Kudos to our eight sophomores and five college tutors who dedicated most of a beautiful Saturday afternoon to preparing for the upcoming SAT-II Chemistry test.
Good luck to all of our sophomores who will be taking SAT-II tests in various subjects this coming Saturday, May 2!
The SAT-II Lifestyle
4/16 MassArt Trip
Last Thursday, our Grade 9 math enrichment class visited the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, to experience the math-themed student exhibit entitled "Means of Accumulation."
The MassArt students who developed this exhibit led our students through a series of activities to directly engage them with the works of art and the artmaking process. When we return to school, our students will tackle new projects of their own that respond directly to the ideas expressed in the MassArt exhibit. We will find some time and place soon to showcase the artwork created by our own students!
Thanks to Professor Sandy Weisman and Ali Nebel of MassArt, Lisa Lang of Northeastern, and all of the MassArt students who have contributed their time and energy to supporting our afterschool math/art explorations this spring!
Gateway Honors, Term 3
Congratulations to the following Gateway students who have earned recognition for their academic achievements in the third term of this school year:
Amazing Aces (highest course grades):
Alfredo Brea (Geometry), Katherine Brea (Advanced Algebra Honors and Chemistry Honors), Yaritza Fajardo (Advanced Algebra), Ayana Green (ELA 9), Christelle Salomon (ELA 10 and History 10), Josie Valcin (Biology, History 9)
Busy Beavers (highest homework average across four core courses):
Frankline Mardi, Michael Mejia, Annie Moy, Genesis Pena, Wadea Sakhta, Tai Tang, Tamara Tarshahani
Freshman Students Who Made a Splash (“Golden Duckies”):
Meghan Comeau, Pascal Delpebrice, Michael Mejia, Yaritza Sanchez
Cum Laude (3.00—3.49 GPA)
Michael Allen, Kayla Baquerizo, Alfredo Brea, Bianca Brito, Vicmarys Brito, Meghan Comeau, Marleah Cummins, Pavel Dzemianok, Salma El-Behaedi, Xiomara Garcia, Ayana Green, Anamol Gurung, Danielle John, Cassandra Leveille, Julia Li, Frankline Mardi, Michael Mejia, Christina Nguyen, Sindy Ortiz, Genesis Pena, Juleissy Pimentel, Gjergji Prifti, Wadea Sakhta, Yaritza Sanchez, Brendon Tan, Victoria Tanis, Adrienne Thornton, Justin Weathers, Tiffany Wu
Magna Cum Laude (3.50–3.89)
Katherine Brea, Annie Moy, Claribel Rosa, Fatima Salmi, Christelle Salomon, Josie Valcin
Thanks to all Gateway students for helping celebrate these accomplishments of your classmates!
Back from Loon Mountain!
In our program's first foray into adventure sports, a group of Gateway sophomores traveled today to Loon Mountain (NH) for a day of skiing and snowboarding. 
While our novice skiers and boarders spent much of the morning sprawled in the snow ... 
... it was thumbs-up by the afternoon, when our beginners graduated from the bunny hill and up to the main slopes. 
Here is a little blooper with audio for your amusement:
Special thanks to Mr. Hines and Mr. Tran for chaperoning this trip, and to our friends at Y.E.S. (Youth Enrichment Services) for putting this group trip together for us!
Now that it's almost spring, who's up for some mountain biking with Y.E.S.?
3/26 Special Visit from BUSM "Early Admissions" Med Students
Attention all Gateway students who have ever thought about medical school!!!
On Thursday March 26 from 5-6 PM, prior to our all-Gateway family meeting, we will be hosting a special visit from five members of Boston University School of Medicine's Early Medical School Selection Program (EMSSM). These are students who have earned early admission to BUSM after their sophomore years of undergraduate study at historically black colleges and universities. Students in this program spend their senior undergraduate years at Boston University, making an early transition into medical school.
Come learn about the kind of personal commitment to excellence that is required to make it all the way to medical school. Some of the students in EMSSM also participated in Gateway-like programs in high school, and they may have interesting perspectives to share with you about "life after Gateway."
