visited each center and

received a stamp for participating.

Once all centers were visited, the

parents were given books, as well

as materials for continuing activi-

ties at home. Morgan School was

fortunate to have parent volun-

teers and other staff members

who were instrumental in getting

the teaching materials packaged

for each family, interpreting when

needed, and generally helping the

event run smoothly.

By Helen Gibson

Morgan's middle school science

teacher Yvonne Hilliard Ordonez

recently presented a poster at

the National Science Teachers

Convention in Boston about her

after-school STEM Club.

E.N. White continued from page 6….

The third graders also enjoyed work-

ing with Mr. Brando on Fables and Poetry. The

students worked in groups to create dialogue

for various fables and then to act them out for

their classmates. Students were able to demon-

strate a deeper understanding of the morals of

fables and the specific personality traits that the

characters in the fables possessed through their

actions, gestures, and especially facial expres-

sions and tone of voice. In the poetry lessons,

the students provided actions or gestures for

the text in the poems. Since many of the poems

that were focused on were free verse, the stu-

dents were amazed to learn that not every

poem has to rhyme and that the author strategi-

cally uses words and line breaks to give meaning

to the words in the poem.

All in all, working with Mr. Brando

was an amazing experience! Every single student

was engaged in the lessons. With their engaged

learning and enthusiasm, Ms. Sherburne ob-

served that the content material and the vocab-

ulary seemed to be integrated on a deeper level

- more students were retaining it and she could

see it reflective in their subsequent writings and

presentations. Students looked forward to the

days that Mr. Brando was coming and tried not

to be absent from school on those days. Ms.

Sherburne even observed that, after working

with Mr. Brando, the students' energy levels

remained high and the students actually worked

harder for the rest of the day! Thank you, Mr.

Brando and to The Enchanted Circle Theater

for an outstanding learning experience! Read

more about The Enchanted Circle on

page 4.

Eighth grader Jay Figueroa has soared

on the mats for youth wrestling for years. His

unique sporting talent had quietly gone un-

noticed until this lucky teacher served as witness

to his secretive success.

Sitting in the bleachers at Agawam

High School one evening awaiting the start of a

high school wrestling meet, I was watching for

the youth wrestlers to compete in exhibition

matches before the varsity team began. My son,

Michael, was one of the youth wrestlers about

to compete. As the opposing team warmed up

on the mats I was shocked to see a Kelly School

student—Jay Figueroa. Not only did I get to

watch Jay compete this night, I witnessed the

type of person who represents himself outside

school the same way we ask through SOAR, a

positive behavior program used at Kelly School.

Jay’s dedication to this sport has paid

off and is noticed by coaches all over New Eng-

land. Although Jay is humble and hesitant to

promote himself, I am proud to call him my

student and shout out to the Kelly Community

his accomplishments. This year alone, he was

the first place winner in all of Western Massa-

chusetts. He then went on to complete in the

State Championship in Northborough, MA. He

continued this winning streak with his qualifying

placement in the New England Championship

held on March 16th.

Kelly School is lucky to have such a

model athlete in our midst. The entire staff and

students at Kelly School, are all proud of Jay and

his accomplishments.

Congratulations Jay! (The acronym

SOAR stands for School Spirit,

Ownership, Achievement and Re-

spect. Our students aim to SOAR

every day and our mascot is the

eagle!)

Kelly Student SOARS Outside of School! — By R.E.Caracciolo



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McMahon Cafe: Coffee and

Conversation about Books for Kids

By Janis Sokop

The McMahon Cafe is a family literacy program

organized by ELL teachers Janis Sokop and Rachel Gazzil-

lo. Since October, McMahon School has hosted five

events in which families met in the McMahon library for

“coffee and conversation about books for kids”. One

afternoon each month, muffins, bagels and fruit are set

out to eat and books are displayed to borrow. Teachers and families

recommend books to each other and information is shared about the

benefits of reading to children. Our first guest reader was third grade

teacher Louise Cavanaugh, who modeled questions to ask children as she

read Knufflebunny by Mo Willems.

Families are encouraged to use literary activity guides created

for certain books to ask questions and engage in related enrichment ac-

tivities such as storytelling, interviewing family members and making doc-

umentaries. These books are organized in bags by themes such as securi-

ty items, grandparents, and Puerto Rico. Other books are offered for

borrowing on a variety of subjects, genres, and levels. Janis Sokop is

thankful for a grant from the Linda Schulman Innovation Fund that made

this program possible as well as the donated books from the Link to

Libraries program and sponsorship from Dinn Trophies.

In addition to promoting reading activities at home, The

McMahon Café has been promoting educational activities at Barnes and

Noble, local museums and of course, the newly expanded and renovated

Holyoke Public Library.

MCAS Video - We’ve Got This!

By Myriam Ulloa-Skolnick

Staff and students have been working hard to tackle our MCAS

tests, and we wanted to share our efforts and our confidence in our

students! We produced a video to show our efforts and to motivate

students to do well in the assessments.

The students are trying to see how many people all over the

world will watch the video. So far, it’s received 685 ‘hits’, and has been

seen all over the U.S., Ecuador, Australia, and all over Europe! Please

view the video by going to youtube.com and search McMahon MCAS.

‘Share’ the video so that we can see how many countries will view it by

the end of the school year.

Third grade teacher Louise Cavanaugh models a read aloud of Knufflebunny

to families at The McMahon Cafe.

Autism Awareness Night —By Myriam Ulloa-Skolnick

Just recently, the Center for Disease Control announced that overall

autism prevalence rates in the US have increased, indicating that 1 in 68 American

children are on the autism spectrum. (An estimated 1 in 42 boys and 1 in 189 girls.)

On April 30th, McMahon School hosted Autism Awareness Night. The

event was led by Joe Hudson, Autism Specialist for the District. This event allowed

families to come and learn more about the services provided by the Holyoke Public

Schools and community organizations for students with autism spectrum disor-

der. Providers and families with children with autism attended what has become a

night that provides information and promotes a wonderful sense of community.

Thank you to all staff members and community organizations who made

this yet another successful annual event.

For a video of McMahon School Autism Awareness Night, please visit:

http://vimeopro.com/user16098581/autism-awareness


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Diversity in Action!

By Karla Gartsu

On Wednesday April 30, 2014 Peck

School Library joined libraries from across the

country in celebrating El día de los niños/El día

de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day). This

multicultural celebration of children, families,

and reading, emphasizes the importance of ad-

vocating literacy for children of all linguistic and

cultural backgrounds. Our special events fea-

tured a joint poetry reading by Dr. Sergio Paez,

and Mayor Alex Morse, as well as live poetry

performances by some of our very talented

students!

Peck School Library is an example of

diversity in action. Our library provides oppor-

tunity for endless learning and enjoyment for all

Peck students and their families, staff, and visi-

tors. Stop by and visit us!

Arbor Day Success

By Catherine Hourihan

The City of Holyoke’s Annual Arbor

Day Celebration at the P/L FSCS Lawrence K-3

Campus was a success! The Parks and Recrea-

tions Department planted a gum tree on the

school playground. All students attended the

celebration which included the Mayor, Alex

Morse. The students in second grade under the

direction of the music teacher, Margaret Bel-

anger, sang the song "Nature Baby" to the as-

sembled group.

Game On!

By Carmen Lindsay

On Friday, April 11th GEAR UP Mas-

sachusetts invited a group of Peck students,

parents and staff to a College and Career Readi-

ness Night with the Boston Celtics. Attending

were faculty members Mr. Justin Cotton, Mr.

Michael Gill, Ms. Esqueda, Miss Rigali and Aida

Ortiz. To attend, students had to submit an

essay on who were their role models. The win-

ning students were: 7th graders Dante Arce and

Edwin Lopez and 8th graders Jean Montanez,

Rex Albino, Gabriel Comacho, Emely Almonte

and Angel Cruz. Also attending were four par-

ents. During the event students heard from

former Celtic players about the importance of

getting a college education. They participated in

a Sports and Entertainment Career Fair, had

dinner and watched a game between the Boston

Celtics and the Charlotte Bobcats. During the

game the GEARUP group appeared on the Jum-

bo-Tron and were recognized by the Celtics

organization.

Living History

By Cathy Foley

During their study of Anne Frank and

historical fiction, the 8th graders at Peck have

had two opportunities to make history come

alive. On Thursday May 7th a group of 8th grad-

ers attended the Greater Holyoke Council for

Human Understanding, Holyoke Community

College and the Holyoke Public Schools Hol-

ocaust commemorative event. They listened

to Anita Ron Schorr, among the youngest of

Holocaust survivors, speak of her experienc-

es during that time. On Friday, May 16th the

8th grade classes at Peck were treated to a

dramatic reading of Elie Wiesel’s Night by

performers from Enchanted Circle Theater.

Night is Elie Wiesel’s autobiographical account

of his survival as a teenager in the Nazi death

camps. Performers from ECT included Anna

Sobel, Tony Jones and Josh Perlstein. Student

Marienery Ortiz commented, “Listening to an

actual Holocaust survivor and seeing the play

makes history seem so much more real to me.

Thinking of Anne Frank, that she was my age

when she died, makes me sad and I am able to

relate to a lot of what she said.”

STEPS to the Future

By Cathy Foley

On April 15, 2014, the 8th grade was invited by

Holyoke Community College’s STEP staff Brian

White, Jeff Mackler, and Melany Mendoza to

participate in the STEP Program’s High School

to College Simulation Activity. This interactive

activity has students moving through the real life

steps they will need to take in the future to

achieve their goals. Some stations included

were:

Community Service— where students

were educated about the importance of

community service and community in-

volvement as a factor in their admission to

college.

SAT Station— where students learned that

they would need to take the SAT before

graduating.

A Distraction Room— - this station was

included to symbolize many of the distrac-

tions that students will face as they try to

stay focused on success.

A 4-year College—represented a

"standard" 4-year college

A 2-year College— represented a 2-year/

community college.

These stations, and others, provided the stu-

dents a clear understanding of what they would

need to achieve to reach their future goals.

Left to right: Jean Montanez, Emely Amon-

te, Angel Cruz, Gabriel Comacho, Rex

Albino

Left to right:: Actors from the Enchanted

Circle— Josh Perlstein, Tony Jones and Anna

Sobel



Connections

On Thursday, May 8th the students,

staff and family members of William J. Dean

Technical High School partnered to host its 2nd

Annual Dean’s Got Talent Award and Show

Night at the school cafetorium.

The event began at 6:00 p.m. with an

exhibit of Academic and Career and Technical

Education student work and a reception pre-

pared by the Connections After-School culinary

program and parent volunteers. Student Gov-

ernment leaders did a great job greeting and

serving the audience. At 6:30 p.m. it was show

time and students and staff presented their

artistic talents and modeled in a fashion show

that included sports/active, casual, business/

professional, semi-formal and formal wear. In

honor of the upcoming Mother’s Day, the stu-

dent participants took a moment to appreciate

their mothers (or parental figures) who work

so hard to help them be successful. We had a

surprise performance by School Committee

member Rosalee Williams who recited a poem

she wrote for students. Upon conclusion of

the performances, the winners were awarded.

The Administrative Team and the Student Gov-

ernment leaders took time to present staff

awards for Staff Appreciation Week. Students

of the Year were recognized and awarded for

their achievements in academic and career and

technical education.

We had a successful event due to the

hard work of committed individuals such as

Grace Santiago, Odalys Feliciano, Magaly Santa-

na, Marvin Quinones, Stacey Funston, Sarah

Pacheco, Janet Feliciano, Diana Pagan, Mirian

Fernandez, Andrea Franco, Anabell Garcia,

Norm LeBlanc, Bruce Frey, Jose Pedraza, Mike

Jones, Lisa Lavelle and Karen Chouinard.

We can’t forget to mention the work

of our Graphic Arts Department for making

the flyers, event programs, volunteer t-shirts

and printing participants’ photos; our Cos-

metology Department for preparing our partici-

pants for the event with manicures, pedicures,

facials, hair and make-up; our Programming and

Web Design Department for the slide presen-

tation and technical support; and our team of

custodians (Patrick, Tom, Bob, Pat, Ian, Eddie,

Herminio and Terry) for helping us set up and

troubleshoot for the event. We are very

Connections

Dr. Seuss once said, “The more you

read, the more things you will know. The more

you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Well, the

place to go on April 17, 2014 was Maurice A.

Donahue School.

The Mayor, Superintendent Dr. Paez,

Assistant Superintendent Dr. Hyry-Dermith,

Ashley Baylor Channel 22 meteorologist, Britta-

ny Decker Channel 40 news reporter, a doctor,

veterinarians, Air National Guardsmen and

women, lawyers, business owners, Eric Carle

Museum staff, the ‘Velveteen Rabbit’, firemen,

police, and even semi-professional wrestlers

were just some of the readers who came to

Maurice A. Donahue School to celebrate our

“Love of Reading” 25 Book Campaign. Not only

did these individuals spend time reading, but

they also discussed their lives, careers and the

importance of an education.

This year marked our 9th annual read-

ing celebration, and it just keeps getting better

and better. The school hallways were appropri-

ately decorated in the ‘Love of Reading’ theme

with hearts adorning favorite books, book re-

flections, and posters. Student escorts intro-

duced themselves to our guests and hustled

them down the hallways to their reading desti-

nations. McGruff, the Crime Dog from the Ho-

lyoke Police Department and Neon Leon, the

dinosaur from InterSkate 91 in Wilbraham, visit-

ed every class-

room handing

out high fives,

h a n d s h a k e s ,

bookmarks and

skating passes.

I t

takes a lot of

work on the

part of all of our

staff and stu-

dents to make

this day such a

huge success,

but it is all worth the effort. We are grateful to

all of our readers for sharing their day with us

here at Donahue School, and making a differ-

ence.

Got a sweet tooth for candy and

music? Have you seen it in the movies? If you

answered yes to either of the two then you

should come see Donahue School’s version of

Willy Wonka Jr.

In preparation for the musical, the

cast will rehearse for at least two days a week

for seven weeks. The cast will memorize lines,

practice vocal exercises and learn the art of

theater! This includes wacky vocal and drama

warm ups, as well as some laughs and motiva-

tion.

Everyone in the cast is excited to play

a part in the musical. They are looking forward

to being part of the sweet magic that comes

with acting! The cast consists of different per-

sonalities from a variety of people; ones that

have acted previously and those that have

shown great promise in this new

experience.

We owe thanks to our i n -

structors and supporters; Mr. Willenbrock, Mrs.

Stewart, and Mr. Rose. We also appreciate the

work of Mr. Cates, the school’s Instructional

Technology Specialist, and Mrs. Mulchahy, the

school’s art teacher, who have been working on

stage design and props with their students.

These hard working teachers are very dedicated

to make this musical as best as it can be. Many

thanks are also owed to Mr. Todd, Holyoke

High School music teacher, whose leadership

helped secure the rights to the production.

The characters in the show will be

altered based on casting. For instance, one thing

that differs from the original performance is that

a female plays the major role, so rather than

Willy, our lead is Willa Wonka. Also, another

student in the cast plays a special role that has

not been revealed to the cast yet. This special

character will be revealed during an upcoming

rehearsal in the near future.

The play will be performed June 18th,

2014. We hope everyone can attend and enter

our world of pure imagination.

Celebrating the Love of Reading! -

By Iwona Langlois

Willy Wonka Jr. Performance

By Evy Veliz and Madison Chouinard

Dean’s Got Talent—Award and Show — By Gladys Franco

Article Authors: Evy Veliz (right) and

Madison Chouinard

Destiny Arena poses with 25

Books guest Patrick Leahy.



HOLYOKE HIGH SCHOOL-KNIGHTS

BOYS SOCCER- AUGUST 21ST, ROBERTS’ FIELD TURF CLEATS, SHIN GUARDS, RUNNING SHOES

GIRLS SOCCER AUGUST 21ST ROBERTS FIELD TURF

PHYSICALS, CLEATS, SNEAKERS GOLF

WYCKOFF COUNTRY CLUB-1st practice TBA COACH WILL CALL OR MAIL YOU THE Information GOLF SEASON IS SHORT….PRACTICE!

CROSS COUNTRY AUGUST 21ST, HOLYOKE H.S. TRACK-ROBERTS

RUNNING SHOES, WATER BOTTLE, PAPERWORK

SUMMER TRAINING IS A MUST!!

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL-- AUGUST 21ST, H.H.S. LARGE GYM 10 A.M.-12 P.M. SNEAKERS, SHORTS, T-SHIRT, SWEATPANTS

FIELD HOCKEY AUGUST 21ST, ROBERTS’ TURF FIELD-HHS SNEAKERS, STICK, GOOGLES, SHIN PADS, CLEATS

*If you don’t own a stick, we can advise you on the 1st day of tryouts FOOTBALL-GRADES 10-12 AUGUST 18TH

ROBERTS’ FIELD TURF- No pads CLEATS, T-SHIRT, SHORTS & SNEAKERS

FRESHMEN FOOTBALL-GRADE 9 AUGUST 18TH, ROBERTS’ FIELD TURF- CHEERLEADING-

JUNE 2ND & JUNE 3RD 5:30 P.M.-7:30 P.M., JUNE 4TH 5:30-8 P.M.

T-SHIRT, SHORTS & SNEAKERS, NO JEWELRY, CELL PHONES, ETC. HOLYOKE H.S. LARGE GYM

DEAN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL-HAWKS FOOTBALL-AUGUST 18th, DEAN TECH FIELD

CLEATS, RUNNING SHOES, T-SHIRT, SHORTS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL-AUGUST 21st, DEAN TECH GYM

Attention: All Athletes

Interested in Trying Out for a Fall 2014/15 Sport?

For more details including tryout times and required paperwork visit.: http://www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/athletics.htm

For additional information, contact the Athletic Office—TELEPHONE 413-493-1683 FAX 413-534-2098

Thank you to those who helped make the Go

Public! event at Holyoke High School such a

success. The Go Public! Program promotes

Massachusetts public colleges and universi-

ties. The event featured six student speak-

er/Q&A programs and a concurrent public

campus admissions fair featuring STEM-related

demos provided by campuses and local busi-

ness/industry. High school students had a

chance to learn more about the programs and

opportunities available at Massachusetts’ 29

public college and university campuses. The

event was co-produced with GEAR UP.

(Dean Technical continued from page 10).

grateful to our event sponsors: Holyoke Mall stores Promod and Corte Fiel, Jeff Napo-

litano Photography, the Dean Tech Student Government Association, Project Grad and

the Connections After-School Program.

Mike Hines recorded the event and it will be televised on the Holyoke Public

Schools Access Channel 12 and the video will also be available online via the HPS web-

site., For a listing of award recipients, visit - http://www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/dean.htm

Teen Pregnancy Prevention

As part of National Teen Pregnancy

Prevention Month, educators, and city lead-

ers reminded students that teen pregnancy

is preventable. The importance of delaying

parenthood and staying in school was com-

municated to more than 1,600 students dur-

ing assemblies at Holyoke High School and

Dean Technical High School on May 2nd.

Holyoke has had the highest rate of

teen pregnancy in the state for the last 10-

12 years. The Holyoke Public Schools Teen

Pregnancy Prevention Initiative aims to re-

duce teen pregnancies in Holyoke and im-

prove access to health care for adolescents.

The Holyoke Public Schools Media Center

produced the following videos: Teen Pregnan-

cy Prevention Rally, Teen Pregnancy Prevention/

Curriculum, and The Life of a Teen Parent. To

access these videos visit: http://www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/teen_pregnancy.htm


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Connections

Dean Students Recognized

at Film Festival

The FRAMES video club, offered by

the CONNECTIONS After School Program at

Dean Tech High School in partnership with

PressPassTV, recently received an Honorable

Mention award from their video that was submit-

ted to Holyoke Community College’s Electronic

Media Festival.

The instructor of the FRAMES video

club, Ali Pinschmidt, began working with CON-

NECTIONS students in January 2014. With her

guidance, the students involved in the program

decided to create a Public Service Announce-

ment about teen pregnancy, and specifically on

the parenting role of teen fathers. Students

worked together to write and design a story

board for the film, and to create the film. Each

individual student had an important role including

sound, director, and actors, and the film gave

students an opportunity for their voices to be

heard.

Students were informed that they had

received an honorable mention award for their

video and that they were invited to the Electron-

ic Media Festival, held on Saturday, May 3rd 2014

at Holyoke Community College. At the event,

the video was showcased and prizes were

awarded. CONNECTIONS students were very

excited about receiving this award, and about the

opportunity to share their important message

with the community! If you would like to view

the students’ video, please visit: https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CSEF2Eyqvo.

Struggling for Success

Jennifer Ortiz knows what it is like to

struggle in school. Today, as the instructor of the

G.E.L.L. Program (Girls as Empowered Learners

and Leaders) in the CONNECTIONS Program

at Donahue School, Ortiz is using her story to

help middle school girls to become empowered

and successful in school and life.

In 2013, a documentary called Girl

Rising was released that focused on the lives of

nine young women across the world, highlighting

the struggles many young girls face in developing

countries. Some of their struggles include obsta-

cles to accessing an education. After watching

this documentary together as a group, the stu-

dents in the G.E.L.L. Club decided to raise mon-

ey to help the cause of education for girls. The

Girl Rising campaign has raised money to help

young girls around the world, and the G.E.L.L.

Club wanted to help as well!

On Sunday, May 18th, G.E.L.L. held a

carwash/bake sale fundraiser to raise funds for

Girl Rising. The fundraiser specifically was in-

tended to help the 276 young women who were

kidnapped from a government boarding school in

Nigeria on April 14, 2014. Girl Rising has made a

huge effort raising awareness for this cause, and

the G.E.L.L. students wanted to do what they

could to help.

G.E.L.L. students had a great time

raising money and supporting the education of

young women around the world. Someday, the

G.E.L.L. students hope that all young girls will be

able to attend school safely and at NO cost to

them or their families. Their goal is to help as

many girls as they can to succeed, including

themselves.

CONNECTIONS Students

Are Out of This World!

The CONNECTIONS After School

Program is teaming up with the creators of Zero

Robotics to bolster students’ engagement in

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in a

5-week space race!

The Zero Robotics Summer Program

will offer 15-20 Holyoke middle school students

a unique opportunity to gain first-hand experi-

ence with space science and computer code by

designing their very own satellites. Students will

work in teams to learn about computer pro-

gramming, robotics, and space engineering while

gaining hands-on experience operating and cod-

ing their very own SPHERES (Synchronized Posi-

tion, Hold, Engage, Reorient Experimental Satel-

lites).

The students

will be tasked

with the chal-

lenge of de-

signing

SPHERES that

will protect

Earth from an

incoming com-

et! The teams

will choose

one of two

strategies for the operation of their satellite and

compete to create the most effective design in

their strategy. At the end of the summer, region-

al finalists will interact with astronauts via a live

feed as the students’ code is used to conduct the

SPHERES championship aboard the International

Space Station!

Zero Robotics is a partnership be-

tween the MIT Space Systems Laboratory and

the Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership. The

program is a fun and engaging way for middle

school students to experience STEM subjects in

real life applications. Holyoke’s Zero Robotics

team will be offered as part of the

CONNECTIONS Summer Programming (Visit

the district website for more information about

summer programs).

For Program Information, contact:

Jorge L. Castellano, (413) 313-7710 [email protected]

Connections

CONNECTIONS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM—By Jennifer Scott

From Left-Right (Middle School): Elizabeth

K.; Angelic C.; Ms. Ortiz; Imari C.; Christi-

na S.; Rosa R., (Missing: Nina K.; Haily M.)

From Left-Right (Elem. School): Tamara R.;

Jolexcia F.; Zariah F.; Yenaira P.; Ms. Ortiz;

Siannah S.; Amaya O.; Reygiana O.,

Missing: Jaynesa M.; Tainali M.; Yuleizy P.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CSEF2Eyqvo


Una Carta Abierta a la Comunidad de la Escuela Holyoke

El Fin de Año

El final del año escolar se ha acercado rápidamente.

Este es un momento lleno de esperanza y grandes expectati-

vas para nuestros recientes estudiantes graduados. Simboliza

el final de un viaje que comenzó hacía trece años. Este punto

decisivo también marca el momento en que nuestros estu-

diantes han tomado las decisiones más difíciles que afectarán

el resto de sus vidas. Quiero felicitar a los graduados y sus

familias por todo el trabajo y el apoyo demostrado durante

estos años. El futuro va a ser mejor debido a este logro.

Este es también un momento emocionante en el que

podemos reflexionar y evaluar algunos de los trabajos realiza-

dos este año. Nada es más importante que ver cómo el tra-

bajo incansable de nuestros maestros y otro personal de sus

frutos en el rendimiento académico positivo. Estamos listos

para una buena noticia después de muchas semanas de duro

trabajo y dedicación para dar forma a las vidas de miles de

estudiantes. Los nuevos resultados de las pruebas nos infor-

marán las áreas de mejora y los cambios necesarios a realizar

para el próximo año.

El final del año también nos recuerda de las muchas

semanas que los estudiantes estarán fuera de la escuela. Este

es un período de tiempo que necesita ser ocupado por el

aprendizaje continuo. Es un tiempo para que los estudiantes

completen todas las lecturas de verano y tener la oportuni-

dad de interactuar con su primer maestro (s), mamá y papá,

en casa. Necesitamos el apoyo de todos los adultos responsa-

bles. Quisiera alentar a nuestra comunidad de adultos a ayu-

dar y apoyar a nuestros estudiantes durante los meses de

verano. En lugar de experimentar una regresión en el rendi-

miento académico durante el verano, espero que nuestros

estudiantes tengan la oportunidad de unirse a los programas y

participar en nuevas aventuras académicas. Visite nuestro

sitio web del distrito para obtener información acerca de las

oportunidades de aprendizaje de verano, programas de alfa-

betización de la comunidad, y una guía de actividades de ve-

rano.

Por último, para nuestros maestros y el resto del

personal, esta es una oportunidad de tomar un tiempo libre

para disfrutar de la familia y amigos y si es posible tomar ven-

taja de nuestra oferta de desarrollo profesional de verano. El

próximo año promete ser muy emocionante, lleno de nuevos

proyectos que hemos iniciado este año. Gracias por todo su

trabajo y dedicación transformando la educación de nuestros

estudiantes en Holyoke.

By Dr. Sergio Páez, Superintendent of Schools


Todos los días estamos agradecidos por la

oportunidad de trabajar con nuestros estudiantes.

Dale me gusta Hoy! Visite www.Facebook.com/HolyokePublicSchools

Y dale “me gusta” para recibir noticias, videos y fotos

actualizadas del distrito.

Los estudiantes de la escuela E.N. White Niomi Sorbi y Seth Dunlap

disfrutaron de su visita a la Biblioteca Pública de Holyoke (HPL) Lea

más acerca de su experiencia en la página 6. La biblioteca es un espa-

cio fresco y cómodo para los estudiantes de HPS-Escuelas Públicas de

Holyoke para pasar sus días de verano leyendo con sus familias. Visite

el sitio web de HPL para un calendario de horas de verano y activida-

des de aprendizaje gratuitas: http://www.holyokelibrary.org/

Estos son los puntos mas

sobresalientes del Boletin Summer 2014

Volume 12, Issue 4 Volume 12, Issue 4

Verano 2014


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Los niños tienen que cumplir los 5 años en o

antes del 1o de septiembre, 2014.

Solicitudes disponibles en LA OFICINA DE ASIGNACIÓN

57 Suffolk Street Primer Piso

Matricula por cita solamente

Llame o visite: 413-534-2007

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Verano

Visite el sitio web del Distrito para Información de Verano

que incluye:

INFORMACIÓN PREESCOLAR

Las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke están

trabajando para proporcionar educación

preescolar en las Escuelas Kelly, Lawrence

y E.N. White.

Si usted tiene niños que van a cumplir 4

años de edad en o antes del 1 de septiem-

bre de 2014, favor comunicarse con María

Colón o Virginia Roche en la Oficina de

Asignación Escolar al teléfono

413-534-2055.

Health Information—For Parents/Guardians of Current Sixth Graders

For a student to enter seventh grade in September 2014, documentation of the following requirements will

need to be submitted to the school nurse by August 27, 2014

1. Physical exam (copy of exam or appointment date)

2. Two doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine (MMR)

3. Three doses of Hepatitis B Vaccine

4. One dose of Tetanus (Tdap) Booster Vaccine (unless last tetanus booster was within the last 5 years)

5. Two doses of Varicella Vaccine (or physician documented case)

MATRÍCULA DE KINDERGARTEN



Rising Stars 2014 El distrito celebró sus 20 Rising

Stars Anual, el martes, 29 de abril.

Los estudiantes fueron homenajea-

dos en una recepción y cena en la

Escuela Superior Dean Técnica

por su rendimiento académico,

liderazgo y servicio en la comuni-

dad escolar. ¡Felicitaciones a los

estudiantes!

HOLYOKE HIGH

Dorilyn Castillo

Kevin Higgins

Kiara Dejesus

Natalie Pedraza

Emma Price

Stephanie Colon

Rachael Dearman

Brandon Torres

Grace Hamel

Amelia Vega

Kristian Arturet

Keisha Burgos

Crystal Vazquez

MCMAHON

Shivani Ramraykha

Tara

Koszewski

Nathaniel Ernst

KELLY

Osiris Sanabria Ramos

Johan Cruz Hernandez

Will Agron

SULLIVAN

Rafael Rivas

Matt Seymour

William Drohan III

EN WHITE

Adam Sypniak

Darius Diaz

Kayla LaFortune

MORGAN

Alysson Mazzu

Eliszer Rodriguez

Marie Gonzalez

DONAHUE

Selena Garcia

Desiree Arena

Natalie Figueroa

DEAN TECHNICAL

Desiree Carillo

Wendelyn Hildago

Anfernee Hernandez

Yamilex Ortiz

PECK

Jose Ortiz

Nashali Soto

Migdalis Rodriguez

Programa de Caminos al Éxito – Primer Graduado

De izquierda a derecha: Administrador del Programa Caminos al

Éxito Dr. Gary Tirrell, Directora de Servicios al Estudiantiles Gina

Roy, Benjamin Destromp, y el Superintendente de Escuelas

Dr. Sergio Páez

Las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke se complacen en anunciar que nuestro Progra-

ma de Caminos al Éxito tiene su primer graduado., Benjamin Destromp. Felici-

dades Benjamin!

El Programa de Caminos al Éxito es un programa de recuperación de

crédito / retención para:

Las personas que han abandonado la escuela recientemente y tienen menos de

22 años de edad

Las personas que necesitan completar créditos para la graduación / certificado

de logro*

Madres adolescentes/estudiantes que han sido colocadas en circunstancias

inevitables, pero todavía quieren recibir su diploma/certificado de logro*

Estudiantes que han abandonado la escuela y quieren obtener créditos

para regresar a las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke

* Los estudiantes que pasen el MCAS, recibirán un diploma. Otros recibi-

rán un certificado de logro.

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