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HERALD Vol. 30 No. 43
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Mendoza earns perfect AP score Baldwin senior one of just hundreds to accomplish feat Mendoza thought that the teacher might have been referring to her 100 on her history Baldwin High School senior Regents. She received a mesMelany Mendoza nervously sage from her friend to talk to waited for all 20 pages of her her other AP Research teacher, John Buglione, AP Research paper who had big news to be graded — but it was worth the to share. Even after wait because she Buglione congrature c e ive d eve r y lated her, Mendoza point possible on was still puzzled the exam. about what both Mendoza was teachers were talkone of only 357 stuing about. dents in the world “I had to pause to receive the maxihim and say, ‘Mr. mum score on any Buglione, what is AP test. She was a everybody congratjunior when she ulating me for?’” received five on her Mendoza said. paper, but it wasn’t “And then I found until this past Sepout, and I was tember when ecstatic.” teachers congratuImmediately lated her for her a f t e r l e av i n g perfect score. Buglione’s class“One of the two room, Mendoza AP Research teachsent an audio mesers came into my sage to her mom social studies class MElaNY MENdoza about her perfect and congratulated Baldwin High School AP score. She said me, saying, ‘Con- senior that her family was g ratulations on really happy for your perfect score, and it’s a big her and took her out to dinner achievement,’” Mendoza said. to celebrate. Mendoza men“Except, I had no clue what he tioned that she continues to get was talking about.” Continued on page 9
By BEN FIEBERT
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Skye Margies/Herald photos
Rita Monte from Baldwin hosts a poem festival in Oceanside with a dozen of local poets reading their stories. Story, more photos, page 10.
Neighbors support poet at Written Word Festival
Adriana Devers Rodriquez, poet, educator, and director of Cents de Triadas, read her poem ‘Traces’ before closing with a dance.
ne of the two AP Research teachers came into my social studies class and congratulated me, saying, ‘Congratulations on your perfect score, and it’s a big achievement.’