42 THE QUEENS COURIER • KIDS & EDUCATION • NOVEMBER 30, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
school spotlight COMPILED BY BOB HARRIS AND ROBERT POZARYCKI
Star students join DA’s advisory council
Seniors Jaylene Cruz and Jordan Nacimba at Pan American International High
School in Elmhurst have been recommended to serve on Queens District Attorney
Richard A. Brown’s Student Advisory Council. Lissette Burgos, the school’s community
associate, recommended them because of their dedicated work on campus. Th e
advisory council educates students on the criminal justice system and discusses actual
cases which the DA’s offi ce handles. Cruz is looking to attend John Jay College and
eventually become a forensic detective. Nacimba, meanwhile, also wants to attend
John Jay College en route to a career at the FBI.
Queens Village
student excels as a
tutor
Senior Sireka Khemai of Queens
Village serves as secretary of Martin Van
Buren High School’s ARISTA chapter.
ARISTA is the city’s name for the
National Honor Society and is active in
Th e Scholars community service group.
Khemai and other ARISTA students
volunteer as tutors at two nearby public
schools as part of fulfi lling their community
service obligations. Khemai is
pursuing a career in medicine as either a
physician’s assistant or a nurse.
Feeling the rhythm at Elmhurst drum class
Teacher Shaun Kelly at Pan American
International High School teachers
the African Drumming Class on the
Elmhurst campus. Th e students participate
This ice
cream social
had it all
Students at the Benjamin
Franklin High School for
Finance and Information
Technology in Cambria
Heights recently participated
in an ice cream social
organized by social worker
Charma White. Th e event
featured information on
graduation requirements, a
forum for PTA/PA elections,
a mini-presentation on breast
cancer awareness and games.
in this class during extended learning
time, and are in the midst of preparing a
drumming demonstration for the school’s
International Night.
‘Just say no’ in Cambria Heights
Th e schools at the Campus Magnet
Complex in Cambria Heights recently
took part in “Red Ribbon Week” to
encourage all students to avoid drug use.
Th e week-long observation included special
classroom activities to help students
focus on managing stress in a positive,
drug-free way. Ms. Hitt, the SAPIS/Youth
Development Advisor at the campus, is
shown with students Layquan Cox, Jailan
Francis, Sahna-Kay Th orpe and Yadilka
Guzman.