Literary Club’s Seniors At the final 2010 club meeting of the Prep’s SFPageturners, four senior members of the club celebrated with a Harry Potter cake. Co-moderators Liz Pohaska and Gerilyn Coccia have attested to how the participation in a book discussion stimulates critical thinking skills and helps club members develop important leadership skills. This is one of the many diversified activities that the Prep offers in order to cultivate academic excellence and intellectual growth beyond the traditional curriculum. Pictured: (l-r) Christina Lupoli ‘10, Amrita Sandhu ‘10, Ashley Galgano ‘10 and Elise Helmers ‘10.
Prepsters Take First Place In Stock Market Game Joe Sciame ‘78, Chairman of the Computer/Business Department at the Prep, praised Elizabeth Cucinotta’s Accounting and Business Law students for their investing acumen and dedication after one of her 15 student teams placed first in the The Stock Market Game sponsored by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Foundation (SIFMA) for Investor Research. All told, Prep had two other high ranking teams, finishing in 11th and 35th place. They also ranked high amongst 1,500 high school teams citywide. “This win is particularly special since this marks only the second year of St. Francis Prep’s participation under Ms. Cucinotta’s guidance and leadership,” Sciame noted. Cucinotta joined the Prep faculty three years ago and brings professional career experience in both the legal and financial areas to the classroom.
Pictured above: Members of the Prep’s winning team at the SIFMA Conference Center awards presentation in lower Manhattan. Standing: (l-r) Phillip Cesare ‘10, Liz Cucinotta ‘87 (faculty), Mathew Lum ‘10. Front row: Giuseppe Palazzolo ‘10, Jaclyn Rodriguez ‘10, Patryk Kaczmarczyk ‘10. Pictured at left: The New York Daily News featured the story of our “Whiz Kid’s” stock picking prowess.
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