PTSA Meeting

Dear Scholars Community,

I hope this RSS feed updates in time to publicize tonight’s (2/26) 6:30 PTSA meeting at the school board building.  Dr Karp will be there to answer any questions you might have about the budget.

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

Volunteer at an IB Workshop!

Dear Scholars Community,

The city of Miami Beach is still looking for volunteers to help out with A/V during the IB Workshops at the Miami Beach Convention Center March 27 and 28.  

They are now reducing the committment from two days to one.  If you are able to help out from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM, it would be a great opportunity to see firsthand how our teachers are preparing for the International Baccalaureate program.

I’ve also heard their lunches are phenomenal.

If you are interested, please email Joanna Quintana at jquintana1@dadeschools.net.

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

Boston Trip

Dear Scholars,

The Scholars Academy trip to Boston over April break will not take place this year due to insufficient response.  I understand this is a difficult year for many and that the cost was substantial.   

I want to extend a special thanks to the Kramer family for helping us plan the trip; we now have all of the information we need to hit the ground running next year.  I will convene a meeting in the fall of 2009, do my best to get early commitments, and start fundraising as soon as possible to offset the cost. 

If you are still looking to visit colleges this summer on a budget, a program called QuestBridge offers full scholarship summer programs, in addition to free school visits and college counseling.  I personally know several Ivy League graduates who went through this amazing program.  Their website is www.questbridge.org and you can view their flyer here: (2009_cps_flyer).

Have a wonderful [educational] spring break, whatever [homework] you do!

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

March 5 Advisory Board Meeting

Dear Scholars Community,

I wanted to give advance notice that our March 5 advisory board meeting will focus on the International Baccalaureate Program.  Drs Karp, Rosenfeld and Sidener will all be in attendance to answer your questions.  The meeting will take place at 7:30 AM in the MBSH Media Center.

Our guests have asked for advance copies of any questions that you might have so they can prepare thoroughly for the meeting.  Please feel free to comment back on this post if you are viewing it as a webpage, or to reply to this message if you are receiving it as an email.  I will compile all responses and forward them to the participants at the end of the week.

See you soon!

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

Class of 2013

Dear Scholars Community,

As I have said before, the class of 2013 will be the largest in Scholars Academy history, with a grand total of 100 freshmen. 

We have now filled all 100 spaces, and I have begun to compile a waitlist.  Qualified applicants will come off the list in the order that their completed applications are received, so it is important for families to submit applications and transcripts, if necessary, as soon as possible.

The online application is available here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=MtmHBSZ4L90jpMWHdGNqEQ_3d_3d

Each year, some accepted students elect to enroll in private high schools or selective magnet programs instead of the Scholars Academy.  I anticipate that spaces will open up once MAST, DASH and New World begin accepting students in mid-March. 

Additionally, I have asked all accepted students to confirm their placement by March 31.  I should be able to give a more defininitive answer to all students on the waitlist at that time. 

Congrats again to the class of 2013!  Stay tuned for an open house in the spring.

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

Boston Trip Update

Dear Scholars,

The deadline for returning your Boston interest forms was yesterday, February 18.  So far I have only received one returned form.  I am posting it again here (boston-trip) and extending the deadline.

Please download the form, discuss it with your parents, and return it to me no later than Monday, February 23.  We need at least 15 responses to make the trip viable.

Enjoy the early release!

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

FLVS – Advanced Placement Reviews

Dear Scholars,

As the spring approaches you will want to begin to review for your AP exams.  In that vein, this just came in from www.flvs.net, the Florida Virtual School:

AP Reviews: Free to all students whether taking an FLVS AP course or not.
FLVS is happy to offer FREE test reviews for the spring AP* Exams.

The reviews arm students with—
• Test taking strategies
• Real student work samples
• Grading rubrics

AP Test Reviews are available for the following AP courses:
• United States History
• Calculus AB
• English Lang and Comp
• English Lit and Comp
• European History
• Spanish Language
• Biology
• Macroeconomics
• Art History
• US Gov and Politics

You can find the review sessions at http://aptestreview.flvs.net/.  If you have any questions or need help creating an account, please see Ms Sevillanos in room 3522.

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

Boston Trip Meeting

Dear Scholars,

There is a mandatory meeting this Thursday (2/12) in my office (280) during lunch for students interested in traveling to Boston during Spring Break.

Please see the attached flyer for more information about the trip:

boston-trip 

Feel free to email me if you have any questions at aweiss@dadeschools.net.

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

All-Star Party

Dear Scholars,

There will (FINALLY) be an ice cream social for all of the 1st and 2nd quarter All-Stars in Ms McKinney’s room (3562) during lunch on Friday, February 13. 

The list below is updated to correct several ommissions:

ALL A’S and B’S Q1, Q2 and Midterms

Kevin Seamon, Stephanie Saenz, Ryan Quinones, Steve Noel, Jesse Kirkpatrick, Vanica Guignard, Karla Durango, Ian Ergui, Julie Rivo, Kyle Rego, Melody Perez, Joseph Pardo, Rachel Coller, Gabriela Gerinska, Efrain Gonzalez, Jonathan Haber, Elvis Hatcher, Carmen Kelly, Jordan Madrigal, Ali Mashal, Xinyi Chen, Ricardo Zambrano, Jenna Vahwinkel, Tyler Trushin, Nathan Szpilfeigel, Kelsey Sumalla, David Anusontarangku, Erica Graff, Rachel Grosz, Eduardo Keane, Chelsea Leighton, Jessica Waserstein, Julia Wolloch, Amanda Epstein, Patrick Quinlan.

STRAIGHT A’s Q1, Q2 and Midterms

Nadine Goldberg, Lyssa Goldberg, Dilia Tabora, Jason Albert, Helen Rynor

ALL A’s and B’s Q1:

Grade 9		Grade 10		Grade 11		Grade 12
JONAH	BLACHER	FLORENCIA	BIAGGI	ERIN	ALBERT	RODRIGO	ALDORINO
CHAYAN	BRUNI	CARLOS	BLANDON	DAVID	ANUSONT-  ARANGKU	JULIET	APPLEGATE
KENNETH	CALONA	XINYI	CHEN	KENNY	BECERRA	KERYN	BREITERMAN-LOADER
CHERISSE	COOPER	OSCAR	CIFUENTES	REBECCA	BUDHOO	BRITTANY	BRUCE
VERONICA	DUELL	MAXWELL	COLLIE	BIANCA	CASSOUTO	ALEXANDRA	CABALLERO
ALEXANDRA	ELDER	LENA	COMPTON	JOSHUA	DERMER	TAYLOR	CALIBO
HANNAH	ETKIN-KRAMER	PEDRO	CORDON	KARLA	DURANGO	TRAVIS	COHEN
CHRISTINA	FERNANDEZ	VICTORIA	DEBLAUSS	CARMEN	EKERT	MARGARET	COHN
EFRAIN	GONZALEZ	ADRISHA	DIAZ	IAN	ERGUI	RAFAEL	CONCEICAO
JONATHAN	HABER	AMANDA	EPSTEIN	RACHEL	GOLDBERG	JUAN	CONTRERAS
ELVIS	HATCHER	SERENE	GATO	ERICA	GRAFF	FRANCISCO	FONTA
EDUARDO	HERNANDEZ	VANICA	GUIGNARD	AARON	GROFF	GABRIELLA	FRAENK
CARMEN	KELLY	JESSE	KIRKPATRICK	RACHEL	GROSZ	JOSHUA	GODUR
RAY	LOWENSTEIN	ELLE	LANGONE	MIGUEL	HERNANDEZ	GAMAL	JADUE
JORDAN	MADRIGAL	SHARI	LINN	EDWIN	INNIS	MIRIAM	KOLKER
MAURIZIO	MALTAGLIATI	BRIAN	LOMBARDI	EDUARDO	KEANE	ESTEBAN	MADRUGA
CARINA	MARTINEZ	MARIA	MORALES	DANIELLE	MADRIGAL	GABRIELA	MALAKATES
ALI	MASHAL	STEVE	NOEL	ALLISON	NOVACK	DANIEL	MEJIDO
JEFFREY	PEREZ	ALESSIA A	PIZZORNI	NICHOLAS	POTOLSKY	KYLIE	MONTERO
CLAUDIA	PEREZ	RYAN	QUINONES	CINDY	REYES	CHARLES	ORTIZ
LAUREN	PETERSON	AMALIA	REYES	TEGAN	RICH	MAURICE	OXIOS
ANNABELLE	PFEFFER	JENNIFER	RYE	MELISSA	SCHWARTZBAUM	JOSEPH	PARDO
WILLIAM	QUINLAN	STEPHANIE	SAENZ	REBECCA	SHIONIS	SOPHIA	PERLSTEIN
STEFANY	ROTHLEIN	BECKY	SAKA	STEPHANIE	SILVA	KYLE	REGO
ALEXANDER	RUIZ	DULNY	SALAZAR	RACHEL	STEIN	JULIE	RIVO
STEVEN	SAKA	KEVIN	SEAMON	KYLE	VOHWINKLE	ALEXANDRA	RODRIGUEZ
NOAH	SOBEL	AMANDA	VACCARELLA	JESSICA	WASERSTEIN	HANNAH	SNITZER
SAMANTHA	STELLA	MARK	ZAVALA	BRITTANY	WASERSTEIN
KELSEY	SUMALLA			JULIA	WOLLOCH
NATHAN	SZPILFEIGEL
JENNA	VOHWINKEL
RICARDO	ZAMBRANO

STRAIGHT A’s Q1:

JASON	ALBERT	LYSSA	GOLDBERG	CHELSEA	LEIGHTON	STEPHANIE	DANGELO
MICAELA	BURLANDO			DILIA	TABORA	MELODY	PEREZ
RACHEL	COLLER
GABRIELA	GERINSKA
NADINE	GOLDBERG
HELEN	RYNOR
RHONDA	SNEIJ
TYLER	TRUSHIN

 

See you all this Friday! 

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss

IB Training Volunteers

Dear Scholars Community,

The City of Miami Beach has organized a round of IB training sessions for Miami Beach teachers in March and is looking for volunteers to assist with audio and video during the workshops. 

As a volunteer, you will be able to sit in on the training sessions that our teachers are attending.  This would be a great opportunity for any parent looking to learn more about International Baccalaureate and the authorization process.

The workshops will be in the Miami Beach Convention Center from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM on March 27 and 28, and volunteers would have to be available to help out both days for the entire time.  If you are interested in volunteering and learning more about IB, please email Joanna Quintana at jquintana1@dadeschools.net or call her office at 305.995.4245. 

Best Regards,

Andy Weiss