OnDecember13,2022the staffandthestudents celebratedthebeginningof ChristmasHolidaywitha feast Incelebration ofthe christmasspirittheyhada littlegatheringwherethey hadfood,drinksand classicChristmasmusic
Fromcoquitowhichisa traditionalcoconutdrink,similar toeggnog,theyalsohadricewith pigeonpeaswithpork,macaroni saladwhichislikeatopotato saladbutmadewithmacaroni's, theyincludedmeatballsasaside dishandfordeserttheyhad differenttypesof"flan"
Thisisacustomcelebrationin FernandoCallejoHighSchool, wherethefocusisonthestudents havingagoodtime,enjoyingtheir timeinhighschoolwhilemaking memoriestheycanlookbackon withfondness
ThispastFebruary24,2023,twoofour studentsorganizedaworkshopwhere theytaughtsomeofstudentsandschool stafftheartofcrochet Whichisavery challenginghobby,letaloneteachingitto bothstudentsandadults.Thesestudents cameinandtaughtsomeofthebasicsin crochetart
CamilaZ.Maysonet,oneofthe studentsthatwasorganizing thisactivityquoted"Ididthis typeofactivityforpeopletosee thatthistypeofartexists,not everythingisaboutbeingona screen Wecanmakebeautiful thingswithourhandsandput ourheartsintoart" Itis importantthatstudentsindulge inlearningotherlifeskills
By Aliz J Pellicier Rivera
FernandoCallejoHighSchoolhasalotof educationalprograms,butthisisaspecialone Thisisagamingandreadersclubwhereit's wholepurposeisforthestudentstohavefun andunwindforabitfromtheirmainfocus, traditionaleducation Thecreatorofthisclubis theEnglishteachernamedV Matos,personal communication,March21,2023hesaidinthe interview "thisistoprovidethestudentswith thespacetosharetheirideas,likesand commonhobbiesingames,booksorarts We providethestudentswithahealthy environmenttowhichitiseducationalandsafe, whilealsotheycanhavefuntheirfreetime"
OnMarch17,2023we organizedaveryspecial activitywithourchapter member's,23smallbusinesses presentedtheirproducts In thisactivitywherestudents developtheirleadershipand entrepreneurship This activityconsistsofthe studentslearninghowtostart theirownbusiness,howto dealwithclients,ordersand alsoteachthemhowto managetheirfinances
Thisschoolprioritizesour studentsbusinessskillsandwe preparethemtofacethereal world Whileotherclasses preparethemforthebasicswe canpreparethemforajob,our schooloffersprogramslikeour businessadministrationclass whereweteachourstudentsto developtheirbusinessskills
Whilethiswasasmalleventitwasa bigopportunityforgreatthingsfor ourstudents.Fromcandy,cupcakes, sweets,topiñacolada;itwasafun eventandabiglessonforourchapter students Theytookasteptobecome businessentrepreneur's,other studentsnevergetthechance,it'sa privilegeforourstudentstobe capableofsuchactivities.Theyare thefutureandourjobasaschoolis topreparethemforwhatwhat'sto come
OnMarch8th,2023thephysical educationteacher,Mr Montalvo withthecollaborationofthe nationalselectionofarchery,came togethertobringagroupof speakerstosharetheknowledgeof thesport Throughoutthemorning differentgroupsofstudentshadthe opportunitytolearnthedifferent skillsthatarerequiredtopractice archery
Thissportclinicwasinitiallyfor SpecialEducationstudents,butdue toit'ssuccessaseconddaywas scheduledforallstudents Among otherthings,theyexplainedthe differencebetweenthetypesof bows,arrowsandtheiruses They alsoexplainedthetechniquesand skillsthatarerequiredtoexecutein thissport
