A Scientific Force

4A was a scientific force to be reckoned with as they won the 2016-2017 Science Bowl. The three homerooms listened, discussed, and answered for three rounds. After the third round, 4A was the definitive winner. Congrats to our winners, participants, and alternates (4A: Captain Antonio Mayo Mariscal, Rylin Billie-Osceola, and Felicia Buck 4B: Captain Emma Delgado, Maria Camila Leal Mendoza, and Jack Simmonds 4C: Captain Nicolas Ricco, Sofia Nouel-Mato, and Annie Schulze) (Alternates: Nicolas Caicedo, Emiliana Gonzalez, Gabriel Lavado, Zara Rivero, Jayden Reid, and Jordan Shenassa).

Werner Weinstock

The fourth and fifth grade students were fortunate today to have holocaust survivor and liberator Werner Weinstock speak to them about his experience in WWII. The hour-long presentation took students on a journey from his life in Berlin in the 1930s He escaped worn-torn Germany with his mother, father, and brother to Havana, Cuba. His family was eventually welcomed into the United States. Once in the United States, Mr. Weinstock joined the United States Army and fought in WWII in Japan. Later, he was in Germany as part of the denazification process.  His experiences were captivating for the students and teachers alike. We are incredibly thankful that we have the opportunity to learn his lessons so something like this will never happen again.