MAKING HEADLINES
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testing ground for new ideas with high
impact potential. Maker spaces engage
in a hands-on, collaborative learning
environment and allow students to share
knowledge and resources to design and
create in a variety of capacities.
Carnegie and Crafton
elementary teachers and
administrators will host kindergarten
orientation August 14 and August 17,
respectively, for parents and students
who will begin kindergarten August 21.
The meetings will begin at 6:00 pm in
the schools’ auditorium. Kindergartners
will have a staggered start to the school
year to ease the transition of the school
day routine. During orientation, students
will be assigned to a group of A, B or C.
Group A will attend school on Monday,
August 21. Group B will begin Tuesday,
August 22, and Group C will have their
first day of school Wednesday, August
23. Students will not attend school on
Thursday, August 24. All kindergarten
students will then report to school
Friday, August 25 and will be assigned to
homerooms.
A number of events will be
hosted by the Carlynton
Education Foundation this fall. The
annual golf outing at Shadow Lakes Golf
Club will be held Saturday, September 23.
Registration information is available on
the foundation website at carlynton.org.
On Friday, November 3, the foundation
will host its first Purse Bingo. The event
will be held at Saints Simon and Jude
Parish on Greentree Road. New this year,
the foundation will begin sponsoring
scholarships for students to attend
leadership conferences and enrichment
workshops to enhance learning at all
grade levels.
Senior class officers for the 2017-
2018 school year are Jessica Vogliano,
Sydney Mollica, David Creely and Tayvel
Hutchinson.
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The photo opportunities were endless for the 18 students who traveled to the Yucatan of
Mexico in June with a stop in the City of Izamal.
The travelers stand with teacher
Stephen Vayanos before the El
Caracol observatory temple, one
of the many famous Mayan ruins
toured by the group.
Nineteen Spanish Dual-Enrollment students traveled to the Yucatan of Mexico in June,
visiting ancient and modern-day sites. The educational trip encouraged students to
step out of their comfort zones to explore another culture. The visit included tours of
the Mayan City of Chichen Itza, the ancient City of Uxmal where the
students climbed the 100 foot Great Pyramid of Uxmal and the city of
Izamal with its pyramid and colonial town painted only in yellow and
white. Students also swam in a subterranean cenote in central Yucatan
and visited the eco-archaeological theme park of Xcaret where they
floated and swam in underground rivers. Some swam alongside
dolphins or sharks and all enjoyed the beach and explored the various
animals native to this part of the world. One evening included a performance depicting
the history of modern Mexico and historic Mayan practices and games. The life-changing
adventure included a stay in a hotel in the jungle, a visit to the cliff side ruins of Tulum,
a scavenger hunt and shopping in the town of Playa del Carmen and swimming in the
Caribbean Sea along the white, sandy beaches of the Maya Riviera. Spanish teacher
Stephen Vayanos led the excursion with teacher Tracy Post and two parent chaperones.