The next meeting of Gateway 10th grade parents will be this Thursday, December 4, from 6:30 - 8:00 PM in the Science Auditorium. Students who accompany their parents/guardians to this meeting will receive extra credit in math.
Gateway 11/21 Trip to BIDMC Shapiro Simulation Center
This afternoon, 18 Gateway freshmen and sophomores participated in our second visit this year to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's Shapiro Simulation and Skills Center. This is a fantastic introduction to the high-tech world of medical training. Gateway students who have not yet had this experience should make sure not to miss it the next time it rolls around.
Thank you to our wonderful hosts, Ms. Emily Beck, Mr. David Fobert, and Mr. Darren Tavernelli!
11/21 Field Trip to BIDMC Surgical Simulation Center
Next Friday (November 21) after school, the Gateway Biosciences Club will be visiting the Shapiro Simulation and Skills Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, to learn about the technology used to train surgeons in leading medical centers. (A group of Gateway students enjoyed this experience during our July 2008 Summer Springboard program.)
This trip is open to all Gateway students, with priority given to regular attendees of our Friday Biosciences club. Space is limited to 20 students. Interested students should click here for the permission slip, which must be returned to Dr. Wu by Wednesday, November 19. The list of participants will be posted outside Dr. Wu's door on Thursday, November 20.
11/19 College Awareness Workshop @ HMS
The Office for Diversity and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School is extending a special invitation to all Gateway students and parents to attend a college awareness workshop next Wednesday, November 19, from 6-7 PM. The room location is Room 227 in the Tosteson Medical Education Center (TMEC) at 260 Longwood Avenue.
Click here for a map of the Longwood Medical Area that contains the TMEC building.
This is an excellent opportunity for students and parents to get your basic questions answered about the college application process, including the financial aid process.
Term 1 Gateway Honors
Congratulations to the following Gateway students who have earned recognition for their academic achievements in the first term of this school year:
Amazing Aces (highest course grades):
Katherine Brea (Advanced Algebra Honors and History 10), Michael Mejia (Geometry), Annie Moy (Chemistry Honors), Obinna Ndugba (Advanced Algebra), Josie Valcin (Biology, ELA 9, History 9), Justin Weathers (ELA 10)
Busy Beavers (highest homework average across four core courses):
Bianca Brito, Katherine Brea, Danielle John, Angellica Meng, Claribel Rosa, Juleissy Pimentel, Manny Rios Alers, Victoria Tanis, Josie Valcin
Shooting Stars (sophomore students moving up decile ranks):
One decile: Renee Baxter, Aldwayne Demontegnac, Shelby Jeanmichel, Sindy Ortiz, Wadea Sakhta, Brendon Tan, Marquette Webster
Two deciles: Anthony Antonelli, Delroy Demontegnac, David Mejia, Obinna Ndugba, Justin Weathers
Three or more deciles: Michael Creese, Tamara Tarshahani
Freshman Students Who Made a Splash (“Golden Duckies”):
Kayla Baquerizo, Alfredo Brea, Genesis Pena, Victoria Tanis
Cum Laude (3.00—3.49 GPA)
Anthony Antonelli, Alfredo Brea, Maya Copeland, Michael Creese, Marleah Cummins, Salma El-Behaedi, Xiomara Garcia, Ayana Green, Danielle John, Cassandra Leveille, Julia Li, David Mejia, Christina Nguyen, Shannon O’Neil, Sindy Ortiz, Genesis Pena, Gjergji Prifti, Manny Rios Alers, Wadea Sakhta, Christelle Salomon, Brendon Tan, Tai Tang, Marquette Webster
Magna Cum Laude (3.50–3.89)
Vicmarys Brito, Katherine Brea, Angellica Meng, Annie Moy, Juleissy Pimentel, Claribel Rosa, Josie Valcin, Justin Weathers, Tiffany Wu
Thanks to all Gateway students for helping celebrate these accomplishments of your classmates. We look forward to honoring many more of you throughout the course of this year.
Revised G10 Action Research Project and Schedule
As announced today to the Gateway sophomores afterschool, the Gateway 10 Action Research Project now is being consolidated into a single classwide project on educational equity in college preparation. As a class, our tenth-grade students will be studying the college preparatory experiences of students across different types of Boston-area high schools, and they ultimately will develop recommendations for addressing inequities that they encounter during their research.
Click here to see the schedule for the remainder of the revamped project, which has been updated on the program calendar attached to this blog. Since all dates are subject to future revision, please continue to consult the program calendar for the most current scheduling information.
Special G10 Events This Week
This week, there are four special events primarily for Gateway sophomores, which I have previously communicated to sophomores and their parents via email:
Wednesday 11/12, Science Auditorium
2:00 - 2:30 Action Research organizational meeting (required)
2:30 - 3:30 G10 Short Film Festival (optional)
Thursday 11/13, top-floor cafeteria
2:00 - 2:45 Gateway 9-10 Honors Assembly
3:00 - 4ish Gateway Student Activities Committee (currently open to sophomores only)
The Gateway late study hall from 3:30 - 5 will continue to run on both days.
Science Research Careers @ Gateway Biomedical Club
Tomorrow's (11/7) meeting of the Gateway Friday Biomedical Club will focus on learning more about different career paths open to research scientists. Our club leader, Dr. Ian Stokes-Rees from Harvard Medical School, will share more of his experiences as an academic scientist.
The second club guest will be Dr. Albert Hsia from Synta Pharmaceuticals, an emerging biopharmaceutical firm based in Lexington, MA. Dr. Hsia has been with Synta since its creation in 2002 (he was the company's third employee), and so he will have some interesting stories to tell about life in a biotech startup company. [Dr. Hsia also happens to be Dr. Wu's first cousin!]
