Newsletter August 8 - August 17, 2019

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August 8 – August 17, 2019

Content: First Day of School (SW)

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Senior Entrance (HS)

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Cafeteria Ministry of Public Health Tests (DH)

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UNAH students visits Dining Hall (DH)

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Balam House Pizza Party (HS)

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Semana de la Juventud (Infa Girls Basketball)

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Weekly Activities Calendar

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Upcoming Events

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Cafeteria Menu of the Week

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Alumni Corner – Lucia Gallardo (2008)

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First Day of School Welcome back Eagles! May each one of your days at AST for the school year 20192020 be blessed with smiles, friends, health and lots of learning!

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Seniors Entrance (HS) Âż SENIORS 2020 celebrated their last first

day of school with a big and bittersweet entrance to AST. Parents and friends anxiously awaited and celebrated this milestone.

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Cafeteria Ministry of Public Health Tests Train Your Dragon 3. ur Cafeteria staff underwent routine tests as It was an incredibleOmorning for our students! required by the Ministry of Public Health. We are proud to say that every member of our Dining Hall staff is healthy and ready to serve you!

The AST family and Dining Hall staff are conscious of the environment and are always looking for ways to be more eco-friendly. This is why we now have a table for people who want to use plates and cutlery instead of plastics, as well as stickers with expiration dates for our food. GO EAGLES!

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UNAH students VISITed our DINING HALL A group of students majoring in Nutrition at the UNAH, visited our Dining Hall to learn ‘‘hands on’’ the different processes such as food storage, manipulation and final products. We are honored to open our doors to others, and to serve as an example of ‘best practices’’ in Dining in Honduras. Shout out to Angelica Díaz del Valle (’97) (Dining Hall Manager) and her staff for their hard work and services to the AST family!

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Balam Pizza Party (HS) Balam House winners of 2018-2019 competitions enjoying a well deserved and very awaited Pizza Party!

Help the AST and Honduran Community Open leadership opportunities for student-led activities Unify students and families of all grade levels Support school spirit and encourage school values Ensure that each student has multiple teacher advocates Seek to raise social awareness and promote skills

Help the AST and Honduran Community Open leadership opportunities for student-led activities Unify students and families of all grade levels Support school spirit and encourage school values Ensure that each student has multiple teacher advocates Seek to raise social awareness and promote skills

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Semana de la Juventud (infa Basketball) Our Infa Basketball girls’ team participated in the ‘‘Semana de la Juventud’’ at the Instituto San Miguel, this past weekend. We congratulate them for earning Second place against Villa de las Niñas.

Standing from left to right: Lucía Atala, Daniela Bendeck, Isabella Urrutia, Ana Paulina Urrutia, Gabriela Maradiaga, Viviana Cardona, Paola Dibono. Kneeling from left to right: María José Aguilar, Adriana Atala, Grecia Ubilla, María Lucía Martínez, and Elena Godoy.

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Weekly Activities Calendar

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Upcoming Events

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Upcoming Events

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Cafeteria Menu of the Week AST MENU 19-24 Agosto 2019 Lunes Fun Breakfast Menu: Bagel Bar (Nutella + Cream Cheese or Turkey Ham + Egg) Lunch Menú: Pechuga de Pollo a la Marinara, Penne Al Pesto, Vegetales Italianos + Ensalada Fun Lunch Menú: Tacos de Pollo o Res & Quesadilla de Pollo

Martes Fun Breakfast Menu: Crepes (Nutella/Jalea/ Dulce de leche + Banana/Fresas + Chantillí) Lunch Menú: Lasaña A La Boloñesa, Zanahoria Caramelizada, Pan Entomatado + Ensalada Fun Lunch Menú: Gyros de Pollo

Miércoles Fun Breakfast Menú: Waffles (Nutella/Jalea/ Dulce de leche + Banana/Fresas & Chantillí) Lunch Menú: Pollo Pieza Toscano Al Limón, Macaroni con Queso, Frijolitos Verdes + Ensalada Fun Lunch Menú: Choripan & Barra de Ensalada

Jueves Fun Breakfast Menu: Panqueques (Sirope de Maple/Miel de Abeja/Jalea + Mantequilla/ Margarina) Lunch Menú: Filete De Pescado A La Griega, Arroz Pilaf, Brócoli y Coliflor Salteado + Ensalada Fun Lunch Menú: Sushi California + Flautas de Pollo

Viernes Fun Breakfast Menú: Burrito Sunrise Lunch Menú: Popcorn De Pollo, Puré De Papas con Gravy, 1/2 Mazorca de Maíz + Ensalada Coleslaw Fun Menú: Crunchy Tacos de pollo

Sabado Lunch Menú: Pollo a la Barbacoa, Puré De Papas, Maíz Dulce a la Crema + Ensalada Fun Lunch Menú: Hamburguesa de Res + Pizza Artesanal ***Dieta especial en LUNCH Diario: Pechuga a la plancha & Arroz blanco & Ensalada

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Alumni Corner Lucia Gallardo (2008) Alumna Lucia Gallardo is a serial entrepreneur building socially

impactful emerging technology solutions to some of the world’s most pressing problems as Founder & CEO of Emerge. Emerge’s solutions facilitate a more efficient, more humane, and more transparent movement of people, goods, data and resources around the world. Emerge has been nominated for the 2018 Global SDG Awards and Newsweek’s 2019 Blockchain Impact Awards.

Switzerland’s Hatch Colab has shortlisted Emerge as one of the world’s 50 Most Impactful Startups.

Prior to starting Emerge Lucia graduated from McGill University, with studies in International Development and International Trade & Business. She also studied Communication Strategy. After her studies, Lucia, co-founded Dona un Libro, Cambia una Mente, an education focused non-profit.

Most recently, she was nominated for MIT Technology Review’s Latin American Innovators under 35 and the Royal Bank of Canada’s 2019 Women of Influence. She is Acquisition International’s North American Female Blockchain CEO of 2019.

Congratulations Lucia you definitely are an Eagle Pride!

GO EAGLES!