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There were 25 teams at the SHPE Region 7 – Florida International University Regional Science Bowl. The American Heritage Science Bowl team consisted of captain Aaron Brookner, Tyler Webner, Michael Deng, Joshua Ingram, and Matthew Glover, shown above with advisors Leah Mathew and Osmel Rodriguez.
It was a hard-fought victory with the Heritage team having to beat Cypress Bay in two consecutive matches. In the end, the Heritage team won the regional Science Bowl and qualified for a five day all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl. At nationals, the team was placed into the Einstein division. The Heritage team won the division and advanced to the 16-team double elimination tournament. The team then won the Einstein division, and received $1,000 for the school’s science department.
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American Heritage graduates who participated in the school’s Pre-med and Pre-law Programs have met with success in college, and some are now moving on to law school or medical school to fulfill their career goals.
Manny Fragata, ‘07, has been accepted to Georgetown Law School
David Robles, ‘07, has been accepted to Georgetown Law School
Oleg Zakatov, ‘07, will attend Cornell Law School in the fall.
Kyle Robinson, ‘07, will begin Medical School at the University of Florida.
James Pickens, ‘08, has been accepted as a junior into Georgetown Law School.
We congratulate these successful students!
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At 17 years old, Weston resident and American Heritage senior Laura Grau has truly found her calling. She is determined to become a physician via Harvard, Rice or Washington U medical programs. She should gain admission to the college of her choice, scoring all “fives” on seven of the Advanced Placement tests she has taken in high school.
This trilingual student has been influenced greatly by both her upbringing in three countries, Germany, Columbia and the U.S. and her more recent experiences working with pediatric cancer patients at the Christ Evert Children’s Hospital where she serves on the Youth Advisory Board.
Laura’s work at the hospital began four years ago when she joined the Pre-med Society at Heritage. As a member, she participated in the pre-holiday pizza party and its follow up, a wonderful Christmas celebration with the young cancer patients and their families.
At the party, Laura and the other Pre-med members knock themselves out providing gifts wished for by the ailing patients. It is not unusual for gifts to include anything from bicycles to TV’s to computer hardware and games. Within a short period of time, (then freshman) Laura Grau met a child who would become her “best friend.” Laura currently visits the hospital every day, keeping company with “Sandy” who suffers from invasive cancer. Laura makes every effort to make Sandy’s remaining time special and joyful. Recently, the two girls spent a day baking some of Sandy’s favorite sweet treats, and they have plans to attend a Black-Eyed Peas concert together.
Of her friend Sandy, Laura states, “She is a warrior. She fights against the cancer that is taking her life. She, the one whose time is running out, is teaching me how to use my time wisely. As she lays in the Intensive Care Unit, using her first waking words to communicate with me, I realize that she is in the midst of a war. I am fighting beside her, recruiting an army of people to make every one of her minutes count.”
As Co-President of the Pre-med Society, Laura worked to put together a September Fashion Show to raise money for breast cancer. She was subsequently crowned Supreme Queen at Glam-a- thon for the total money raised for the cancer charity.
When not involved at the hospital, Laura is President of Hugh O’’Brian Youth Leadership Broward, greatly enjoys horseback riding and aspires to play polo in college.
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Did you know that a small group of students can and do make a huge difference? If not, you should definitely read this and learn how this organization made a positive impact on the local community. This fall, the Lower School Student Council conducted a food drive called Operation Hope, and a toy drive to collect unwrapped toys for underprivileged children.
LSSC wanted to feed 50 families for Thanksgiving, so they went to work right away. Operation Hope was conducted during the week of the Thanksgiving Holiday.
As you are probably thinking now, a small group of fourth, fifth and sixth graders could never do this on their own. Students had a lot of generous help. Pollo Tropical donated (100) $10.00 dinner certificates. A generous donation of $1,000.00 was given for purchasing turkeys, and monies were collected from parents, teachers and students. Because of the enormous generosity, LSSC members, with the help of Mrs. Baquerizo, Mrs. Block, Mrs. Chmelir, Mrs. Ruiz, and parent volunteers, were able to shop at the local Publix supermarket and deliver the food to the E.A.S.E. Foundation, which helped distribute the food to the needy families.
LSSC did not stop there. LSSC was able to put smiles on hundreds of children’s faces during holiday season. On December 5-14, students held a toy drive, and once again American Heritage parents, teachers, and students showed their support. LSSC collected over 300 unwrapped toys. These toys were distributed to boys and girls living at The Sheridan House in Broward County and His House in Miami Dade County.
LSSC thanks everyone for their generosity, for allowing us the valuable experience of learning that it is more important to give than to receive.
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American Heritage sixth graders got a wonderful surprise when they returned from the Winter Break. The new 4500 building was ready to accommodate their educational needs in a big way. A beautiful facade welcomes students to a bright and spacious environment for learning.
The building can be called “tech terrific,” offering four interactive computer labs for use by all Lower School classroom teachers. The labs are monitored by a technical facilitator who is training teachers on the use of the Promethean (smart) boards and other aspects of the available technology. An additional interactive board is located in the classroom used for the Stanford University Math Program for advanced math students in fourth through sixth grades. This particular classroom also features 15 state-of-the-art computers for student use.
Six all new spacious sixth grade classrooms are now located on the second floor of the 4500 building.
The Lower School science lab also got a “facelift” in recent weeks with a $200,000 renovation. The lab is used by all Lower School students for science experiments.
