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Newsletter Date September-October 2020

Gladstone Road, Nassau, Bahamas, Tel. No. +1-242-361-5534, +1-242-361-5574 FAX +1-242-3612209, P.O. Box N-7540

Volume 8, Issue 2 Series of 2020-2021

Principal’s Message Dear Parents/Guardians, During the seven weeks of our Remote Learning sessions, our administrative team visited many homerooms and classes virtually. I take this opportunity to commend our diligent and dedicated team of teachers and many of our scholars who are organized, focused and committed to making Excellence our Habit!

Mid Term Break begins on Friday, October 30 and ends on Monday, November 2. We resume our Remote Learning Sessions on Tuesday, November 3 at 8:30 a.m. with our mandatory homeroom session. I urge you to remind our students to remain committed to the task at hand and to utilize the break wisely, because upon our return from the Mid Term Break, we will begin the final six weeks of the first semester. These six weeks are crucial because First Semester Final Examinations will be held in December and proper preparation is key! Please note that class work, homework and tests from September to December account for 60% of the final semester grade. Final Examinations account for the remaining 40%. As we break for Mid Term, I encourage you to frequently wash your hands, consistently wear your mask, and always practice social distancing. Stay safe and God bless. Sincerely yours,

Principal’s Message 1 ACES PRIDE

Angel Maycock 2

Canaan Cooper 3

Kaitlyn Coakley 4

Daijah Johnson 4

Arianna Millsap 5

Brunay Clarke 5

MIDTERM Progress Report Card Distribution

October 29, 2020 (9:00 AM to 2:30 PM)

Layover in the School’s Parking Lot

MIDTERM BREAK (Friday, October 30,2020 and Monday, November 3, 2020

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10th Grader ANGEL MAYCOCK is an ACE Shining Star Scholar

The 2020 Winner of The Sea Breeze Shining Star Junior High School Division Winner.

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12th Grader CANAAN COOPER, the future Pediatric Neurosurgeon, is Salutatorian in the 2019-2020

Doctor’s Hospital Bridge to The Future STEM Program

Doctor’s Hospital Bridge to the Future Stem Student Program is a free engagement with full health innovators. Each year 30 participants are selected, allowing them unprecedented access to Doctors Hospital as well as a chance to win monthly prizes and a paid summer internship at the hospital. The yearlong program sets out to increase students’ appreciation for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (Stem) subjects as they continue their journey toward a career in medicine or healthcare. The program is designed for high school students in grades 10 and 11. The students must have a keen interest in Stem and be excelling in one or more of those subjects. Canaan’s Participation: After being selected to join the program in early November, Canaan was declared the November

Challenge Winner after his submission of a one-minute video on “Goal Setting”, the very first challenge of the program. Every month students were given a challenge to complete in hopes of being the Challenge Winner. They were also awarded points. At the end of the program the top six (6) students in the program were recognized. On October 11th, 2020, a virtual award ceremony was held and Canaan received the title of Salutatorian for the 2019-2020 Bridge to the Future Stem Program. As Salutatorian, Canaan received a Bridge to the Future lab coat and certificate, a Doctors Hospital mask, a doctor’s pin, two trophies (November Challenge Winner and Salutatorian) and a cash prize for placing second overall.

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12th Grader KAITLYN COAKLEY, also participated in the program and

represented Aquinas College very well.

In addition to being a recurring member of the program, she was also a runner up

for this year’s (2020) June Monthly Challenge.

DAIJAH JOHNSON, ACES Class of 2020, places in the Finals of the Woman’s Master Chess Competition.

Congratulations Daijah for placing in the finals of the Woman Chess Master (WCM) competition. Daijah represented the Bahamas at the virtually held World High School Chess Championships. BAHAMAS CHESS FEDERATION STATEMENT The Bahamas Advances to the WORLD HIGH SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020 FINALS. The Bahamas Junior National Chess team of Woman Candidate Master (Daijah Johnson and 2 others) competed in the ISF Qualification tournament for Girls under 18. It was a great effort by the junior players as they were able to out maneuver more seasoned chess competitors from Europe and Asia.

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BRUNAY CLARKE, ACES Class of 2013 Scholar, an educator with

The Ministry of Education

honored in the National Heroes Day 2020.

ARIANNA MILLSAP, ACES Class of 2020 Scholar, WINS Freshman Senate Post

Arianna Millsap, a freshman and Veterinary Medicine Major, wins the post for First Year Representative in the Student Government Senate at College of St. Benedict in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Angel, Canaan, Kaitlyn, Daijah, Arianna and Brunay your Aquinas College family is proud of you and your accomplishments.

Continue to make EXCELLENCE A HABIT!

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