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WINTER 2017

HSA Belmont Students Earn Honorable Mention We’re half way through the school year and that means that our second quarter honor

roll results are in! All of the hard work and dedication of both our students and teach-

ers has certainly paid off and all of the honor students will be recognized at our annual

Honor Roll dinner later this month.

HONOR ROLL

Marquis Carter

Jeffry DeGracia

Sade McCauley

Corshawn Teague

Jada Weems

Yarnell Withers, Jr.

Jacob Brown

Deriyona Gaiter

Lakhiah Higgins-McGee

Aminata Sissoko

Crystal Woods

Jonathan Almeida, Jr.

Emily Armenta

Sofia Camana

Terry Gary

Darius Hughes

Branyiah Siler

Jamiyah Woodard

Tahniya Davis

Marisha Ecford

Daniel Hernandez

Lauren Little

Deparion Miller

Christian O’Neal

Momodou Secka

McKenzie Seymour

Tadajah Smith-Prince

Tyler Tolliver

Anniyah Brown

Jayla Brown

Essence Collum

Alaya Frazier

Destiny Higgins

Lavar Ruffin

Kenya Smith

Tariya Agee

Akeelah Campbell

Martavion Easterling

Joseph Holifield

Jayla Oats

Amari’aa Randle

Ashuntice Wilburn

Alyssa Young

Faith Antunez

Janaya Huff

Deanna Jackson

Tyresha Johnson

Demitrius Murphy

Liliana Perez

Dayanna Vallejo

Atea’ya Walker

Evan Arger

Tomylia Brookins

Keilani Gomez

Joshua Marroquin

Kaitlyn Myers

Javonte Richardson

Makalah Weatherly

David Anderson

Evelyn Figueroa

Nyla Fleming

Jaylen Ingram-Perkins

Kazaria Jackson

Dontae Mitchell

Toyniya Colon

Stacey Layne

Devontae Mitchell

Jason Alvarado

Jadakis Barajas

Emonie Ellis

Meylani Godinez

Heavenly McIntyre

Giovanni Nava

Khiyla Pittman

Taniyah Richardson

De’Jauhn Scott

Devyn Vazquez

Michael Burton

Lesly Casas

Gema Delgado

Danyai Funches

Darlyn Langumas

Amarion Robertson

Nolan Wallace

Prentaija Willis

HIGH HONOR ROLL

Joanna Almeida

Jayloni Cruz

Maria Godinez

Rihanna Gordon

Camille Grant-Prince

Storm Johnson

Anyeja Kruel

Oswin Layne

Da’Naijah Lewis

Marshaun Polk

Idelyz Vazquez

Dominic Werner

Tyvel Coleman

Giselle Figueroa

Deja Kirk

Saniya Patterson

Janiyah Williams

Mykeia Chillis

Melody DeJesus

Krystian Hamilton

Dylan Hawkins

Sheldon Keith

Yovani Ortega

Jerron Pickens, Jr.

Dajanae Smith

Jada Soto

Skyla Tribble

Kortney Williams

Erick Zuniga

TaiShawn Barnes

Angelo Buenrostro

Travis Green, Jr.

Angel Hernandez

Makyla Howard

Casciya James

Khaliyah Long

Jalayah Love

Kenvah McCampbell

Edward McKinnie

Gianna Padilla

Keira Williams

Nathaniel Wilson

Journei Winston

Natalie Aviles

Leroy Barber

Matthew Celis

Amirah Collins

Krystina Hamilton

Jhalayah Shelton

Kaylene Soto

Jaden Stromberg

Giovanni Torres

Saraya Tuff

Selena Ward

Olivia Werner

Aniyah Williams

Aaniyah Barrios

Angelo Bernard

Naythan Escalera

Oscar Gozinez

Maurice Johnson, Jr.

Bentrel Lewis

Melinda Lewis

Janiyah Spears

Reginald Taylor, Jr.

Michael Washington

Jerimiah Weems

Jordan Rosario

Jerrel Alexander

Isabel Villatoro

Ivan Zuniga

Hadassah Asama

Noelani Barrientos

Stephanie Blair

Nickiyah Childs

Marilyn Morales

Shaniyia Shittu

Kimani Jackson

JaNiya Reid

Dakari Thomas, Jr.

Jeslynne Vargas Gomez

Jalan Weatherall

Kiya Williams

Isabel Abarca

RoDerrick Ward, Jr.

Lanaya Dalby

Doncae Long

Delilah Rivera

Tamya Washington

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

What does that spell? ......... 2

Health & Wellness For All.. 3

Field Trip Fun ..................... 4

School Choice ..................... 5

Math Camp All-Stars .......... 6

Winter Blues ....................... 8

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST

Eagle Bots Go To State

Student Art Gallery

Photo Ops

CYSP

Horizon Science Academy

Belmont

2456 N. Mango Avenue

Chicago, IL 60639

Phone: 773-237-2702

Fax: 773-237-2726

E-mail:

marnen@hsabelmont.org

Rockin’ Robotics students (from left): Jerrel Alexander, Danielle Dunn, Reimani Rodriguez, Gio-vanni Nava, Jason Alvarado, Heavenly McIntyre, Tamya Washington, and Faith Antunez

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HSA SPELLERS SHINE AT

CONCEPT SPELLING BEE

The winners of our school spelling bee

went on to compete in the annual Con-

cept Spelling Bee at University of Illi-

nois Chicago on December 10th and as

per usual, they did not disappoint. Our

spellers took home the gold and won

first place overall in the 6th-8th grade

division and second place in the 3rd-

5th grade division. This is the fourth

year that our savvy spellers represented

HSA Belmont as a winning school and

brought home a trophy. Congratula-

tions to Ms. Petrella and Ms. Mann,

who coached and accompanied our stu-

dents. Winners included eighth graders

Amya Washington (pictured) and Khiy-

la Pittman (pictured) and 5th grader

sKenya Smith and Ashuntice Wilburn.

ROBOTICS STARS

Our FLL robotics team, the

Eagle Bots, had an amazing

year, to say the least. After

out-performing at the re-

gionals and advancing to the

STATE championship, the

Eagle Bots went on to place

28th out of 64 teams in the

state-wide competition. A

special thanks goes out to

Mr. Coffee, Ms. Daos and

Mr. Jusupov for leading our

students to success!

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NEW YEAR FOCUSES ON HEALTH & WELLNESS

The first annual Health & Wellness Week

was a fun and educational way to learn

about keeping healthy and happy in the

new year. Themed days and activities

marked a week-long celebration of how

to make healthy choices fun for the

whole family. Students were encouraged

to try new foods that tasted good and

were good for them, amp up their exer-

cise routine and encouraged to get plenty

of rest with Friday pajama day. The ac-

tivities culminated with a fantastic

Health and Wellness Fair that brought in

local representatives from XSport Fit-

ness, Esperanza Chicago, Community

First Medical Center and many more. At-

tendees also got a taste of delicious cui-

sine from The Chef in the Hood, Ramona

Baptiste, who created an amzing veggie

stir-fry and participated in FREE yoga

and group fitness classes. Way to put

health first HSA Belmont!

HONOR ROLL STUDENTS’ THEATRE EXPERIENCE

As a special treat for achieving at the highest academic level, sixty our honor roll students trav-

eled downtown to DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre and fell in love with Night Runner. The play

tells the tale of Cora, a young slave who escapes plantation life after her family has been torn

apart. She is

helped along

her journey

by the night

runner, a

Harriet Tub-

man-like

character

that leads

slaves to

freedom.

Live theatre

certainly

suits our

students!

The 7th grade

class got to expe-

rience the world of

astronomy and

astrophysics dur-

ing their visit to

the Adler Plane-

tarium. Future

space explorers

investigated solar

systems and mis-

sions to the moon

at Chicago’s very

own premiere

space destination.

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7th GRADERS ARE AMAZED AT ADLER PLANETARIUM

WE HAVE A CHOICE AND A VOICE

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National School Choice Week is the nation’s largest-ever education celebration. The week-long event provides school, individuals and organizations with the opportunity to cele-brate the benefits of all types of choices in edu-cation— from tradi-tional public schools to public charter schools, magnet schools, online academies private schools and home-schooling. We honored our choice by creating a NSCW photo booth and our kids had a blast!

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MILWUAKEE

MATH CAMP MOLDS YOUNG

MINDS Our dedicated teachers and stu-

dents didn’t stop going just because

it’s holiday break. Instead, they

came together as mathletes and em-

barked on an excursion to Milwau-

kee Math and Science Academy for

three fun-filled days of learning,

bonding and excitement. Title 1

math teacher Mr. Kaya, Mr. Coffee,

Ms. Daos, Mr. Stone, Mrs. Durst

and Mr. Jusupov took 28 of our stu-

dents over state lines where they

were immersed in advanced

math study sessions, creative games

and outdoor activities for a well-

rounded session that kept their

brains working during their time

off. Kudos to our kids and awesome

teachers for putting learning first!

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STUDENT ART GALLERY

Justyn Ingram-Perkins—KG

Idelyz Vazquez

Alyssa Vaughn

Miasia Gross

Makayla Seymour

HSA BELMONT BUZZ

E-MAIL US AT INFO@HSABELMONT.ORG

Horizon Science Academy Belmont

2456 North Mango Avenue

Chicago, IL 60639

Winter Concert Our first musical performance of the year, led by Ms. Arnold, gave the whole school some holiday spirit. Our melodious students sang their hearts out to traditional holiday songs and brought all of their hard work throughout the semester to life. Students and parents alike eagerly watched the return of our music program to the school. Congratu-lations to all of our singers and to Ms. Arnold for conducing our little stars.

CYSP students traveled to Lake Geneva and got the

chance to go horseback riding, despite the chilly

weather, and tour Yerkes Observatory.

Fourth grade students visit the Aurora Sci-Tech

Museum for their fall field trip.

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