posted November 27, 2013
Greg Bellemare, Pre-Primary and Primary Director
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This month’s Elementary assemblies were mainly focused on acknowledging Responsibility and outstanding student achievement on MAP tests. These two distinctions, directed to the school´s youngest alumni, offered a unique opportunity for recognizing two cornerstones of Colegio Interamericano: scholarship and responsibility.
On both November 18th and November 25th, Gregory Bellemare, Preprimary and Primary Principal, addressed the importance of responsibility in everyday life. This core value can be defined as doing beyond what is expected of you and without being told to do so. Some of the examples he gave on the matter: doing homework on time, picking up trash off floor and being nice to others. These activities can be quite easy to do while parents or teachers are around, yet true Responsibility lies in carrying out similar virtuous actions, when no one is else is watching.
Elementary students who embodied Responsibility were given special certificates and asked to sign their name on a large poster, to be displayed in the school’s main hall.
Mr. Bellemare also talked about the MAP tests. Students take two MAP assessments during the school year, enabling Colegio Interamericano to evaluate academic development on an individual and school level. The results from said evaluations are compared with students from across the world.
Students with the highest scores were recognized during the assemblies and certificates were passed out to commemorate their achievements. This however is only the beginning. Mr. Bellemare asked the present student body to commit themselves to their studies, so as to bring even further distinction to Colegio Interamericano in future international tests. To do this, the Principal suggested making a plan, setting goals and giving it their best.
Distinguished Students from Kindergarten – Grade 2 assembly, on November 18
| Flag Bearers |
| Eugene Song Jung 1A; Jonás Vasquez Muñoz 1A; Valentina Rubio Herrera 1A |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Gabriela Tanaka Sverzut 1A |
| Map Test Scores |
| Alejandro Xavier Villagrán Guzmán KA; Marianna Sobalvarro Stein KB; Diego Andrés Lee Tobias 1B; Valentina María Paz Flores 1D; Sebastián Rojas Serrano 2B; Ana Sofía Lizárraga Bor 2C |
| Responsibility |
| Luis Pedro Santisteban Nájera PkA; Cristina Marie Girón Castejón PkB; Isabella Torres Martínez PkC; José Francisco Rodríguez Castejón PKD; Gali Shaharabani PkE; Rebeca Ramirez Olvera KA; Santiago Arévalo Aguilar KB; Said Mohamad Jweiles KC; Ludwika Caroline Villaseñor Haase KD; Matilda Aboultaif Bultaif KE; Luis Esteban Contreras Gonzalez 1A; Diego Andrés Lee Tobias 1B; Paulina Corado González 1C; Keira Ainoa Lopez Melgar 1D; Paulina Mosquera Johnston 1E; Min Kyun Hawng Kim 2A; Luis Alejandro Barba Anduqui 2B; Edgar Esteban Alejandro Barillas Martínez 2C; Alessia Victoria Torrico Rojas 2D; Fatima Alzahra Khader Abughali 2E. |
Distinguished Students from Grade 3 – Grade 5 assembly, on November 25:
| Flag Bearers |
| María José González Salazar 4A; Ye Chan Kim Roh 4A; José Gabriel Noriega Mendoza 4A |
| Pledge of Allegiance |
| Emma Aramburu Birch 4A |
| Map Test Scores |
| Juan Fernando Aragón García 3C; Néstor Emilio Gutiérrez del Águila 3C; Ye Chan Kim Roh 4A; Ana Camila Morán Alvarez 4C; Ángel Alejandro Lopez Kelly 4E; Javier Urbano Aragón García 5A; Ana Isabel Herrera García 5C; Hugo Juan Pablo Arévalo Orellana 5B; Fabián Enrique Urrutia Von Ahn 5C. |
| Responsibility |
| Yun Hsun Chang Huang 3A; Min Ji Park 3B; Adriana Gálvez Toro 3C; Fátima Micheo Marves 3D; José Gabriel Noriega Mondoza 4A; Isabella Soto Cruz 4B; Carlos Lazos Espíndola 4C; Diego Chang Veliz 4D; Juan Diego Madrid Morales 4E; Aylin Radi Zahran 5A; Melissa Mascarell Goitia 5B; Bruce Adrián Amado López 5C; Ximena Gutiérrez Arreaga 5D |