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EL INFORMADOR

AATSP LONG ISLAND CHAPTER

www.aatsplongisland.org September 2014 President’s Letter Dear Colleagues:

Thank you for your support in electing me as your new president. I am thrilled to have attended the Annual AATSP Conference this summer that took place in Panama City, Panama as I have done in the past. This year's event was more exciting because I was able to represent our Chapter and establish new professional connections with the community-at-large. I am very eager to embark on a new school year with you in which we continue to hone our teaching skills, promote our professional learning community, and bring exciting educational opportunities to our students.

My message to you for this school year is: Stay motivated. Maintain that special joy for the profession and love of languages that brought you to become a teacher in the first place, and has kept you coming back each year. Times have been intense in recent years, but we have the power to choose how much we let those aspects affect us. Choose to keep the focus on your students and the specialness of finding your calling in this profession. Doing so puts some of the other aspects into a different perspective, and allows us to stay vibrant.

To help achieve that end, we are pleased to offer more workshops in the fall to accommodate teachers' professional development needs. On the pages that follow, you will find information about our Chapter events and contests for this school year. Chapter members may also be invited to our Entrega Ceremony in May to acknowledge the successes of their students- it is an event that is not-to-be-missed!

Lastly, I hope that you will consider participating on the executive council- it is exciting to be part of the planning process, and rewarding to put one's efforts toward promoting our discipline. Please visit our website at www.aatsplongisland.org to view the meeting schedule, and feel free to contact me with any questions that you might have. I hope to see you at an upcoming meeting. Let's have a year that is full of motivation and enthusiasm! Julie Weilgart President

Pictures from the 2014 AATSP Conference in Panama City, Panama

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AATSP-LI Fall Workshops Saturday, October 18, 2014

8am – 12pm The Wheatley School

Price: $30 for AATSP members / $35 for non-members

Workshop Descriptions 21st Century Skills Presenter: Rachael Hernandez This workshop will offer participants resources and tools designed to develop 21st Century skills and themes in the world language classroom. 21st Century skills and themes will be explored, discussed, and debated. Participants will be presented with classroom activities that encourage creativity and collaboration as well as build higher order thinking skills. Tasks include whole class, student pairs, and team options, and range from pencil and paper type to web-based. FLES: The Common Core, National Standards & Best Practices Presenter: Isabel Simoes This workshop will reflect on the interpersonal and interpretive modes of the Common Core Standards for language education, providing specific examples for the FLES classroom. Teachers will also gain greater insight into the Culture, Connections and Comparisons aspects of the National Standards and how they may be incorporated into FLES lessons. Connections will also be made with other core curricula areas. From Interpretive to Presentational Presenters: Joan Anderson & Angel Rivero This workshop focuses on strategies and ideas that will help teachers lead their students to create original presentations based on the information they gain from visiting a variety of websites and reading authentic documents. Technology, including iMovie, is used to enhance some of the presentations. Samples and rubrics will be shared and participants will be given the opportunity to create a mini presentation of their own. Ideas from this workshop can be used in all levels. Google and Your Classroom Presenter: Nikole De Luca Learn the tools that Google has at our fingertips and incorporate them into your planning and classroom routines. From accessing Google's cloud to sharing documents/projects with faculty/students, Google has opened you up to a whole new world of collaboration. Please note: The following are required to be able to fully participate in the workshop: 1) A GMAIL account 2) Basic knowledge of word processing and Internet navigational skills. Google: ¡al infinito y más allá! Presenter: Nikole De Luca Learn about the applications that Google has organized and placed before us in order to enhance our classroom experience. From project monitoring and/or collaboration to recording applications that can be used in the classroom for live student interaction, we will explore many of the more advanced options that Google has to offer for LOTE teachers. Please note: The following are required to be able to fully participate in the workshop: 1) A GMAIL account 2) Advanced knowledge of Internet navigation (searching for images/sites in order to embed them into a document/presentation) and presentation creation (PowerPoint or Keynote) Inter-Rater Reliability on FLACS Exams Presenter: Elaine Margarita Participants will join in a discussion to develop an understanding of inter-rater reliability for the FLACS Regional Exams in Spanish, Checkpoint A and B. Samples will be provided to practice rating and ideas will be shared on how to improve scoring experiences using rubrics. Participants are also encouraged to bring in samples to share and rate with colleagues. Middle School LOTE: Let's Stop Reinventing the Wheel! Presenter: Richard Zawislak Looking for new ways to teach the same thematic units? Do you need ideas or help to include Common Core text-based lessons into your units? Come and expose yourself to different methods that can help you rework what you already do and have. The following will be discussed: Vocabulary input, varied writing tasks, spontaneous speaking activities, grammar input, and text-based lessons and activities. Examples will be provided in Spanish, French, and Italian. All ideas can be used for any language.

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Reading to Write in LOTE à la Common Core Presenter: Lillian Carey After a brief review of CCCSS as they pertain to reading and writing, participants will be presented several examples of writing tasks at the Checkpoint A and Checkpoint B levels that will require students to use and refer to supporting details or information gleaned from a text (or texts) to produce a persuasive or informative writing piece. In addition, participants will review the new rubrics that will be used to score these CC writing tasks and discuss the skills the students will need to be successful on these writing tasks. Time permitting, participants will be given the opportunity to generate writing tasks from texts that will be provided. Ready-Made Internet Resources to Enhance Your Lessons! Presenter: Marie Nuzzi The Internet holds a wealth of free applications and activities that can be easily integrated into any language classroom. Discover what they are, where they are, and how they can be used to enhance any lesson at any level. Participants will walk away with hands-on resources that can be implemented immediately. Successful Item Writing is Not as Easy as 1, 2, 3 Presenter: Jennifer Nesfield Creating better assessment questions will help our students improve their critical thinking skills and demonstrate their ability to comprehend the target language. This workshop will focus on assisting teachers in the creation of quality listening, reading, and presentation writing questions to use throughout the year.

Registration Form

Please use the form below to register for our fall workshops on Saturday, October 18th from 8am-12pm at The Wheatley School (11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568). All forms must be postmarked by Friday, October 3rd. Late registrations cannot be processed. Please send this form and a check for $30 for AATSP members / $35 for non-members payable to AATSP LI Chapter to: Keryn Thienachariya

Sanford H. Calhoun High School 1786 State Street

Merrick, NY 11566

No purchase orders please. Refunds cannot be issued for registrants who do not attend. Participants will receive confirmation and directions by email. If you have any questions, please email Keryn Thienachariya at Keryn.Thienachariya@gmail.com or Yoshana Silver at ysilver1@aol.com.

AATSP-LI Fall Workshops Registration Form

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY

Name __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

AATSP Member? Yes or No AATSP Membership Number _________________ (Please circle) (If applicable)

Address _______________________________________________ City ___________________________ State ______ Zip Code _______

Home Phone _________________________Cell Phone _________________________ Email Address ________________________________________

School Name _____________________________________________________ School District _________________________________________________

You will have the opportunity to attend TWO workshops (1.5 hours each). From the list below, please choose FOUR workshops you are interested in and number them in order of your preference 1, 2, 3 & 4. We will do our best to accommodate your selections. _____ 21st Century Skills _____ Inter-Rater Reliability on FLACS Exams _____ FLES: The Common Core, National _____ Middle School LOTE: Let's Stop Standards & Best Practices Reinventing the Wheel! _____ From Interpretive to Presentational _____ Reading to Write in LOTE à la Common Core _____ Google and Your Classroom _____ Ready-Made Internet Resources to Enhance Your Lessons! _____ Google: ¡al infinito y más allá! _____ Successful Item Writing is Not as Easy as 1, 2, 3

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2015 Design-A-Card Contest

The Design-A-Card Contest is an opportunity for students to create an original Hispanic design for the front of a blank notecard. The winning entries will be printed and sold as a fundraiser to support the chapter’s Judy Abrams/Margaret Fernández NSE Scholarship Fund. The contest is open to any student of a member teacher. 1. All entries shall be submitted on a 5”x 4” piece of neatly cut white copy or art paper, index card, or cardstock. 2. All designs must have a Hispanic theme such as artesanía, cultural scenes, images, landmarks, maps, etc. 3. Designs may be black and white or in color. Designs must be reproducible on a color copier. 4. Designs must be ORIGINAL and hand-drawn; a ruler may be used if applicable. *No computer graphics, Google or computer-generated designs or copyrighted or imitated images. Any imitation of copyrighted images will be disqualified. 5. Any artistic media that is matte or flat (not glossy) may be used in the design. For example: pen & ink, marker, colored pencils, watercolor, acrylic, tempera, oil, etc. No designs accepted in regular pencil. Pale designs are not recommended nor crayon as they do not copy well. 6. Design may NOT include words in any language. 7. Erasure marks or the use of white out are not permitted. 8. Utilize the complete space, background may be white or colored & may include a border. 9. Students should complete the first section of the entry form & submit it along with their design to their teacher. Parent or guardian must sign the release on the entry form. 10. The artist’s name is not to appear on the design. It should be printed in pencil on the back of the design so that it does not show through the design. 11. On the back draw an arrow in pencil to indicate the top of the card. 12. TEACHERS must complete one teacher registration form and type the names of their students to avoid misspelling on certificates. Copied class lists can be used. Please insert the entry into the folded form. Do NOT paperclip or tape the design to the form. 13. All entries become the property of AATSP – LI and will not be returned. 14. There will be three levels for entries:

*Senior High School (grades 9-12) *Middle School (grades 6-8) *Elementary School (grades K-5) Eligibility: Any student whose teacher is a current member of AATSP for the calendar year of the contest is eligible. (Only one design per student) A parent or guardian must sign the release located on the second page of the entry form. Any entries that do not comply with the stated directions will be subject to disqualification. Students should submit design and form to their teacher. Mail one Teacher Registration Form, a Student Registration Form per entry with signed releases, and Contest Entries to: Mynelle Howells Trinity Lutheran School 40 W. Nicholai Street, Hicksville, NY 11801 Entries must be postmarked by February 7, 2015. Direct any questions to senorahowells@gmail.com.

STUDENT REGISTRATION FORM

Directions: Please fill out the student form completely and fold it, placing your design inside. Submit the design and form to your teacher to send into the AATSP-LI Contest. Please PRINT the following information: Student’s Name: ____________________________________________________ Student’s Grade: _________________________

Student’s School: ________________________________________________________________________________________________

Student’s Teacher: _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Parent Release: I, (PRINT NAME) _________________________________________________, understand that the artwork of my son/daughter (PRINT NAME) _____________________________________ is an entry in the “Design-A-Card Contest” to support the Judy Abrams/ Margaret Fernández NSE Scholarship Fund and that it is the sole property of the American Association of Spanish and Portuguese – NY-Long Island Chapter. Winning entries will be printed and sold for fundraising purposes for the chapter’s scholarship fund. I also understand that winning images will appear on the AATSP website, www.aatsplongisland.org Parent’s Signature:_______________________________________ Photo Permission: I further understand and give permission for images of my son/daughter to appear on the AATSP NY-Long Island Chapter website and in the newspaper announcements regarding the contest and its winners. (If you do not sign below, images will not be used.) Parent’s Signature: _______________________________________

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TEACHER REGISTRATION FORM TO BE COMPLETED BY THE TEACHER (one copy per teacher) School Name: ______________________________________________________________________________________

School Address: ____________________________________________________ School Telephone: ______________________

Town/City: __________________________________________________ Zip Code: _______________________

Teacher’s Name: Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms. ___________________________________________________________ First Last

AATSP Membership #: ___________________________ Teacher’s Signature: _______________________________

Teacher’s School Email: _________________________________________

Principal’s Name: Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms. _________________________________________________________________ First Last

Department Chairperson: Dr./Mr./Mrs./Ms. __________________________________________________________ First Last

Chairperson’s Telephone: ______________________ Chairperson’s Title: ___________________________________

Chairperson’s Address (if different from school): _________________________________________________________

Optional:Teacher’s Cell Phone: ___________________________ Teacher’s Home Email: _________________________________

Winners- 2014 Design-A-Card Contest There were 700 student entries of 37 teachers, representing 13 school districts 23 public schools and 5 private schools. Ten winners were chosen. The winning designs are displayed on our website as well as in this issue. Packets of ten cards are available by mail order. AATSP-LI invites your students to participate in its fifth Design-A-Card Contest to support the Scholarship Fund. Please share this information with your colleagues. ELEMENTARY LEVEL 1. Molly Van Dyke Grade 5 Stewart School – Garden City A. Gutierrez 2. Laila Warner Grade 3 Long Island School for the Gifted L. Siani 3. Elizabeth Hallock Grade 3 Sag Harbor Elementary S. Marr MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL 1. Chrystelle Gooding Grade 8 Trinity Lutheran School N. Ramsaran 2. Jeanell Gonzalez Grade 8 Wisdom Lane MS M. Haug 3. Juliana Torres Grade 8 Sewanhaka HS L. Bascetta HIGH SCHOOL 1. Anya Pawar Grade 9 Half Hollow Hills HS West H. Palmada 2. Madeleine Schulz Grade 11 POB JFK HS D. Hershkowitz 3. Iris Chang Grade 12 Garden City HS P. Giacalone 4. Juan Lasso Grade 9 Sewanhaka HS C. Graci Congratulations to all the winners and look for their art in this issue. Please visit our website to see all of the designs in color. The order form for these notecards appears on page 10 of this issue.

Crystelle Gooding, Design-A-Card Winner

Design-A-Card Contest Winner, and her Spanish Teacher and Entrega Volunteer Nirmala Ramsaran

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2015 Judy Abrams-Margaret Fernández National Spanish Exam Scholarship

The Long Island Chapter is pleased to offer two scholarships in recognition of commitment and dedicated service that both Judy Abrams and Margaret Fernández provided to our chapter.

Judy Abrams’ service to our organization spanned six decades. She was instrumental in establishing the Suffolk County Chapter and served in many capacities, including President, until it merged with Nassau to become the Long Island Chapter. We established this scholarship to honor her memory and recognize her commitment to serving Long Island’s Spanish teachers and students.

Margaret Fernández provided outstanding service to our chapter for more than thirty years, serving as President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, editor of El Informador, NSE and Membership coordinator, liaison to our National Office as well as judge for many of our competitions. Margaret formally retired from our council a few years ago to enjoy her family and retirement. In recognition of her outstanding service to our chapter, we are pleased to offer a scholarship in her name. Requirements: x Awarded to two graduating seniors who are currently enrolled in Spanish or have completed the highest level of

the Spanish courses offered in their school. x Student’s current or final Spanish teacher must be a current member of the AATSP. x Each Spanish teacher can only nominate ONE student. x Students should express interest, dedication and passion for the Spanish language. x Students should show a significant contribution to the Spanish class, the school and/or the community. x Students must have taken the National Spanish Exam at least once during his/her high school career.

Application, teacher’s statement, and student’s statement must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2015. If you have any questions, please contact Liliana Bascetta, Sewanhaka High School, 500 Tulip Ave., Floral Park, NY 11001 or email her at liliana.bascetta@gmail.com. TEACHER STATEMENT Write a statement of no more than one page in which you explain your reasons for nominating this student. Please include in your narrative the following information:

x The nominee’s sensitivity to cultural diversity. x The nominee’s level of effort shown in speaking Spanish. x The Teacher’s statement should be typed and included along with the application and the student’s statement.

STUDENT STATEMENT Please write a personal statement (in Spanish) of no more than 300 words in which you address the following:

x Why are you studying Spanish? x How has studying Spanish played a role in your life? x What part will Spanish play in your future? x How are you involved with Foreign Language activities (Foreign Language contests, clubs, events, etc.) in your

school or community? x How did preparing for and/or taking the National Spanish Exam influence your study of Spanish?

Please type your statement and attach it to the application form on the next page.

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APPLICATION FORM

2015 JUDY ABRAMS/MARGARET FERNÁNDEZ-NSE SCHOLARSHIPS

Name: ____________________________________________________________________

Home Address: _________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

Phone #: ( ) __________________________________________________________

Permission: I, _________________________, give permission for my child’s photo to be used for AATSP’s publicity for winning entries.

School: ____________________________________________________________________

School Address: __________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

School Phone #: ( ) ____________________________________________________

Spanish Teacher: _________________________________________________________

National Spanish Exam Year taken School Teacher

Application, teacher’s statement, and student’s statement must be postmarked no later March 1, 2015.

Winners- 2014 Judy Abrams-Margaret Fernandez NSE Scholarship

The Judy Abrams/ Margaret Fernandez National Spanish Exam Scholarship, was established 8 years ago in order to recognize Judy Abrams and Margaret Fernandez for their unprecedented service and dedication to the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)-Long Island Chapter and to the students and teachers of Long Island. From the many applications that we have received this year, the judging committee chose two winners and each one receives a certificate and a check for $1000.

This year’s 1st recipient was Lawrence Wolf-Sonkin from Half Hollow Hills High School East. His accomplishments include: a score of 5 on the AP Spanish Language exam last year; member of the Spanish Honor Society; tutor of ESL-Spanish students; and swimming teacher for a disabled child from South America. He has earned 5 Oro (Gold) Medals. This fall he will be studying at Johns Hopkins University and plans to incorporate Spanish into his college studies. He is interested in a career creating prosthetics. In his nominating letter, his teacher Mrs. Alina Tamburello wrote: “I have always been impressed by Lawrence’s enthusiasm for the language;; He loves to communicate and takes opportunities to advance his language skills; He yearns to have the class actively conversing and encourages others to create the atmosphere. Lawrence always tries to spread his joy for Spanish. Lawrence is a young man that loves to help people.”

This year’s 2nd recipient was Reva Butensky from Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School. She is an AP Spanish Language student. Her achievements include: class Valedictorian, Co-Managing Editor of her school newspaper; member of The Spanish Honor Society and an Intel Semi-Finalist. She has earned 4 Oro (Gold) Medals and 1 Plata (Silver). She plans to incorporate Spanish into her college studies. She is interested in pursuing a career for “Engineers Without Borders”, increasing the ability of third world and emerging nations to improve their way of life in the twenty first century. This fall she will be studying at MIT. In her nominating letter, her teacher Mrs. Dorothy Kleinman wrote: “Reva is amazing, astute, incisive, insightful, dedicated and involved. Reva is so culturally aware of the Spanish-speaking world and so fluent in Spanish that she would be an asset and, one of the most distinguished members of her college class.”

If you would like to make a donation to the Judy Abrams-Margaret Fernandez NSE Scholarship, please find the donation form in this edition of the Informador or contact Liliana Bascetta at liliana.bascetta@gmail.com.

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2015 Victor Baptiste Spanish Essay Contest TEMA: El mejor consejo que he recibido… 1. Competition is open to all high school students who have studied Spanish for at least two years. Students must be in their third year, Level III, or higher. The teacher/sponsor MUST be a member of the AATSP National and Local Chapters. 2. There will be two categories: A. REGULAR: Students whose only contact with Spanish is in the classroom. B. BILINGUAL/NATIVE SPEAKER: Student reared in a Spanish speaking or bilingual environment where Spanish is the PRINCIPAL spoken and/or heard language. PLEASE NOTE: Teachers must submit a signed statement verifying each student’s category. 3. There will be four levels for entries: Level III- at least 2 years of Spanish; in third year of study Level IV

Level V and AP/ IB College Spanish Bilingual/Native Speaker 4. Guidelines for length are: Level 3 - 150 word minimum, Level 4 – 200 word minimum, Levels 5, AP/IB and

Bilingual/Native 250 word minimum 5. The essay MUST be typed, double spaced with one and one half (1 1/2) inch margins. 6. The following information must appear on the entry form and must be attached to the essay with a paper clip: Name of student Full home address Student Phone Number Name of Sponsoring Teacher Course Level Name of School School Address School Phone of Sponsoring Teacher Grade Level 7. The name of the student should not appear anywhere on or in the essay. 8. Essays will be judged on originality, creativity, content and mechanics. 9. Four copies of each essay, with one entry form attached with a paper clip, must be postmarked no later than Friday, January 16, 2015. 10. All essays should be judged by the individual schools first. Only the best 5 from each school can be sent to: AATSP LI Essay Contest Committee: Lorena Díaz Huntington High School, Oakwood and McKay Roads, Huntington, New York 11743

Victor Baptiste Spanish Essay Contest Student Teacher Entry Form 2015

Student Information: Student’s Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________

Home Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: ( ) _________________________________

Grade: _________ Level of Spanish: ______________ Category: _____________ Gender: ________

Teacher Information:

Name of Teacher: _________________________________________School Phone #: __________________________

(Include first, last name) School Name: ____________________________________________________

School Address: ________________________________________________________________________________

Teacher’s Email Address: _______________________________________________________________________ I verify that the student mentioned above is enrolled in my class and qualifies under the criteria of ______________________________________________ category. (Categories = Regular, Bilingual Native)

Teacher’s Signature: _________________________________________________ Teacher’s AATSP Membership Number: __________________________ Each student must submit this information sheet neatly typed along with 4 copies of his/her essay. Each school can submit up to 5 essays. No extra essays will be accepted.

I________________________________ give permission for my child’s photo to be used for AATSP’s publicity for winning entries. (Parent’s Signature)

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Winners- 2014 Victor Baptiste Essay Contest This year’s Victor Baptiste Essay Contest winners faced greater competition, as interest and participation increased this year. Each school was permitted to submit five essays. This year, essays were received from ten schools, with each school being able to submit five entries. The topic was "Explica la influencia del español en la identidad de los Estados Unidos." Students wrote about language, cuisine, and music, to name a few of their ideas. Essays were judged in five levels with essays varying in length accordingly, with attention to grammar, vocabulary, originality and content. This year's coordinators were Lorena Diaz and Valerie Wilcox. We thank all of the students and their teachers who participated this year and hope more of you encourage your students to do the same in 2015. The winning students and their teachers are:

LEVEL III 1st: Andrew Zuckerman The Wheatley School Julie Jacobson 2nd: Jennifer Beihoff Garden City HS Marie Nuzzi

LEVEL IV 1st: Tyler Bloch Jericho HS A. Pryhocki & N. Policano-Tomkeil 2nd: Carson Barnes Half Hollow HS East Alina Tamburello 3rd: Harris Wekselblatt The Wheatley School Mary Martinez

LEVEL V 1st: Katherine McGannon Garden City HS Marie Nuzzi

AP 1st: Alexander Rahmani Great Neck North HS Lilian Krowne 2nd: Jack Kitzen Huntington HS Mercedes Pena 3rd: Clara Sava-Segal Great Neck North HS Lilian Krowne

BILINGUAL/NATIVE 1st: Daniel Brioso West Hempstead HS Amanda Mongiello 2nd: Katherine Cortez Great Neck North HS Lilian Krowne

2014 Entrega de Premios

The Long Island Chapter of the AATSP honored Long Island’s outstanding Spanish students on May 30th at

Jericho HS. The celebration focused on the accomplishments of all the young people who were being honored for their “ORO” placement on the National Spanish Exam, the winning entries in the Victor Baptiste Essay Contest, two Judy Abrams/Margaret Fernandez-NSE Scholarship recipients and the winners of our Design-A-Card Contest. Continuing with the tradition of focusing the evening on one country’s theme, the evening began with a tapas reception of Latin/Caribbean hors d’oeuvres.

The program opened with a welcome from the new chapter president, Julie Weilgart. Opening the presentation of awards was Liliana Bascetta, the Judy Abrams/ Margaret Fernandez-NSE Scholarship coordinator, who presented two $1,000 scholarships. This year’s recipients were Reva Butensky of Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS (teacher was Dorothy Kleinman) and Lawrence Wolf-Sonkin of Half Hollow Hills HS East (teacher was Alina Tamburello). The ceremony continued with ten winners whose artistic entries in the Design-A-Card Contest earned them prizes. Continuing with the Latin theme of the evening, the Rhythmology dance ensemble entertained students, families and teachers. Following the entertainment was the presentation to eleven students that were recognized for their outstanding entries in the Victor Baptiste Essay Contest.

As presenters to the evening’s final honorees, Donna Bennett, coordinator of the National Spanish Exam, and Julie Weilgart awarded 144 students with “gold” medallions for their ORO placement on the National Spanish Exam. Forty-two of these ORO winners were additionally recognized for scoring in the 99th percentile nationally on the NSE. Each of the 144 ORO winners in attendance received a $25 or $50 check for their ORO or 99% placement respectively. As part of our raffle for the evening, four lucky teachers were recipients of Staples gift cards.

We thank the students, families and teachers who came to honor Long Island’s outstanding Spanish students and to celebrate the accomplishments they have made this past year. We hope to see you at our Entrega de Premios next year.

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MARGARET FERNÁNDEZ JUDY ABRAMS NSE

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER: DESIGN-A-CARD ORDER FORM

Title: Mr. Mrs. Ms. Dr. First Name Last Name Please circle one: Teacher Street City State Zip Student Family/friend *SHIPPING ADDRESS if different from above Street City State Zip Email address: Home phone number (area code) number Cell phone number (area code) number

( ) ( ) *There are ten different cards in each packet. All packets have the same cards and cost $10 per packet.

# of packets ordered Postage and Handling Cost Total Cost 1 $3.00 $13.00 2 $4.50 $24.50 3 $5.20 $35.20 4 $5.20 $45.20 5 $5.20 $55.20 QUANTITY ORDERED ___________________ AMOUNT ENCLOSED ___________________ (check or money order, NO cash, credit or debit cards) **Please make checks/money orders out to AATSP – with a memo for Fernández/Abrams Scholarship Fundraiser. Mail order form and check/money to: Mynelle Howells Trinity Lutheran School, 40 W. Nicholai Street, Hicksville, NY 11801 If you have any questions, please email: senorahowells@gmail.com.

Rhythmology Dance Studio gave a wonderful performance of Salsa and Bachata

Donna Bennett, NSE Coordinator

Chapter Secretary Keryn Thienachariya, and Chapter Treasurer Lucia Alonso

Essay Contest Coordinator Lorena Diaz, and NSE Scholarship Coordinator Liliana Bascetta

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2014 National Spanish Exam Oro Winners

First Name Last Name School Teacher First Name Teacher Last Name LEVEL 01

Arianna Abrego Sewanhaka High School Edward Nieves Alexander Bram Long Island School for the Gifted Jayne Ameri Ayla Lerner Long Island School for the Gifted Jayne Ameri Suchir Misra Long Island School for the Gifted Jayne Ameri Christine Ramirez North Shore Middle School Amarilis Morel Nicole Rojas Sewanhaka High School Edward Nieves Sari Strizik Long Island School for the Gifted Jayne Ameri Julian White Long Island School for the Gifted Jayne Ameri

LEVEL 1 Philip Acinapuro Garden City Middle School JoAnn Porter

Uma Alagappan Long Island School for the Gifted Jayne Ameri Christopher Ammann Long Island School for the Gifted Jayne Ameri Bethany Anson West Hollow Middle school Heidi Lantier Alexandra Bebry Locust Valley Middle School Juana Adames Dalia Bercow Long Island School for the Gifted Jayne Ameri Jolie Bercow Long Island School for the Gifted Jayne Ameri Talya Blumner Great Neck North High School Bessie Karanikolas Gregory Bove Beach Street Middle School Maria Lapinta Kaylah Bozkurtian Garden City Middle School JoAnn Porter Alexi Braun West Hollow Middle School Heidi Lantier Kathryn Browne Elwood Middle School Anita Hall Amanda Cannarozzo South Side Middle School Darcy Gilchrist Caroline Chen Jericho Middle School Araceli Vidal Jacob Chimerine The Wheatley School Angel Rivero Ayana Chowdhary Jericho Middle School Elisa Waters Peter Ciccone J.T. Finley Middle School Alicia Furman Brandon Cohen Jericho Middle School Mary Bolton Federico DeGeronimo Friends Academy Lanessa Davis Adrina DeMarzo East Woods School Patricia Bever Darcelle Demesyeux St. Dominic High School Erica Caiati Anushka Dhoot Jericho Middle School Elisa Waters Melodi Doganay Beach Street Middle School Maria LaPinta Kate Donohue Sayville Middle School Annamaria Martin Maria Duran Sewanhaka High School Liliana Bascetta Benjamin Ferbin West Hollow Middle School Maria Tomlinson Andrew Ferreira Garden City Middle School Donna Scarola Thomas Flatley South Side Middle School Darcy Gilchrist Olivia Gatto Elwood Middle School Elizabeth Hammell Matthew Gavieta Jericho Middle School Araceli Vidal Nicholas Gaviria Sewanhaka High School Liliana Bascetta Brandon Gong Garden City Middle School Donna Scarola Alexa Grill West Hollow Middle School Michele Wagner Abena Gyasi West Hollow Middle School Michele Wagner Brendan Harrigan Elwood Middle School Anita Hall Jenna Holt Elwood Middle School Anita Hall Elaine Huang Jericho Middle School Mary Bolton Amanda Impagliazzo Beach Street Middle School Maria LaPinta Nikhil Jaiswal Long Island School for the Gifted Jayne Ameri Alex Kasparian The Wheatley School Angel Rivero Erik Kier Beach Street Middle School Maria LaPinta Emily Kiley Manhasset Secondary School Jacqueline Wiley Spencer Kirsh South Side Middle School Caitlyn Collins Ashley Kwak Jericho Middle School Araceli Vidal Timothy Landolphi Manhasset Secondary School Jacqueline Wiley Philip Lanzarone Udall Road Middle School Deborah Farnworth Michael Liberopoulos Garden City Middle School Vicky Linardos Dennis Lo Jericho Middle School Araceli Vidal

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James Loeffler Beach Street Middle School Maria LaPinta Swati Madankumar Jericho Middle School Mary Bolton Emma Mayette Elwood Middle School Anita Hall Molly McLaughlin Beach Street Middle School Maria LaPinta Emily Metaxas West Hollow Middle School Dianne Mills Elena Metcalf Long Island School for the Gifted Jayne Ameri Layne Meyer Garden City Middle School JoAnn Porter John Mignone Garden City Middle School JoAnn Porter Ashley Mullan Elwood Middle School Anita Hall Marianna Natale West Hollow Middle School Heidi Lantier Sonia Nelson West Hollow Middle School Maria Tomlinson Arianna Palandri East Woods School Patricia Bever Constantinos Paqrpounas Beach Street Middle School Maria LaPinta Stephanie Quezada St. Dominic High School Erica Caiti Walton Rea Trinity Lutheran High School Daniela Casadei-Berwind Luis Reyes Sewanhaka High School Liliana Bascetta Esha Sawant Long Island School for the Gifted Jayne Ameri Catherine Schick Garden City Middle School Vicky Linardos Alyssa Schmidt West Hollow Middle School Michele Wagner Melissa Schwab West Hollow Middle School Heidi Lantier Paul Sekas Garden City Middle School JoAnn Porter Tyler Soutar Garden City Middle School JoAnn Porter Amanda Stark West Hollow Middle School Laura Haggerty Claire Sweeney East Woods School Patricia Bever Jeffrey Torborg Manhasset High School Alicia Park Margot Varrichio Manhasset Middle School Lois Hayn Mansi Vohra Jericho Middle School Araceli Vidal Emily Wang The Wheatley School Angel Rivero Kasim Waqar West Hollow Middle School Maria Tomlinson Sean Wilkinson Elwood Middle School Anita Hall Michael Wolf-Sonkin West Hollow Middle School Heidi Lantier Fiona Xu Long Island School for the Gifted Jayne Ameri Anne Yan The Wheatley School Angel Rivero Amanda Yao Jericho Middle School Elisa Waters Emma Zhang Jericho Middle School Elisa Waters Morgan Ziegler Elwood Middle School Anita Hall

LEVEL 2 Andrew Abrudescu Great Neck North High School Lilian Krowne

Annabell Adames Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Nicole Gendjoian Alaina Anderson Sanford H. Calhoun High School Keryn Thienachariya Alexis Bainnson Half Hollow Hills High School West Hazel Palmada Rachel Bank Half Hollow Hills High School East Alison Ferrandez Elene Bibilashvili West Hempstead High School Natasha Mejia Jesse Blatt Half Hollow Hills High School East Orsola Dutra Sydney Carlino Sacred Heart Academy Walter Kleinmann Kelly Cheung Sacred Heart Academy Walter Kleinmann Hadley Clayton J. T. Finley Middle School Ingrid Moreira Alyssa DeGruccio Garden City High School Michael Berg John Doran Friends Academy Angela Martin Kayla Fitzpatrick Sacred Heart Academy Walter Kleinmann Robert Flattau Half Hollow Hills High School West Denise Salatti Lucia Geng Great Neck South High Fatima Colman Elizabeth Gherlone Friends Academy Angela Martin Oscar Giron Sewanhaka High School Liliana Bascetta Hannah Goldblatt Friends Academy Angela Martin John Gryski Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Diane Warren Jocelyne Guzman West Hempstead High School Natasha Mejia-Krauz Courtney Handsman Half Hollow Hills High School East Alison Ferrandez Jessica Hernandez Sewanhaka High School Liliana Bascetta Tiffany Hurtado Kings Park High School Esther Mathie Jacob Hutt Friends Academy Angela Martin Paul Ibuzor Half Hollow Hills High School East Alison Ferrandez

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Elizabet Isayeva GW Hewlett High School Melanie Chang Karishma Kamat Herricks High School Maritza Reiss Vanessa Kordmany Great Neck North High School Lilian Krowne Juan Lasso Sewanhaka High School Carmen Graci Michael Lee Manhasset Secondary School Jacqueline Wiley Ana Madrid Elwood- John H. Glenn High School Nicole Gendjoian Katherine McPherson Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Nicole Gendjoian Isabel Megale Garden City High School Nora Artibee Elaine Mendez West Hempstead High School Natasha Mejia-Krauz Megan Morillo Oceanside Middle School Abigail Hijar Benjamin Newman Great Neck South High School Vicki Solomon Bohuslava Novakova The Stony Brook School Jennifer Moreno Ashley Nussbaum The Wheatley School Pilar Principe-Franco Sofia Olivera Half Hollow Hills High School East Alison Ferrandez Stephanie Paredes Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Nicole Gendjoian Gabriel Ragusa Garden City High Scool Michael Berg Mina Sarcevic Half Hollow Hills High School West Hazel Palmada Ciana Scalia Our Lady of Mercy Academy Susan Ilg Leah Shindler Half Hollow Hills High School East Alison Ferrandez Elinor Simek Friends Academy Angela Martin Rebecca Stekol John F Kennedy High School John Reilly Joseph Taied Great Neck North High School Lilian Krowne Jacqueline Tam Floral Park Memorial High School John Christianson Shrinath Viswanathan Great Neck South High Fatima Colman Yun Jin Woo Half Hollow Hills High School West Hazel Palmada Seunghyun Woo Garden City High School Nora Artibee Jordanna Yochai G W Hewlett High School Melanie Chang David Yuan Great Neck South High School Gerry Finazzo Michael Zakoworotny Half Hollow Hills High School West Hazel Palmada Fernando Zaldana West Hempstead High School Natasha Mejia Jaysen Zhang Great Neck South High School Nicole Kinsey

LEVEL 3 Zack Abrams Long Island School for the Gifted Valerie Wilcox

Priyanka Algu New Hyde Park Memorial High School Eva Morales Emily Bae Great Neck South High School Fatima Colman Azhad Bajwa Half Hollow Hills High School West Sonja Muñoz Thomas Bak POB-John F Kennedy High School Lance Steinberg Julian Balkcom Long Island School for the Gifted Valerie Wilcox Kayla Barroca The Wheatley School Angel Rivero Zachary Baumgartner Half Hollow Hills High School East Lisa Blitzer Ezra Brody Long Island School for the Gifted Valerie Wilcox Sarah Ciresi Bethpage High School David Rodriguez Roby Daniel New Hyde Park Memorial High School Eva Morales Amanda DiMartini Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Sheri Davis Karena Etwaru Half Hollow Hills High School East Lisa Blitzer Emily Fernandez Sewanhaka High School Jorge Gonzalez Yianni Flouskakos Garden City High School Marie Nuzzi Santos Garcia Huntington High School Lorena Diaz Hanna Graifman Elwood- John H. Glenn High School Diane Warren Johanna Guillen John F Kennedy High School Amanda Copper Danah Han Half Hollow Hills High School West Sonja Muñoz Bailey Kaston Half Hollow Hills High School East Lisa Lorusso Kristen Kelley The Stony Brook School Jennifer Moreno Maximo Lipman Friends Academy Edgar Posada Emma Lu Great Neck South High School Fatima Colman Keyin Lu Garden City High School Marie Nuzzi Vinay Maddula New Hyde Park Memorial High School Eva Morales Rudy Malcom Paul D. Schreiber High School Evelin Joseph Rachel Mashal John F. Kennedy High School Amanda Cooper Aaron Meyers POB-John F. Kennedy High School Lance Steinberg Sarah Moussavi John F. Kennedy High School Amanda Cooper Julian Nathan The Wheatley School Julie Jacobson

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Tina Pavlovich Great Neck South High School Ana Tavares Kathy Peralta Half Hollow Hills High School East Alison Ferrandez Isabelle Perciballi Sacred Heart Academy Anne Ceriello Hamsavardhaan Pillai Great Neck South High School Christine Montllor-Gil Haarika Reddy Great Neck South High School Fatima Colman Priscilla Reyes Sewanhaka High School Jorge Gonzalez Gabriella Roman Great Neck South High School Fatima Colman Haley Ryan Sanford H. Calhoun High School Keryn Thienachariya Julia Searby Friends Academy Edgar Posada Rebeca Solorio Sewanhaka High School Jorge Gonzalez Anna Sorto Walt Whitman High School Yonit Hindes Jaclyn Stroud The Wheatley School Julie Jacobson Anand Subudhi Long Island School for the Gifted Valerie Wilcox Natalie Torchon Great Neck South High School Fatima Colman Julian Ubriaco Kings Park High School Janice Buurma Alejandra Vilca Sewanhaka High School Jorge Gonzalez Jacqueline Walzer Long Island School for the Gifted Valerie Wilcox Neha Wasil Half Hollow Hills High School East Lisa Blitzer Jack Zerilli Friends Academy Edgar Posada

LEVEL 4 Nina Bangalore Garden City High School Marie Nuzzi

Carson Barnes Half Hollow Hills High School East Alina Tamburello Allison Black North Shore High School Desamparados Wheeler Karla Bonilla Elwood- John H. Glenn High School Diane Warren David Braunstein Sanford H. Calhoun High School Nikole DeLuca Brandon Choi Garden City High School Marie Nuzzi Michael Crapotta Garden City High School Marie Nuzzi Alexander Dindial Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Diane Warren Brandon Epstein Half Hollow Hills High School West Olga Banks Mary Jeanne Fenn Sacred Heart Academy Anne Ceriello Maxine Fenner Half Hollow Hills High School West Olga Banks Kelsey Hackett Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Diane Warren Kerri Heuser Garden City High School Marie Nuzzi Jocelyn Kleiger North Shore High School Desamparados Wheeler Kathy Lee Half Hollow Hills High School West Olga Banks Casey Li Great Neck South High School Ana Tavares Andrew McCann Garden City High School Marie Nuzzi Robert Menges Garden City High School Marie Nuzzi Jennifer Michael POB-John F Kennedy High School Tara Schmeltz Gabriel Patino Friends Academy Edgar Posada Elijah Rechler Friends Academy Edgar Posada Jonathan Scheiner Friends Academy Edgar Posada Maxwell Silverstein Paul D. Schreiber High School Evelin Joseph Ryan Smith Garden City High School Marie Nuzzi Leslie Wann Garden City High School Marie Nuzzi Joshua Wende Half Hollow Hills High School West Hazel Palmada

LEVEL 5 Sabrena Beck Hauppauge High School Helen Aigen

Rose Bender Half Hollow Hills High School West Olga Militana Kimberly Chan Half Hollow Hills High School West Olga Banks Lenni Joya amaya Huntington High School Mercedes Peña Cristina Lai Great Neck South High School Christine Montllor-Gil Sarah Mackin Hauppauge High School Helen Aigen Lora Pavlovich Great Neck South High School Christine Montllor-Gil Pamela Villatoro Garden City High School Marie Nuzzi

LEVEL 6 Brian Gilbert Huntington High School Mercedes Peña

Lawrence Wolf-Sonkin Half Hollow Hills East Lisa Blitzer

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AATSP Long Island Chapter Officers

President: Julie Weilgart weilgartj@kpcsd.org Secretary: Keryn Thienachariya keryn.thienachariya@gmail.com Treasurer: Lucia Alonso lalonso@jerichoschools.org

Important Contact Information

Design-A-Card Contest Mynelle Howells

senorahowells@gmail.com

Essay Contest Lorena Díaz ldiaz@hufsd.edu

Valerie Wilcox

vjscotspan@yahoo.com

Informador Newsletter Pat Lennon patlen@optonline.net

Judy Abrams/Margaret Fernández Liliana Bascetta Scholarship Contest liliana.bascetta@gmail.com National Spanish Exam Donna Bennett

bndbennett@aol.com

Professional Development Keryn Thienachariya Opportunities keryn.thienachariya@gmail.com Yoshana Silver

ysilver1@aol.com

Design-a-Card Winner 2014 K-5, Third Place Elizabeth Hallock Sag Harbor Elementary

Design-a-Card Winner 2014 High School, Fourth PlaceJuan Lasso Sewanhaka High School

Design-a-Card Winner 2014 Middle School, First Place Chrystelle Gooding Trinity Lutheran School

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In this issue: President's Letter

*****Fall Workshop Registration****

Entrega 2014 Highlights

Judy Abrams/M

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FALL WORKSHOP REGISTRATION INSIDE

Design-a-Card Winner 2014 High School, Third Place Iris Chang Garden City High School