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Rich McNeill ('02) Stars for Bates Track and Field

ECAC Indoor Championships 3-6-2010
Bates Fifth at ECAC Championships

Bates was fifth at this weekend's ECAC championships. The team got off to a great start on Friday, as first year Jesse Chapman broke the school record in the pentathlon, placing second with 3,496 points. Rich McNeil PR'd for the fifth weekend in a row in the Shot Put, winning the event with a mark of 52-04.50. McNeil also placed second in the weight throw with a mark of 59-08.25. read more...

State of Maine Indoor Championships 2-6-2010
Bates Puts Up Fight; Places 3rd at States

While Bates ended up placing third at this weekend's state championships with 144.5 points, behind USM (174.5) and Bowdoin (169.5), it was actually a great meet for most of the team, which just goes to show how strong the state of Maine is. Numerous people had tremendous lifetime best performances, such as Rich McNeil, who threw 18.29m (60 feet!) in the weight throw, and 15.62m in the shot, winning both events quite convincingly and earning the Peter Goodrich Award for the most outstanding field athlete.

Pagan's work on the boards helps PMA advance to the Quarterfinals.

Rosaly Pagan, CDCPS Alumni 08, helped the PMA Panthers to their first postseason win with a 60 - 41 victory of St. Clement.

Rosaly scored six points and combined for 27 rebounds with her teammate Kate St. Peter.

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Presentation of Mary's Rosaly Pagan, (CDCPS Alumni 08) fights to pass the ball to teammate Meg McDonough as St. Clement defenders close in. Pagan scored six points in the Panther's 60-41 win over St. Clement in the Division 4 North first round.
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Courtesy of the Eagle Tribune

Outdoor Adventures

Ms. Boehm, Mr. Curet, and Mr. Neagle have been working with the Appalachian Mountain Club this year to plan new outdoor adventures for CDCPS students. These teachers have taken trainings that prepare them to take their students on outdoor trips through the club’s Youth Opportunities Program. Between the three teachers, they have been trained in backpacking, camping, and winter sports (winter hiking, snowshoeing, and cross country skiing). As part of the program, the club allows the school to borrow gear needed for the trips, including rain gear, fleece pants and tops, hiking boots, and tents.

In October, a group of 7th and 8th grade students went on an overnight camping trip to Mt. Cardigan, located in the New Hampshire Lakes Region. Students hiked to the top of the 3,121 foot summit of Mt. Cardigan and appreciated the beautiful views that included the campsite below (despite the cold and windy weather). The group also experienced some of the unpredictability involved with camping in tents—such as hearing mystery outdoor noises (including leaves falling on the tent). Despite perhaps not getting a lot of sleep, a fun time—and first camping/mountain hiking experience for many—was had by all.

Upcoming trips include a day hike in March (which could include wearing snowshoes, depending on the weather) and another overnight camping trip at Mt. Cardigan with another group of students.

CDCPS Students Raise Over $1,600 for Haiti through Community Service Learning

In response to the recent tragedy in Haiti , Mr. Neagle, 7/8 social studies teacher, worked with his classes to create a community service learning project. The goal of the project was to raise awareness of the plight of the people of Haiti after the earthquake, as well as to create a fundraiser to benefit UNICEF, as a majority of the population affected was 18 or younger.

Grade 7 voted to have a donation-based "Dress Down Day," a day when students could come into school with non-uniform outfits. There was no obligation and donations were anonymous. Grade 7 created posters to advertise the event across the schools.

Grade 8 created lessons for students in grades 2-6 with the following components:

a handmade workbook that included historical and geographic facts about Haiti and Creole translations for social studies; students could read the book and color the map.
a Haitian folk tale that grade 8 leaders read to class; it was accompanied by questions for comprehension and writing activities.
math problems involving money and donations to charity for Haiti .
science-related information about earthquakes and how they affect a country such as Haiti .

On Friday, January 22, the entire school body participated in the Dress Down Day, and grade 8 taught lessons at the Lower School during community groups. Donations from students, parents, and staff at CDCPS totaled $1614.34. In addition to the most important work of helping those in need, the donation drive and service lessons were generated by students, helping them to understand they have the power to make a difference.

Community Day Students Place in Prestigious Teen Writing Contest

Scholastic announced the winners for the state of Massachusetts in their annual art and writing contest. Four of our students were selected. This is one of the most prestigious teen writing contests, with each state holding the contest for grades 7-12 and all work is blind-judged and graded with rubric for originality, technical skill, and personal vision/voice. In MA, it is run through the Boston Globe and each year the paper publishes the entire list of winners in late January/early February.

Last December, Mr. Costello and Mr. Cummiskey selected 8 students' work to enter, all in the category of poetry (the genre at the time that the ELA classes had spent the most time polishing in the fall before moving to personal essay in writing workshops). Overall, 221 awards were given out in the state. Out of the 8 students, we had four winners- two Silver Key winners (2nd place): Ciara McKinney (8th grade) and Yeimi Soto (7th grade), and two Honorable Mention winners (3rd place): Amanda Mendez (8th grade) and Ashley Portorreal (7th grade).

Mr. Costello and the entire team is very excited as our students were the only students in Lawrence who received writing awards as well as the only charter middle school winners. This is a highly competitive contest and the students did a fantastic job to place in it. Please join us in congratulating Mr. Costello, Mr. Cummiskey, and the students for their tremendous work.

Pennies from Lawrence to help build school in Pakistan

By Yadira Betances
ybetances@eagletribune.com

LAWRENCE — Sitting across the table from each other, two students were counting pennies, another was cutting purple and blue construction paper and another was writing on a tissue box already decorated.

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Four Alumni Make Honor Roll at Central Catholic

Congratulations to Central Catholic Seniors Shantay Casanova (06), Christian Hbaiter (06), Diego Niera (06) and Cherry Victoria (06) for making the Honor Roll for last semester.

Tony Scuderi ('06) alum Part of Wildcats Super Bowl Victory

Whittier quarterback Dillon Ryan hoists the EMass. Division 4 Super Bowl trophy in celebration as tight end Tony Scuderi (88) whoops it up. - From Lawrence Eagle Tribune

The 11th High School Placement Night Has Record Turnout

Lawrence - The 11th Annual CDCPS High School Placement night was a roaring success. Over 20 schools representing Public, Parochial, and Independent choices were there to showcase themselves to CDCPS families from 6-8 grade. Many of the representatives were impressed with how engaged, interested, and eloquent our students were.

The annual event marks the kick-off of the high school process at CDCPS. Families received packets of information and a question and answer session was held to help our parents along.

Click here to see photos of the night

Community Day and the National Charter Conference

Nelson Smith (President and CEO, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools) references CDCPS on Day 2 of the National Charter Conference.

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