Before the CHS morning broadcast, from left front: Alexa Passenti, Brittany Wdowiak, Urvi Patel, Camila Fermin Victoria Petriella. At rear that’s Otoniel DeLeon, Carly Egyed, Sherry Awwad.
Megan Davey, Mohamed Allan, Katrina Salazar, Cesar Bellido, Ashley Cruz, Carla Silvestri.
Megan Davey: Tech Draft introduced me to the autoCAD program, which sparked my interest in drafting and architecture. We also worked on projects such as creating model bridges and went on field trips to learn about engineering principles and careers. Javier Falero: Ashworth’s. I got to speak my mind. Mohamed Allan: English, because Mr. Ashworth made me ready to enter college with the skills for writing. Cesar Bellido: Math and Science. Alana Adams: AP English with Dr. Greenwald. I learned something new every day in her class. Always encourageing her students, she made reading Shakespeare tolerable. Michael Avila: Photography class, because I have always wanted to be a photographer. Ashley Cruz: Dance, because I got to perform and get ready for shows. Cary Egyed: CAST with Mr. McCunney. He always gave us room for creativity and I always looked forward to having fun on whatever project we were working on. Katrina Salazar: Ashworth’s class. He taught me life lessons, reality while laughing in his class. Farid Sawaqed: PCCC animation class, because art is the one thing that I will always love. 40 June 2016 • Clifton Merchant
Odette Rodriguez: Mr. Lesler’s history class. He taught us about the real things in life. Alex Wertz: Mr. O’Reilly’s Psychology class. Every day he made it fun to learn. Maryam Albayati: Physical Education. My teacher was great and he’d always take us outside running, even if it was freezing. Carla Silvestri: AP Physics with Mr. Ernst. It challenges me to see the world differently. Veronica Viera: Creative Writing because I love to write poetry in my free time and it gave me an opportunity to express my true self. Brittany Morales: CAST with Mr. McCunney and Mr Dixon. In this class, one learns all about how cameras work, TV production and filmography. It’s not like an ordinary class where you take notes and solve problems. This class will make one look twice at the TV screen to make sure the “headroom is right” or ask yourself — “Why do you think the director chose this camera shot?” Hannah Anolik: A tie between CAST and AP English. Mr. McCunney and Dr. Greenwald both made me truly care about their class and about what we were learning. The lessons I’ve learned from them, both related and unrelated to their classes, will stay with me forever.