Newsletter October 14th – October 19th, 2019

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October 14th – October 19th, 2019

Good Luck Eagles! AASCA Basketball 2019 Content: Helping Our Kids Grow With Autonomy Pre School Talk (PS)

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Character Counts Week (ES)

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Mrs. Elcenora Martinez (former ES Principal & Alumna) reads to 2D (ES)

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STEAM: 8th grade models Earthquake Safe Building (MS)

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Relevo por la Vida PINK DAY

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Cepudo Club visits Hospital Materno Infantil

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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 – Gabriel Vallecillo (1994)

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Helping Our Kids Grow With Autonomy Talk (ps) Pre-School parents participated in a conference delivered by Ms. Fadya Kafati (PS & ES Counselor) called ‘‘Helping our kids grow with autonomy’’. These talks for parents are priceless and we thank our Special Services team for this.

Mrs. Fadya Kafati (PS Counselor) was in charge of addressing this talk to PS parents and staff.

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Character counts week (es) Train Your Dragon 3.

The Character Education department celebrated Character Counts Week. This event is It was an incredible morning for our students! about the universal values we share and elementary school students carried out different activities to celebrate. The poster contest, parade, and the dance contest were some of the highlights of this amazing week!

Don´t forget: ‘‘Character Counts’’!

Thank you to Ms. Michelle Corrales (ES Computer Science Teacher), Mrs. Lourdes Vides (ES Principal), Luis Arrazola (ES P.E. Teacher), Ms. Nena Alvarado (Character Ed. Coordinator), Mrs. Gabriela Simón (ES Art Teacher), Fabiola Rosa and Lucia Irias (MC students) for making this week an incredible one!

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Mrs. Elcenora Martinez reads to 2D (Es) Mrs. Elcenora Martinez, former Elementary Principal, teacher, and Alumna (´72), took a break from retirement and came to 2D as a guest reader. She shared with us her love for reading, and her enthusiasm and passion for teaching. Thank you Mrs. Martinez!

Fun fact: She read a story that is dated ‘‘400’’ years from today!

2D with their teachers Mrs. Tania Díaz and Maria Fernanda Irureta, guest reader Mrs. Elcenora Martinez, and special guests Mrs. Liliana Jenkins (Superintendent) and Mrs. Ettna López (ES librarian).

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STEAM: 8th grade models Earthquake Safe Building Mrs. Marici Giron’s 8th graders studying geology, designed and built an Earthquake Safe building. Their structural design shows required research and problem solving as well as other 21st Century skills challenging students to perform to their best knowledge & skills as part of the STEAM program.

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Relevo por la vida pink day Relevo por la Vida sponsored a Pink Colors Day to raise funds to support the fight against Breast Cancer. Our students and staff dressed in pink to show their solidarity and make people aware of this terrible yet curable disease!

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Cepudo club visits hospital materno infantil Cepudo Club visited Hospital Materno Infantil last Saturday as part of their Social Responsibility Program and shared an amazing time with the little patients. Cepudo brought food, toys, and gifts for them, but most of all, they spent quality time with them.

Thank you Cepudo!

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WEEKLY ACTIVITIES CALENDAR

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Upcoming Events

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Cafeteria Menu of the Week AST Menus 21-26 Octubre 2019 Lunes Fun Breakfast Menu: Bagel Bar (Nutella + Cream Cheese or Turkey Ham + Egg) Lunch Menú: Kebab de Pollo a la Mediterránea, Arroz con Cilantro + Vegetales Griegos + Ensalada de Pepino 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: Espaguetis a la Boloñesa/ Albóndigas + Vegetales Italiano, Pan Entomatado + Ensalada Fun Lunch Menú: Gyros de Pollo Miércoles Fun Breakfast Menú: Waffles (Nutella/Jalea/ Dulce de leche + Banana/Fresas & Chantillí) Lunch Menú: Milanesa de Res + Papas Duquesas + Vegetales California + Ensalada Fun Lunch Menú: Choripan & Barra de Ensalada Jueves Fun Breakfast Menu: Panqueques (Sirope de Maple/Miel de Abeja/Jalea + Mantequilla/ Margarina) Lunch Menú: Pollo Rostizado al Estilo Caribeño + Arroz al Perejil + Ensalada Santa Fe (frijoles y maíz) + Ensalada Fun Lunch Menú: Sushi California + Flautas de Pollo Viernes Fun Breakfast Menú: Burrito Mañanero Lunch Menú: Nuggets de Pollo, Puré de Papas con Gravy + Vegetales a la California + Ensalada Coleslaw Fun Menú: Crunchy Tacos de pollo Sabado Lunch Menú: Pollo Pieza a la Marengo con champiñones, Arroz Pilaf, Vegetales Key West + 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 Gabriel Vallecillo (‘94) Alumnus Gabriel Vallecillo is a pioneer of video mapping in Honduras.

Graduated from AST in 1994. Gabriel went to Monterrey, MĂŠxico to study a major in Philosophy, and a Master in Humanities in Tec de Monterrey. In 2004 he won a scholarship from the Organization of American States (OAS), and in 2010 he attended Fullbright International Visitor Leadership Program (ILVP) for Working Artists Fellowship.

Gabriel creates poetry in the form of live video, performing LiveCinema installations and VJ executions with poetry, applying video mapping techniques on three-dimensional objects. He has participated in the Biennial of Cuenca (Ecuador, 2009), 3Biennale de Honduras 2010 and the Biennial of Visual Arts of the Central American Isthmus 2010 in Managua, among others.

He is the founder of the Rizoma group of audiovisual experimentation and the Lamepantallas project where he introduces poetry in electronic music events. He has participated and exhibited his audiovisual work in biennials of art and festivals in Italy, Ecuador, Cuba, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, United States, Panama, Berlin, and Honduras. He has also lectured and directed forums on culture and art, politics and cultural criticism in Spain, Mexico, Cuba, Panama and Honduras.

His most recent work was during the Festival of Lights in Berlin where he demonstrated the beauty of Honduras through his three-dimensional video mapping.

Congratulations to Gabriel on all his success and for representing Honduras! Eagle Pride!