Here are some opening scenes from this year's Gateway 10 Orientation, in which our students are gamely participating in our "Gateway Creatures" icebreaker activity. Many thanks to Headmaster Sullivan for joining us in our opening fun and games (see the very distinguished-looking Great-Horned Owl in the third photo below).
Grasshoppers, Great-Horned Owls, and other Mystery Animals - Oh My!
A Math/Art Retrospective
Here's a look back at the final exhibition of our Spring 2010 Math/Art partnership with the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Thank you to Ms. Ali Nebel for all the hard work, caring, enthusiasm that you invested in our students!
Visit from Dr. Woodson
On Saturday, May 1, we had a great turnout of Gateway students from all three classes to meet with Dr. Jonathan Woodson of the Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Woodson is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at BUSM. He has recently been nominated by President Obama to assume the post of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, which oversees the entire U.S. military health system.
Dr. Woodson shared with us some valuable nuggets of advice about choosing careers, seeking help from multiple mentors in different areas of life, and always keeping an open mind about what possibilities might lie around the corner.
Following Dr. Woodson's visit, his BUSM students Laura, Sasha and Osa gave our students some hands-on experience in taking blood pressure readings. Fortunately, our students were found to have excellent, healthy blood pressures!
We owe tremendous thanks to Dr. Woodson, Laura, Sasha and Osa for taking time to be with us on a very busy day at the BU School of Medicine. All students are welcome back on Saturday, May 15 for the final meeting of our Gateway/BU HPREP program for the year!
Celebrating our G9 Community of Writers
On Friday, April 16, Mr. Marotta's Gateway 9 Writing Workshop classes came together to recognize the excellent work created by both classes in their original short story project. In the final recitation of work, the two homeroom sections were each represented by one finalist selected by his or her homeroom classmates. Both finalists wrote ambitious multigenerational narratives, but in the very different settings of international warfare and family life.
Fittingly, the vote between these two finalists produced an exact tie, and thus we were pleased to declare both finalists as the co-winners of the Gateway 9 Short Story Competition.
Thanks to Mr. Marotta, Mrs. Shields, and the entire Gateway 9 cohort for supporting this celebration of excellence in our students' work.
G9 Math/Art Visit to MassArt
On Monday, March 8, our Gateway 9 afterschool Math/Art group took a field trip to the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, the home institution of our course instructor Ms. Ali Nebel. We were treated to a guided "Looking to Learn" interactive tour of the exhibition "Selections 10," featuring the artwork of MassArt faculty members.
Thank you to Ms. Ali and Ms. Sandy Weisman, Director of Education at MassArt, for providing us with this unique experience in interacting with the artwork!
