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Lorem Ipsum Quadrant Newsletter: Featuring Schools of the South QuadrantDolorPellentesque sed sem nec dui eleifend tristique. June 2015 What you didn’t know…Inside Last month, Worcester Public Schools debuted its new Quadrant Newsletter featuring educational initiatives,South High Community student success stories, and inspiring events taking place inSchool our schools. Many of you enjoyed reading the stories and learning about the programs students are participating in • Worcester on the Move throughout the district. • Valedictorian Trifecta This month we bring you exciting news from our South Quadrant. South High Community School students areUniversity Park Campus excelling not only inside the classroom but outside as well!School University Park Campus School is featured for its mission and exciting news about where members of the senior class • School Mission and will be heading next year. Sullivan Middle school students Success show they are “model” students at their recent Model UN event, and teachers at Heard Street School continue to make • Scholarship Winners learning fun! Thank you for taking the time to learn all that our schools have to offer.Dr. Arthur F. SullivanMiddle School Dr. Melinda J. Boone Superintendent • Model UN • Community SupportHeard Street School • Holy Cross Tutors • Baseball Math

LSoourtehmHIipghsuCmomDmoulonrity School Issu[eIs2s,uJeu]n::e[2D0a1t5e]Did you know? Worcester On The Move Promotes Healthy Living forPrincipal Maureen StudentsBinienda received thefollowing awards this year: Worcester on the Move, a program launched last • Community Service year by South High in Award from Urban partnership with First Education Night Worcester, aims Department, to get students involved Worcester State in physical activities University and promote improved nutrition. This year’s • Community Service curriculum will focus on Award from Worcester Central Spanish SDA developing leadership Church skills and also introduce a new art module that will • Mass Insight Partners closely align with First Night’s mission to bring in Excellence Principal the arts to the community. Award (South High AP Math This year’s activities will be arranged in four Teacher, James Keenan, and Burncoat phases. Phase one will include Outdoor Adventures featuring a two High AP Math Teacher, Mary Doyle, day excursion at Mount Cardigan in Organe, New Hampshire. have both been recognized by Mass Phase two includes an Art Module in Insight as Parnters in Excellence Honorees) which students will document their Students’ winning photo experiences in a photo diary and write diaries are on display in an essay about what they learned. Bay State Bank windows Phase three will begin in the fall and on Franklin St. through help students develop leadership skills. June! In Phase four, students will engage in a presentation to be held during First Night Worcester 2016. The program started in April and will run through December. First Night Worcester Executive Director Howard McGinn is assisting students with the initiative. Principal Derrick Manu, 10th grader at South  Students  From   Binienda High, at Edward M. Kennedy Worcester’s  South  High  2 Institute for the US in Boston Play  Role  of  Lawmakers     On  Friday,  May  29,  100  students   from  South  High  visited  the  Edward   M.  Kennedy  Institute  for  the  United   States  Senate.    They  participated  in   the  Institute’s  Senate  Immersion   Module,  one  of    the  museum’s  core   features.      

LSSocorhueotmholHIpigsuh mCoDmomlournity IssIusseu2e, [J#u]n::e[D20a1t5e]South High Band and Chorus Senior Farewell You can watch the SHCS Spring Concert on the WPS homepage. Select “Channel 11” on menu to left and find it streaming live! This year’s South High Band and Chorus Senior Farewell took place on May 19 at South High. For the last number, the school performed “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars.Walk This Way!On Sunday, May 17, SouthHigh band membersperformed for participantsin the Central Mass HousingAlliance’s 30th annual Walkfor the Homeless. Theevent aimed to raise thirtythousand dollars for safeshelter and nutritious mealsfor the city’s homelesspopulation. Students performed in NewtonSquare. Other students volunteered to helpwalkers! 3

LSoroemuItphsumHDoilgorh Community School Issu[eIs2s,uJeu]n::e[2D0a1t5e]Celebrating 50 years of helping low-income students enter, graduate from collegeSouth High Community School Principal MaureenBinienda helped celebrate Massachusetts college accessprograms called TRIO, and fifty years of helping low-income, first generation students succeed at an event atthe State House held on Monday, May 4. TRIO is a set offederally funded educational opportunity programs thatmotivates and supports students from low-incomebackgrounds. These programs include Upward Bound,Student Support Services, Educational Talent Search,Educational Opportunity Centers, and McNair Scholars.Also part of this support system are federal/statepartnerships such as Gear Up and Gateway to College.Currently, 66 programs in Massachusetts help 27,130students to enter and succeed in college. In Massachusetts, 83 percent of students whocomplete TRIO programs enter college. The Massachusetts Educational OpportunityAssociation (MEOA), which sponsored this event, and MA TRIO, are aligned with the goals ofthe MA Department of Higher Education’s VisionProject, the 2014 MA report which highlights theurgent need, in Massachusetts, for boosting collegecompletion rates, closing achievement gaps andattracting and graduating more students from low-income, first generation families. South High hasbenefitted from a TRIO program since 1991. StoriesLive-5 Congratulations to South High School winners at the StoriesLive-5 Final Slam. Students from seven schools across the Commonwealth participated in telling their stories related to 8 themes: Where I am From: Says Who: The First Time: Lost and Found: Epic Fall: Up the Family Tree: Contentment: Rite of Passage. StoriesLive-5 concluded with a day full of beautiful, heartbreaking, funny, quirky, wonderful stories. The South High winners are: • Mannaseh Konadu, grade 11, $500.00 • Fernando Soler, grade 9, $ 250.00 • Marta Lugo, grade 9, $250.00 • Jenson Paris, grade 10, $250.00  4

SLoourtehmHIigphsuCmomDmoulonrity School IssIusseu2e, [J#u]n::e[D20a1t5e] South High Honorary Diploma Community School On May 27, South High awarded Valedictorian an honorary diploma to Korean War veteran Joseph Fortier. South High Fortier attended South in the late Community School 40's and left after grade 11. student, Patrick During the ceremony he showed Shea, is this year’s Principal Maureen Binienda his valedictorian. certificate from Gates Lane. What’s more Fortier is pictured on the stairs of exciting? His his home drying his eyes from the sister, Elise Shea, emotional experience. was South High’s valedictorian in WCVB A+ Student 2013 and his other sister, Tara Shea, was last year’s South High Valedictorian! Congratulations to South High Senior, Anthony King, on being Patrick will be attending Brown University. His sister named an A+ Student by WCVB Tara attends Yale University. His sister Elise is a NewsCenter 5. King won a $1,000 student at the University of Southern California. scholarship and will receive the check on June 9 at WCVB! Watch South High his segment here: Student Hits http://www.wcvb.com/community/a High Notes plus/a-plus-south-highs-anthony- king/32013638 South High Community Senior Brielle Stovall has a lot to sing about! In April, she was the only vocalist accepted to the All-Eastern Treble Chorus and performed at the Vets Memorial Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. The chorus is only comprised every two years through the National Association for Music Educators. Another exciting achievement for Stovall is that she will be heading to the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania in the Fall! She was accepted into every college she applied to including Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and she was awarded a full scholarship to Clark University. Stoval’s vocal teacher is Jane Shivick of Worcester. 5

LUorneimveIrpssiutymPDaorlokrCampus School Issu[eIs2s,uJeu]n::e[2D0a1t5e] University Park Campus College Admissions and Success Stories At University Park Campus School, students begin thinking about colleges in the seventh grade. Teachers have students research colleges, and openly discuss which skills are necessary to make college a possibility for everyone. We believe initiating the discussion about college in junior high motivates students, and helps them begin to see themselves as worthy and capable of attending college. As the students move up in the grades, college ready skills are continually integrated into the curriculum. As tenth graders, each student is required to complete a sophomore synthesis project, a project designed in a similar vein to Academic Spree Day at Clark University. Students create their own research project, collect and analyze data and present their findings. As upper classmen, students are allowed to take courses at Clark University, which truly gives them the feeling of being a bona fide college student. The dual enrollment experience is one that the students truly enjoy, but certainly is challenging. The 2015 UPCS graduating class is small but tenacious. On May 29th, 27 proud students crossed the stage of Atwood Hall at Clark University to receive their diplomas. In August, seven of these students will return to Clark University as freshmen. Just down the road, three students will be attending the College of the Holy Cross, which means that more than one third of the UPCS class of 2015 will be attending two of Worcester's most prestigious institutions of education. The students are excited, and we at UPCS are beyond proud. This fall, UPCS students who began thinking and dreaming about college as tender seventh graders will officially begin their journeys as full-fledged college students only a few short blocks from the small school on Freeland Street that was their home for the past six years. ~ Michael Torissi Teacher, College Counselor University Park Campus School ~Senior Prom~ The UPCS Senior Prom took place on April 30th at Beechwood Hotel. Here are a few pictures from the evening!6

LUonrievmersIpitsyuPmarDkoCloarmpus School IsIssusue e2,[#J]u:n: e[D2a0t1e5]Oratorical ContestThe Oratorical Contest at University Park Campus School invites all students to participatein this unique academic speaking challenge. The youngorators learn important leadership qualities and theability to think and speak clearly in front of a largeaudience. Hervey Ross, a long time friend of UniversityPark, sponsors this contest while professors and studentsof Clark University judge the speeches.This year’s winners are:• 3rd place Wendy Arapi grade 8 “Dear Future L to R, Lucas Encarnacion Rivera, Generations: Sorry.” (Prince Ea) $200 Wendy Arapi, Keyanna Moore• 2nd place Keyanna Moore grade 10 “Keyanna Moore’s Spin on: ‘The System’ ” (Keyanna Moore & Prentice Powell) $300• 1st place Lucas Encarnacion Rivera – grade 11 “Words” (Anonymous) $500 Daisy Kranwikel Kenyanna Moore Dominik RaczkaEssay WinnerSophomore Sibgha Javaid won an honorable mention ($500) in theFrederick Douglass Essay Contest by the Pioneer Institute.Pioneer Institute received nearly 70 submissions from public, vocational-technical, charter, parochial, and private school students, as well asstudents schooled at home. Winners were selected by an independent panelof judges, including current and former high school history teachers.Judges selected three top prize winners and four honorable mentions.Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) fled to MA after he escaped Sophomore Sibghafrom slavery. Douglass was one of America’s great Javaid wins essayarticulators of the meaning of freedom, and the importance of understanding our past. 7

LoUrenmiveIprssiutymPDaorklorCampus Issu[eIs2s,uJeu]n::e[2D0a1t5e] Posse Scholar Through Posse’s rigorous application interview process University Park’s very own Vanna Tran (senior) was awarded a Posse Scholarship to Denison University. The scholarship will pay full tuition, room & board ($58,000) for all four years. Sophomore Trinity Montes de Oca The Posse Foundation has identified, Senior Vanna Train appeared on Community Auditions recruited, and trained 6,275 public high receives Possee Community school students with extraordinary Auditions Star academic and leadership potential to become Posse Scholars. Since 1989, these Sophomore Trinity Montes de students – many of whom might have Oca had two appearances on been overlooked by traditional college Community Auditions, the nation’s longest running selection processes – have been receiving entertainment TV series in four-year, full-tuition leadership history. For her first appearance scholarships from Posse’s partner she sang “Hallelujah” by Leonard institutions of higher education. Cohen, and for her second appearance she performed “At Christian Herter Last” by Etta James. Community Scholar Auditions contestants have gone on to be finalists on The Voice Terry Surrette will receive up to fifty and American Idol. Meghan percent of financial need for all four years Trainer performed on the show in 2011 and recently topped the of the scholarship. Details of the charts in both the US and around scholarship and the amount of money the globe with her #1 hit song Terry will receive depend on the college “It’s All About That Bass.” she attends and the financial aid she is awarded. The award will cover up to fifty percent of Junior Terry Surrette the student's financial need. Twenty-five receives Christian Herter scholarships are offered annually. Scholarship Senior Breakfast UPCS Senior Breakfast took place on May 21 at Clark University’s Tilton Hall. Christian Molina receiving Nikolle Rivera and Elizabeth his scholarship from teacher Green receiving their awards8 Michael Torrisi. from Dan St. Louis.

LUorneivmersIiptysuPamrkDCoalmoprus School IssIusesu2e, J[#u]n:e: [2D0a1t5e] Ludwig Mendez, senior Poetry Slam at Louder Than aGateway Presentations Bomb At the end of eighth, tenth, and twelfth grades, UPCS students “Louder Than A Bomb Massachusetts” is an annual engage in a lengthy and careful self- poetry competition in which youth from across the state study to assess their own progress in \"compete\" by performing poems of three minutes or less attaining the goals identified on the before a live audience. Poems are scored - though the school-wide rubric in academic, social, event's motto is \"The points are not the point, the point is and civil areas. Students present this the poetry\" - and the highest scoring teams perform in the information in a formal manner to finals at the Huntington Theater in Boston. their peers, faculty members, parents, and representatives of the greater 2015 marks UPCS' third year participating in the festival. community. Seniors participated on The four team members - Le Tran, Kennedy Johnson, May 22 in Jonas Clark Hall at Clark Darylis Figueroa, and Ezenia Diaz-Lembert - performed University. Sophomores will solo and group poems. While the team did not advance participate on June 18th in Tilton Hall to semifinals, three of the poets were given other at Clark U., and eighth graders will chances to perform. Ezenia, a 7th grader, performed at participate on a date TBD. the Worcester Megaslam with poets from around the city. and Le and Kennedy, in tenth and eighth grade,Community Service performed at semifinals as noncompeting calibration poets. Students at University Park Campus School participate in community More information can be found service at the following organizations: at http://massleapcollective.org/louder-than-a-bomb/. • Pho Hien Vietnamese To the left: Buddhist Center the team practicing in • John Street Baptist Church Copley Plaza Soup Kitchen before performance. • Belmont AME Zion Church (after school tutoring program) To the right: The team with their • Marble Street Elder Housing coach, science • Southeast Asian Coalition teacher James • SouthBay Early Childhood Kobialka. Center on Park Ave • Holy Trinity Hospice Center • Goddard Elementary School 9

LSoruellmivIapnsMumidDdloeloSrchool Issu[eIs2s,uJeu]n::e[2D0a1t5e] Model UN Conference On Saturday, May 2, from 8am-2:30pm, the Dr. Arthur F. Sullivan Middle School’s Goddard Scholars Academy’s Model United National (UN) Program hosted the first Worcester County Model UN conference. Approximately 35 students participated. Model UN is a program, which allows students to take on the role of international delegates representing the member nations of the United Nations. Through speeches, discussions, and negotiation, the students tackle some of the most pressing issues in the world today. During the conference, the delegates discussed issues of Ebola as members of the World Health Organization. Former Goddard Scholars Model UN members who attend South High School served as chairs for the day. Participating schools included Chocksett Middle School from Sterling, Mountview Middle School from Holden, Worcester Academy, and Goddard Scholars Academy at Dr. Arthur F. Sullivan Middle School. The guest speaker at the beginning of the day was former US Ambassador to the country of Mali, Mary Beth Leonard. Four Goddard students won awards for Best Public Speaker and Best Delegate. The students received several positive comments on all aspects of the conference and the students indicated that they enjoyed the day. The Goddard Scholars Academy has operated a Model UN program for the last seven years under the direction of Social Studies teacher David Crompton, who has recently been joined by his colleague, Christine Mooshian. Students have attended conferences at Clark University and Northeastern University, and the program has received many awards. Dr. Arthur F. Sullivan Middle School hopes to host this event again next year and possibly expand it to involve more schools and/or more committees. The overall goal of this conference is to foster the growth and expansion of Model UN opportunities in Central Mass. The event was funded entirely through the fundraising efforts conducted by the members of the Goddard Scholars Academy Model UN program and topics. “The Model UN program has inspired me in many ways. It has helped me develop skills like organizing time and public speaking. It has also taught me to be more aware of problems happening around you worldwide. Overall, this program has made me more well-rounded person.” ~ Grace Tran, student (Malaysia, Security Council)10

LSourlelimvaInpsMuimddDleolSocrhool IssIusesu2e, J[#u]n:e: [2D0a1t5e] Recent Events! Arbor Day Grounds ImprovementWatch Memorial Memorial Day On Saturday,program in full on Program April 25, sixty-sixWPS homepage. volunteersSelect Channel 11, refurbished the grounds ofthen “archives”. Sullivan Middle School as part of Sullivan Middle School’s the city’s Arborannual Memorial Day program took place Day activities.on Friday, May 22 in the schools Trees werecafetorium. More than veterans attended trimmed, newthis event along with City Manager shrubs wereEdward Augustus, Superintendent Dr. planted, and mulchMelinda Boone, and other city officials. was used to beautify the area.The program began at 9:30am. A reception Thousands offollowed in the school’s library. The event pounds of growthwas covered on Charter TV 3. Watch were removed andit here: http://bcove.me/55cymuuy emergency exits and walkways were African Drumming! cleared. Kathryn Aroian, andSMS was selected by the Worcester members of theEducational Development Department ofFoundation, Inc. and the Crocodile Conservation andRiver – African Arts in Education Recreation joinedproject to participate in a Culture the volunteers. Special thanks toLeap experience for Grade 7 Michael P. Lyons,students! On Wednesday, June 3, AVID Teacher andstudents participated in African Site Coordinator forDrumming Lessons and attend a spearheading the school’s three-year beautificationlive performance! project. Lyons has facilitated grants from the Nathaniel Wheeler Trust through the Worcester Educational Development Foundation, Inc. and the 11 Worcester Tree Initiative. Open House Sullivan Middle School hosted an open house on Wednesday, May 27th. Students’ work was showcased and the program included dinner, live music by the students, and a dramatic presentation featuring non-violent issues, poetry, and art. All parents and students of next year’s seventh graders as well as parents of present students were invited to attend.

LorSeumllIivpasunmMDidodlloerSchool Is[sIusesu2,eJ] u::n[eD2a0t1e5] Sullivan Middle School Thanks Community Sponsors • Arbor Day Grounds Improvement. Thank you to Kathryn Aroian, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, and the 66 individuals who spent the day cleaning up our school’s grounds. Thanks to Kathryn and her team our trees have gator bags for watering, beds have been mulched, old-growth trees pruned, and thousands of pounds of over-growth removed, and emergency exits and walkways cleared. Kathryn has been a community partner for the past three years, assisting us in facilitating grants from the Nathaniel Wheeler Trust through the Worcester Educational Development Foundation, Inc. and the Worcester Tree Initiative. The grand total of in-kind donations/labor and grants over three years for our school beautification is in excess of $50,000! • April Food Drive. Thank you to Amy Lynn Chase, a Sullivan Middle graduate, and owner of The Crompton Collective, for sponsoring a food drive to support the SMS Food Pantry for the month of April! • Fallon Community Health Plan. Thank you to Kim Salmon, Cheryl Schmaltz, and Julie McDonald at FCHP who have chosen SMS as a community partner. In the last month alone, FCHP has provided financial support to our Food Pantry, has agreed to fund the completion of the Instrument Room, provided over 25 boxes of binders and supplies, and is working with us to create a comprehensive plan of support to assist us in our work to support our students’ academic and social-emotional success. We look forward to working closely with Kim and her team! • Crocodile River and the Worcester Educational Development Foundation, Inc. SMS has been chosen by Crocodile River and WEDF to pilot a 7th grade Culture Leap for the Worcester Public Schools. This June all 7th graders at SMS will participate in Crocodile River’s African History & Arts program. A team of teachers from SMS is working with Zach Coombs from CR and Louise Clarke from WEDF to develop this pilot. Thank you to Crocodile River and WEDF for choosing SMS as your pilot site. • The United Way’s Women’s Initiative. Thank you to Anne Wettengel and Elaine Wright for working with SMS to rebuild the relationship between the Women’s Initiative (WI) and SMS. In addition to the GPS program, SMS is looking to work with the WI to send all 8th grade girls to the Dollar Scholar Program and WI will be working with SMS to provide volunteers to support our food pantry. Thank you Anne and Elaine! • French Twist Shopping Day to Support SMS. Thank you to Roberta Boria, owner of The French Boutiques located on Pleasant and Highland Streets in Worcester, for sponsoring a SMS Shopping Day. 20% of all purchases made on Saturday, May 9th were donated to SMS. Thank you Roberta! • Worcester State University. Thank you to Worcester State University and Sullivan’s very own Katie Bettley Bastien for providing us with AVID tutors for the spring. Katie is also working to secure WSU Education undergraduate students to work as intern-volunteers for SMS’s 21st Century Summer Program. Thank you Worcester State and Katie Bettley Bastien! • Educational Association of Worcester. Thank you to the EAW and Lenny Zalauskas for selecting SMS as a recipient of a donation totaling $1,200.00 to purchase school shirts and coats. Thank you EAW and Lenny! • Primo's Restaurant. Thank you to Angel Rodriguez, owner of Primo's Restaurant on Green Street in Worcester, for donating the luncheon for the Goddard Scholars' Model United Nations Conference held at SMS!12

LHoeraermd ISptsrueemt SDcohloorl IssIusseu2e, [J#u]n::e[2D0a1t5e] Holy Cross Tutors Help Heard StreetIn partnership with the Holy Cross Education Department and Meg Ober, Field PlacementCoordinator, Heard Street classroom teachers, tutors, and students were able to successfullyextend learning beyond the school day. Each semester, approximately twenty Holy Crosssophomore and junior students volunteered their time two times per week to serve as mentorsand support the learning of Heard Street students in grades 3-6. Through re-teachingsessions, homework help, testing preparations and student engagementactivities, the students and tutors experienced growth in academics andcreated lasting memories. Teddy Bear PicnicStudents in Mrs. Soldi’s Kindergarten class had a nicebreak after a day of learning with a teddy bear picnic!Children tackled lessons in measurements andcomparisons, and embarked in reading stories, writing,and art. This is the second year Mrs. Soldi held theevent. Students spread out checkered ginghamblankets and picnic basketsfor a cuddly afternoon! 13

HLoeraermd SIptrseuemt SDcohlooorl Issu[eIs2s,uJeu]n::e[2D0a1t5e] Batter Up and Swing for Math Success!Through the theme of baseball and community collaborationwith the Worcester Bravehearts, all students at HeardStreet School rallied throughout the months of April andMay to increase student engagement strategies and showgrowth in mathematics. With teachers as team coaches andstudents as players, spring training sessions focused on factfluency and problem solving. Teams practiced and strived to‘hit it out of the park’ with final assessments with manyrounding the bases on the school scoreboard. Studentgrowth was rewarded through cheers, prizes, baseballthemed activities, and a planned day of baseball educationat the Braveheart Fitton ball field on June 9th.Spring Beautification Clean-up On May 30, Heard St School had at least 30 families and staff members participate in the Spring Beautification Clean-up. Volunteers spread six yards of mulch, cut new garden beds, painted, and much more. An area near the school’s main entrance was designated for a beautiful bench and flowerpots. One hundred percent of the school attended that day!14

Lorem Ipsum Dolor IssIusseu2e, [J#u]n::e[2D0a1t5e] WEA-TV11 Upcoming Heard St. School Events:Catch some of your school’s programs on WEA-TV11’schannel 191, and streaming live!To watch a WPS program on your computer: • Books and Beyond Celebration, June 12 • Go to the Worcester Public Schools homepage (www.worcesterschools.org) • Field Day, June 19 • Grade 6 Promotional • Select “Channel 11” on menu to left • Select “Archived Programs\" Ceremony, June 24 • Spell-A-Thon, May 20 under Resources menu • Choose program you want - June 10Station ManagerJoseph [email protected] hope you enjoy our A note from Quadrant Manager, Dr. Mary E. Meade-Montaque:new publications: As the school year winds down, students participate in the pomp • Quadrant and circumstance of special ceremonies. Whether proudly Newsletter holding a flag for a Memorial Day presentation, or receiving their caps and gowns in preparation for graduation, students are • District Newsletter looking ahead to a bright future, moving forward in the • Superintendent classroom and in life. Newsletter As shown in the pages of this quadrant newsletter, each of our Worcester Public Schools has its own personality. On any givenIf you have a story and day, our district could be helping to create lifelong memoriesphotos you would like to with a teddy bear picnic, or creating future leaders at a Modelshare about your school, UN. Students are becoming lyrical artists, artists are developingplease email them to a passion for science, and budding scientists are discovering theJennifer Roy at unity of teamwork when volunteering for causes like hunger [email protected]. homelessness. Our students are shaped by the schools they attend; this is why it is important to share our goals and our vision with our families, our neighborhoods and our community. Forty-four schools and twenty-five thousand students make their mark on the city of Worcester each day. We hope you enjoy learning all that is taking place inside each of our classrooms through this and future newsletters.Jennifer Roy, Communications/TV Production, [email protected] 15