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Bogotá, Colombia 111166
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Phone: 676-1339
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El Camino Academy
Weekly Bulletin
Friday, May 13, 2011
Praise
 For the chance to celebrate our wonderful teachers today,
Teacher’s Day. The Board hosts the teaching staff for a lunch
in Guatavita and then for a hiking tour of the Laguna Sagrada.
We are thankful for our 1 Canadian, 27 U.S., and 14
Colombian teachers as well as our 6 classroom aides and 7
academic administrators. What a blessing!
 For the chance to celebrate our new National Honor Society
members that were inducted this week.
 For the excellent Science Fair that our students shared this
past week! What creativity and hard work!
 After last week’s vision visit, Marv Retzer has accepted the
invitation to be our next high school principal. Pray for him
and his wife Judy as they try to quickly move through the
myriad of logistical details to arrive here to start ECA.
 We have an application in hand for a 3rd grade teacher and
another ESL specialist. . .pray as we check references, and
pray for God to guide.
 For the use of new office spaces!
Prayer
 For Isabel Garzon, one of our maids, who needs
God’s special presence and comfort after the
unexpected death of her mother whom she lived
with. She died of a heart attack last weekend.
 For 7th grader Ye Jae Kim as he continues to recover
after his serious post-operative bleeding. His vision
is still not back to normal.
 For the needed HS English teacher! This is one of
our last major staff holes to fill for 2011-12.
 For all the logistics for the end-of-the-year outreaches and
activities.
 For Glenn and Glenda Moyer as they are at a mission meeting
in Spain this week.
 For all of our new teachers who are in the process of raising
support, doing visa paperwork, and handling other logistics.
 For several of our current ECA teachers as they seek to find
God’s clear direction for them next year as far as new jobs,
new living situations, and new circles of friends.
 For wisdom as we deal with the current traffic situation that
affects the starting time of school each day.
 For the admissions team as they study different applications
for ECA.
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REGISTRATION FOR 2011-12
Parents, if you haven’t already registered online,
remember it will only take about 10 minutes and
must be done by Fri, May 20. If registration is
not completed on time, a fine of up to
$35.000 will be charged.
To begin this
process, click on Web Forms in RenWeb, then
Registration 2011-2012. If you have any technical
questions or problems, contact the
webmaster at
webmaster@eca.edu.co. If you need help with the process or to
do it at ECA, please contact the office to set up an appointment.
If you do not register, your spot for 2011-2012 will not be saved.
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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
The El Camino Chapter of the National Honor Society
(NHS) is pleased to announce that the following
students have been inducted:
Catalina Alonso
Daniela Chaves
David Cubillos
Eric Gomez
Diana Macias
Sierra Owens-Hughes
El Camino's standing members, Lina Cala Yang-Hee Kim, Jesus
Ernesto Moreno, Jairo Muñoz and Karen Trujillo, were among those
welcoming these new members at a breakfast on Tue, May 10.
The National Honor Society was founded in 1921 as an
organization to recognize and encourage academic achievement
while also developing other characteristics essential to being
productive citizens. These ideals of scholarship, character,
service, and leadership remain necessary and relevant today.
Now, 90 years later, NHS has become a prestigious organization.
Membership is thus both an honor and a commitment.
Congratulations to our newest El Camino NHS members!
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CONGRATULATIONS TO AN ECA ALUMNUS
The Jorge Tadeo Lozano University has informed
us of an award that graduate Maria Lucia Rojas
(2009) recently received.
Malu is currently
studying Social Communication there, and due to
her high academic performance, has become the
recipient
of
their
Academic
Excellence
Scholarship. We thank the Lord for Maria Lu, her
family, and for what the Lord is doing in the life
of this lovely woman. We pray the Lord will continue blessing
her.
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SPELLING BEE
Listed below are the finalists for each grade. The
winners of today’s spelling bee will go to McDonald’s
on Wed, May 18 for their lunch prize.
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st
1
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
Veronica Landinez
Eliana Peña
Juanita Lopez
Salome Tovar
Mariana Moreno
Alternate = Elisa Trujillo
Antonella Anento
Susana Lopez
Santiago Castellanos
Isabel Pardo
Hannah Lopez
Alternate = Cynthia Hanson
Maria Antonia Lopez
Lissi Franco
Maria Camila Rojas
Alejandro Hernandez
Samuel Yepes
Ana Maria Navarro
Alternate = Samuel Ramirez
Angel Anento
Esteban Tovar
Melissa McCollum
Zarina Valdiri
Michelle Sandoval
Alternate = Alejandra Olarte
Felipe Achury
Maria Jose Gomez
Valeria Aquirre
Ana Hernandez
Maria Buitrago
Alternate = Xiomara Ahumada
Juan Bautista
Samuel Obando
Laura Guzman
Carolina Silva
Juliana Moreno
Alternate to be determined
Jeshua Cordero
Pablo Trujillo
Juan Jose Green
Alessandro Uribe
Annie Triviño
Alternate = Franco Uribe
Juan David Bernate
Vanessa No
Dani Frank
Pamela Salcedo
Julian Herrera
Alternate = Max Arenas
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TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Due to the difficult traffic situation near the entrance to
Guaymaral because of the terrible condition of the Guaymaral
road, we are working with other schools
and the police to try to make appropriate
adjustments. The turnaround near Bima
which is usually for traffic going south on
the Autopista is also being used for traffic
going north that wants to go south - with police directing.
Some of our school vans will be starting their routes 15-30
minutes earlier, and students may have some extra time at ECA
to play or study before school, due to arriving before the
heaviest traffic flow time.
Parents need to make the
appropriate adjustments to arrive earlier so we can start classes
at 7:40a as usual. We have supervision in place starting at 7:00a
each day and will make needed changes. All van riders should
expect an email with any route changes. This will go into effect
Monday morning (May 16) as needed.
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What´s Cooking in the Library!
We are excited to be moving into the new
facilities on the 2nd floor before school ends! On
June 4th, you can stop by to appreciate what the
Lord has given us in our new location. As we approach the end
of the school year . . .
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A few important things to keep in mind:

ALL library materials – books, DVD's, magazines, etc. – are
due back in the library by Fri, May 20. Check on ParentsWeb
to see what your family still has out, and start turning things
in as you can. FYI, due dates in ParentsWeb may not reflect
our May 20 deadline.

All textbooks checked out throughout the year need to be
checked in at the end of the year. If students turn in
textbooks different from the ones checked out to them, they
will be thanked and asked to search for the textbook they
are responsible for. You should have received an email
earlier this week saying what textbooks your children have
checked out.
Elementary textbook check-in will be during assigned times
for each grade. Secondary check-in will be in the new
library on the 2nd floor on Wed - Fri of exam week, May 2527.

Report cards will be held for students with unreturned
textbooks on their account. If you know that a textbook has
been lost, please contact the library as soon as possible – it
will make our job easier.

Students are welcome to check out books for the summer,
but their accounts must be clean to be able to do so. Books
can be checked out during the last week of school.
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FIELD TRIP
th
5 grade will be going to see El Mago de Oz at Teatro La Castellana
on Fri, May 20 at 9:00a.
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MUSIC ACADEMY RECITAL
Attention all Music Academy Families! Our
year-end recital will be Fri, May 20 at 3:30p
in the Auditorium. Come celebrate your
children's amazing talents!
Make-up lessons from the semester will be held Mon and Tue,
May 23-24 after school.
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AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
The last day for all after-school activities is Friday,
May 20.
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ECALI CLOSING SESSIONS
These are the dates for the closing sessions of all ECALI classes:
M, May 16
Tu, May 17
W, May 18
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Morning Classes
Phonetics Class
Phonetics Class
Basic I
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Jen
Jen
Gerry
M/W
T / Th
M/W
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Afternoon Classes
Basic II
Intermediate II
Tu, May 17
Marissa
Marianne
Saturday Classes
Children’s English
Basic I
Basic II
Intermediate II
Sat, May 21
Lina/Janeth
Liana
Julian
Brenna
Specials
Exploring Theological English
Nancy
Mandarin
Hsiu-Ju
Lunchtime English
Sara Jane
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Tu, May 24
Tu, May 24
M, May 30
T / Th
T / Th
T / Th
M / Th
SPECIAL YEAR-END SCHEDULE
School will start at 8:15a on the half-days Wed–Fri, May
25-27 and students should be at school by 8:05a.
Those 3 days the vans will be on our normal Friday pickup schedule and will leave at 11:55.
Here’s the year-end schedule at a glance:
Date
Tu, 5/24
W, 5/25
Th, 5/26
F, 5/27
Sat, 5/28
Sun, 5/29
M, 5/30
Tu, 5/31
W, 6/1
Th, 6/2
F, 6/3
Sat, 6/4
Sun, 6/5
Time
Special Event
Normal
8:15 – 11:55
8:15 – 11:55
8:15 – 11:55
6:00 or 7:00a
10:00a
Normal
Normal
Normal
7:40 – 11:55
Secondary Review Day
Secondary Exams
Secondary Exams
Secondary Exams
Seniors leave on their trip
Juniors leave on their trip
Secondary Service Day
Secondary Service Day
Secondary Service Day, Fun Day
Half Day
NO SCHOOL
8:00 – 1:00p Year-End Celebrations
6:00p
Senior Awards Banquet
4:00p
Graduation
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FUN DAY
On Wed, Jun 1 elementary students will leave campus for their
annual Fun Day. Each teacher will be sending out details.
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JUNE LUNCHES
Remember, hot lunches and snacks for Wed,
Jun 1 for MS students or snacks for half-day
Thu, Jun 2 should be ordered by writing
lunches@eca.edu.co and must be paid for at
the cashier’s window by Mon, May 30. This
must be paid in cash.
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YEARBOOKS
Yearbooks are scheduled to be distributed on Thu, Jun 2, a half
day. For those interested in extra copies of the
yearbook, the price is $33.000 (half price), and
you
need
to
contact
Olga
Baron
(OlgaBaron@eca.edu.co) by next Fri, May 20.
Supplies are limited, so it’s first-come, firstserved.
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AWARDS DAY & SENIOR GRADUATION
Save Saturday morning, June 4 to celebrate the end of the year
and ECA’s 30th anniversary with your children. Pre-kinder to 11th
graders will be receiving awards that day.
Seniors will have a separate awards banquet at 6:00 that
evening. Their graduation will follow on the next day, Sunday,
Jun 5 at 4:00p at Iglesia Cristiana de Colombia, Carrera 49 #127D 59. ALL of the ECA community is invited to the graduation to
help these seniors celebrate.
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REPORT CARD DELIVERY
Final report cards will be distributed during the yearend celebrations on Sat, Jun 4.
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HOST FAMILIES NEEDED
In June we will be hosting a mission team
of 15 people from the Afanadors’ church in
the United States and we want them to be
able to share dinner with some of our ECA
families on Thu, Jun 16 or Tue, Jun 21. If
you are interested in hosting two or three
team members in your home for dinner, please contact Clara
Suarez at Events@eca.edu.co or ext. 221.
We are also looking for two families interested in hosting these
two visitors to live in their homes:
 Matt Stegman (Dunbars’ friend) for 1 week, May 16 - 21
 Adam Nuñez (summer school teacher), Jun 3 - Aug 3
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HOUSING NEEDED
We are looking for apartments in the area north of
Calle 170 to rent for teachers coming in July for
2011-12. Please contact Events@eca.edu.co if
you know of any possibilities.
We are also looking for families who would be willing to
help us by becoming cosigners with ECA when we need to sign
rental contracts.
If you are willing, please contact
finances@eca.edu.co.
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PLAN PADRINO
Strengthening ties of love
PTF is looking for families with the gift of hospitality to
“adopt” our foreign teachers and commit to:
Pick them up at the airport.
Invite them to sleep their first night in Colombia in your
home and give them a good breakfast.
Take them to their new apartment where they will be
living the next day.
Take them grocery shopping and orient them to what is
available here.
Invite them for a dinner at your home sometime
during their first week in Colombia.
Take them to your church the first Sunday.
Keep in touch monthly.
If you are interested, in being an adoptive family for 2011-12,
write PTF@eca.edu.co and/or Events@eca.edu.co.
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RESUMEN PTF
Todos los padres y los profesores son miembros de PTF o Parent
Teacher Fellowship.
Todos los padres de familia conforman la Asamblea de Padres la cual se
reúne en agosto y enero o febrero de cada año.
Todos los años en el mes de mayo se establece un Comité Coordinador,
compuesto por voluntarios y representantes, que se ratifica en agosto.
Animamos a todos los padres que tienen interés en pertenecer al Comité
Coordinador de PTF a que nos informen a través del formulario de
registro en línea sobre su decisión con el fin de conformar el Comité
Coordinador de 2011-12 que se reúnen mensualmente.
El Consejo de Padres está integrado por mínimo 1 y máximo 3 padres de
familia por cada uno de los grados. La elección de los padres de familia
se hace por grados y por mayoría de votos con la presencia de al menos
el 50% de los padres de familia. Este consejo se reunirán como mínimo
tres veces al año por convocatoria del director o por derecho propio y
dichas reuniones serán precedidas por un padre de familia. El Consejo
de Padres se puede organizar por comités de trabajo que tengan
afinidad con el proyecto educativo, etc. Decreto #1286 Artículos 5, 6 y 7.
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ECA SUMMER SCHOOL 2011
This year’s summer school is going around the
world! The team that is orchestrating our
summer school will be leading tours on campus
to various English-speaking countries, helping
students learn about new cultures and societies
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in fun ways. The focus will still be on writing, reading, speaking,
and vocabulary to help students improve their English skills.
Students required to have 20, 40 or 60 hours of English
reinforcement are especially encouraged to take advantage of
this economical and excellent option.
Remember, choosing another venue for reinforcement (like a
tutor) needs pre-approval to ensure that the level of support will
be sufficient to prepare students for the next grade level.
Dates:
June 13 - July 1
Cost:
$100.000/week
Discount: 10% Early Payment (paid by June 4)
discount price for 3 weeks = $270.000
For any questions or concerns, please contact Olga Baron at
OlgaBaron@eca.edu.co.
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FUNDRAISING AND SERVICE TRIP
This Mon, May 16 is our deadline to find enough churches/camps
between Chicago and the Atlanta/Birmingham area willing to
host an ECA team (about 7 members) of students and teachers to
share about what God is doing in Colombia. If you know of a
church or camp that might want to host our
ECA group sometime between July 1 and
July 22 in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana or Illinois, please
send the information to elcamino@eca.edu.co
with any
instructions about contacting the possible host.
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Grand Piggy Bank Opening!
MAY 20
Bring Yours!
We’re Counting on You.
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Secondary
HS StuCo 2011-12
th
th
8 through 11 graders, if you are interested in applying for a
Student Council position for next year, get an application from
Ms. Kelly. Applications are due by noon on Tue, May 17.
Speeches and elections for the entire 2011-12 HS student body
will be held during the last half hour of electives that day.
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AP TESTS
This year 13 juniors and seniors took 23 Advanced Placement
(AP) exams from May 2 - May 11. The exams that our students
took included: English Literature, Spanish Language, English
Language, Biology, Psychology, Calculus AB, and U.S. History.
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These exams result in college credits when the scores are high
enough. Congratulations to these students who accepted the
challenge of college level work!
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EXAM SCHEDULE FOR MAY 25-27
Grade
Exam
1
8:15 –
9:50
Wed
Thu
Fri
7
th
Bible
Spanish
Life Science
8
th
English
Spanish
US History
9
th
Math
Phys Sci
English
10
th
11th/12th
English
Math
World Hist
Spanish
Bible
Math or Chem
Break
Exam
2
10:10 –
11:45
9:50 – 10:10
7
th
LA Stud
Math
English
8
th
Bible
Math
Earth Sci
9
th
World Geog
Bible
Spanish
Biology
Bible
Spanish
English
US Hist
Math or Chem
10
th
th
11 /12
th
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COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Seniors, remember that this Mon, May 16 is the new deadline to
apply for the Martinez Scholarship.
Scholarship amount: $500 - $1,000 USD
Requirements:
a letter of recommendation
completed application
photo
biographical sketch
letter of acceptance from a college.
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ECA 11th GRADER — AMAZON MISSIONS TRIP
You can find a lot of interesting
things in the Amazons: mosquitoes
that are twice the normal size; heat
that allows you to fry eggs on the
sidewalk; moto-taxi fares that range
from $1.000 to 3.000 to take you to
Brazil. To me, the most interesting
thing is the most heartbreaking
thing: abused kids, broken people,
broken hearts, and lost souls. It is the passion that the Lord has
given me for the lost that is pushing me to get ready for yet
another journey (my 4th) to the beautiful jungle. The Lord has
not failed to surprise me with His plans. He does it so often that
I’m learning to live my life by the much-heard phrase, “Letting
go gives a better grip.”
My letting go consists of letting God guide me to the Amazon for
2 months to work with YWAM. I will be volunteering as a
translator as well as helping with many medical brigades June
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through August. Also, I will be helping out in the orphanage
where I volunteered last summer.
I ask you a big favor. Pray. Pray that the Lord will work in my
heart and in those that I will meet so we can see HIM in spite of
the chaos around us. Pray that people are impacted with how
overwhelming and fulfilling the love and grace of Jesus is.
I still need $350.000 (about $200) to cover all costs. If you would
like to make any donations, you can give it to the Cashier.
Main necessities:
Prayer
Prayer
Prayer . . .
. . . and a little financial support.
-Diana Macias
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STUDENT BIRTHDAYS!
Happy Birthday to the following students who have birthdays
next week:
Student
Grade Date
Juan Sebastian Alfonso
9th
5/13
th
Juan Felipe Hernandez
8
5/14
th
Laura Guzman T
5
5/14
th
Sierra Owens-Hughes
12
5/17
st
Juan Camilo Forero
1
5/18
th
Tomas Lopez
6
5/20
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Classifieds
IMPORTANTE
PARA EL
CRECIMIENTO DE LOS
NIÑOS
INFORMES CON: GERMAN BURGOS
TEL: 300 3665297
7031630
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COFFEE FOR SALE
Cristina Garcia, a 1st grade mom, is selling export-quality coffee
for $15.000/pound. If you are interested, please call her at
300-287-1478. This is an opportunity for you to buy gifts for your
family and friends.
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OFRECEMOS
VACACIONES EN SANTA MARTA EN
HOTEL ZUANA BEACH RESORT
Una semana de alojamiento: 8 días 7 noches.
Fechas: Del 17 al 24 de septiembre 2011 O
Del 15 al 22 de octubre 2011
Acomodación: 2 a 4 personas.
El apartahotel consta: De 1 habitación para acomodación doble,
2 sofá camas, cocina con menaje incluido. Supermercado en
Hotel.
Reservar antes 15 junio 2011
Valor semana: $1´400.000 (COP)
Contáctenos: José y Sandra Patricia Pinzón
Tels: 669-0412, 300-364-8418 y 300-788-3750
Para otro destino Nacional o Internacional, contáctenos.
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END-OF-SCHOOL AND SUMMER TUTORING
Do you need help studying for final exams?
Do you need one-on-one help with school work?
Do you want to improve your English or hone your math skills
over the summer?
Native English Speaking University Students
Contact Viviana Afanador
vivi.afanador@gmail.com
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WOODEN HANDCRAFT GIFTS
For your family, friends and sponsors
Contact the Cala Family for more info.
E-mail: puntoclavemp@hotmail.com
Cell: 310-884-4530
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TCK Re-entry Retreat!
When: August 8-17, 2011
Where: Gaston, SC, USA
What: Sessions, Small groups, Fun activities—
soccer, volleyball, swimming, zip line…
Learn more at http://www.mresourcesconnection.org
Contact Jessica and Lauren at mrc.tck.retreat@gmail.com
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Next Page = ECA Calendar of Events
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Upcoming ECA Events: May / June 2011
Sun
8
Mon
9
Tue
10
Wed
11
Thu
12
Fri
Sat
13
14
th
Teacher’s Day
15
16
17
MS Vball
Intramurals
Choreography
(last of the year)
18
MS Soccer
(last of the year)
P-6th
22
23
orange chicken /
browned flank
24
Martha Velasco
Pre-K Aide
chicken with bacon /
stewed beef
29
30
Yolanda Abaunza
Spanish
ham rolls /
breaded fish
June
Secondary Svc Days
Elem Fun Day!
Erika Pinzon
2nd Grade Aide
Chinese rice /
pork chops
tacos
th
Bake Sale: 9
Hogar de Paz visit
Music Academy Recital
La Cima Service Op.
21
th
7-12 Open Outreaches
(Penuelas’/Bartels’)
La Cima Service Op.
HS Boys Bball (last)
Elem Soccer (last)
Swimming (last)
Ryan McKeever
MS Bible
chicken nuggets /
beef with cheese
breaded chicken /
beef rolls
27
Secondary Exams
Liliana Frank
Office Assistant
1
Secondary Svc Days
20
Teacher Chill Out
26
Secondary Exams
ajiaco
31
Secondary Svc Days
Children’s Vision
visit
bandeja paisa
25
Secondary
Review Day
MS Bball
(last of the year)
Admissions Test
for Aug 2011
Spelling Bee
Prize Lunch
Giselle Burke
4th Grade
caramelized chicken /
meatballs with veggies
19
11 Ciudad Bolívar
(Farewell)
28
Senior Trip
Secondary Exams
Julio Lopez
System Admin.
Francisco Rodriguez
Finance
2
End of 4th Quarter
Yearbooks
distributed!
3
4
Year-End
Celebrations
Report cards
distributed
Teacher
Work Day
Half Day
Awards Dinner
Junior/Senior Trips
5
6
Graduation
7
Ascension Day
Student Academic
Recovery
8
9
Student Academic
Recovery
Student Academic
Recovery
10
11
Student Academic
Recovery
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