Newsletter May 21 - May 26, 2018

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NEWSLETTER

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American School of Tegucigalpa May 21 – May 26, 2018

We’ll miss you Class of 2018!

Content: International Bee Day (GIN Club).………….……………………..….............2 Art with Munch Extracurricular (PS & ES)………………………………….....3 Athlete’s Celebration….……………………………………………………….….4 STUCO Farewell (STUCO).………………..…………………….…………….….5 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade Field Day (ES)…………….……….…....................…6 5th Grade Farewell (ES)……...………………………….…..…..……….……….7 Eagle Tots Basketball Closing Ceremony……………..……..……..………..8 Eagle League Basketball Closing Ceremony….…………..…..……………..9 Elementary Houses Awards……………………………..………………………10 First Grade Spelling Bee Contest……………………………………………….11 AST Track & Field Open…………………………………………………………..12 Elementary Carnival…………………………………………….…………………13 Upcoming Events…………………………………..………………….…………..14 Alumni Corner…………………………………………..……..……………………15

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International Bee Day GIN Club invited expert in bees, Ricardo DĂ­az Meraz (B.S. Agricultural Science, and MSc. Tropical Beekeeping), to celebrate International Bee Day. He taught our students about the world of bees and how to take care of this important flying insect.

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Extracurricular Art Exhibition

Our eagles that participate in the art extracurricular program presented an art exhibition called ‘‘Art with Munch’’. It was a great night where students showcased their best projects.

Thank You to Ms. Maria Elena San Martín for all your hard work!

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Athlete’s Celebration We celebrated our Athlete’s AASCA Celebration in which we recognized those students who stood out in the different athletic disciplines throughout the year.

Congratulations to all our Athletes!!

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STUCO Farewell STUCO 2017 – 2018 had their Farewell reunion to celebrate the end of the year and to say goodbye to the Seniors that were part of this year Student Council. They had delicious ‘‘Crunchy Tacos’’, catered by our Dining Hall.

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Elementary Field Day Thursday and Friday morning, Elementary had their Field Day. It was so much fun. Our Elementary eagles had an amazing time full of games, laughs, and companionship.

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5th Grade Farewell 5th graders were treated to beautiful memories, inspiring speeches, delicious food and special gifts during the 5th grade farewell. Mrs. Vides, ES Principal, passed on the candle of } knowledge to MS Principal, Mr. Ricardo Belgrave.

Class of 2025 had their last reunion as elementary students.

Good luck in Middle School!

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Eagle Tots Basketball Closing Ceremony Congratulations to all our Little Eagles that were part of this great basketball Eagle Tots Team!

Special recognition to Coach Bryan Torres and teacher Coordinator Lilia Laitano!

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Eagle League Basketball Closing Ceremony This was the last Eagle League activity of this school year. We congratulate all our athletes that participated in the tournaments.

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Congratulation to our Teacher Coordinator Ms. Michelle Corrales, and to Eagle League Basketball Coaches: Alex LaĂ­nez, Jeffrey Suazo, JosuĂŠ Amador, and Luis Abel Bejarano.

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Elementary Houses Awards Houses coordinators awarded the first three houses that accumulate more points throughout the year in their houses competitions. All Houses did an outstanding job and we know next year the competition will be stronger!

CONGRATULATIONS to Balam that won the first place!!

Yum Kaax finished second place and Zotz third place!

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First Grade Spelling Bee Contest For the first time Elementary school inaugurate the 1st grade Spelling Bee Contest. We are very proud of all our first graders and we congratulate our first grade teachers, (Mrs. Maria Elena Matamoros, Mrs. Ali Pasquier, Mrs. Gina Girbal, and Mrs. Josette Bendeck) and finalists.

First Place: Mathew Pratts

Second Place: Adrian Farach

Third Place: RaĂşl Bonilla

Fourth Place: Diego Aldana

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AST Track & Field Open Saturday morning our Track & Field team hosted a competition against Everest School, Intercontinental School, and Discovery School.

Congratulations to our Track & Field team and their coaches!

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Elementary Carnival Elementary students had a great Saturday afternoon in their Carnival.

They enjoyed Bouncy houses, karaoke and delicious food to say goodbye to an incredible school year 2017-2018

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Upcoming Events

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Alumni Corner EDUARDO ZAMBRANA (’91) AlumnI Eduardo Zambrana (’91) is a succesfull businessman, and actor. After his graduation from High School he went to Kansas State University to continue his education. In 2009, Eduardo co-founded an architectural firm with Mark Rouch, ‘‘Rouch Architects’’ in Dallas, Texas. For more information you can go to www.roucharchitecture.com Eduardo is also an actor and currently have two acting agents: Core Talent in Dallas, and Landrum Arts LA in Louisiana. He is known in the film and TV world by Queen of the South, Grey Agenda, and Just My Luck. You can see his Demo Reel at the following link: https://youtu.be/fjjCB_38b5E Congratulations to Eduardo and we wish him the best of luck! #ProudEagle