MASTER Newsletter July 24, 2003

Thursday, July 24, is the date of the final Olympics competition. The prizes, backpacks, have arrived. The groups are reviewing their work to make sure that they are well prepared.

Names	Leaders	Scores
Group A BX. Finest	Ms. Rivas Jenson Thermadam	280
Group B Bubonic Plague	Mr. Chessler Amanda Rivera	210
Group C Conquistadores	Mr. Ginter Josué Cofresi	390
Group D D Block	Ms. Colón Nina Ibanez	240	*Betsy Caban holds backpack*

Masterites are all to be commended for their enthusiasm for learning in that they spent half of their summer vacation in school.

recently graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School, having spent four joyous years in the MACY Honors Program. While the college admission process and my regular schedule wreaked havoc during my senior year, I am happy to announce that I finished high school with a relatively firm grip on my sanity. This fall I will be attending Wesleyan University in Connecticut, where I hope to continue my quest for knowledge.

This is my fourth year in the MASTER program. This year I have worked as a group leader. I am the Group leader for the best- looking group - Group D (D Block!). Hopefully they will be able to demonstrate that their great looks are directly proportional to their academic ability by winning this year’s summer academic Olympics.

"MASTER DAILY"
Winners

Shantae Barrett
Adam Campos (7^th time, all-time champ)
Luis Pinzon (3^rd time)
Ke Xing Chen (2^nd time)
Kati Oriol (2^nd time)
Brian Broomfield
Melissa Lohmann
Jessica Huang
Michele Quach

A new addition to the afternoon class is the "Good Citizen Quiz." It is called this because
in order to be a good citizen, we must be well informed about our government. Sample
questions are "Who is the chairperson of the Federal Reserve Board?" and "Name
five U.S. Senators." Students who answer correctly win Academic Olympic points
for their team and a thesaurus. This week’s "Good Citizens" are:

Jonathan Garcia Elvis Guzman
Ivie Itua Shanta Lindo
Tania Medina
50 points for Group A

Nike Akimemoyin      Ravindra Deonauth
Kayla Watson            Sharina Yousuf
Miguel Rodriguez       Amanda Budhu
60 points for Group B

Jonathan Brown Bakary Diaby
Leslie Maylor Jonathan Smith
Clara Aquasuiva
50 points for Group C

Adam Campos Heimdall Imbert
Kingsley Bonfo Osaka Shepard
Shenisa Clark
50 points for Group D

My favorite class was physics because I learned so much about how the universe is made up.
José Vargas

I thought the program was excellent. I especially liked the physics class.
Emily Peña

The program was very helpful. I never had so much experience with science. I made some friends.
Manuela Ankonah

We were not only able to work with other students, we worked together solving thought-provoking questions. This was an excellent way to get out of the house and do something interesting.
Ravindra Deonauth

Thank-You’s

The STEP/MASTER Program wishes to extend a special thank-you to the staff of Lehman College, who have helped to make this program a reality:

Dr. Anne Rothstein
Ms. Roz Krakowsky
Ms. Grace Colón
Ms. Betsy Caban
A special thank-you to our fantastic teachers and group leaders for all their efforts this summer.

*Group Leaders - Nina, Jenson, Josué, Amanda*	MASTER teachers-Michael Chessler, Eugene Ginter, Mike Baxter, Miriam Rivas, Phyllis McCabe and, Zoraida Colón with Luis Rohena and Zuheily Resto
Proud designer	*Prepare for take off!*	*Teacher conference*
*Where did it go?*	*A notebook full of clues*	*Rocket launch draws a crowd at Cape MASTER Canaveral.*
	*A notebook full of clues*	*In the computer lab*


Another challenge	A break in the competition	*Tania is smiling over her performance*