Miami Beach Senior High PTSA E-Newsletter  
                November 5, 2015 - Issue # 13                       
Lots of News from Your School!
                                 
 
DASHBOARD
November Calendar

  • November 10, PTSA Board meeting. 7:30 - 9 am, room 306. Everybody is welcome!
  • November 10, AP Honor Ceremony, 6-8 pm. Parents invited. See article below.
  • November 11, No School, Veteran day
  • November 13, Coffee Van. Stop for a coffee in the morning before school with fellow parents, teachers and administration. Give your student an extra $ to buy coffee. A percentage of the proceeds benefits the MBSH PTSA.
  • November 17, Student EXPO at Beach High. All feedern pattern schools are invited. 4:30-7:30 pm. See flyer below.
  • November 18, EESAC meeting, room 306, 2:30-3:30 pm.
  • November 18, the Kona Ice van will be at the main gates at 2:20 pm.
  • November 20, late registration deadline for December 12 ACT test.
  • November 21, Flea Market, 9 am - 2pm, see flyer below.
  • November 23, late registration deadline for December 5 SAT Subject Tests.
  • November 25, no school, Teacher Planning Day.
  • November 26-27, no school, Thanksgiving and Recess Day.

  

 
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Did you know that we have our very own Radio Station Podcast? Harold Valderrama, Alejandro Garcia, and Oscar Hernandez will be releasing weekly podcasts each Monday covering important School and community news while entertaining you with some great music ranging in all styles. Show some love and support and visit the station's Soundcloud page at "itide-radiobeachhighpodcast.com". If that's too long to remember, the station's custom poster is around the school with the word "LISTEN". Go ahead and scan the barcode from the poster and it will take you directly to the site. How cool is that?
 
Night School forms are ready. If you need to make up a class, see your counselor to pick up the form. Hurry, night school started on November 3.

Auditions for the upcoming play "The Diary of Anne Frank" are being held after school in room 324.
 
Want to get some inside scoop on your school and community? Tune in to Beach Film News on You Tube! Produced by Hi Tide's Tv/Film Production Crew.
 
There will be a mandatory Mu Alpha Theta meeting on Thursday, November 12 at 2:25 pm in room 758. This will be your last chance to pay dues.
 
Pizza Dude offer to MBSH students: 10" personal pizza with up to 3 toppings and drink for $ 6.99 (normally $10). Show school ID and check in on social media. Open until midnight on week nights and 2 am on weekends, so come & hang out after football or basketball games.
 
Open Prayer every Wednesday after school in front of the cafeteria.
 
Do you think you have what it takes to be a dancer for the Brazilian Carnival Show? Would you like to be the next Miss and Mr. Carnival? Great prizes will be given. Join us for auditions on November 12 in room 181 at 2:25 pm.

We are looking for volunteers that are willing to donate their time and/or items such as books and toys to our local children's orphanage. if you would like to make a difference in these kids' lives, please pass by the Parent Resource Center and see Ms. Mendoza. We are giving community service hours for every item.

     
Questions regarding student clubs or activities? Email our student government at mbshupdates@gmail.com

 
FROM YOUR PTSA

PTSA General Meeting "Money Matters"
 
The PTSA General Meeting on October 28 was very well attended. Jean Daphnis, Financial Aid Director at Miami-Dade College, provided information on financial aid opportunities when applying to college. Lisa Narcisse, Branch Manager at PNC Bank, offered insights into saving and spending as our students approach college. A big thank you to my PTSA Programming Chair Barbara Gelber and Hospitality Chair Hillary Smith Frankel for making " Money Matters" event an awesome evening.

Photos
 

         
 
SCHOOL NEWS


Download the file here 

Scholars/IB Applications Are now Available Online


Application for the Scholars Academy and IB Programme for the 2016-2017 school year are now available online. Students wishing to apply for admission to our programs must complete an application. IB Scholars Academy
All info about applications and tours are available online; please log on miamibeachhigh.schoolwires.com  and click on the tabs on the left column.
To download and print the IB application for current Grade 10 students wishing to apply for the IB Diploma Program for 2015-2016, please click here. Bring completed applications to the IB/Scholars office (Room 708) by January 16.
 
Come to School Every Day and Win Miami Heat Tickets!

To start the second quarter with a renewed sense of purpose, we have 30 free Miami Heat tickets/certificates to give away for the game on November 19 vs. Sacramento Kings @ 7:30 pm, with the option of additional discounted kings tickets for parents and friends.
Seniors : this is the moment you have all been waiting for, to see the Heat players live at the AAA with your friends and family while increasing your attendance, academic performance, and GPA. Call, text, drag your classmates to school on time so you may win on www.getschooled.com. If we reach our modest goal of 96%, we will get the same deal against the Boston Celtics on November 30. Let's show our collective resolve as Hi-Tides to the other 39 schools competing against us. Good Luck!
 
 
 
Photo above: the final attendance spreadsheet for the first quarter.


   
Thank You, Rose!
The Hispanic Heritage Luncheon was also a retirement luncheon for Rose Smith. After over 30 years working for MDCPS, Rose is beaming with excitement as a new chapter of her life begins. Rose smiled as she was telling the faculty she is enjoying relaxing, going to the beach and the gym. Thank you Rose for years of service! The faculty and staff will miss you and wish you all the best in your retirement. 
 
Picture above: Rose Smith and Mr. Donohue.

 
 

 
LIFE ON CAMPUS
A Busy Time for AOHT
 
The Academy of Hospitality & Tourism Visits FIU
AOHT students toured the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism in the FIU's Biscayne Bay Campus. The students visited one classroom, learn about all of the benefits of majoring in Hospitality at FIU, and asked questions about the Chaplin school and FIU in general. Students were also able to tour the whole campus, and had a chance to sign up to volunteer at the next SOBE Food & Wine Festival. They also had the amazing opportunity to have lunch in FIU's culinary section, with food made by FIU students and served by students. It was a very enlightening experience.
 
AOHT Experiences the FRLA Food and Restaurant Show
Students Serena Beze, Carla Bouza, Adriana Recinos, Monique Wilkinson and David Spiegel were selected to attend the annual FRLA Food and Restaurant Show in Orlando, FL with Ms. Gregory and Mr. Simmons. The selection was based on the essay the students wrote about Mr. Rosen of Rosen Resort & Hotels. The FRLA (Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association) show features more than 100 companies all showcasing their brand and products, and distributing many free samples. The students were able to experience the restaurant side of the hospitality industry and to speak with many CEO's and entrepreneurs, and to ask questions about the industry. The students also had the chance to tour the nearby Orlando Science Center, which features many amazing exhibits, including the Traveling Mummy exhibit.
                                                                                                                                     
DECA Breakfast at Jungle Island
DECA members had their first event of the year, the DECA Breakfast, which started the DECA year with a big bang. The breakfast was held at Jungle Island with an all-you-can-eat breakfast, networking opportunities with other DECA students from other schools and a hypnotist show who called students from the audience to the stage. The breakfast is always a great welcome to new and returning DECA students to see and feel the real vibe of DECA, an international association of marketing students.
 
Did You Miss the Fusion Performance?

Fusion MBSH, under Mr. Wallace' s leadership, performed an all new, unique routine for the Crown and Capers show at Miami Beach Senior High. Title "A Scientific Experiment". Music: "Time"by Nathan Lanier.

 
 
Watch the MBSH News on YouTube! 

Our weekly newscast is coming from Ms. Pierce's TV/Film Production program. Premieres every Friday. Find us on YouTube at Beach Film News! To watch the 4th episode, please click on



   
 
 
 
CONGRATULATIONS TO...
 
The AP School Scholar Roster 2015
 
The AP Program offers several AP Scholar Awards to recognize high school students who have demonstrated college-level achievement through AP courses and exams. This roster shows all Beach High students who earned an AP Scholar Award in 2015 - all except last year Seniors, who graduated in June, as they are currently attending college and were honored last year during the AP Awards ceremony.   
awards gold
The following students will be recognized at the AP Scholar Award Ceremony on Tuesday, November 10, at 6 pm in the school Auditorium. Parents are invited!  
 
 
National AP Scholar
Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.
Barone, Nicolas
Gallian, Alexia
Kozyrev, Andrey
Martinez, Jesse
Tonini, Margherita
Tordjman, Camilo
     
AP Scholar with Distinction
Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams
Alvarez, Nicholas
Arrow, Lucas
Barone, Nicolas
Braun, Theodore
Burstein, Benjamin
Cohen, Beth
Danial, Zachary
Danzer, Konrad
Desaulniers, Jonah
Feinstein, Jessica
Gallian, Alexia
Goldberg, Lauren
Gomez, Alejandra
Kauffman, Matthew
Kozyrev, Andrey
Kramer, Jules
Marks, Benjamin
Martinez, Jesse
Nishida, Saramu
Ollikainen, Christophe
Otero, Emily
Rodriguez, Alma
Rogers, Millie
Sarkiss, Anthony
Sperkacz, Marco
Tonini, Margherita
Tordjman, Camilo
Tordjman, Lea
 
AP Scholar with Honor
Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exam.
Adaza, Leilalendi
Chepenik, Molly
Contreras, Jesus
Dorfman, Alon
Fernandezolive, Eduardo
Frai, Maya
Frankel, Robert
Garcia, Samantha
Gittler, Cameron
Goetz, Nicole
Hurtado, Marilyn  
Kawachika, Spencer
Klepak, Yanni
Krupkin, Lucas
Leary, Alexandra
Lozano, Richard
Oliveira, Jade
Paipa, Isabella 
Radick, Alexander
Robles, Ivan
Rondon, Marcelo
Rynor, Samuel
Shany, Emelie
Shuler-Barwick, Sarah
Spiegel, David
Wax, Daniel
Winkler, Monica

 
AP Scholar
Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exam.
Alfonso, Gloria
Alfonso, Nicole
Allocco, Anabella
Alvarado, Juliane
Arellano, Camila        
Baldriche, Daniella
Bazar, Victoria
Biswell, Elizabeth
Bossard, Allan
Bucan, Sonia
Castillo, Abigail                                                            
Chabanon, Nina
Cisneros, Maria
Cohen, Ethan
Cruz, Christopher
Eig, William
Eisenberg, Maxwell
Glick, Jordan
Goetz, Charles
Hartley, Jared
Hause, Averell
Hernandez, Diana
Hnatkiv, Halyna
Jackson, Tia
Jaimes, Jerry
Jean, Cheldina
Kahn, Jesse
Kinderkneht, Melany
Kopetman, Danielle
Kopf, Harrison
Maniera, Sol
Martinez, David
Matz, Jessica
Mejia, Maria
Miller, Zachary
Moreyra, Julian
Napoles, Ariel
Needle, Floriane
Nodal, Andrea
Nunez, Ariel
Pena, Olivia
Persaud, Allana
Porter- Brown, Mason
Raina, Kalhan                                                                          
Reyes, Pablo
Rodriguez, Camila
Rodriguez, Kristina
Rogers, Victor
Rojas, Nelsis
Sanchez, Adam
Schwartz, Allison
Silver, Erica
Simoes, Sarai
Stein, Leah
Stockton, Hugo
Sublaban, Amina
Sviridov, Artem
Tafur, Andrea
Toglia, Daphne             
Vainstein, Emily
Yao, John
   
 
 

Congratulations to Our Art Students  
 
Congrats to the MBSH Art Club for the third Annual Halloween Chalk Mural (pictured below). Ask your teacher how you can be a Beach High artist.
 
Congratulations to 10th grader Francesca Tobar, cover artist for the first St. Martha's Yamaha Concert at Barry University this year. Also please recognize Celine Hernandez, Kevin Gold, Heidy Herrera, Ligia Filguieras, Camila Godoy, Maggie Gault, Even Taieb, and Jessie Itzkowitz for exhibiting their work at the concert at Barry.
Photo below: artwork by Francesca Tobar.
 
  
Congratulations to the freshly Elected Freshman Student Government!
 
President: Rita Vega
Vice President: Tatiana Vega
Secretary: Noah Hickey
Historian: Rudra Bhatt
Treasurer: Ian Krupkin
 
 
 
 
SPORT SCENE

Swim District Champs! 

Congratulations to the Boys Swim Team and Coach Pilamunga! The Boys Swim Team won Districts swimming. The Girls came in 3rd place.
Miami Beach High, fourth last season, topped a field of 24 teams to win the boys team title with 248 points. Ferguson was runner-up with 237 and defending champion Columbus was third with 231.
The Hi Tides won the 200-yard medley and 200-yard freestyle relays, and Julius Petzold won the 50-yard freestyle in 21.93.at Miami-Dade North Aquatic Center.
 
 Photo above: District Champions.
 
The following is the list of the events and results in our relays.
 
Girls 200 Medley Relay
Beth Cohen, Toni Correa, April Mullen, Lexi Martinex 5th Place
 
Boys 200 Medley Relay
Andrew Garcia, Bryan Quintero, Adrian Hemmerde, Julius Petzold 1st Place
 
Girls 200 Free
Liv Friedman 6th Place
Sarah Diaz 8th
Laura Kisiluk 11th
 
Boys 200 Free
Alexander Deyback 2nd
Santiago Holz 6th
Alejandro Holz 7th
Justin Alfonso 12th
 
Girls 200 IM
Daphne Toglia 5th

Boys 200 IM
Bryan Quintero 2nd
Nicholas Carbone 6th
Andres Deza 9th
Nicolas Fedotov 11th
 
Girls 50 Free
Lexi Martinez 4th
Talia Wish 7th
Isabella Jaramillo 12th
Abigail Gualda 13th
 
Boys 50 Free
Julius Petzold 1st
Andrew Garcia 3rd
Adrian Hemmerde 5th
Anthony Sarkiss 20th
 
Girls 100 Butterfly
April Mullen 3rd
Nicole Pescini 11th
 
Boys 100 Butterfly
Noah Perez 3rd
Adrian Hemmerde 5th
Gyasi - Trejo Watkins 11th
Guillermo Deza 12th
 
Girls 100 Free
Talia Wish 10th
Abigail Gualda 14th
Isabella Jaramillo 19th
Molly Chepenik 20th
 
Boys 100 Free
Julius Petzold 2nd
Andrew Garcia 3rd
Alejandro Holz 12th
Justin Hall 14th
 
Girls 500 Free
April Mullen 2nd
Liv Friedman 5th
 
500 Free
Alexander Deybach 5th
Santiago Holz 8th
Justin Alfonso 9th
Max Correa 14th
 
Girls 200 Free Relay
Talia Wish, Isabella Jaramillo, Abigail Gualda, Lexi Martinez 5th
 
Boys 200 Free Relay
Julius Petzold, Andrew Garcia, Adrian Hemmerde, Bryan Quintero 1st
 
Girls 100 Backstroke
Beth Cohen 6th
Daphne Toglia 7th
Nicole Pescini 12th
 
Boys 100 Backstroke
Andres Deza 5th
Noah Perez 6th
Guillermo Deza 8th
Gyasi Trejo-Watkins 9th
 
Girls 100 Breaststroke
Toni Correa 4th
Molly Chepenik 7th
Sarah Diaz 11th
 
Boys 100 Breaststroke
Bryan Quintero 2nd
Nicholas Fedotov 7th
Nicholas Carbone 8th
Simon Ponce 11th
 
Girls 400 Free Relay
Daphne Toglia, Talia Wish, Liv Friedman, April Mullen 5th
 
400 Free Relay
Noah Perez, Alexander Deybach, Nicholas Carbone, Andres Deza 2nd
 
The Boys Swim Team after winning GMAC on October 8. From left: Nicholas Fedotov, Coach Pilamunga, Alex Deybach, Nicholas Carbone, Julius Petzold, Santiago Holz, Adrian Hemmerde, Andres Deza, Noah Perez. Not pictured but also contributing was Bryan Quintero.
 
Cross Country at Regionals

The Cross Country season came to close last week with the Girl's Team taking Melanie Hernandez to represent us at the Regional Championship meet. Melanie and the rest of the girls and boys ran a great season. Congratulations to both teams and we look forward to seeing you drop your times next year!
 
 
Photo above: Melanie Hernandez.
 
   
Boys Soccer Results: Miami Beach 4, Coral Park 0
Angelo Rivera 2 Goals, Agustin Carrizo 1 Goal, Marc Amores 1 Goal, Leonardo Acosta 2 Assists, Lucas Arellano 2 Assists, Gabriel Suarez shutout. Miami Beach (1-0).

       
The MBSH 2015-2016 Scarlet Dolls Danceline


 
 
 
FROM OUR COMMUNITY

Be a Winner!  
The Miami-Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition is proud to sponsor the Walter B. Arnold Jr. Youth Hall of Fame Community Service Awards for students in grades 6-12. Each finalist will receive $100 and a plaque. Inductees will receive $1,000 and a plaque.
All finalists will be recognized at a Fair ceremony on Thursday, April 28, 2016.
Please download a fillable Youth Hall of Fame application from here. Application packages are due to Beach High Assistant Principal Mrs. Larkin by February 4, 2016.


  


The Hall of Fame Is Growing 
The Miami Beach Senior High School Alumni Association is installing the new members to their Hall of Fame Alumni Assoc.at their November 13th luncheon ceremonies, being held at the auditorium at Temple Israel in Miami. 

The honorees represent Alumni of Miami Beach High School who achieved much in their lives to benefit all of us, graduating between 1948 and 1978. They join a group of 100 who have attended the second oldest High School in Miami-Dade County, established in the same year as the University of Miami, 1926.

The following are the accomplished alumni that are being inducted:

  • Joann Weiss Bass
  • Linda Brown Zilber
  • Stuart L. Blumberg
  • Lenny (Leonard) Bernstein,
  • Gloria Goff Loring
  • J. Brian Gadinsky
  • Thane Rosenbaum
 
To read more about the honorees, please click here.

For further information, please contact: Paul Ruthfield, President Miami Beach Senior High School Alumni Association, 1231 95th St.,Bay Harbor Islands, FL 33154 or PaulRuthfield@aol.com (305- 866.1540).
 
 
 
PHOTO GALLERY
Spirit Week at Miami Beach Senior High - This is How We Do It!

 

 

  

  



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
  
 

 
 
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

President
Jill Swartz
 
President in Training
Amelia Gowdy
 
VP Advocacy
Kayla Rynor
 
VP Membership
Chrysta Dwyer-Hammon
Sheila Shardlow

VP Fundraising
Corey Narson

Treasurers
Stella Gelsomino
Elizabeth Allocco
 
Recording Secretary
Pauline Buck

Corresponding Secretary
Marina Gallian (newsletter)
Lauren Radick (Social Media/Web)
 
President Emeritus
Kayla Rynor

MBSH PTSA 2015-16
Standing Committees

Academic/Curriculum Issues
Tracy Jackson

Academic Volunteers
Gabriela Hemmerde-Vecco

Academic Achievements/Awards:
Annette Cannon 
 
Health & Wellness (Team Run for Education)
Kim Haber

Hospitality & Teacher Appreciation
 Hillary Frankel 
Sophie Trodjman

Language/ Translations
Rolando Epstein
 
Programs
Barbara Gelber
 
Safety and Security
Mike Gruener

SHARE/Student Needs Program
Shirley Dominguez
Rosa Neely

US Grant
 Michele Stein

MBSH PTSA 2015-16
Liaisons

City of Miami Beach Liaison
Leonor Hernandez

IB/Scholars Liaison
Marina Gallian

EESAC
Tracy Jackson
 
QEC
Kayla Rynor

Student Representatives
Lauren Goldberg
Alex Radick

Principal
John Donohue



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