STUDENT AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Junior National
Young Leaders Conference
Teacher: Mrs. Karen Fitzpatrick
The following 6th grade students were
nominated by their teachers to receive an invitation to attend the Junior National
Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. These students were selected for their
academic excellence, involvement in school/community activities and leadership potential.
We are proud of their accomplishments and anticipate their bright futures.
Darian A.,
Kevin F., Kevin L., Connor
L., Rachel W., and Kylie V.
Jeopardy Challenge
Teacher: Mrs. Janet Sullivan
St. Gregory students competed in Chaminade-Madonna
College Preparatory School's 2010 "Jeopardy Challenge". The 7th grade teams
advanced to the semi-final round and won 4th place. The team consisted of Sabina
F., Matthew M., Daniela S., and alternate Reese D.
The 6th grade team advanced to the semi-final round and won first place in the 6th
grade competition. They proceeded to the final round and placed 2nd overall out
of 12 teams. The team included Kevin L., Rachel W., Eve M., and alternate Kylie
V. who also participated in the second round.
"Are You As Smart As A Maverick?"
Teacher: Mrs. DonnaMarie Seffer
This
team oriented event, sponsored by Archbishop McCarthy High School, was offered to area elementary
schools and was held in their Student and Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 6th from
5:00-6:30 pm. Students collaborated in teams, representing their school, in
a game
show setting which provided them with an exciting academic and social experience.
In March,
the fifth grade students completed a brief selection exam which consisted of questions from all
subject areas. The seven students with the highest scores were chosen to be
on the
St. Gregory team.
Congratulations to our team: Mark B., Grace B., James B., Danielle C.,
Santiago
H., Xabier P., Mary Katherine R. and alternate Hannah A.!! This outstanding
group
of students took part in the inaugural "Are You As Smart As A Maverick?" game.
With 9 schools participating, the St. Gregory team won 5th place!. We are
looking forward to competing once again next year!
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM
Teacher: Mrs. Lisa Young
After doing so well at the
Regional level, the St. Gregory Science Olympiad team made an impressive showing,
for their first time at the State level on Saturday, April 10, 2010, at the University
of Central Florida.
Fourteen students from 7th and
8th grade competed in various areas of science in 23 different events. The students
competed against 54 other middle schools from across the state.
Five of our students received medals for their events.
Karina F., Sabina F., and
Gabrielle Y. placed second in the Experimental Design event. For this event they were given materials
and had to design an experiment based on Newton’s Second Law of Motion.
Andrew D. and Gabriel S.
placed third in their event about Ecology. They answered questions involving content
knowledge and process skills in the areas of ecology and adaptations in featured
North American biomes, more specifically the grassland ecology and taiga ecology.
Andrew D. and Gabriel S. also placed first
in the event about Ornithology. In this event their knowledge of North American
birds helped them to succeed.
All of the students of the
team worked very hard, spending many long hours studying and building. They should
all be proud of their accomplishments.
The following students were all a part
of the team:
Andrew D., Karina F., Sabina
F., Antonella F.,
Jessica G., Alexandra K., Alyson
K., Jessica M.,
Anthony M., Sean Q., Gabriel
S., Logan V.,
Gabrielle Y., & Sarah Y.
ELOCUTION FINALS
Teacher: Mrs. Bernice Conrad
Congratulations to the following students who competed in our Elocution Finals held
Friday, March 26th. Thank you to our Home & School Association and
Mrs. Bernice Conrad, our 7th & 8th grade Literature teacher,
for organizing the evening’s festivities.
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3rd Grade |
4th Grade |
5th Grade |
6th Grade |
7th Grade |
8th Grade |
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1st Place |
Hannah M. |
Alexa H. |
Jose Nicholas F. |
Connor L. |
Kelsey P. |
Sarah Y. |
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2nd Place |
Jared H. |
Christine O. |
Andres P. |
Carlos d. |
Christina W. |
Logan V. |
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3rd Place |
Julia V. |
Dylan M. |
Samantha T. |
Haley G. |
Leanna P. |
Gabrielle Y. |
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4th Place |
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Taylor S. |
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Isabella M. |
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2010 LITERARY FAIR
Teacher: Mrs. Bernice Conrad
Congratulations to all 7th and 8th grade students for
participating in the annual Literary Fair. The following students received recognition
for their entries. All 1st place winners will go on to the county competition.
POETRY
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ABC |
Cinquain |
Haiku |
Rhymed |
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1st Place |
Alexandra O. |
Leslie S. |
Kevin R. |
Anthony M. |
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2nd Place |
Sarah Y. |
Karina F. |
Gabriel R. |
Nadia M. |
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3rd Place |
Shannon B. |
Trey M. |
Jessica M. |
Charles C. |
PROSE
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Children's Book |
Fable |
Personal Narrative |
Short Story |
Myth |
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1st Place |
Nicholas B. |
Gabriella R. |
Elizabeth C. |
Tara R. |
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2nd Place |
Ian H. & Michael J. |
Kaitlyn D. |
Daniel G. |
Angelina V. |
Ashlie A. |
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3rd Place |
Chiara G. & Samantha W. |
Esteban B. |
Gabriel S. |
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Rhiane A. |
HONORS PROGRAM (GRADES 6-8)
Congratulations to the students who
earned First and Second Honors during
the 2nd trimester. Students earning First Honors maintained a 95% or higher in all
major subject areas. Students earning Second Honors maintained a 93% or higher
in all major subject areas.
Students who earned First and Second Honors were invited
to a special breakfast with Administration.
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Florida Science Olympiad
Teacher: Mrs. Lisa Young
On Saturday, February 20, 2010, fourteen
Junior High Students competed in the Florida Science Olympiad Regional Competition. The competition spotlights all areas
of science, Earth & Space, Life, and Physical.
The students competed in 21 events where they did experiments, solved crimes,
built a battery buggy, a trajectory, a bridge, and a wind mill.
Many students also took written tests.
All students received a first, second,
or third place medal and our team won third place, overall, in the middle school
division. We are now on our way to State Competition, at the
University of Central Florida, on April 10.
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Battery Buggy |
Andrew D. &
Logan V.
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First Place |
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Bio-Process Lab
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Jessica G. & Gabrielle Y. |
Third Place |
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Can’t Judge A Powder
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Jessica M. & Gabrielle Y. |
Second Place |
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Disease Detective |
Gabrielle Y. & Sarah Y. |
First Place |
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Ecology |
Sean Q. & Gabriel S. |
Second Place |
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Experimental Design |
Karina F. & Sabina F. |
Third Place |
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Fossils |
Jessica G. & Gabriel S. |
Second Place |
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Math Challenge
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Anthony M. & Sarah Y. |
Third Place |
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Ornithology— |
Andrew D. & Gabriel S. |
First Place |
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Pentathlon |
Alexandra K., Alyson K., Jessica M., & Gabrielle Y. |
Third Place |
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Physical Sciences Lab |
Alexandra K. & Alyson K. |
Second Place |
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Shock Value |
Andrew D. & Logan V. |
Second Place |
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Solar System |
Antonella F. & Sean Q. |
Second Place |
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Trajectory |
Anthony M. & Sean Q. |
Third Place |
THESPIAN FESTIVAL
Teacher: Mrs. Michelle Ameerally
St. Gregory’s Thespian Troupe
# 88759, did a fantastic job at the
Florida
State
Junior
Thespian Festival 2010 held at
American Heritage Center
for the Arts, on February 12th and 13th.
The following students won awards:
Superior
Carson
DeSantis-Solo Musical
“Lamest
Place in the World” from 13 the Musical
Lauren Soto-Solo
Musical
“Spark
of Creation” from Children of
Eden
Alexandra Orr
“Out
Here on My Own” from
Fame
Excellent
Sergio De La Espriella
and Gabrielle Rodriguez
Pantomime/Duet
“Apollo’s Chariot”
Music: Linus and Lucy
Sr. John North Math Competition
Teacher: Mrs. Candy Govin
On Saturday, February 6, ten 7th
and 8th grade students from
St. Gregory School
participated in the
38th Annual Sister John Norton Math Competition at St. Thomas Aquinas High School.
The following students represented our school:
| 7th Grade | | 8th Grade |
| Adam A. | | Robert C. |
| Reese D. | | Justin C. |
| Kaitlyn D. | | Ryan D. |
| Gabriella R. | | Justin D. |
| Christina W. | | Cameron D. |
Our 8th grade team placed third and Christina W. placed second in
the 7th grade division.
Duke University TIP Program
Teacher: Mrs. Candy Govin
We
are proud to announce that we have received quite a distinction to our school. Duke
University TIP program has informed us that in the 16 state region of this program
St. Gregory the Great school had the highest numbers of participants in the state
of Florida. What is the Duke University TIP program? This is a program conducted
by the prestigious Duke University to encourage and induce students with evidence
of notable academic abilities to explore and further enhance their academic talents.
Every school is invited to forward an invitation to parents of students who score
a 95% result in a standardized national test such as the national Iowa Test of Basic
Skills test which we take at St. Gregory’s. That invitation is from DUKE UNIVERSITY
INVITING PARENTS TO HAVE THEIR CHILD PARTICIPATE in the Duke University TIP program.
Last week we received from Duke University a recent news release issued by that
university indicating that St. Gregory the Great School is among the schools
in the nation with the highest participation in their 2009 program! CONGRATULATIONS
TO OUR STUDENTS! We also thank and appreciate our parent’s support of our
programs especially the Duke TIP program.
Spelling Bee
Teacher: Mrs. Mary Troha
St. Gregory the Great School
participated in the Scripps National Spelling Bee sponsored by The Miami Herald
during the month of January 2010.
Students in grades 5-8 took a written test with spelling words provided
by Scripps. The top ten students from
each grade proceeded to the next round which was also a written test. The ten finalists
competed in a traditional “stand and spell” bee in front of two judges and an announcer
for the chance to represent St. Gregory the
Great
School
at the
Broward Center
for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2010.
The finalists included:
| Brittany B. | 6th grade |
| Sabina F. | 7th grade |
| Karina F. | 7th grade |
| Tara R. | 7th grade |
| Christina W. | 7th grade |
| Kaitlyn D. | 7th grade |
| Jordan S. | 8th grade |
| Gaby Y. | 8th grade |
| Jessica G. | 8th grade |
| Sarah Y. | 8th grade |
A special thank you to our
judges, Mrs. Banas and Mrs. Kissell, who announced Christina W. as the top speller.
Christina will advance to the
County Bee
at the Broward Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 4th.
NATIONAL HISTORY FAIR COMPETITION
Teacher: Mrs. Janet Sullivan
Students in 7th & 8th
grade participated in the annual National History Fair. This year’s theme, Innovation
in History – Impact and Change, was represented creatively by our students. Judges
from neighboring public and private middle schools judged the entries. Congratulations
to the winners listed below.
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8th
Grade |
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Nicholas M. |
3rd Place |
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Leslie S. |
2nd Place |
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Lauren S. |
1st Runner Up |
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7th Grade |
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Ashley J. & Noel M. |
3rd Place |
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Miles P. & Christian T. |
2nd Place |
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Anthony S. |
1st Runner Up |
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Top Honors |
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Gaby Y. |
Individual Exhibit |
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Karina F. & Sabina F. |
Group Exhibit |
Congratulations to our “Top Honors” winners who will go on to compete in the
Broward County National History Fair at the end of February.
GEOGRAPHY BEE WINNER
Congratulations to St. Gregory's
Geography Bee winner, Diego R. (8C).
Diego will now take a written test which will be mailed to National Geographic.
Good luck Diego!
HONORS PROGRAM (GRADES 6-8)
Congratulations to the students who earned
First and Second Honors during the 1st trimester. Students earning First Honors
maintained
a 95% or higher in all major subject areas. Students earning Second
Honors maintained
a 93% or higher in all major subject areas.
Students who earned First and Second Honors were invited to a
special breakfast
with Administration.
STAY FIRE SMART!
DON'T GET BURNED.
CITY OF PLANTATION - FIRE PREVENTION ESSAY CONTEST
Teacher: Mrs. Mary Troha
The City of Plantation Fire Department held a Fire
Safety Essay Contest
for students to express their views on Fire Safety. The topic was - Stay Fire Smart! Don't Get Burned.
All 5th grade Language Arts students worked diligently for this contest. The
following students were recognized for their outstanding work.
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Caroline C. - 5A |
Best Essay in Schools |
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Anya G. - 5C |
Best Essay in Grade 5 -
St. Gregory School |
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Michael A. - 5B |
Best Essay in Grade 5
St. Gregory School
Honorable Mention
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CRUSADERS GO GREEN
The Home & School Association has
been working hard along with Student Council to organize classroom collection and
pick up of our used paper here at school.