FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.co MAY 26, 2016 • TIMES 25 kids & education State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia recently identifi ed Middle Village Preparatory School (MVP) as one of 220 high-achieving and highprogress schools in the state. MVP is one of 11 statewide charter schools listed as a Reward School. Reward Schools are schools that either have high academic achievement or have made the most progress in the state and do not have signifi cant gaps in student achievement between subgroups. To be identifi ed as a Reward School, a school must: • Be among the top 20 percent of schools in the state for English language arts (ELA) and math performance for both the 2013-14 and 2014- 15 school years or be among the top 10 percent of schools in terms of gains in ELA and math performance in the 2014-15 school year. • Have made adequate yearly progress for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years for all groups of students on all measures for which the school is accountable, including the requirement that 95 percent of all groups participate in the English language arts and mathematics assessments. “MVP is proud to be recognized as one of NY State’s Reward Schools,” MVP Principal Ronald Rivera said. “The progress our students have made is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our teachers and administrators. We look forward to our continued success in providing MVP students with a vigorous and challenging academic education.” Iron Horse Poetry Woodhaven poets honor young writers Iron Horse Poetry, formerly the Woodhaven Poetry Society, recently sponsored a poetry contest at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy in Woodhaven. All students in grades two through eight were assigned to write a poem. Their teachers selected the best fi ve entries for entry into the contest. Iron Horse members, all of whom are local poets themselves, picked the winners and presented their awards to them during a visit to the school on May 23. Christine Barbour, president of the Iron Horse Society, joined St. Thomas the Apostle Principle Joseph Carpenter in presenting the awards to fi rst-prize winners Karen Paniagua, Hannah Daisamont and Yureidy Rodriguez; second-prize winners Andrew Jadan, Troy Watson and Justin Lowtan; third-prize winners Gabriella Agosto, Giovanni Ramirez and Brianna Martinez; and honorable mentions David Lizano, Azaria Adams and Gilliane Raz. BY ANTHONY GIUDICE [email protected] @A_GiudiceReport Abrar Hussain, a 10th-grader at Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood, took home fi rst place in the 2016 International Bridge Building Contest in Chicago on May 7, which was the highest fi nish by the Brooklyn/ Queens/Staten Island region or a New York State school at the nationals. The International Bridge Building Contest is an engineering contest where students design and build model bridges out of basswood and any commonly available adhesive, according to stringent specifi cations. To make it to the national competition, Hussain won the Regional Bridge Building Competition back on April 9 and represented the Brooklyn/ Queens/Staten Island Region at the International Bridge Building Competition. In order to qualify for the national competition, model bridges must be built to specifi c measurements and be tested in three possible loading locations. Each model bridge is tested by hanging weights or mechanically stressing the bridge in a downward direction. The bridges are then judged by aesthetics and effi ciency, which is the number of grams the bridge can hold divided by the number of grams the bridge weighs. In the competition, Hussain’s bridge’s mass was 14.42 grams and was able to hold 46 grams, good enough for an effi ciency score of 3,190, the highest effi ciency rating ever for the school at the bridge building competition. Hussain’s bridge was also mentioned as a fi nalist for a certifi cate for distinctive workmanship and aesthetics. Hussain is part of Grover Cleveland’s Science Research Club, which was created to give students a chance to use the skills they have learned in their STEM classes to go beyond testing and solve real-world problems and issues. Hussain is 16 years old and arrived from Bangladesh with his family three and a half years ago. And it seems that bridge building runs in his family as well. His older brother Arafath came in 15th place at the Internationals in 2014, while his sister, Tasnia, came in eighth place at the 2015 Internationals in Portland, Oregon. Hussain and the entire Grover Cleveland Bridge Building Team will be honored by the City Council on Thursday, June 9, at City Hall for their achievements. Middle Village Prep named a state ‘Reward School’ Photo courtesy of Christine Barbour Ridgewood high schooler wins rst place in international bridge building competition Photo courtesy Grover Cleveland High School Photo via Youtube/IIT Today Abrar Hussain setting up his winning bridge at the 2016 International Bridge Building Contest.
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