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a National Blue Ribbon, A+ school TIDINGS from TAYLOR A monthly newsletter brought to you by PFTSTA Publications. March 2013 Upcoming Dates: March 5 EXPLORE testing – 8 th grade March 6 NHS + MAT Inductions 7—8 pm, PFTSTA cafeteria March 9 Talent Show: 4—6 pm, Riverdale Middle School March 10—15 Teen Tech Week March 14 PAC Meeting, LEAP/EOC testing 6:30—7:30 pm, PFTSTA cafeteria March 19 ACT testing for all Juniors LEAP Phase I: MS PLAN Testing: Freshman March 22 Report Cards Issued March 23 District Rally March 26 HS Honor Roll Breakfast 7:30—8:30am, PFTSTA cafeteria March 27 MS Honor Roll Breakfast 7:30—8:30pm, PFTSTA cafeteria March 28 NO SCHOOL for students: Parent/Teacher conferences 11:30—2:45 March 29 NO SCHOOL From the Principal’s Pen…Mrs. Jaime Zapico: The third nine weeks is coming to close already! The last day of the 3 rd 9 weeks period is March 15. Parents please make sure you checking your child’s grades on ECHO on a regular basis. The web address to ECHO is: http://echo.newtechnetwork.org. When you log on you will be able to see your child’s courses with assignments, projects, homework assignments and their grades for each class they are taking. I wanted to invite all of you to the next PAC meeting which is March 14 at 6:30 in the cafeteria. A presentation will be done by Ms. Hernandez, our counselor, on the upcoming standardized testing that will be taking place in March and April. Our teachers have been working all year to prepare your child for these tests. GOT GALA TICKETS??? I hope all of you received my letter that was sent in the mail last week inviting all of you to the Gala. A big thank you to all of the parents who have bought sponsorships and tickets to the Gala which will be held on Friday, April 26 at the Jefferson-Orleans North. We are looking forward to a great night. Don't forget to purchase your tickets prior to Friday, March 8 since the price will increase after that date. Also, if you purchase your tickets by March 8 your name will be entered in a drawing to have your child's fees waived for the 2013-1014. Senior parents – Believe it or not it is getting closer to graduation! I’m sure if you asked your son or daughter they could tell you how many days they have left probably down to the last second. Please put the following dates on your calendars. We hope to see all of you at these big events for the Class of 2013! · Senior luncheon with Ms. Taylor: Tuesday, April 23 6:00 pm (Commander's Palace!) · Senior awards ceremony: Thursday, May 2 6:30pm (Ochsner Hospital) · Graduation* Saturday, May 11 – 9:30am (Alario Center) *Doors to the arena will be close at 9:25 and will not open again until after the National Anthem. Please make sure all family is there ahead of time and in their seats. Please make sure you make note: Parent Teacher conferences will be held on Thursday, March 28 from 11:30 - 2:45.

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a National Blue

Ribbon, A+ school

TIDINGS

from TAYLOR A monthly newsletter brought

to you by PFTSTA Publications.

March 2013

Upcoming Dates:

March 5

EXPLORE testing – 8th grade

March 6

NHS + MAT Inductions

7—8 pm, PFTSTA cafeteria

March 9

Talent Show: 4—6 pm,

Riverdale Middle School

March 10—15

Teen Tech Week

March 14

PAC Meeting, LEAP/EOC testing

6:30—7:30 pm,

PFTSTA cafeteria

March 19

ACT testing for all Juniors

LEAP Phase I: MS

PLAN Testing: Freshman

March 22

Report Cards Issued

March 23

District Rally

March 26

HS Honor Roll Breakfast

7:30—8:30am,

PFTSTA cafeteria

March 27

MS Honor Roll Breakfast

7:30—8:30pm,

PFTSTA cafeteria

March 28

NO SCHOOL for students:

Parent/Teacher conferences

11:30—2:45

March 29

NO SCHOOL

From the Principal’s Pen…Mrs. Jaime Zapico:

The third nine weeks is coming to close already! The last day of the 3rd 9 weeks

period is March 15. Parents please make sure you checking your child’s grades on

ECHO on a regular basis. The web address to ECHO is:

http://echo.newtechnetwork.org. When you log on you will be able to see your

child’s courses with assignments, projects, homework assignments and their grades

for each class they are taking.

I wanted to invite all of you to the next PAC meeting which is March 14 at 6:30 in

the cafeteria. A presentation will be done by Ms. Hernandez, our counselor, on the

upcoming standardized testing that will be taking place in March and April. Our

teachers have been working all year to prepare your child for these tests.

GOT GALA TICKETS???

I hope all of you received my letter that was sent in the mail last week inviting all of

you to the Gala. A big thank you to all of the parents who have bought

sponsorships and tickets to the Gala which will be held on Friday, April 26 at the

Jefferson-Orleans North. We are looking forward to a great night. Don't forget

to purchase your tickets prior to Friday, March 8 since the price will increase after

that date. Also, if you purchase your tickets by March 8 your name will be entered

in a drawing to have your child's fees waived for the 2013-1014.

Senior parents –

Believe it or not it is getting closer to graduation! I’m sure if you asked your son or

daughter they could tell you how many days they have left probably down to the

last second. Please put the following dates on your calendars. We hope to see all of

you at these big events for the Class of 2013!

· Senior luncheon with Ms. Taylor: Tuesday, April 23 6:00 pm (Commander's

Palace!)

· Senior awards ceremony: Thursday, May 2 6:30pm (Ochsner Hospital)

· Graduation* Saturday, May 11 – 9:30am (Alario Center)

*Doors to the arena will be close at 9:25 and will not open again until after the

National Anthem. Please make sure all family is there ahead of time and in their

seats.

Please make sure you make note: Parent Teacher conferences

will be held on Thursday, March 28 from 11:30 - 2:45.

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Contact Us:

2012 Jefferson Highway

Jefferson, LA 70121

504 838 2249 – phone

504 838 7029 – fax

Principal – Jaime Zapico

[email protected]

Questions – Kathy Guzman

[email protected]

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PFTSTA Web-site

http://ptsta.jppss.k12.la.us

PFTSTA is on Twitter

http://twitter.com/#!/pftsta

Jefferson Parish Public

School System Web-site

http://www.jppss.k12.la.us

Taylor Tigers School-Wide Expectations:

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

Be Safe

Thoughtfulness of others

Independence

Global thinking

Engagement in learning

Responsibility

Seriousness in using technology

Lines from the Librarian…Mrs. Elizabeth Kahn:

February has been extremely busy in the library. First, I want to thank everyone

who has been voting for PFTSTA in the Follett Challenge. Please continue to vote and

share the link with everyone you know so that they can vote for us too. Voting

continues until March 18th. Here is the link: http://bit.ly/Ya3Pyv. By the way, our

score comes from a combination of the votes, and the application which I submitted,

and six schools will share the prize. We definitely have a chance to win this. VOTE

for PFTSTA!

Two major authors in young adult literature visited campus in February. The juniors

had a chance to meet Ruta Sepetys, author of Out of the Easy. Her book set in

1950’s New Orleans is a delight. She spoke for an hour and afterwards, members of

Bookmarked gathered around and kept her talking for an hour more. The other

visitor was author, Cory Doctorow. The whole high school attended his impassioned

presentation. He has lots to say about Internet privacy, security, and free access to

information. You might not agree with his politics, but he gave the students a lot to

think about. Many students clamored to purchase his books Little Brother and

Homeland.

You can read more about their visits on my blog: www.talesfromaloudlibrarian.com.

HS Bookmarked members loved getting a chance to hang out with Ruta Sepetys.

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Cory Doctorow talks to the high school. Senior, Courtney Beamer, created the sign.

Library Fundraiser information: All items have been delivered to students. Please

remember to submit payment for all items by March 8th. You can send cash or a check made

out to PFTSTA. If you are unhappy with any item, return to school without paying. To support

the library all year long shop here: http://store.gafundraising.com and enter the school code:

1479302!

Bookmarked, the high school book group, was supposed to finish its gig writing for the

online newsletter SLJTeen in May of this year. Recently, I got an email from the editor asking

the group to continue until December of 2014. She loves their contributions to the newsletter.

This is a wonderful opportunity for the students at PFTSTA to tell authors, publishers and

librarians around the country what they think about the books they are reading. You can

continue to follow the students’ reviews here: http://sqworl.com/thwdxz. Every two weeks a

new link is added.

Upcoming Library Events:

March 10-15: Teen TECH Week

March 12: Iluminate author, Aimee Agresti, visits 8th grade.

Find more info here: http://bit.ly/Vaovuf

SCHOOL COLORS, HEAD TO TOES…SHIRTS TUCKED IN, SPIRIT SHOWS!

It’s cold outside! Purchase your PFTSTA sweater

from Mrs. Kathy Hill, Account Clerk, for $35!

Dandridge Task Force Community Meetings:

The first meeting was held on Thursday, February 21. The rest of the meetings will

be held on the following dates:

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 – 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

L.W. Higgins High School library

7201 Lapalco Boulevard

Marrero, Louisiana 70072

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 – 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Granville T. Woods Elementary School library

1037 31st Street

Kenner, Louisiana 70065

Students Create Winning App:

Stefan Suazo (Class of 2017), Mark Parfait, Kiara Horton, Ariel Walker, Michael Pham,

and Jason Hall (all Class of 2016) worked with teacher, Lisa Valence, to enter the

Verizon Innovative App Challenge and were selected “Best in State, Middle School,

2013.” The app, Taylor Tech Tutor, is designed to help new students entering Taylor

after the sixth grade. Ten teams will be selected next month as national winners,

receiving $10,000 for the school and a Galaxy Tab for each team member!.”

Pictured below are Ms. Valence, the winning team members, and Ms. Zapico.

Seventh Grader Recognized by Jefferson Parish: The seventh grade students participated in the Nonpoint Source Pollution Essay Contest

hosted by Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs. Students were asked

to address this issue of polllution and develop a plan to combat it. This year, PFTSTA seventh

grader Chaise Sevin received Honorable Mention. Congratulations!

Music Musings…John J. McCloskey, Band Director: Hello everyone,

March is here and we are about to shift it into overdrive! We had a very busy February

with adding new beginner band students, who are just terrific. I thoroughly enjoy the

beginners. They are so excited and enthusiastic about everything. They are a lot of fun

and, after their first six weeks, are turning out to be quite a group of musicians.

We reported on our participation in the Excalibur parade in the last newsletter. Since the

newsletter, we also marched with Metairie Academy in their school parade. The day

before we went home for Mardi Gras vacation.

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It was loads of fun and many students were reunited with former teachers. The crowd

was great and Ashley Moise led the band as Drum Major flawlessly. Thank you to Ms.

Vicki Foster who drove the bus for the band and cheerleaders and to Mr. Juan Prado

(father of student Zoey Prado and alumnus Jeffrey Prado) for providing the chase vehicle

for the band. This truck is tremendous, and certainly an attention getter. It was the

perfect addition to our marching unit; if you haven’t seen it, you should make it a point

to it is incredible!

The month ahead will also be extremely

busy. The weekend of March 1 – 3 was

District VI Jazz Honor Band. Rehearsals

were Friday and Saturday at Rummel

High School and the concert took place at

the UNO recital hall on Sunday evening

3/3/2013. Seventh grader Quint Adkins

was named to the band and had two solos

during the performance. Great job Quint.

A picture of Quint playing with the Jazz

Honor Band is at left – he is the cool cat

in the upper right corner, wearing a white

dress shirt and black bow tie.

Preparations for the JPPSS Superintendent’s Band Festival begin with after school

practice on March 6, 2013. Practices are vital. A calendar of rehearsals and

performances will be sent home; please make plans so we can maximize attendance and

present a superior performance at festival. Our festival performance will be on April 3 or

4 at Bonnabel High School. When I find out for sure, I’ll let you know.

I look forward to the busy month ahead and working with each and every band student.

If you have any questions please contact me. Have a wonderful March.

Sincerely,

John J. McCloskey,

Band Director

PFTSTA Receives Check from General Mills:

Patrick F. Taylor received a check from General Mills for $562.00 for our Fall 2012

BoxTops submission! So far we have $150 collected to be submitted at the end

February. Please turn in all BoxTops for Education to Ms. Bourgeois in Room 103

or the front office. Patrick Taylor receives 10 cents cash for each BoxTop that is

turned in.

Academic Games Accolades:

On Friday, March 1, the Taylor Academic Games team competed in the Linguishtiks and

Presidents tournaments at Grace King High School.

March 1 Academic Games Team:

Carson Chauvin, Kayla Tarr, Abdullah Syed, Alexandra Miserendino, Edward Johnson, Ty Dugas, Hannah Porta, Zoey Prado, Rachel Indest, Keanu Bartolome, & Bailey

Andras

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Linguishtiks Results:

2nd Place: PFTSTA Junior Division Team

Presidents Results:

2nd Place: PFTSTA Junior Team 3rd Place: Individual Award, Kayla Tarr

Talented Visual Art Students Bloom…from Ms. Linda Patrick:

Talent Visual Art students in several schools in Jefferson Parish are collaborating to

create sculptures for the annual New Orleans Museum of Art exhibit “Art in Bloom.”

The theme this year is “Celebrating Steel Magnolias.” Jefferson Parish students are

creating representative totems of six women artists, using discarded women’s

shoes, purse, hats, and gloves which they are painting in the style of the artist.

Taylor’s subject is Sadie Irvine, known for her Art Nouveau decoration of Newcomb

pottery at Tulane University in the early twentieth century, now very desirable to

collectors.

This is an annual event in which floral designers and artists display floral works of

art to complement the museum’s own artworks. Proceeds benefit NOMA educational

projects and exhibits, and also community projects of the Garden Study Club,

including the New Orleans Botanical Garden, Beauregard-Keyes House, Lazarus

House, and Longue Vue Gardens.

The displays and artworks will be on exhibit at NOMA March 20-24.

4H Club Members Participate in Cooking Contest:

Congratulations to seventh grade 4H member Jake

LeBlanc (at right) who received first place in the

parish-wide 4-H Commodity Cookery/Ambassador

Contest at Lakeside Shopping Center on February

23, 2013! Sixth graders Betty Reyes and Zoe

Malanders were also recognized at the school level

for their fudge and shrimp stew, respectively.

Spotlight on Science: Chemistry students watched alumni, Hunter McDaniel and Caitlin Mitchell, demonstrate the conversion of dry ice to carbon with a

magnesium flame, flame tests, and chemiluminescence. Hunter and Caitlin visited the class as part of their LSU chemistry class extra credit program. Following the demonstrations, they answered questions from the class about choosing a college and

college life. Both McDaniel and Mitchell stated that taking AP classes with Mr. AC was the best preparation for their college classes. Pictured above at left: Tanner Moore, Mollie

Smoak, Hunter McDaniel, Caitlin Mitchell, and Abdullah Syed

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Taylor students received the following awards at the Greater New Orleans

Science & Engineering Fair Awards Ceremony on February 28, 2013. The

winners and their accolades are featured below:

1st place:

Kiara Horton, What is the effect of temperature on the index of refraction? Nick Dang, What is the effect of acids and bases on the amount of atmospheric CO2? Nuri Melancon, What are the effects of varying concentrations of Indole-3-Butyric acid on

the radicle growth of Acer rubrum seeds? 2nd place:

Team project – Linda Tran and Tiffany Lou, What is the effect of surroundings on the intensity of sound produced?

3rd place:

Paris Evans, What is the effect of nanospray coating on the stain resistance of natural and synthetic fabrics?

David Burns, What is the effect of relative humidity on the levels of UVA and UVB

measured at ground level? Stephen Torry, What is the effect of heat treatment on different types of steel?

4th place:

Micquel Downs, What is the effect of temperature on the luminosity of luminol? Arielle Laurent, What is the effect of the amount of salinity in water on the growth and

chlorophyll content of Spartina alterniflora? In addition, these Science students received special awards:

Kiara Horton received a second place award from the New Orleans Geological Society for her project titled, What is the effect of temperature on the index of refraction?

Team project – AJ McGee and Sara Adoue received a first place award from the US Army for their project titled, How does temperature affect the speed of sound?

Dr. Simpson’s Environmental Science Club recently received national news

coverage for their work in City Park! Click this hyperlink find out more: Students

work to Plant Trees at the City Park –a picture of the students involved is featured below.

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Tech Bytes…from Kelly Maher, Teacher and Technology Coordinator:

The skill sets our students will need to be successful in the digital age are vastly different

from those of the past. It is no longer a question of whether our kids need to be technology

literate, but rather what technology literacy means. Teens and tweens have a reputation for

being tech savvy. After all, many young people are connected via laptop, iPod, tablet, or

smart phone during most of their waking hours. While it’s true that most digital natives are

comfortable with and connected using a variety of electronic devices, does that make them

literate? In my experience, many times the answer is no. An article in eSchool News

(http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/09/04/five-technology-skills-every-student-should-

learn/) recently outlined five technology skills that every student should learn.

1. Online Literacy

The first critical technology skill is online literacy. It is imperative that students learn to

effectively search for and evaluate online resources. The vetting and compilation of information

that was once done by people is now largely done by computer algorithms. Computers are

really good at searching for keywords, categorizing a vast amount of information very quickly,

and returning the results. However, they aren’t very good at determining relevance, social

importance, and how the information ties in to the big picture. Students need to have a basic

understanding of how the search tool they are using works in order to find the best information

available online. They also need to become adept at critically evaluating online resources to

determine the accuracy, bias, relevance, and appropriateness of the information presented.

2. Critical Thinking

Critical thinking involves everything from evaluating online resources to choosing the

appropriate tool and software to create a product or solve a problem. Critical thinking might

also include recognizing a need and developing a product or technology to fill that need. Alan

November and Brian Mull assert that with the common core curriculum, we will have to rethink

our approach to teaching critical analysis of information, as the standards require that students

be able to:

Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility

and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism;

Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and

research; and

Interpret mathematical results in the context of a situation and reflect on whether the

results make sense, possibly improving the model if it has not served its purpose.

(http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/05/25/web-literacy-where-the-common-core-

meets-common-sense)

3. The Science Behind the Technology

In addition to using their computer, smartphone and/or tablet, students should have a basic

understanding of the hardware and software that come together to allow all of us to learn, be

entertained, be productive, and connect with people around the globe. Steve Jobs said,

“Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer… because it teaches you

how to think.” He is not alone; there are numerous experts from Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg,

and Mitch Resnick, to Cory Doctorow, to the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA),

urging all students to learn to code and all schools to teach programming. The reason for this

are numerous, not the least of which are the logical reasoning and critical thinking skills that

students develop when engaged in these activities.

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4. Adaptability

The next skill is adaptability. None of us knows how the world and especially technology will

change in the next ten years. So, we are, in essence preparing students to solve problems that

aren’t yet known using technologies that have not yet been invented. Therefore, our students

must become life-long learners. Perhaps the most important skill our students will develop is

learning to learn. They must become agile and adaptable. Luckily, the Internet and other

technologies make it easier than ever to be creative, and productive or develop skills and

acquire knowledge anytime from anywhere.

5. Courage

Finally, students should be fearless when it comes to technology. They should be willing to

experiment, learn new tools and not worry about if they’re “doing it right.” Being willing to click

around and seek out the “how to” videos will be invaluable to our students throughout their

lives.

I hope that our students are learning not only to use technology,

but are learning to think and learning to learn.

Works Cited

Stansbury, Meris. "Five Technology Skills Every Student Should Learn | ESchool News."Five Technology

Skills Every Student Should Learn | ESchool News. ESchool News, 04 Sept. 2012. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.

November, Alan, and Brian Mull. "Web Literacy: Where the Common Core Meets Common Sense |

ESchool News." Web Literacy: Where the Common Core Meets Common Sense | ESchool News. ESchool

News, 25 May 2012. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.

Sports Shorts…from Vicki Foster and Coach Elmo Steinert:

Boys and Girls Track started Feb. 18!

The rosters and schedule can be found below:

Boys & Girls Track Schedule

Date Event Place Time

Mar. 6 Bonnabel Yenni 3:30

Mar. 13 Riverdale Yenni 3:30

March 20 East Jeff Yenni 3:30

Mar. 27 King Yenni 3:30

April 5 Mike Conlin Yenni 4:00

April 10 East Bank Yenni 3:30

April 16 District Baton Rouge TBA

April 24 Regional Welsh TBA

May 2/3 State LSU TBA

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Girls Track Roster:

1. Bold, Rachelle

2. Cooper, Courtney

3. Horton, Kiara

4. Lehmann, Britney

5. Moise, Ashley

6. Monix, Sydney

7. Morrison, Sarah

8. Ordonez, Isabelle

9. Pierce, Madison

10. Rolig, Madison

11. Tran, Kaylynn

12. Walsh, Alex

13. Zaeringer, Celia

Head Coach – Vicki Foster

Asst Coach – Warren Donley

Boys Track Roster:

1. Alexander, Jose’

2. Brown, Morgan

3. Burns, David

4. Chauvin, Carson

5. Cole, Jack

6. Colosino, Daniel

7. French, Noah

8. Gothard, Ben

9. Gutierrez, Daniel

10. Lumar, Cameron

11. Melara, Nicholas

12. Montgomery, Lee

13. Morrow, Gavin

14. Nguyen, Dillon

15. Parfait, Mark

16. Suazo, Stefan

17. Sturcke, Jeffrey

18. Torry, Stephen

19. Tran, Anthony

20. Varuso, Mason

Head Coach – Elmo Steinert Asst Coach – Brad Womack

Teacher Talk…with Gifted English Teacher, Christina Johnson

contributed by parent volunteer, Sandra Mesa (mom of 6th grader, Dominic Meca)

In nominating Teacher of the Year for 2013, Mrs. Johnson is exclaimed to have an

overwhelming amount of enthusiasm for teaching. “She is very dynamic in her dedication in

making sure her students are successful and engaged, Mrs. Zapico said.

Mrs. Johnson attended Louisiana State University and received her undergraduate

degrees in Mass Communications and English. Her Master’s degree from LSU is in Secondary

Education with an emphasis on English and Gifted/Talented.

Mrs. Johnson has been teaching at Taylor for 5 years. She currently teaches 6th

grade ELA, English I and III. “I have taught almost every core English course Taylor offers,”

Mrs. Johnson said. Prior to Taylor she taught in an academic magnet school in Baton Rouge

for one year. She feels fortunate to have always taught the best.

Her rewards not only come from motivated students, but being a part of a dynamic

learning community. More importantly, being a part of schools that place high values and

standards on intellectual curiosity and have the charismatic energy that follows. Mrs.

Johnson’s values parallel with Taylor’s especially in her view of literature. “It gives us a lens in

which we view both diversity and universality of human experience,” Mrs. Johnson said. This

is how she portrays the learning experience to her students, and evokes their curiosity.

Her enthusiasm even comes across to her peers. Mrs. Zapico recalls when she did her

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yearly teacher evaluation. In listening to Johnson teach a lesson on Shakespeare’s Romeo and

Juliet, Zapico recalled high school. In high school this was an area of where Zapico

struggled.“I didn’t want to leave Mrs. Johnson’s class, she had me so engaged, Mrs. Zapico

said. Just as Mrs. Johnson is highly valued at Taylor and regarded as a gem, she values her

students passion to learn.

Taylor students make her job easy and allow her to teach effectively. She

enjoys and encourages their genuine, and almost always instant, informal feedback. Having

this allows her to gauge her teaching performance and their engagement. This amalgamation

makes for easy lesson planning, creative discussions and the construction of writing prompts.

This provides a platform of success for students at Taylor.

Students become effective in their respective classes and follow through in high

school. Mrs. Johnsons stated Taylor graduates continually prove to be capable and

engaged in their respective universities. She finds they are prepared for academia, but more

importantly, the world beyond Taylor. This is why Taylor is so grateful for having Mrs.

Johnson.

PFTSTA Honor Roll List – 2nd 9 Weeks:

6th Grade

Principal’s Honor Roll A Honor Roll B Honor Roll

Jameel Brown

Ayree Johnson

Jasmine McGowan

Riley Nguyen

Hannah Porta

Zoey Prado

Christopher Totten

Bailey Andras

Amaya Price Keanu Bartolome Amie Sigur

Anna Bordelon Virginia Steinkamp Casey Daigle Jamie Summers Kathleen Dinh Andrew Tran Metaxenia Evangeloulis

Benjamin Tran Madeline Fryer Liem Tran Molly Gaffney Cameron Vo Madison Grey

Wyatt Wittliff

Jackson Grisbaum Jada Woodard Megan Harold Emir Karagic Catherine Lam Zoe Malanders

Elizabeth Matthews Austin McDonnell Domenic Mesa Lauren Morrow Joshua Nguyen Christian Otero

Paige Arnoult

Aidan Balsamo

Haley Benoit

Ethan Bui

Hailey Parker

Sabrina Pham

Betty Reyes

Baylee Robichaux

Madison Salvaggio

Benjamin Schluter

Angel Thompson Askew

Tyler Tran

Andrew Varuso

Stefrien Walker

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7th Grade

Principal’s Honor Roll A Honor Roll B Honor Roll

Paige Bass

Madeleine Brown

Tiffany Quach

Johnny Thai

Dylan Vo

Caudle Adkins

Grayce Mores Joseph Blanco III

Eduardo Paternostro Elizabeth Bundick Marilyn Pati Tamunobelema Derefaka Alexis Plunkett

Joel Gabourel Harrison Reiner Samantha Herman Harrison Rosato Claire Hudson Ozzie Ross III

Jake Leblanc Dominic Scheurer Gavin Mahl Laura Smith Devin Marque

Holly Wilkinson Corianna McDonald

Taylor Andras

Gerald Blank III

Bailey Bourgeois

Bryce Dillon

Andres Gallardo

Mahree Houston

Cameron Lumar

Willem VanderMeulen

Jeremy Ward

8th Grade

Principal’s Honor Roll A Honor Roll B Honor Roll

Henry Hazlett

Stefan Suazo

Kristen Clement Marco Flores Benjamin Gagneaux Hamed Mustafa Raeven Mataya Gavin Morrow

Kayla Thomas Mason Varuso

Rachel Indest Matthew Trochez Hillary Keyes Isabelle Ordonez Claire Pantell Alexcia Perrilloux

Soheil Saneei

Freshmen

Principal’s Honor Roll A Honor Roll B Honor Roll

Justin Brown George Evangeloulis Jason Hall Kiara Horton

Vy Mai Alexandra Miserendino Madison Pierce Samuel Tejeda Rayne Torry Ariel Walker

Alexandra Compagno Johann DeJesus Baylor Evans Cameron Granger

Tyson Kauffman Tyler Libert Justin Lightsey Jasmine McGowan Marissa Nguyen Drew Ordoyne Bill Romero

Julia Rosato Valerie Ruiz Gavin Stevens

Dylan Vasquez Alexandra Walsh

Darian Bunch Ty Dugas Thanh Pham Sarah Rogers

Sophomore:

Principal’s Honor Roll A Honor Roll B Honor Roll

Edward Johnson

Kayla Tarr

Sarah Allred

Quentin Andrus Madison Berard Rachelle Bold Destiny Burnett Jonathan Griffith Alexandra Kirkland

Sydney Monix Dillon Nguyen Tyler Nguyen Kristen Stamp

Claire Commagere

Brittany Lehmann

Jazmine Wells

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Johann DeJesus Abdullah Syed Da’Nesha Tally John Tran

Junior:

Principal’s Honor Roll A Honor Roll B Honor Roll

Nicklas Dang

Abrania Marrero

Louis Messina III

Celia Zaeringer

Jose Alexander III

Tameka Aych David Burns Carson Chauvin Brandon Clancey Daniel Colosino Micquel Downs Paris Evans

Jasmyn Hall Arielle Laurent Melina Liriano Nuri Melancon Nicholas Melara Evan Michel Lee Montgomery

Rickey Nguyen Mary Oliver Madison Rolig Thomas Sostarics Stephen Torry Alicia Tran

Lauren Tran

Imani Bell

Benny Boudreaux IV

Jacob Hebert

Mariam Kudsy

Kathleen McShane

Ashley Moise

Sarah Morrison

Darla Nguyen

Allexandra Pollard

Andrew Roberts

Kaylynn Tran

Senior:

Principal’s Honor Roll A Honor Roll B Honor Roll

Sara Adoue Alexandra Baldassaro Tiffany Lou

Fatmeh Ali

Courtney Beamer

Emmalyn Buquoi

Arthur McGee III

Crystal Suggs

Krishna Allam Benjamin Gothard Daniel Gutierrez Kashif Mustahsan Jeffrey Sturcke

Anthony Tran Linda Tran