On Tuesday, 2/13/18, a whole school assembly was held to celebrate our successes at the end of quarter 2. We chanted our school’s core values and cheered on students from each grade level who were brave enough to show off their dance skills on stage. In alignment with our core value of Passion, which states that “our passion is for the pursuit of academic excellence through effort,” we also gave out quarter 2 “Academic Excellence” awards in the following categories:
6th Grade Awards
English Language Arts
- Victoria Park (Academic Achievement)
- Nariya Toledo (Effort)
Math
- William Yakoobian (Academic Achievement)
- Mia Stucchi (Effort)
Social Studies
- Aizza Gutierrez (Academic Achievement)
- Hope Rounds (Effort)
Science
- Kaia McCaffrey (Academic Achievement)
- Tashi Mulug-Labrang (Effort)
Overall Academic Excellence
7th Grade Awards
English Language Arts
- Gelek Tshering (Academic Achievement)
- Zaccaria Mir (Effort)
Math
- Brian Liu (Academic Achievement)
- Aurora Arruda (Effort)
Social Studies
- Kaelyn Silva (Academic Achievement)
- Ryan Whorf (Effort)
Science
- Richard Erchembajar (Academic Achievement)
- Rayn Jackson (Effort)
8th Grade Awards
English Language Arts
- Taylor Scantlebury (Academic Achievement)
- Remy Williams-Gerard (Effort)
Math
- Sujsri (Preya) Das (Academic Achievement)
- Nathaniel Saint-Fort (Effort)
Social Studies
- Jade Buckwalter (Academic Achievement)
- Sanaa-Faith Lahens (Effort)
Science
- Gang Lee (Academic Achievement)
- Dante Christie (Effort)
Overall Academic Excellence
We then gave a shout out to the Putnam Ave. Girls Volleyball Team, who came in 1st place in the Upper School Championship Game. We also celebrated the Putnam Ave. Debate Team, who came in 3rd place in the novice division of a multi-district tournament. We rounded out the assembly by listening to a “surprise” performance from our school band, who played the song “HandClap” by Fitz and the Tantrums.
Photo caption: 8th grade students singing and dancing along to the Putnam Ave. core values song