will be Delia’s second appearance and the county level as last year she not only represented the Braves at the county level, but went on the represent the county at the state level. They will move on the Napa County level of competition. From there, one poetic presenter will move to the State of California competition in Sacramento, and from there, one Californian will compete at the national level in Washington D.C. Each winner at the state level receives $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington to compete for the national championship. A total of $50,000 in awards and school stipends is awarded annually at the National Finals. Arts Council Napa Valley announces a countywide contest for Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. The competition, presented in partnership with the California Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Poetry Foundation, is part of a national program that encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through memorization, performance, and competition. In the 2014‐2015 school year, Poetry Out Loud celebrates its tenth anniversary, reaching nearly 2.5 million students at more than 7,300 schools nationwide in the past decade. On February 11, 10 students from Napa County schools will participate in the Poetry Out Loud school contest at the new Lucky Penny Community Art Center. The winner of this competition will advance to the California State Poetry Out Loud contest. The California champion will advance to the Poetry Out Loud National Finals on April 28‐29, 2015 in Washington, DC, where $50,000 in awards and school stipends will be distributed. Congratulations to Delia Bisconer ’15 who won the Napa County Poetry Out Loud competition tonight! She will represent Napa County at the California contest in March. Pictured with JSHS Alumni Hall of Honor inductee (2014) and Arts Council Napa Valley director, Olivia Everett ’04.
CREATIVE THINKING IS THE CORE OF 21ST CENTURY LEARNING For more than thirty years the National Art Honor Society (NAHS) has provided national
recognition and opportunities for students
anything. Until April 30, students will be able to
who exhibit outstanding scholarship in the
earn points and unlock prizes and represent their
visual arts. We are pleased to announce our
school and their city by reviewing their Common
first Justin-Siena Chapter (pictured below) of
Core math skills on Khan Academy. Follow their
NAHS.
progress online: our students are under “10th
Students earn points for community service, outstanding arts scholarship, outreach, and collaborative work with other arts specialties. The points earned can be applied to recognition
grade” for the “Learners” leader board.
AROUND CAMPUS The School
awards, such as, NAHS pins, NAHS Award
Garden is start-
certificates, NAHS embroidered patches and
ing to yield a
NAHS Honor cord. Students become members
harvest. Here
of a distinguished group of over 46,000 art
is some lettuce
students and receive opportunities for publica-
used in a special
tion in the NAHS News, and the NAHS online
salad in the Din-
Gallery powered by Artsonia. Juniors and
ing Hall.
Seniors are eligible for recognition programs and Seniors for several scholarships. Congratulations to our 30 new charter members from the Classes of 2015, 206, 2017, 2018!
GEOMETRY STUDENTS EXCELLING IN NEW BAY AREA LEARNING CHALLENGE Ms. Amanda Guerrero’s geometry students
Justin-Siena is implementing a dress code
are featured prominently and consistently
through Lands’ End effective August 2015.
on the “LearnStorm” Leader Boards. Khan
Read more about it via the Braves Store on the
Academy has recently launched LearnStorm, a
school’s website. Perhaps you’d like a Justin-
Bay Area math challenge for students in grades
Siena polo in your
3-12 designed to build their ability to learn
warbdrobe? Kudos to Allie Huffman ’15 on the design of this year’s yearbook, Cornerstone. The 2015 yearbook was dedicated the Mr. Bob Bailey in a special presentation on Founders Day. justin-siena Avanti
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