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NEWS | EVENTS | CALENDAR

Four Alexander Montessori Alumni Receive ISSF Star Awards

Michael Lee now attends Killian Oaks Academy

Ryan Dolfi now attends McGlannan School

Renee Dobrinsky now attends Palmer Trinity School

Alexa Tannebaum now attends Palmer Trinity School

Congratulations to all of our “Alumni Stars” and their proud families!The ISSF “Star Awards” Luncheon took place on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Over 900 guests attend this memorable event each year. The “Star Students” from each ISSF Member School received beautiful medals as they were recognized on stage for their accomplishments.

CRITERIA: An ISSF STAR STUDENT should be an exemplary student. He/she should be a student who sets an example for others to follow, whether in the home, school, or community. The students should have excelled in one or more of these areas: Academics, community service, citizenship, fine art, athletics, student activities, perseverance, effort, dedication, commitment to positive goals, improvement in performance, and attitude.

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From left to right:Renee Dobrinsky with

Mrs. Beverley McGhee, Alexa Tannebaum,

and Ryan DolfiNot pictured: Michael Lee

Palmer Trinity School Awards to Alexander Montessori Alumni 2012-2013

Middle School AwardsGrade 6 Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noah Pirani, Bianca Lang Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Alvarez Physical Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas McMichael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine Martinez Math Monarch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicholas Alvarez Math 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dylan Dylewski Ancient Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jaqueline Goodrich Literary Lion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noah Pirani Citizenship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rohan MyersGrade 7 Spanish 1A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren DiMare General Guitar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Graciela Fernandez Global Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Graciela Fernandez English 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Macaulay Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juan Manuel Correa Computer Coding . . . . . . . . . Amara Keizer-Quintanilla Citizenship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren DiMareGrade 8 Spanish 1B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexa Tannebaum Spanish 2S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexa Garcia Physical Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alissa Dobrinsky Physical Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alissa Dobrinsky Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexa Tannebaum Concert Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chrystal Peterson STAR Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alexa Tannebaum Eighth Grade Scholar . . . . . . . . Tianna Schiappa-Pietra Eighth Grade Scholar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ariana Gomez

High School Awards Short Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Figueredo Probability and Statistics . . . . . . . . . Tatiana Campuzano Forensic Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tatiana Campuzano Marine Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carolina Aguirre Spanish 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Drake Peterson

EXTRACURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:Ballet

Tae Kwon Do

Ceramics

Chess

Conversational Spanish

D-Lab (Designers Laboratory)

Dance

Drawing and Painting

French

German

Homework Helper

Mind Lab

Piano

Preschool Flag Football

Preschool Soccer

Rock School

Singers Clubs

Swimming Program

Tee Ball

Tennis Program

Zumbatomic

2012-2013 Ransom Everglades School Awards Presented to Alexander Montessori Alumni

Middle School Awards6th Grade Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anna Mistele7th Grade Physical Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sofia Debayle7th Grade Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Tie-Shue7th Grade Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Tie-Shue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Tie-Shue8th Grade Social Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Pissinou Makki8th Grade Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John MisteleRansom Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Mistele

High School AwardsAnn Goesel Everglades School Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erica Scott ‘16Excellence in Social Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Mistele ‘13M.I.T. Excellence in Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Mistele ‘13Excellence in Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Mistele ‘13Faculty Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Mistele ‘13Valedictorian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Mistele ‘13

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBERMonday, August 19th FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - ALL CAMPUSESMonday, September 2nd SCHOOL CLOSED FOR LABOR DAYThursday September 5th SCHOOL CLOSED, TWD, ROSH HASHANAH

The following Alexander Montessori School Class of 2007

alumni will matriculate to the following schools:

Ransom Everglades School Class of 2013MATT MISTELE (Valedictorian) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stanford University

Gulliver Preparatory School Class of 2013SARAH AMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York UniversityROMI AMOUDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Drexel UniversityJOSHUA GOLDMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami-Dade College

Palmer Trinity School Class of 2013CAROLINE AGUIRRE . . . . . . . . . . . Florida International UniversityTATIANA CAMPUZANO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of MiamiJORDAN FIGUEREDO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulane UniversityMARIA ELENA GUTIERREZ . . . . . . George Washington UniversitySOUL MARLEY-MINTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of AlabamaSAMANTHA OSTWALD . . . . . . . . .NYU (Tisch School of the Arts)LUCAS PAGANO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bentley UniversityDRAKE PETERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of MiamiMICHAEL TURKAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Washington UniversityYASHODHARA SURI . . . . . Florida State University-Honors College

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