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1 EL INFORMADOR AATSP LONG ISLAND CHAPTER www.aatsplongisland.com November 2019 President’s Letter Dear Colleagues: I hope that your year has started well and that it is shaping up to being a promising year ahead. This issue is late in getting to you due to many changes that we are making to our local Chapter activities. It is with a heavy heart that I express to you that our organization is in jeopardy of not surviving. We are sorely in need of additional members on our Executive Council. Due to a lack of manpower and organization, we were unable to host our traditional Entrega Award Ceremony in June, a tradition that dates back to well before 1990, when I joined the Council. We need people (such as Treasurers, Coordinators, etc.) to perform the different tasks that keep our council running and providing opportunities for our members and their students. This year, please consider offering your services, your time and your energy if you would like to see this organization remain viable. Many of you have been members for decades and can certainly remember when we were a thriving, productive chapter. We would very much like to maintain that reputation. Please consider joining our council. You can contact us at [email protected] . Most urgent to inform you is that we will not be offering our usual contests as in the past. We have been known for our Design-a-Card and Essay contests and for our association with the NSE. As predicted in prior messages, due to a shrinking number of teachers actively serving on our Council, we cannot successfully and professionally coordinate these traditional student activities. We do not have people to do that. Therefore, for the 2019-2020 year, things are going to be very different. Without student contests possible, the Executive Council is going to focus our energies towards our teacher members. We have shifted our mission to offering workshop events and Professional Growth opportunities. Please check our online resources for future information about member workshops that are currently in the planning stages for this year. We will inform you of events through email announcements, flyers and updates on our website so please check in with us periodically. You can access our chapter and information at: www.aatsplongisland.com . With a simple click, you can find information about membership, our meeting schedule, chapter news, professional development, and highlights of events. In this issue, you will find a summary of all our 2018-2019 contest winners and articles highlighting our different events and contests from the past academic year. In an effort to be “paperless” we are now sending our Informador via email and we will always have the issue posted on our website. The national office has suggested making this change as an economic and environmental concern. We hope you like the new delivery. Please let us know your opinion. In closing, the Executive Council wishes you a successful and productive year ahead. Personally, as my term as President comes to a close, I also wish you a good year and I thank you for the honor of serving as this chapter’s President for the last two years. Things are changing for our chapter. With everything shared above, if you have ever thought of joining us, please consider becoming active on our Executive Council now. We have adapted our agenda for the coming year to work with what we have. Let’s see how it goes. Sincerely, Donna Bennett President
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EL INFORMADOR
AATSP LONG ISLAND CHAPTER
www.aatsplongisland.com November 2019 President’s Letter Dear Colleagues: I hope that your year has started well and that it is shaping up to being a promising year ahead. This issue is late in getting to you due to many changes that we are making to our local Chapter activities. It is with a heavy heart that I express to you that our organization is in jeopardy of not surviving. We are sorely in need of additional members on our Executive Council. Due to a lack of manpower and organization, we were unable to host our traditional Entrega Award Ceremony in June, a tradition that dates back to well before 1990, when I joined the Council. We need people (such as Treasurers, Coordinators, etc.) to perform the different tasks that keep our council running and providing opportunities for our members and their students. This year, please consider offering your services, your time and your energy if you would like to see this organization remain viable. Many of you have been members for decades and can certainly remember when we were a thriving, productive chapter. We would very much like to maintain that reputation. Please consider joining our council. You can contact us at [email protected]. Most urgent to inform you is that we will not be offering our usual contests as in the past. We have been known for our Design-a-Card and Essay contests and for our association with the NSE. As predicted in prior messages, due to a shrinking number of teachers actively serving on our Council, we cannot successfully and professionally coordinate these traditional student activities. We do not have people to do that. Therefore, for the 2019-2020 year, things are going to be very different. Without student contests possible, the Executive Council is going to focus our energies towards our teacher members. We have shifted our mission to offering workshop events and Professional Growth opportunities. Please check our online resources for future information about member workshops that are currently in the planning stages for this year. We will inform you of events through email announcements, flyers and updates on our website so please check in with us periodically. You can access our chapter and information at: www.aatsplongisland.com. With a simple click, you can find information about membership, our meeting schedule, chapter news, professional development, and highlights of events. In this issue, you will find a summary of all our 2018-2019 contest winners and articles highlighting our different events and contests from the past academic year. In an effort to be “paperless” we are now sending our Informador via email and we will always have the issue posted on our website. The national office has suggested making this change as an economic and environmental concern. We hope you like the new delivery. Please let us know your opinion. In closing, the Executive Council wishes you a successful and productive year ahead. Personally, as my term as President comes to a close, I also wish you a good year and I thank you for the honor of serving as this chapter’s President for the last two years. Things are changing for our chapter. With everything shared above, if you have ever thought of joining us, please consider becoming active on our Executive Council now. We have adapted our agenda for the coming year to work with what we have. Let’s see how it goes.
Sincerely, Donna Bennett
President
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ARTWORK- 2019 Design-A-Card Contest Winners!
Middle School, Third Place
Arielle Combs Wantagh MS
High School, First Place
Carol Sung New Hyde Park Memorial
HS
High School, Second Place
Kaitlyn Roman Sewanhaka Jr./Sr. HS
Elementary
Second Place
Emily Fang Stewart School, G.C.
Elementary
Third Place
Alexander De Filippis Bayville Intermediate School
Clio Halweil
Sag Harbor School
Elementary
First Place
Joel Mather Sag Harbor School
Middle School, First Place
Alexandra Zlotnikov W.T. Rogers MS
High School, Third Place
Claire VanWallendael Garden City HS
High School, Fourth Place
Olivia Cristadoro Massapequa HS
Middle School, Second Place
Maya Singh Sewanhaka Jr./Sr. HS
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Winners - 2019 Design-A-Card Contest
For the 2019 Design-A-Card Contest, there were 499 student entries of 37 teachers, representing 15 school districts and 17 public schools and 3 private schools. Ten winners were chosen. The winning designs are displayed on our website as well as in this issue. Packets of ten cards are available by mail order. Email Mynelle Howells – [email protected] . STUDENT GRADE SCHOOL TEACHER
High School LEVEL 9-12 1 Carol Sung 12 New Hyde Park Memorial High School Teacher: Alice Tiwari 2 Kaitlyn Roman 10 Sewanhaka High School Teacher: Nadia Madruga 3 Claire Van Wallendael 11 Garden City High School Teacher: Michael Berg 4 Olivia Cristadoro 9 Massapequa HS– Ames Campus Teacher: Yoshana Silver Middle School Level 6-8 1 Alexandra Zlotnikov 8 W. T. Rogers Middle School Teacher: Julie Weilgart 2 Maya Singh 7 Sewanhaka High School Teacher: Nadia Madruga 3 Arielle Combs 8 Wantagh Middle School Teacher: Adriana Como Elementary Level K-5 1 Joel Mather 4 Sag Harbor School Teacher: Shannon Marr 2 Emily Fang 5 Stewart School, Garden City Teacher: David Strauzer 3 Alexander De Filiippis 4 Bayville Intermediate School Teacher: Elizabeth McGlone
Congratulations to all the winners and look for their art in this issue. Please visit our website to see all of the designs in color.
Winners- 2019 Victor Baptiste Essay Contest
The topic of last year’s essay was “Escoge una canción o película hispanohablante y explica qué significa para tí (o cantante, director).” There are multiple levels to the contest based on proficiency and experience in Spanish. Winners were chosen from each of the levels of the contest. Our thanks to all of the schools and students that participated. The winners of the 2019 Victor Baptiste Essay contest are listed below. Jason Beeferman Sulma Campos Rithika Narayan Great Neck High School Huntington High School Elwood- John Glenn HS
High School, First Place
Carol Sung New Hyde Park Memorial
HS
Middle School, Second Place
Maya Singh Sewanhaka Jr./Sr. HS
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National Spanish Examination 2020
The AATSP Local Chapter 39 will not be administering the NSE 2020 exam this year but ALL teachers can still register independently via the AATSP National website. The registration information is listed below for all interested parties:
What are the National Spanish Examinations? The National Spanish Examinations are motivational contests to recognize student achievement in the study of Spanish and to stimulate further interest in the teaching and learning of Spanish.
The National Spanish Examinations are online, standardized assessment tools for Grades 6 -12, given voluntarily by about 4000 teachers throughout the United States to measure performance (interpretive communication) and achievement of students who are studying Spanish as a second language.
From 1957 until 2005, the National Spanish Examinations were administered in a paper and pencil format. Since 2006, the National Spanish Examinations have been administered in an online format through the Quia Corporation and was the first national world language exam administered online.
The National Spanish Examinations are the most widely used tests of Spanish in the United States. In the spring of 2019, a total of 152,069 students registered for the National Spanish Examinations.
The National Spanish Examinations are recognized by many administrative and teaching associations and organizations at the local, state and national levels. The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on the NASSP National Advisory List of Contests and Activities for 2019-2020. Information for Participation in 2020 NSE: There are 3 phases to the National Spanish Exam- Phase 1: Test Registration
Regular Registration (November 1– January 31) Late Registration (February 15 – 25)
**There is a $2 late fee per examination for late registrations NOTE: Teachers must have paid their membership dues by January 31 in order to participate in the NSE at AATSP member rates. Current members may either pay their AATSP dues directly on the NSE registration form or at www.aatsp.org Phase 2: Test Administration
Test Window (March 1 – April 10) NOTE: Three documents (Instructions for Test Administration, User Names and Passwords and Secret words email) will be emailed (on or around Feb. 21) to the email address(es) provided by the teacher on the NSE Registration form PRIOR to the Test Window opening. Phase 3: Test Results
National Results Sent Out via Email (by May 1)
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Winter Mini-Conference
at Great Neck South HS
MORE INFORMATION TO COME ON OUR WEBPAGE!
National Spanish Exam Oro Winners 2019
Student
Name School Teacher Name
Annelise Belle 01 Willets Road School Joan Anderson
Ethan Abelev '1 Woodmere Middle School Janet Escher
Bradynn Alessi '1 Beach Street Middle School Maria LaPinta
Sophia Bahm '1 Beach Street Middle School Maria LaPinta
Ashly Bonilla '1 Sewanhaka High School Edward Nieves
Victoria Budesheim '1 William T. Rogers Middle School Irene Matteo
Olivia Christel '1 Sacred Heart Academy Peggyanne Shaw
Eugene Ditaranto '1 Beach Street Middle School Maria LaPinta
Sofia Fuertes '1 Garden City Middle School Vicky Linardos
Caroline Gilman '1 H Frank Carey High School Mariuxi Guerrero
Bryce Gould-Anderson '1 Merrick Avenue Middle School Susanne Kelly
Madison Grady '1 Jericho Middle School Elisa Waters
Bella Guerra '1 Sacred Heart Academy Brittany Brittney
Ely Hahami '1 The Wheatley School Angel Rivero
Lili Hernandez '1 Elmont High School Ana Menedez
Chloe Hickman '1 William T. Rogers Middle School Julie Weilgart
Gia Iovino '1 South Woods Middle School Jean-Marie Salas
Garima Jain '1 The Wheatley School Angel Rivero
Mikayla Joseph '1 Woodmere Middle School Jennifer Thompson
Middle School, First Place
Alexandra Zlotnikov W.T. Rogers MS
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Melissa Kaminski '1 William T Rogers Middle School Irene Matteo
Isabella Keogan '1 Beach Street Middle School Maria LaPinta
Shaheer Khan '1 West Hollow Middle School Maria Tomlinson
Matthew Lee '1 South Woods Middle School Jean-Marie Salas
Alanna Mahar '1 Sacred Heart Academy Brittany Castonguay
Kathryn Maloney '1 Garden City Middle School Vicky Linardos
Riya Mittle '1 The Wheatley School Angel Rivero
Mollie Murray '1 Locust Valley Middle School Elizabeth Bressel
Eylin Olmedo '1 Sewanhaka High School Edward Nieves
Emily Pallan '1 Candlewood Middle School Beth Mallia
Maria Panas '1 Garden City Middle School JoAnn Porter
James Parada '1 Candlewood Middle School Antonella Venditto
Sonia Patel '1 The Wheatley School Angel Rivero
Jenifer Sanchez '1 Sacred Heart Academy Brittany Castonguay
Isabel Santana '1 H. Frank Carey High School Mariuxi Guerrero
Aidan Sargent '1 West Hempstead Middle School Amanda Marconi
Darien Schultz '1 Jericho Middle School Araceli Vidal
Sophia Silva '1 Locust Valley Middle School Juana Adames
Danush Sinnan '1 Jericho Middle School Araceli Vidal
Nikolai Sotelo '1 The Wheatley School Pilar Principe-Franco
Samantha Stein '1 South Side Middle School Caitlyn Collins
Evana Toumazatos '1 Merrick Avenue Middle School Susanne Kelly
Angelina Trapanotto '1 William T. Rogers Middle School Julie Weilgart
Thomas Valle '1 The Wheatley School Angel Rivero
James Vinciguerra '1 Garden City Middle School Gina Curcio
Shelley Wang '1 Garden City Middle School Vicky Linardos
Sophia Wang '1 Garden City Middle School Gina Curcio
Victoria Williams '1 Garden City Middle School Donna Scarola
Claudia Yu '1 Garden City Middle School Vicky Linardos
Level 2
Jeffin Abraham '2 Half Hollow Hills High School East Orsola Dutra
Srishti Bansal '2 Friends Academy Ruth Lloves
Kaitlin Bondi '2 Calhoun High School Karen O'Connor
Michael Bornstein '2 Great Neck North High School Madalyn Silk
Michelle Brown '2 John F. Kennedy High School Antonietta Valenti
Harrison Bruderman '2 Friends Academy Ruth Lloves
Julian Bubniak '2 Garden City High School Antonietta Gutierrez
Sofia Buziashvili '2 Great Neck North High School Bessie Karanikolas
Ashley Calderon '2 Great Neck North High School Madalyn Pipala
Justine Choi '2 POB- John F. Kennedy High School Nicolette Pupillo
Lindsay Fabricant '2 Friends Academy Ruth Lloves
Anna Frost '2 Kings Park High School Susan Cisternino
Lily Goch '2 John F. Kennedy High School John Reilly
Mary Grlic '2 Garden City High School Antonietta Gutierrez
Amy He '2 Great Neck South High School Brooke Zaiff
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Sophia Hunter '2 Great Neck South High School Brooke Zaiff
Emily Iudica '2 Garden City High School Antonietta Gutierrez
Hibba Jaffri '2 Floral Park Memorial Veronica Powers-Scollo
Mohan Jauhar '2 Friends Academy Ruth Lloves
John Jervis '2 Friends Academy Ruth Lloves
Victoria Kapassakis '2 POB-John F. Kennedy High School Vivian Wilson
Natasha Khazzam '2 Great Neck North High School Bessie Bessie
Jeremy Kotlyar '2 Great Neck South High School Jacob Friedman
Kaylin Kufs '2 Garden City High School Antonietta Gutierrez
Corinne Lafont '2 Garden City High School Antonietta Gutierrez
Jordyn Legaspi '2 Great Neck North High School Bessie Karanikolas
Richard Longo Jr '2 Garden City High School Antonietta Gutierrez
Maximus Lu '2 Long Island School for the Gifted Adriana Bacchia
Jason Luo '2 Garden City High School Antonietta Gutierrez
Savannah Mahmud '2 Friends Academy Ruth Lloves
Sophia Makrinos '2 Garden City High School Antonietta Gutierrez
Deborah Malekan '2 Great Neck North High School Madalyn Pipala
Toni Meyer '2 John H. Glenn High School Sheri Davis
Riley O'Rourke '2 Garden City High School Stephanie Farkash
Sophia Ortiz '2 Garden City High School Antonietta Gutierrez
Rebecca Ortiz '2 Sacred Heart Academy Walter Kleinmann
Andes Paiz '2 Great Neck South High School Brooke Zaiff
Krittika Prajapati '2 The Wheatley School Julie Jacobson
Kasey Prybylski '2 Garden City High School Antonietta Gutierrez
Molly Psaki '2 Garden City High School Antonietta Gutierrez
Ashley Ramos '2 Floral Park Memorial High School Veronica Powers-Scollo
Jackson Rathgeber '2 Garden City High School Antonietta Gutierrez
Maria Rojas '2 John H. Glenn High School Sheri Davis
Brandon Rokhsar '2 Friends Academy Ruth Lloves
Haley Sahadeo '2 Half Hollow Hills High School East Orsola Dutra
Preeti Shaji '2 Great Neck South High School Brooke Zaif
Shruti Shaji '2 Great Neck South High School Brooke Zaiff
Ella Soccoli '2 POB- John F. Kennedy High School Vivian Wilson
Neal Sodhi '2 Great Neck South High School Brooke Zaiff
Jessica Solomon '2 POB- John F. Kennedy High School Tara Schmeltz
Kayla Stern '2 John F. Kennedy High School Antonietta Valenti
Josh Sukoff '2 Friends Academy Sara Pozzi
Hannah Sutin '2 Great Neck North High School Madalyn Silk
Maya Tallo '2 John H. Glenn High School Nicole Gendjoian
Hayley Tan '2 Massapequa High School - Ames Campus Amelie Czekaj
Erin Tumminello '2 Massapequa High School- Ames Campus Amelie Czekaj
Jeniana Willner '2 John F. Kennedy High School John Reilly
Erin Yim '2 Great Neck South High School Brooke Zaiff
Anthony Zalaya '2 Paul D. Schreiber High School Marilyn Gonzalez-Montes
Janice Zeng '2 The Wheatley School Mary Martinez
Alana Zinkin '2 Half Hollow Hills High School East Orsola Dutra
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Level 3 Alexandra Ahdoot '3 Great Neck North High School Bessie Karanikolas Isabella Alvarez '3 Sewanhaka High School Nadia Madruga Nathalie Amezcua '3 Sewanhaka High School Liliana Bascetta Sajid Aziz '3 Friends Academy Edgar Posada Brianna Barzola '3 W. C. Mepham High School Charlotte Hayes Skyler Basco '3 Calhoun High School Keryn Thienachariya Jasmine Carnevale '3 Friends Academy Edgar Posada Simran Chaudhry '3 Half Hollow Hills High School West Sonja Munoz Melody Cheng '3 Hauppauge High School Rosa Sanchez Yanci Chicas Gonzalez '3 New Hyde Park Memorial High School Jenie Mei-Chen Joseph Cline '3 POB- John F. Kennedy High School Sheila Pizzo Katherine Cocar '3 Sewanhaka High School Nadia Madruga Brendan Deneen '3 Massapequa High School Dominique McAleer John DiPierri '3 POB- John F. Kennedy High School Laura Eifert Amanda Ditaranto '3 West Islip High School Maria Simeone Alexandra Garzon '3 Great Neck South High School Geraldine Finazzo
Isaac Goldstein '3 Paul D. Schreiber High School Evelin Joseph Kiara Gomez '3 Massapequa High School Main Campus Emily Carrino Ziv Granov '3 POB- John F. Kennedy High School Gloria Ramirez Sharan Grover '3 POB- John F. Kennedy High School Laura Eifert Valerie Guan '3 Floral Park Memorial High School Norka Delgado Carly Halperin '3 Jericho High School Rachael Hernandez Nabiha Haque '3 Jericho High School Rachael Hernandez Bessy Hernandez '3 Walt Whitman High School Yonit Hindes A.J. Hoyt '3 Friends Academy Ruth Lloves Sheryl Huang '3 Great Neck South High School Geraldine Finazzo William Hunter '3 Friends Academy Ruth Lloves Elizabeth Ingrassia '3 Friends Academy Edgar Posada Ian Irushalmi '3 POB- John F. Kennedy High School Laura Eifert Benjamin Joseph '3 Walt Whitman High School Aileen D'Addario
Alexia Kadota-Browner '3 Jericho High School Rachael Hernandez
Spencer Kriegstein '3 Friends Academy Ruth Lloves Spencer Login '3 Friends Academy Ruth Lloves Jenna Matarazzo '3 Garden City High School Stephanie Farkash Jacqueline Mejia '3 Manhasset Secondary Schools Stephen Guidolin Mary Menger '3 Sacred Heart Academy Lori Vollmer Alec Mierzejewski '3 Kings Park High School Janice Buurma Maite Naranjo '3 Oceanside High School Christina Lang Rithika Narayan '3 John H. Glenn High School Sheri Davis Alexander Niyasov '3 G. W. Hewlett High School Vivian Irizarry Najelly Orellana-Amon '3 Paul D. Schreiber High School Angela Morffi Maria Paiz '3 Sewanhaka High School Liliana Bascetta Stamatia Papazis '3 John F. Kennedy High School John Reilly Mariana Posada '3 Friends Academy Ruth Lloves Daniel Salkinder '3 Half Hollow Hills High School East Michael Lorusso Michelle Serban '3 Calhoun High School Keryn Thienachariya Jacob Sinanan '3 Floral Park Memorial High School Norka Delgado Dylan Skolnick '3 Friends Academy Ruth Lloves Cullen Steel '3 Friends Academy Ruth Lloves Athira Valath '3 Floral Park Memorial High School Norka Delgado Emma Vasilakopoulos '3 Hauppauge High School Rosa Sanchez
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Gianna Verdi '3 Our Lady of Mercy Academy Susan Ilg Anna Von Holten '3 Floral Park Memorial High School Norka Delgado Anthony Zhan '3 Great Neck South High School Geraldine Finazzo Jennifer Zhu '3 POB- John F. Kennedy High School Sheila Pizzo
Level 4 Vimala Alagappan '4 Friends Academy Edgar Posada
Pádraig Brady '4 The Wheatley School Mary Martínez
Ashley Cammiso '4 John F. Kennedy High School Amanda Cooper
Tessie Dong '4 Great Neck South High School Gala Handler
Austin George '4 Great Neck South High School Gala Handler
Atul Gera '4 POB- John F. Kennedy High School Gloria Ramirez
Caitlin Gormley '4 Garden City High School Dolores Beckner
Madeline Jutsen '4 John F. Kennedy High School Amanda Cooper
Salil Kamath '4 POB- John F. Kennedy High School Gloria Ramirez
Alexa Mangione '4 Massapequa High School Pamela Schellberg
Kyra McCreery '4 North Shore High School Donna Levites
Oliver Reinhardt '4 Manhasset Secondary Schools Alicia Park
Manuel Rivas '4 Half Hollow Hills High School West Olga Militana
Andrew Wang '4 Great Neck South High School Gala Handler
Alice Zhang '4 Great Neck South High School Brooke Zaiff
Level 5 Danny
Dacosta
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Friends Academy
Ruth
Lloves
Junior De La Cruz '5 Great Neck South High School Fatima Colman
Cassidy Go '5 Garden City High School Dolores Beckner
Christian McGannon '5 Garden City High School Dolores Beckner
Iris McKirdy Martínez '5 Oceanside High School Nieve LaRocca
Elementary
Third Place
Alexander De Filippis Bayville Intermediate School
Elementary School
First Place
Joel Mather Sag Harbor School
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“Leaving Lasting Footprints: Empowerment, Empathy and Connections”
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