Ambassadors Preparatory Academy

The Home-School Connection January 24 - 31, 2014

SCHOOL HOURS: Start: 7:30 A.M. Dismissal: Monday-Thursday 4:30 P.M.; Friday 12:30 P.M.

APA Office 409-762-1115 www.apagalv.org Superintendent, Dr. Pat Williams

2014 Grand Kids Fest Banner Design Contest Winner (Grades 7-8)

Jyle Matthew Lubrico’s banner was featured at the

ArtWalk in downtown Galveston on January 18th

Anthony Rudd, Lalo Alcazar, Lehya Williams, Destiny Pinesette, Taylor Williams, Salma Arriaga, Christian Sumlin,

Alexia Jackson, and Marquez Holmes for participating in the

6th grade Parent Meeting on Thursday, January 16 and

joining “Can You Imagine Me?” A Healthy Eating and

Physical Activity Program sponsored by the Gulf Coast Apollo Chapter of the Links, Inc. to develop healthy eating

habits and activities within the family.

Participants in the MMaarrttiinn LLuutthheerr KKiinngg,, JJrr.. PPaarraaddee on Saturday, January 18th were APA Cheerleaders Kennedy Taylor, Madison Webb, Bri’ana Goodwin, Abeni Boyer, Raven Mays, Angelina Barrientes, Zoe Baber, Aliyah Hamilton, Adrianna Sifuentes, Roselyn Gonzales, Veronia Garcia, and Diamond Pinesette, and sponsors, Ms. Goodwin and Ms. Barker. Also celebrating MLK, Jr. were Daniel Pinesette playing his tuba and praise dancing by Diamond and Destiny Pinesette.

“Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the

Holocaust” presented by Osher Lifelong Learning

Institute (OLLI) at UTMB was attended by Yesenia

Garcia, Brendon Edwards, Albert Como, Tarhiya

Brown, Sean Dillon, Abeni Boyer, Brianna Murphy,

Victor Gomez, Nachelle Windham, Bri’ana

Goodwin, Matthew Lubrico, Kendra Fernandez,

Miguel Gonzales, Dea Baber, Dionell Groom, and

Daniel Pinesette.

Dr. Williams, Mr. Williams, Mr. Lubrico, Ms. Dillon,

Ms. Goodwin, and Ms. Yerger chaperoned.

Sable Owens 8th

grade

I strongly believe that I get judged by the content of my character in school. But

outside of school, I get judged by both. Being a dark-skinned African-American

person there is a lot of judgment passed on me. In certain situations, white people

get applauded more by another white person, as opposed to a black person.

Isaiah Simmons 8th

grade

As a student I feel that I am judged by my character. I feel this way because at our

school we have a poem. One of the lines in our poem starts, “It’s not one’s looks

that make him great. It is character that seals your fate.”

MLK quotes printed in The Daily News on Monday, January 20th in

response to “Do you feel, as a student, that you’re being judged by

the content of your character or by the color of your skin?”

Asia Williams 8th

grade

I feel that I am being judged by the content of my character. The reason I feel that

way is because APA does not care if you are ugly, light, or dark, they care about the

good values they try to instill in you. They work hard to help you in life and have

fun at the same time.

Sean Dillon 8th

grade

No, I do not feel like I am being judged by anyone about my skin, clothes,

personality, eye color, hair color, or anything else. It is possible I am, but the person

isn’t showing it. If I am getting judged, I really don’t care because there is only one

person that can judge me, and that is God.

Destiny Henderson 8th

grade

I feel as I am judged by the content of my character but out of school that I get

judged by the color of my skin and that society makes is seem like being African-

American that I can’t do what others can. But character is what seals our fate.

The Problem

Recently, the United States government reduced funding to NASA and

cancelled projects that would send astronauts into space. There were

many critics of this action, and the debate continues. You are a scientific

adviser to the President of the United States and must decide on the

correct course of action for the government. Should the United States

dedicate more resources to the space program, or are those

resources more valuable being used in another way?

Is space exploration worth the money?

Students will review a video, primary sources, and an article to decide if space exploration is worth the cost of funding

Congratulations Bri’ana Goodwin! Her cheerleading team “SHOCK placed 2nd in competition at Moody Gardens on January 11-12, 2014

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Friday, Janaury 24 Report Cards

Wednesday, January 29 3rd - 8th Grade PARENT MEETING

Thursday, January 30 SCIENCE FAIR

Thursday, February 6 100th Day of School

Wednesday, February 5 Pre-K 3 & Pre-K 4 PARENT MEETING

Thursday, February 6 Kindergarten PARENT MEETING

Week of February 10 BENCHMARK

Monday, February 17 Presidents’ Day - No classes - Office will be closed

Wednesday, February 19 Lemonade Day Kick-off

Friday, February 21 Progress Reports

March 10 - March 14 SPRING BREAK HOLIDAYS

Martin Luther King, Jr.

“We must learn to live together as

brothers or perish together as fools.”

“In the End, we will remember not the

words of our enemies, but the silence of

our friends.”

“The ultimate measure of a man is not

where he stands in moments of comfort

and convenience, but where he stands at

times of challenge and controversy.”