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AOSR News May—June 2004

Contents Message from the Headmaster

1, 3 3rd Q Honor Roll 11 HS News 20-21 Notes from the Field

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Principal’s Column 1, 4 All-School News 12-15 HS Awards 22 Rome ‘N’ About 28

PPAC 5 Pre-K News 15 News from the Counselor

23 Bon Appetito 29

PTO Corner 6, 7 ES News 16 Talking with Teachers Tara Rosso

24 Il Foro 30

Mayfair 8, 9 News from Rome 17 Sports Briefs 25 June Calendar 31

Teacher’s Bulletin Board

10 MS News 18-19 More Sports 26 May Calendar 32

WWW.AOSR.ORG

“Don’t Know Much about History… Don’t Know Much about Science Books….”

By Dr. Larry Dougherty, Headmaster

When I was growing up there was a popular rock and roll song with these lyrics, and many more about what we did not know, mostly because the singers were in love. Recent articles have alleged that there is a “growing historical ignorance” among teenagers. According to Professor Sam Wineburg of Stanford University in a recent article in the Journal of American History, American students have been performing poorly on history tests since the first record of a standardized history test in 1917. According to his research, students scored equally poorly in 1943, 1976, 1987 and 1994. “A sober look at a century of history testing provides no evidence for the ‘gradual disintegration of cultural memory’ or a growing historical ignorance,” he stated in his article entitled “Crazy for History.” Wineburg demonstrates that the type of multiple choice standardized tests that have been used to measure student knowledge is the source of this low level of achievement. By their very nature, these examinations are de-signed to create a bell curve. Automatically half of the students will be above the mean and half below. The mean

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Turn Off TV! Turn On a Healthier Lifestyle

By Dr. Beth Pfannl, Principal Every year the third week of April is National TV Turnoff Week in the United States. This initiative, dedi-cated to raising awareness about the impact that television has on children and adults, celebrated its 10th anniversary last month. It may be appropriate to put some of their well-researched advice into practice here in Italy! Why not take a seven-day break from TV? Reclaim time to talk, play, read, exercise, create, dream -- and live in this wonderful place and time! Turning off the TV, even if it is only for one week, is not only a great way to im-prove your health and quality of life: it also makes you realize how much time you actually spend sitting in front of the television set, Nintendo, Play Station, X-Box, etc. Does that sound impossible? Not with the students and parents I have met here in Rome! They have so many other things to do!

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Graduation/June Issue 2003—2004 Coming Next

To make comments, suggestions, or to submit an article to the Falcon Flyer, please send an email to ptonewsletter@aosr.org. or call editor Lisa Finerty at 06-4782-6192. We prefer documents to be sent as an attach-ment in WORD. Article submissions may be left also in the Flyer box located in the Principal’s office.

Next Deadline 6-7-04.

Important Phone Numbers School Number: 06-334-381

Fax: 06-3326-2608 oHeadmaster: Larry Dougherty 06-3343-8331 Headmaster’s Secretary : Domenica Losani 06-3343-8331 Principal: Beth Pfannl 06-3343-8326 Principal’s Secretary: Alessandra Cozzi 06-3343-8326 Admissions: Don Levine 06-3343-8300 Reception/Secretary: Joanne Hoberg 06-3343-8300 Financial Consultant: Elisa Bruno 06-3343-8338 Boarding/Finance: Estelle Dougherty 06-3343-8339 Guidance Counselor: Donna Ross 06-3343-8327 Nurse: Diane Cullen-Moore 06-3343-8321 After School Activities: Christine Hogan 06-3343-8320 Margaret Ciuffreda MS Activities Coord.: Angela Santangelo 06-3343-8336 Resource Room: Karen Lee 06-3343-8302 Records Office: 06-3343-8315 PTO/Boutique 06-3343-8322 All telephone and internet address corrections should be emailed to principalsoffice@aosr.org.

Via Cassia 811 00189 Rome, Italy

Internet: www.aosr.org

PTO Partners

Carol Atwood atwood@mclink.it Susan Berton thebertons@hotmail.com Julie Deptula juge98@hotmail.com Grazia Deulus deulus@virgilio.it Lisa Finerty lisaland@mindspring.com Susan Haight b.haight@agora.it Francesca Kelly fkellysun@aol.com

Laura Rumpf ericrumpf@yahoo.it Monique Smits smitjes@libero.it Ana Volk vvolk@libero.it Moshira Zelenka karel.zelenka@tiscali.it As always, please call if we can help with info, recom-

mendations, advice, — or a lunch date!

NO CLASS DAYS Memorial Day

Monday, May 31

Italian Holiday Wednesday, June 2

SUMMER VACATION STARTS JUNE 12

Letter from the Editor I have a sign posted on the refrigerator at my home: “The object is not ‘to sweep the floor’….The object is ‘to clean the floor’!” My parents had it up on their refrigerator, too. Students do a great deal of “sweeping” throughout the school year, and sometimes I know it might feel to them that it is just endless process, but then comes this exciting time of year with finals and then graduation right around the cor-ner. In a way, next month’s graduation issue is the most im-portant news of the school year. It announces publicly that our children have passed the requirements laid out before them, ful-filling all the requirements, and are moving on. Finally, the floor is spotless. Job well done! The graduation issue of the Falcon Flyer is published on the day of HS graduation , June 11, because the award winners do not know of their award until that morning, and we don’t want to ruin the surprise. We know that folks have a lot else to think about that day and might not pick up a copy of this newsletter, so we are making special arrangements to send it out by e-mail. Please, take a minute and make sure that the school has your cor-rect email address (principalsoffice@aosr.org)!

The “news” that we report each month --- the student writings, sporting events, the drama and music productions, the art work, the events designed for and by the students—is wonder-ful. After a year of doing the Falcon Flyer, Mariela Ortiz and I realize that this is such a creative group of children who, before our eyes, develop understandings of the world that are profound. Look at the 7th grade poems on page 19, Patricia Kelly-Schmutz’s achievement on page 10, Daniel Deulus’s story on page 28, and David Ortiz’s description of soccer around the world on page 26, among the other insightful, personal reflections. The students here know who they are. They are accept their differences and each others. They are curious. They recognize the gifts they have been given. We are fortunate.

AOSR parents, faculty and administration can commend themselves that these children, after this year together, have more ability — and sensibility — to be leaders than they had 10 months ago.

So, with Mayfair (the school’s biggest fundraiser) this weekend, and May being Teacher Appreciation month, there is a great deal to be thankful for and appreciative of. It’s almost time to put away the brooms and admire your work.

(Oops… missed a spot) Lisa Finerty Editor

Admission packets were due April 7. Please return your forms quickly, if you haven’t. All of the school’s planning is based on this enrollment information and a good school plan benefits all of our children.

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Alumni Corner Recent graduates from AOSR are invited to call or email the Principal’s Office when plan-ning a trip to Rome. You will be invited to the school to speak about your transition to the world from Via Cassia to the current HS students, and specifically next year’s senior class.

Small-group discussions or class assemblies will be scheduled to hear your wit and wisdom of “Life Af-ter AOSR.” The contact information is always on Page 2 of the Falcon Flyer.

scores of students throughout the century are similar because the tests all are designed on the same basis. Pundits, reporters and politicians who write about the good old days in education are probably too young to remember the good old days. As I get older and older, I remember that some of the methods used in the past to keep test scores high were discriminatory and anti-democratic. For example, in one district in which I worked in the last century, the school counselors did not allow students to take the Scholastic Aptitude Tests unless they had a B aver-age on their report cards. Students who might do poorly on the examination were discouraged from taking the ex-amination. The original population of students on which the SAT examination was standardized came from high schools and private preparatory schools, all of which were preparing students for college. In the late seventies and early eighties politicians pointed out that New Hampshire had the lowest per pupil expenditure in the U.S. and above average SAT scores. On further analysis, very few students in New Hampshire actually took the SAT examination and the three large, exclusive, and highly expensive private schools in New Hampshire—Exeter, Andover and St. Paul’s—had enough students taking the SAT to significantly increase the average scores. The reality was that the students from among the most expensive schools in the U.S. were causing the SAT scores in New Hampshire to be very high. Statistical facts can be misleading. From the perspective of many years of observing students and schools, I believe today’s students at our school know a great deal more about history, science and many other things than past generations of students. Sci-ence instruction in biology has been revolutionized in the last 15 years, for example, based on the ever growing body of scientific research and the rapid dissemination of these discoveries throughout the world. Our students learn sev-eral languages and as a result, acquire subtle understandings of different cultures that cannot be acquired any other way than through language. Today’s students have ease with computers, technology and the Internet that those of us who have had to learn the technology later in life can only watch with envy. I believe that the adult world is too prone to look back on some golden era in the past as though the education that students received then was better—students were more serious, programs were more rigorous and the generations that followed were never quite the same. Every since the publication of a Nation at Risk in 1983 which outlined the failures of United States schools, politicians have blamed schools for one problem or another in our society. It is interesting that the students who graduated from US high schools in 1983 are the same young people who sparked the computer revolution, the Inter-net and dot-com explosion as young adults. If the schools were so bad in 1983, why was the U.S. not on the verge of bankruptcy when these young people began working in the real world? I believe our schools were succeeding then, just as they are succeeding now. The alleged golden ages were never so golden. The schools were never as bad as they were portrayed, nor as good as we remembered them. In fact, many of them were quite good, especially when student demographics were taken into account. During this period of time the US had one of the largest influxes of immigrants in history and their children were educated in the public schools throughout the US. The democratization of education meant that the students who were discouraged from taking the SAT tests in the 1960’s were encouraged to take them in the 80’s and 90’s. The fact that these test scores have continued to improve slightly over the years, despite the fact that more and more students are taking the examinations, is a tribute to all of the schools who help their students learn and achieve, in spite of some incredible obstacles in some communities. Our students are very fortunate. They learn about the global economy by living in it. They acquire cultural sensitivity as a result of interacting with friends and classmates and learning to speak different languages. They learn something about history from living in Rome in a post 9/11 world. Some day I suspect that some of them will look back on this period of their lives as their own personal golden era and wonder why their children and their friends could not be more like they were at AOSR. While the artifice of standardized tests and the bell curve may make it appear that the words of that old rock and roll song are true, this generation of AOSR students will provide leadership for a bright future throughout the world. I only hope I live long enough to see it happen.

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Continued from page 1) Dr. Pfannl: Turn Off TV, Turn On…. READING Instead of watching television or playing video games, TV-free children will end up reading more and getting involved in more physical and social activities. Parents report that families become closer. Statistics show that when children do not watch television or play video games they will naturally choose to read, become more creative and do other healthier things. According to a survey conducted in the U.S. by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, children watch 2.1 hours of television per day — second only to the time they spend sleeping! Over half (55.8%) of secondary school aged students have a television set in their room. Children with television sets in their bedrooms watch an addi-tional 2.5 hours more TV per week! In another survey conducted on children who do not watch TV, the following was found: “TV-free children are readers. Reading capabilities are classified as well above, or above, average by 80% of parents. Of those children who are TV-free and who are capable of reading, nearly half read one or more hours per day. Parents tend to read more to their TV-free children too — since they don’t have to compete with the TV. This is so valuable for children. 83% of parents feel the lack of TV is responsible for improved academics. According to the TV Turnoff Network, no single habit undermines school performance to the extent that excessive television watching does. Research shows that there is a strong link between an increase in television watching and a decline in reading achievement. A HEALTH ISSUE In the March issue of the Falcon Flyer, you read about our High School Wellness Day. It may come as a sur-prise to discuss television viewing in relation to wellness, but here is what the U.S. Surgeon General has to say:

Healthy exercise and diet are essential to a healthy lifestyle. Instead of sitting in front of the television there are hundreds of other things children and adults can do. Reducing the hours that one watches television is a great way to find the time to play outside, take a walk, or pick up a new sport, skill, hobby, or language! Child obesity in the United States has now reached epidemic proportions, and it is of concern in Italy. In the US, one in ten children is obese, and one in five is over-weight. Later in life, these children risk suffering from obesity related diseases, in-cluding diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and arthritis. Almost three out of four TV-Turnoff Week participants say they exercised more during the Week. According to Dr. William Dietz, Director of the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), “The easi-est way to reduce inactivity is to turn off the TV set. Almost anything else uses more energy than watching TV. There is no waking activity that we do that burns fewer calories than watching TV - a body in front of the tube is a body at rest.¨ CREATIVE CHILDREN=SCHOLASTIC SUCCESS “Free-time” at home is an important and fertile time for children. Where there is boredom, creativity and self-motivation emerge. Children who are not regular TV viewers have considerably more free time at home than the aver-age child. TV-free children develop an ability to entertain themselves for hours with their own creativity. A much longer attention span in TV-free children is noted in hundreds of essay responses. Not only does watching television keep you sitting still for long periods of time, bit it also encourages an un-healthy diet. TV ads push a diet opposite of what doctors recommend. The high-fat, high-sugar, high-salt processed foods promoted by commercials is simply not healthy! Worse yet, research shows that the more television children watch, the more likely they are to snack between meals, consume foods advertised on TV, and attempt to influence their parents’ food purchases. TAKE ACTION The Annenberg Survey also reveals that adults average over four hours of television viewing each day. Because children are influenced by what their parents do, it is important that whatever effort you make to read more, exercise more, eat better, or watch less TV is done as a family. In this supporting context, turning off the TV becomes a great family endeavor --- bond and spend time together — like at MAYFAIR! Visit www.tvturnoff.com (TV-Turnoff Network, 1601 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite #303, Washington, DC 20009)

I find television very edu-cating. Every time some-body turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book. -Groucho Marx

Given our national television habit, it is no surprise that we are raising the most sedentary and most overweight generation of youngsters in American history. As they grow, these children will run increased risks of heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems -- unless they turn off the tube and become physically active. David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., US Surgeon General

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PPAC NEWS Principal Parent Advisory Committee

PPAC Meeting Notes of April 26, 1:15 PM Present: Grazia Deulus, Lisa Finerty, Susan Haight, Millie Kneeland, Cinzia Palana, Principal Beth Pfannl Agenda Items: SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS: The update of all family email is in process; parents are re-quested to email the school at principalsoffice@aosr.org with any updates now, or through the summer. As time goes on, communication from the school to the students’ homes is improving, and with the (upcoming) advent of the new AOSR web page, internet access and communication will be a vital link in our community. Parents will soon receive an email with a link that will take them directly to the last issue of the year, with all of the student awards, etc. That issue will be sent in this way since the awards are not announced until the last day of school and for families to get this information, as well as summer reading lists; an email Falcon Flyer is preferable to snail-mailing the last issue. The print edition of the Falcon Flyer will now be published in a different color paper to distinguish it from other school communications. WELLNESS ISSUES: Based on the feedback from HS Wellness Day, student and family well-ness training will continue in the 2004-2005 school year. Planned are parent workshops on age- and grade-specific issues, recommended reading for parents on child development, and a monthly book club/issue presentation in the AM and PM in order to include the maximum participation of all parents. More reading events, like the ones this past month, with visiting authors and storytellers, will be planned, based on child development research. By doing what we do AND supporting the parents, the school creates a singular and rich education for our students, who will one day be in world leadership positions. SPORTS’ LEAGUES: It was affirmed that participating in the American Schools of Italy League (ASIL) was beneficial to our HS athletes. This is primarily because of the similar sports philosophy and seasons. NEW TEACHERS: Beginnings are important and improvement in the initial resettling of new teachers and their families could be improved. Orientation to Rome and to living abroad for the commu-nity’s professional newcomers should include geographical orientation, shopping and errand assistance and advice; especially important is obtaining cell phones and assistance getting internet access once they have housing. A “Welcome Basket” could be prepared. The school could organize and/or sponsor social out-ings for the teachers, including field trips and families who could invite them for occasional dinners (“adopt-a-teacher”). SCHOOL-SPONSORED EVENTS: A discussion took place about the HS Talent Show and whether or not student acts should be judged.

I take it that you already know Of tough and bough and cough and dough. Others may stumble, but not you, On hiccough, thorough, laugh and through. Well, done! And now you wish, perhaps, To learn of less familiar traps. Beware of heard, a dreadful word, That looks like beard and sounds like bird; And dead: it's said like bed and not like bead. For goodness sake don't call it deed. Watch out for meat and great and treat; They rhyme with suite and straight and debt.

A moth is not a moth in mother, Nor both in bother, broth in brother; And here is not a match for there, Nor dear and fear for bear and pear. And then there's dose and rose and lose Just look them up - and goose and choose, And cork and work and cord and ward, And font and front and word and sword, And do and go and thwart and cart. Come, come, I've hardly made a start! A dreadful language? Man alive! I'd mastered it when I was five! From the Manchester Guardian

English is a Funny Language!

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PTO Academic Award The AOSR Parent Teacher Organi-zation will announce the Academic Letter award for academic achievement. This letter, awarded to students maintaining a

3.50 GPA for a minimum of two consecutive semesters of attendance at AOSR, has been a tradition since the 1992-93 school year. Many students achieved this goal. After each additional two consecutive semesters of qualifying scholastic excellence, the student receives a Lamp of Knowledge pin to place on the letter. The 2003-4 Aca-demic Letter and Lamp awardees will be announced at the HS Class Day ceremony on June 11.

May, 2004 By Francesca Kelly, PTO Secretary

OK, so it rained and it rained and it rained and then, suddenly, Spring arrived and now it’s almost the end of the school year, and we’re all still wondering what the heck happened. There doesn’t seem to be enough time to get everything done before the kids are out for the summer! And that reminds me with only two meetings more to go, the PTO is winding down its year as well, and we are looking for new PTO officers — President, Vice President (s), Treasurer and Secretary — particu-larly a new Secretary. It’s not hard to be the PTO Secre-tary, but you do need to be able to write/type easily in English. For more information, please email or call cur-rent PTO Secretary Francesca Kelly (fkellysun@aol.com; 06-329-0280). The year’s end may be fast approaching, but there’s something we all have to do first — and I bet you already know what it is…CELEBRATE AT MAYFAIR! If you haven’t “done” Mayfair before, you’re in for a treat. Lots of treats, in fact, ranging from falafel to bürek to hot dogs to brownies! Our international foods section is one of the most popular features of Mayfair. There will also be games for all ages, raffle prizes, an auction, a ter-rific used book sale (with many new books, too), student entertainment, crafts vendors, a booster bar, a bake sale, and much, much more. So mark your calendar for Satur-day May 8, and don’t forget that Mayfair needs your help as well – even just an hour, or a contribution to a class-room basket. We’ll see you at Mayfair — and let’s all cross our fingers for sunny weather!

Spring in the Boutique! By Susan Haight

PTO Boutique Coordinator The school year is drawing to a close and so is your time for shop-ping for summer bargains! The Bou-tique will be open on Tuesdays, May

4, 11, 18 and 25 for our final days of bargain shopping. The red and orange tags will go half price on May 18 and our final day on May 25 will see a Surprise Mega Sale! Don't miss it! A reminder to vendors: If you wish to collect any of your unsold items, this must be done on May 11. The Bou-tique's last day for sales benefiting the vendor will be Tues-day, May 11. All items in the Boutique will go half price on May 18 with all proceeds coming to the school. Vendors may collect their payouts for items sold this year on any Tuesday through May 25 or from Susan Haight at 9 am most mornings in the Cafeteria until the close of school this year. Please note that no money is carried over to the next year. In June we will be packing all of our unsold items to donate to refugee families here in Rome. The Boutique will NOT accept items from families moving during the summer holiday, unless prior arrangements are made with the administration office. A tremendous note of thanks and appreciation goes out to Christiane Krippl who has facilitated this yearend packaging for us for the last three years. The Boutique has earned € 7.500 from September to May 1st and hopes to increase that figure even more by the year's closing. All of the profits we make are used to bene-fit the students of AOSR through the PTO. That brings us to all the wonderful volunteers who have made this possible. Special thanks to coordinators Susan Haight, Mary Usnick, Ana Volk and Janet Otte who are there every Tuesday. Also to Norizmah Hidayah, Gloria Conteduca, Moshira Zelenka, Maria Grazia Testi, alumni mom Barbara Eddy and our Spirit Items Coordina-tor Dyan Goldhammer. If I've missed anyone, please k n o w t h a t y o u a r e a p p r e c i a t e d ! Thanks also to our faithful customers of parents, teach-ers, staff, alumni and our Cassia neighbors. Their support contributes greatly to our school. Also to those people who regularly donate items for the school's benefit. A note of appreciation to Carol Atwood, our treasurer and to Taddeo who gives out lots of visitor badges on Tuesdays! We look forward to seeing you next year on our opening day to consign items on September 28, 2004. Have a great summer - wearing clothes from the Boutique, of course! PTO NOTE: A VERY special thanks to Susan Haight who is a pleasure to work with, and for!

THE PTO’s CORNER

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Booster Bars By Carol Atwood

The Booster Bar is wrapping up another wildly successful year of fundraising. In the month of March,

there were four booster bars, sponsored by the Third Grade, the Honors Choir, First Grade and the High School prom. The PTO distributed over 1,500 euro of PROFIT to those groups which will help them finance various trips and events. There were three booster bars in April sponsored by the Pre-K, the tennis team and the Literary Magazine. The last booster bar of the year will be held on May 21. The PTO is sponsoring that event. On that Friday afternoon, the Permanent Booster Bar will be dedicated to the memory of Kathy Zacaroli.

Teacher Appre-ciation Luncheon

Wednesday, May 26

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m

As we are approaching the end of the school year, it is worth remembering those who spent this year with our children and helped them prepare for their future.

Teacher Appreciation week is celebrated in May, and so, the AOSR PTO is organizing a lunch-eon on May 26, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.

You are kindly requested to contribute with one dish per family. The parents of the ES and MS students are asked to bring either a pasta, main dish, side dish or salad. HS parents are asked to send a dessert. ES contributions will be collected from the classrooms and MS and HS are asked to deliver them to the cafeteria. The PTO will provide the rest. This is one way to show our appreciation for their hard work. Please help us make this a special event. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or e-mail me at 06 3630 4287 or deu-lus@virgilio.it Your efforts, like the teachers’, are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Book Drive Donations The Elementary School Book Drive is over but that doesn't mean you can't still donate books. We will take donations through Tuesday, May 4. Just bring them down to the Boutique during regular operating hours. So clean out your book shelf and keep those books a coming! It's for a great cause, Our School! Any questions? Call Sue Berton at 334-332-6737 or 06 331-2710.

PTO Elections to be Held

at End-of-Year Luncheon, June 1

The last PTO meet-ing of the year will be the PTO elections for 2004-2005 and will be held at a lunch-

eon meeting on June 1. The location has not yet been determined by anyone who wishes to attend (and, re-member, you are all members!), should contact Sabine Neumann at 06-33266738. The people running for the 2004-2005 PTO offices are: Carol Atwood, President; Sue Berton, Vice President; Treasurer, Marlene Khachadourian. At the time of printing this edition, the post for PTO Secretary for next year is vacant. If you are able to attend the monthly mornings meetings, and read and write in English, consider providing this service.

THE PTO’s CORNER

BEGINNINGS ARE IMPORTANT New teachers coming this fall to AOSR will enjoy a wine-and-dine party to meet some of their seasoned col-leagues at dinner hosted by the school two days before school begins. But once the initial novelty of being new to Rome bends to the necessities of settling in order to concentrate on their jobs –our children!—they find themselves in a strange place, with language and cultural differences, and often don’t have the resources to deal with their housing, communication and “life-support” necessities in an efficient way. If you have cell phones that you would like to do-nate or are vacating a nice, well-priced apartment, or would like to help organize “Welcome Baskets” for the 17 new teachers arriving in the fall, please call Joanne at the school or Sabine Neumann at 06- 33266738, or email the Falcon Flyer at ptonewsletter.com.

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MAYFAIR BOOK DRIVE

Winning Classrooms: 4th Grade

MAYFAIR will be held on Saturday, May 8, just

a few days away. I encourage everybody to attend this fun event, and if at all possible, help out at one of our booths for an hour. Know that we are going to have games for all ages, food from around the globe, music, performances, raffles, auctions, book sales, sports and much more! This year we also have a “MAYFAIR INFOR-MATION BOOTH” opened every day from 2:30 to 4:30 to answer your questions. This is also the time of year when we must say goodbye to many people in our school community, and we will miss them. I’m a firm believer that those leaving and staying should be encouraged to keep in touch across the miles; f r i e n d s h i p s c a n t r a n s c e n d boundaries. In attending the Mayfair, we have one of the very few occasions to see these folks again before their departure. Seeing old friends and making new ones —- all at the same time. Remember to invite relatives and friends to at-tend our Mayfair and enjoy the fun. We have the “Good Weather Committee” working overtime! Grazia Deulus PTO Mayfair Coordinator deulus@virgilio.it 06 36304287

COUNTDOWN TO

MAYFAIR

OUR MAYFAIR

MS Theme Baskets for

MAYFAIR As in the past, MS will be donating theme baskets to be raffled or auctioned. We kindly request that all MS students contribute at least one item to their class basket. Collection for the baskets started on April 23. It is never too late to make your contribution. Grade 6th: Bath Basket - Mr. Mancini Grade 7th: Breakfast Basket - Ms. Pestilli Grade 8th: Dinner Basket - Ms. Santangelo

AOSR MAYFAIR 2004 Saturday, May 8 11:00am-4:00pm

This annual event is our school’s way to celebrate with the friends we have made at AOSR. Games, food, music, dancing, perform-ances, raffles, auction, book sale, sports and much more! In order to make this a great success, we need your (parents’ and grandparents’) participa-tion. Please contact the person below who coor-dinates the area that most interests you, or con-tact Grazia Deulus. You can also help by volun-teering with just one (1) hour of your time on the day of the event.

Your help makes this a fun day for all! *International Food, Coordinator: Moshira Ze-lenka 06-30361196 *Italian Families, Coordinator: Gloria Cont-educa 06-33625632 *Booster Bar, Coordinator: Sabine Neumann 06-33266738 *Bake Sale, Coordinator: Jennifer Freeman 06-33111169 *Drinks, Coordinator: Monique Smits 06-30888306 *Book Sale, Coordinator: Sue Berton 06-3312710 *Logo Sale, Coordinator: Dyan Goldhammer 06-30365925 *Raffle, Coordinator: Marlene Khachadourian 06-30367976

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OUR MAYFAIR

Baked Goods for the Dessert Table If you can donate some won-derful brownies, cupcakes, muffins, cookies or cakes, please bring them to Villa 10

on Friday, May 7th. You can also drop off the baked goods on Saturday morning near the Booster Bar area where our table will be located. Do not forget to place the goodies in disposable containers. Thanks for your contribution!

MAYFAIR INTERNATIONAL FOOD COURT

The International Food Court is asking for donations of bottles of wine from school families to accompany our fabulous selection of international foods. Please bring a bottle to the Boutique on Tuesday or leave it in the Villa office marked “Attention: Moshira Zelenka or Susan Haight”. Many thanks!!

ES Contribution to MAYFAIR As you might know, each ES class will be filling up a basket for either the raffle or silent auction. The letters are

going out this week, some teachers already sent letters to the parents in their class. Following are the themes of the baskets selected by each teacher: Pre-K Educational Toys and Books (3-6 years old) 1st Grade International Wine and Wine Acces-sories 2nd Grade Pamper Yourself! 3rd Grade Hot and Spicy Foods 4th Grade The World of Books 5th Grade Gardening We've asked the parents that NEW items only be contributed to the baskets.

The presidential election in the United States is No-vember 2, 2004. You can participate in this election by request-ing an absentee ballot if you expect to be outside of the U.S.A. on that date. Absentee ballots can be obtained by filling out a Federal Postcard Application (FPCA) AOSR parents and students will help US citizens reg-ister to vote (by means of the FPCA) at Mayfair. If you know of someone that needs to register or request an absentee ballot, just bring them along to the event!

Voter’s Registration Service

Project Continues at Mayfair

Booster Bar at Mayfair

The Booster Bar will be open at Mayfair on May 8th. We are looking for volunteers who can help on that day. One hour of your time would help the booster bar and be guaranteed fun as

well. You can sell or grill - you decide. If you are interested, contact Carol Atwood at 06 30889705 (atwood@mclink.it) or Sabine Neumann at 06 33266738 (sabine.neumann@inwind.it)

MAYFAIR IS FOR SHOPPING TOO! This year’s Mayfair will host a number of vendors, new and old-timers. Products include:

♦ Brazilian goods ♦ Cushions and pillows ♦ Polish food and beverages ♦ Gold AOSR pins Several jewelry vendors, some handmade ♦ Bathing suits ♦ Calendars and interesting photos ♦ Art and interesting frames ♦ Baskets with various goods ♦ Scarves ♦ Table linens, custom and ready-made

Additionally, our very own Ms. Prisco will be selling her home-made wine, and long-time AOSR friend, Yolanda Bernardini, will be registering folks for the Race for the Cure 5K footrace to benefit breast cancer research. AOSR alumnus Augusto Morelli from Lion Bookstore will be here also. There will also be a U.S.Voter’s Registration table. This Just In!

A Warhammer Tournament will be featured at May-fair in the room next to the Video Game Tournament! Participants pay E2 (or E4 in combination with entry fee for the Video Game Tournament).

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OPERATION RESPECT WORKSHOP

Brian Hall, Jane Rumsby, Tara Rosso, Sybil Hall, and Den-nis Uyenoyama display their optimal “respectful work-place” ideas developed at the Operation Respect work-shop. The other faculty participants included Lars Rahm, Jody Ballard, Erica Ricci, Matt Tupper, Kim Murphy, Susan Prideaux, Mary Prisco, Rosa De Bellis, Miriam O’Brien, Raffaella Zecca, and Carla Dawson. The one-day workshop was facilitated by Carlyn Zaniboni and Jane Rumsby. It was a wonderful success. Participant’s surveys were analyzed to plan future professional community-building events.

TEACHER’S BULLETIN BOARD

Faculty Night Out —- On the Town and In the Garden!

On June 4, after school, all teachers have been invited to jump on the bus and begin an eve-ning together visiting the fabled famous gardens at Ninfa, owned by Caetani family since 1297, and which about 1 hour south of Rome. Since the pub-lic has access to it only one Sunday a month, this is a private opportunity to see this. The teachers will have dinner at a famous osteria (wine cellar) in the vicinity afterwards to celebrate the end of the school year. The bus and song sheets will be provided by the school —- entirely different than ones provided at Christmas! With this great group of AOSR teach-ers and their significant other(s), the outing will be one that the historic gardens will not forget!

Patricia Kelly - Schmutz Awarded Top Girl Scout Honor

Not many people have heard about the Senior Gold award –the highest honor a Girl Scout can achieve. Only 2% of all of the Girl Scouts worldwide have ever achieved this rank. But now, thanks to Senior Patricia Kelly-Schmutz, the US Air Force knows about it! Patricia was awarded this highest honor in April when her Girl Scout service records were reviewed by the International Girl Scout committee. She (and her mother!) have been active in Girl Scout in Australia, Japan, Guam, Bahrain, and Hong Kong and even for the 12 months of her life that she lived in the US. The project she designed this past year, “The Structure of Love,” will continue on the island community of La Maddelena, just off the coast of Sardinia. This project, centered at the La Maddalena Social Services Center, forged a relationship with the US Navy and the 17 handicapped and Down’s syndrome Italians who live there. Since the funding for many programs at the Center has been cut over the past two years, Patricia lobbied the Navy and other private organizations to provide donations of food, clothing, games, gifts, time and money. As a result of her efforts, there is now enough to support the activities of the Cen-ter – and for birthdays and major holidays for these for these 17 indi-viduals! Patricia’s family has lived on La Maddelena for three years. Her father is stationed there with the Navy. She attends AOSR as a border because there is no high school on the island. On her school vacations, she has returned to La Maddelena and has volunteered at this center. “I notice that programs were being cut and the Center was re-duced to one full-time person. The disabled adults couldn’t understand why the celebrations that they looked so forward to were no longer part of their routine, “Patricia said, “That’s when I decided to ask the “Chief Mess” at the Navy base to bake birthday cakes for them. Then I asked Squadron 22, the First Class Association (all Navy) and MWR (a pri-vate organization) to contribute gifts and to volunteer their time, and they started to bring presents. I coordinated all their contributions and put it on a calendar. They have promised to continue even after I leave to go into the Air Force.” Patricia is one of the few members of the naval community who speaks Italian. “My family has always insisted we live off-base wherever we are stationed, so I can speak a bit of many languages,” she said. “The best method of evaluation the impact of this project is the positive relations in our Italian and American communities –which are now working together,” she wrote on her project description. When Patricia knew she was being considered for the Gold award, she notified the Air Force, which will induct her August 11. She can then qualify for the Montgomery GI Bill to pay for college. “The Air Force had never heard of this Girl Scout award!” she said. “Of course, they HAD heard of the Eagle Scout Award given to the top achievers in the Boy Scouts!” The Armed Forces give each Eagle Scout a starting rank of E-3 –two ranks higher than the regular recruit –which recognizes their leadership and service training. When Patricia explained the discipline needed to achieve the Gold Award via petition to the Air Force administration, they understood it was a parity rank with Eagle Scout and, as a result of Patricia’s appeal, awards the E-3 to Gold awarded young women! Patricia will be the last La Maddelena student to attend AOSR –or any other International School. Navy budget cuts now force all military families to attend Department of Defense School now. “It’s too bad,” said Patricia, “since they won’t get the same chance to meet and become friends with kids of all the other cultures.” Patricia thanks Millie Kneeland, an AOSR parent, for leading the AOSR Girl Scout Troop, as well as the woman she assisted in La Maddelena, Cynthia Panzani. AOSR teacher Jennifer Flaherty became aware of Patricia’s efforts earlier this year –she too, was one of the rare Gold Award recipients during her senior year in HS! –and Jennifer was very supportive of her application. Congratulation, Patricia! Good luck in all your future en-deavors!

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Martin Oberle Sani Salha Marcella Zarrelli Grade 6 Ludovica Batazzi Romy Ben-Hur Nur Synhada Bte Rossdy Jacopo Foco Omri Ithaki Paolo Liel Karpel Danielle Levi Miranda Mancini Marissa Musselman Shahar Nof-Agam Nicholas Ortiz Cindy Pratesi Benny Raccah Michael Rafaeli Tayler Smith Luciano Wu Hauyon Massimo Zheng

THIRD QUARTER HONOR ROLL 2003-2004

Grade 12 Hannah Ceen

Ian Haight

Grade 11 David Israelachvili

Sudeep Bhatia

Grade 10 Maria Anna Murmura

Grade 8 Garen Der-Khachadourian

Grade 7 Benjamin Otte

Grade 6 Katherine Berton

Helena Hagg Flaminia Marrucci

Principal’s Honor Roll (3.50-3.99)

Headmaster’s Honor Roll (4.00 GPA)

Grade 12 Luca Candelori Lavinia del Bianco Methiya Fuang- Arrom Danai Giwa Trillian Gregg Nicole Halloran Annalisa Kelly NaHyun Lee Luca Montesi Paolo Murmura Shikha Prashad Georg Seebode Christine Skodon Valentina Squitieri Silvia Telesca Oguzhan Tulun

Grade 12 Alessandro Batazzi Gianluca Belisari Nicole Borunda Ry Finerty Mariafrancesca Gioia Anna Grasso Staecy Ives Patricia Kelly-Schmutz Robert Peterson Isabel Pogany Sean Satterwhite Katia Trukhanova Ottavia Zappala Grade 11 Federico Arnaldi Sesil Erdal Giorgio Ferrero Michael Gorelick-Benedetta Marigliano Matteo Mencarelli Tom Nof-Agam Meaghan Oppenheimer

Grade 11 Gina Andreucci David Brown Ettore Canestri Rozen Erdal Shankar Kar Na-Re Lim Agnese Marino Taussig de Bodona Elisa Russo Chiara Siravo Oluseyi Smith Rachel Smith Federico Soddu Grade 10 Stephanie Andreucci Gabriele Cancelliere Marin Finerty Simona Grimaldi Jose Kamel Edoardo Linari

Ranieri Maglione Flavio Massari Giulia Merlo Raya Mustafa Nicole Otte Riccardo Serrao Sabrina Triglia Zhi Chao Yi Grade 9 Sabina Abdullaeva Flaminia Belli Javier Elkin Chiara Gambioli Christopher Haight Tajnim Imami Nuwanthika Jayatilake Maria La Via Tae Hyun Lee Michela Lombardi Morel Naim Tyler Otte

Brennan Panzarella Maja Risovic Holly Rumpf Silvia Valente Grade 8 Christian Brown Aaron Dungca Mario Gioia Talya Kahan Silvia Maglione Mohamed Mattar David Ortiz Crishan Perera Yeonathan Shachar Alejandro Smith Matthew Smith Carolina Van Der Does De Willebois Serena Zhang Jin Kai Zhou

Grade 7 Neta Ben Israel Andrew Ceen Gabriele Fabozzi Shira Gazit Rebecca Jonsson Lorenzo Masserini Federico Merlo Joey Miller Seth Moore Elisa Palana David Prosperi Sage Rahm Siddheshwar Singh Shulamit Smith Nicoletta Valente Jiayi Wang Roxana Weich Grade 6 Elena De Giovanni Eva Ellergaard Pedersen Kelly Fowler Fatin Nashra Hadtamizi Sophie Manente Jasmine Mohsin Anna Rumpf Callie Simpson Honor Roll (3.00-3.49)

Ryan Panzarella Daniele Pestilli Benjamin Pfannl Enrico Piano Gabriele Raccah Tjasa Volk Grade 10 Syeda Zinnat Akhter Raffaello Amorosi Eric Davignon Taykun Erdal Alessia Fiochi Steffen Fischer Sean Hooker Shungo Inoue Shashi Karunanethy Joshua Kneeland Emin Mamedyarov Robert Michalski Damiano Pietroni Nathan Rice Roma Rispoli Daniele Schiavo

Claire Sensi Mandi Shenedjela Ides Van Der Does De Willebois Grade 9 Roisin Agnew Victoria Borrero Simona Capogna Kristin Fowler Yara Mirdad Annika Neumann Elena Testi Nina Van Der Does De Willebois Grade 8 Niccolo Amato Alessandro Castiello Alessio Daswani Pietro Fazzi Edoardo Foco Randy Garcia Alexa Goldhammer-Blanc

Ludovico Linari Marina Pozzan Edoardo Quadri Gioia Raccah Yael Rafaeli Danique Smits Brieanne Vallee Karim Zelenka Grade 7 Ezio Belli Piergiorgio Ciceri Dario Corsetti Angela Cosenza Stefan Countryman Nina Ellergaard Pedersen Jonathan Farache Melanie Ferguson James Freeman Jon Gangsaas Shira Gazit Jillian Kneeland Eugenio Marini Daniela Muenzel

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All School News

Visiting Irish storyteller, Niall De Burca told stories to ES, MS, and HS students during his visit on April 5 and 6. He was enthralling to the young and the younger. Above, Seniors Luca Candelori, Luca Montesi, Anna Grasso, Isabel Pogany, and Ale Batazzi enjoy Mr. De Burca’s visit. Who says teen-agers can’t be corralled with simple, awesome ora-tions??

Library News By Ms. Molly Bianchini, HS Librarian

Both the HS and ES libraries resources for the 17 teachers who will be new to AOSR next year. En-tertainment DVD’s are often lent to teachers who set up their households in Rome without any TV service or internet, but bring personal computers which can play DVD’s. If you have any DVD’s which you would like to contribute to the “Teacher’s Collection,” they would be appreciated by our AOSR August newcom-ers. Drop them off in either library.

41st Annual Shakespeare Festival and the Songs of Spring

Again this year, the High School Shakespeare Festival will be held on Friday, May 28th at 7:00 pm and on Saturday, May 29th at 7:30 pm. This is one of the old-est and most venerable traditions at AOSR, nurtured not only by the bard’s timeless dramas, but also by the balmy spring air and chirping birds of an ideal setting, our val-ley theater. The centerpiece of this year’s festival is The Winter’s Tale, directed by Cottie Ceen. Friday’s performance will begin a half-hour ear-lier, at 7:00 pm, for an opening concert by the High School Ensemble, which will play Claudio Monteverdi’s Toccata, the opening fanfare of his opera, Orfeo, written in 1607, about three years before Shakespeare’s play. Their program will continue with the Concerto in B Flat Major by Tomaso Albinoni and the Minuet from Mo-zart’s Serenade, K.375. In the Ensemble’s performance, the appeal of these high-brow delights is truly amplified, through the presence of numerous electric guitars, elec-tric bass, and three keyboards, which, thanks to Mr. Zim-merman’s wizardry as an arranger, harmoniously com-bine with our flutes, clarinets, trumpet, trombone, tenor saxophones and percussion. All parents and friends of the AOSR community are heartily invited to attend!

2nd Semester Final Exam Schedule for Middle School and High School

MS ONLY: Friday, May 28 (exams for Periods 1 and 2)

Tuesday, June 1 (exams for Periods 3 and 4)

Thursday, June 3 (exams for Periods 5 and 6)

Friday, June 4 (exams for Periods 7 and 8)

HS ONLY: Monday, June 7 (Exams for periods 1 and 2) These days will be normal school days for all Middle and High School students (9:00 -3:20). Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes during those days. After morning exams, students will be in review sessions where important material will be discussed. Parents are highly encouraged to have their children attend school for the entire school day during exam days.

RISA Art Show to be hung the week of May 10

The school will host the end-of-the-year Art Show for the Rome International School Association (RISA) during the week of May 10 through May 17. Elementary school art teachers from six schools will mount their students’ work on the boards and dividers to be assembled outside the gym. The ES art to be displayed will include draw-ing and painting, ceramics and paper mache. Ms. Consentino is curating this massive show.

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All School News (continued)

AOSR Summer Camp

It’s a Sports Camp, an Arts and Theater Camp, and a Swimming Camp all rolled into one! It’s the AOSR Summer Ad-venture Camp. Designed for children ages 3-15, the camp features spe-

cially designed recreational activities based on summer camp programs in the United States. These camp ac-tivities, songs and games are always a hit with children. And, at the end of every session, campers will take part in Olympics Day and be treated to a real American pic-nic. Of course, we’re proud of the quality of its camp instructors, including members of AOSR’s own staff. As an added bonus, door-to-door bus service is avail-able. Camp is divided into two sessions:. June 21-July 2, and July 5-16. For the “Pre-K Pods” (pre-school children ages 3-6) there is an additional session of-fered, June 14 to June 18. Campers may choose to at-tend the half-day program from 9 am to 12:30 pm for €275 a session, or the full-day program from 9 am to 3:30 pm for €375. Another camp — Total Sports — will be held July 19-23. Registration forms are available at the main office, by writing summercamp@aosr.org, or it can be downloaded from the AOSR website at www.aosr.org

Spring Concert Brings the House Down

By Mr. Roy Zimmerman HS Music Teacher The annual spring concert, which was held in the school cafeteria on the evening of March 25th, proved to be the biggest musical event seen at AOSR in many years, with an impressive number of students involved and a large and enthusiastic audience. Fea-turing the Elementary, Middle and High School choirs and the high school instrumental ensemble, the con-cert brought the entire school community together in a very special way. Much credit must go to our Elementary, and Middle School music teacher, Becky Bailey, who has injected so much life and vitality into the music pro-gram; her return after years in Seattle is a great boost for all the students of the school, since she also directs the high school chorus. But the school has played its part in our musical renaissance, investing in a beauti-ful set of risers for the stage. In an impressive choral finale, more than eighty kids of all ages combined together to sing "When You Believe" from The Prince of Egypt. A significant part of the program was filled by the High School Ensemble, a nineteen piece group that played a varied program, from Mozart to the Beatles and Frank Zappa. This year's concert explored some infectious Italian contributions to the world's popular music, with Modugno's "Volare" and the spaghetti-pop of "Mambo Italiano." The concert concluded with the High School Chorus and Ensemble doing a wonderful ren-dition of Renato Carosone's unforgettable "To Vo' Fa' l'americano." Hearing kids from all corners of the globe singing the Neapolitan lyrics made everyone smile from ear to ear. For all those who missed the concert, they have not totally missed out. The school's musical forces will be performing at the Mayfair! Lend us your support!

“Camp-y” Humor By Sam Atwood, Grade 5

A kid who is away at camp writes a letter to his parents back home in North Carolina: Dear Mom and Dad, I need $omething. I think you can gue$$ what it i$. Plea$e $end $ome $oon. Love, Norbert His parents write back: Dear NOrbert, Thank you for writing aNOther letter to us. It is finally NOt rain-ing back here in NOrth Carolina. Please send aNOther letter soon. Love, Mom and Dad

Missing Something? If your laundry basket seems a little lighter lately, maybe some of your child’s cloth-ing has been left at school. Please check the bags

and boxes of the Lost and Found under the gym stairwell. Chances are, you’ll find something you haven’t seen for a while. You have until MAY 25 to claim your lost items. After that they will be sold in the PTO Bou-tique, so unless you’re willing to buy your chil-dren’s clothing a second time, please check the Lost and Found.

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Mr. U. Compiles “New to Rome” Info for Incoming Teachers and Families

As reported in last month’s Flyer, Mr. Dennis Uyenoyama, ES Computer teacher, is building a new website for the school before he completes his (action-packed) tenure teaching here at AOSR. He leaves to return to Boston in late July/early August.. The “New Faculty and Families” website was an idea that came from his personal notes as a newcoming teacher to AOSR two years ago. The site will soon be available to be seen by internet by any of the AOSR families and, as importantly, folks can contribute infor-mation. The intention is that it is a living “life support” of la dolce vita here in Rome. Below is a sample of information for those who have Italian national health insurance.

All School News (cont.)

MS Honors Choir goes to Trieste By

Laura Rumpf, AOSR Parent From April 21st-25th, the Middle School Honors Choir participated in the annual MAIS choir trip, this time in Trieste, Italy. After many weeks of preparation, led by AOSR music teacher Re-becca Bailey, the 10 stu-dents sang with 110 other students from interna-tional schools from cities in the Mediter-ranean area i n c l u d i n g B a r c e l o n a , Madrid, Tu-nis, Cairo, Rabat, Casa-blanca, Rome and Trieste. E v e r y o n e stayed to-gether in one hotel in the beautiful sea-side village of Grado. Rehearsals were rigorous for the three days lead-ing up to the concerts performed at Udine International school and at the Lutheran church in Trieste. However, there was some free time between rehearsals to socialize with new and old friends, eat gelato, stroll along the boardwalk, and play on the beach under the warm sun-shine that graced them for the majority of the trip. An excursion to Venice was also included where the students had a tour of the Doge’s Palace and frolicked among the pigeons of Piazza San Marco. The students were rewarded on the last night with a disco dance at the hotel, DJ’d by our own Freddy Alejandro. It was an honor for AOSR to be among this fan-tastic group of talented young singers from near and far and to bring a warm feeling of harmony in these times of conflict. A great time was had by all! Honors choir participants included: Anna Rumpf, Freddy Alejandro, Alexa Goldhammer, Melanie Fer-guson, Jessica Kingsbury, Jillian Kneeland, Daniela Muenzel, Caroline Van Der Does De Willebois, Jiayi Wang, and Katherine Berton, who has a kid’s-eye ac-count on page 19.

Libretto sanitario (Italian national healthcare document)

From the “New Faculty and Friends” website being constructed at AOSR: “Keep your Health Insurance Healthy” Although you may always go to pronto soccorso (emergency room) at a hospital, it is possible you will be denied medical treatment by your primary care physician until renewing your libretto sanitario. A recent incident involving a loved one’s health served as the catalyst for this article. Take a minute and check the dates atop your libretto sanitario (see illustration above) and do the fol-lowing if expired: 1. Gather and make copies of all necessary paper

work. This includes: the original and one copy of your permesso di soggiorno, your old libretto sani-tario and your carta d’identita’ (if applicable).

2. Check the location and hours of the office you need to visit to renew your paperwork. Here are the two locations I recently visited: Poliambulatorio “Tor di Quinto” located adjacent the Ponte Milvio market. Hours: 8:00–12:30, 14:30-17:00 (M,W,R) and 8:00-12:30 (T,F,Sa). Poliambulatorio “Trionfale” located on Via San Tommaso D’Aquino, 69 near Piazzale Eroi. Hours: 8:30-12:30 (M-Sa). Again, these are only two of, I am assuming, several different offices. You should confirm you have the correct location as the first office above was not able to assist us. You can visit the following web site for a list that covers all of Rome:

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PRE-K NEWS

By Ms. Kimberly Murphy Pre-K Coordinator

HS Students Land Part in Film Julian Brophy, in Grade 11, and Ry Finerty in grade 12, have landed parts in a British film, “Don Bosco,” which will also air in Italy as a mini-series on RAI-TV in October. Julian and Ry portray Italian or-phans who flim-flam their way through life on the streets until they attract the attentions of a young and honest priest, and they are reformed. The movie will be filmed mostly at Cinecitta, now the world’s most famous religious film venue, after the success of last year’s production, “The Passion.” Lu-dovico Gasparini is the director.

41st Annual Festival Begins May 20 By Mr. Kip Hendry, Drama Teacher

Do you like shipwrecks, duels, crossdressing, unre-quited love and yellow stockings? Who doesn’t???? So come and see the MS Shakespeare play, “Twelfth Night,” which is part of the 41st annual AOSR Shakespeare Festival at the Hillside Theater this year. The cast reports that “Twelfth Night” has had a charmed production so far. The out-of-door rehearsals have enjoyed the ONLY moments of sun in Rome over the past six weeks. The cast ask you to bring your own weather charms (and yellow stockings!) to “Twelfth Night” on Thursday, May 20, and Friday, May 21 at 7 PM sharp at the Hillside Theater.

Reading Buddies

Since January, every Wednesday morning, we have some special visitors from the fourth grade. Our children have had the opportunity to meet with Mrs. DePaolis’ and Mrs. Piccirilli’s fourth grade classes each week for our coveted time called “Reading Bud-dies.” Each child in Pre-K has a “buddy” in the fourth grade who comes to our class especially to read to her/him. Both grades look forward to this time very much!

“E-I, E-I-O!” The 3-year old “Puppies” spent the last month studying about farm animals and farm life. They read stories, sang songs, read poems and learned many things about the farm. The class then worked together to create their very own table size farm using recycled materials. The children were very proud of their farm and spend several days using it in the dramatic play area. The culminating activity was a visit to a farm just outside of Rome on April 22nd! On the farm, they saw a variety of animals (strangely enough, no pigs!) and helped make bread from the wheat grown on the farm (photo below).

Students’ Symphony Debut at MAYFAIR

The HS students in Mr. Zimmerman’s Music Composition class will debut the symphonies they com-posed, using the new computer technology which the school got this year, during Mayfair. Mr. Zimmerman will transfer these works, which the 2nd floor of the HS has enjoyed hearing --- onto a CD disk which will be played over the PA system at May 8 event. For those who have had the pleasure to have heard them, they are complex and beautiful crea-tions – and so complex and so melodic. These pieces are the culminating project for the 18 students involved in this class.

All School News (cont.)

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS

Villa Ada, Robot-A Rama, and more: What “World-Class Kids” do

in Kindergarten By Ms. Patricia Robertson and Ms. Mary

Prisco, K Teachers April, with less than 15 school days, was a busy one for Ms. Robertson and Ms. Prisco’s Kinder-garten classes. The field trip to Villa Ada was a suc-cess; it was just in time to find eggs in nests --- and also the colorful ones hidden by the rabbit that no one ever sees! The students also did everything you could do to, and with, robots (Walking on Mars was one of the few things that the individually designed, con-structed, and decorated machines didn’t accomplish during “R” week!) The members of the 2, 5, and 10 club can count to 100 by those increments, and each week a “World-Class Kid” is chosen and the parent of our WCK joins the class, and organizes a special activity, and their child enjoys the celebrated status. Everyone gets a turn! It’s fun to be learning in Kindergarten.

Grade 5 Hosts a Musical Feast – with the Help of Many Friends!

By Ms. Hillary Hall, Grade 5 Teacher Have you forgotten how to eat like a child?Well, do not fret! The three Grade 5 classes will re-mind you all “How to Eat Like a Child and Other Les-sons in Not-Being-Grown-Up’ in their upcoming musi-cal which will take place in the cafeteria on Thursday, April 13, at 7:30 PM. “How to Eat Like a Child” is a comical collec-tion of songs and sketches that serves as a guide to the art of being a child, as told by children, strictly from their point of view. It is based on a book by Delia Ephran, in collaboration with John Forester and Judith Kahan. The students are working hard, practicing for this show with their classroom teachers, Ms. Hogan, Ms. Di Cori, and Ms. Hall. Their music teacher, Ms. Bailey, has done the casting and organization. She and Mr. Reale are giving their time generously, playing the piano and practicing songs with them. The students have been dancing up a storm under the brilliant cho-reographic stylings of parent volunteer, Gloria Cont-educa. Mr. Kieran Canter has joined forces with us to share his dramatic experience to oversee and direct the student practices. Behind the scenes, Ms. Cosentino is helping with backdrops and Mr. Tupper has created sets for the show with his carpentry expertise. Grade 5 is looking forward to sharing this artis-tic and collaborative effort. Mark your calendars! Save the evening of Thursday, May 13!

Time Traveling, through Ancient Rome By Ms. Hillary Hall, Fifth Grade Teacher

The three grade 5 classes explored the Basilica of San Clemente, a church-on-top-of-a-church on top of a still functioning acquedotto, in the ancient heart of Rome, near the Colosseum, on Thursday, April 28. This field trip related to their fall and winter stud-ies about ancient Rome, although the building styles span the centuries of change and development. Students looked forward to exploring this treasure trove of history. Student feedback from this time-travel adventure will be in the next Falcon Flyer!

HANSEL AND GRETEL THEATER OUTING MAY 6

The classes of Kindergarten, and Grades 1, 2 and, 3, are going to see a performance of HANSEL AND GRETEL at the Teatro Colosseo on Thursday, May 6. This perform-ance combines drama, music and singing, and the actors come from England.

Third Grade News By Ms. Susan Prideaux and Ms. Jane Rumsby MAYFAIR is right around the Corinthian column at the corner. Remember to come to play CIRCLE TOSS or LOLLIPOP TREE at our booth on May 8th. There are great prizes! Most of the third graders are packing their bags in readiness for their trip to Paestum. We depart on Wednesday May 26th and visit Herculaneum on the way. On the second day we shall tour Velia, an ancient Greek city formerly called Elea, and see wonderful tomb paintings and vases in the Paestum museum. On the last day we will sketch the three temples in Paestum (known as Poseidonia to the Greek colo-nists) and return to AOSR after lunch. Third grade had a wonderful trip to Villa Ada. The carp were still too sluggish to come and greet us but as the day went on and the sun came out, the red-cheeked turtles were out in full force soaking up the rays. The tadpoles were numerous. We have a few swimming happily and growing bits that will eventually transform them into frogs. We also saw, thanks to Mr. U., the amazing National Geographic website featuring Brazilian frogs doing their courtship dance. They wouldn't be shaking their thighs so vigorously if they were in France — just ask a 3rd grader why. We will shortly be visiting the Palombini coffee fac-tory, thanks to Lorenzo Mencacci's dad, checking out the simple and compound machines and watching the process from bean to ground coffee. Field trips are fun and great learning experiences. Our Booster Bar profits just about paid for our last 3 trips, so thanks again to all those who helped.

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MY SPRING BREAK By Chiara Catania, Grade 3

Over the spring break on Sunday April 11th it was Easter and I ate a lot of salami because they portano fortuna. Then I had milky coffee with a piece of margherita cake and ciambellone with little chocolate eggs and they were called eggs of the colomba. Then we went on an egg treasure hunt because they had to be found. Then one day after my tooth fell and at night I put it under the pillow, the day after I found 13 euros and now another 3 teeth are wobbling and one of them is half staccato, but when I eat with these teeth it is an inferno!!! Then the day after I did all my homework and some of them were funny but very funny, like the one for English where you had to invent your own invention and then another where you had to write about an inventor and I wrote about Benja-min Franklin and the lightning-conductor. Then the day after I went to eat outside at the Trattoria della Fattoria and we went with all our neighbors. We had a lot of fun.

Mr. U and Ms. Z say, ”Ci vediamo a presto ... (Speriamo)!”

Time well spent with our students and student-athletes, Coach Phil’s karaoke, running in the valley, “beefcake,” double-dutch, Roman Sundays, cappuccinos, computer class, Wellness Day, websites, travel and the sharing of travels, “the Ross-isms,” multiple language conversa-tions, the “a fuori eating area,” Tuesday night hoops, the book club, Old Bridge Gelateria, hugs, friendships, smiles and so much more. We will miss it all, but hope to return to the AOSR community someday. If you find yourself in or around the New England area - especially the Boston/Cape Cod area - be sure to e-mail us at: czaniboni5@yahoo.com or uyenoyama@yahoo.com. We’ll even treat you to a cup of “chowdah.” In the meantime, you can check out Mr. U’s website www.misteru.com for all sorts of information about school… and our lives. Go Red Sox! (that is for you Kieran, Tucker, Patrick and Andrew). Let’s hope for a Cub/Red Sox se-ries…. Right, Rabin?

Strike news: Bus, trams, and metro will be on strike for four hours all over Italy on May 19.

Parco della Musica Concert The hip-hop, techno and ambient music of Squarepusher, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Reich and other rave artists will be featured on June 10 at the Parco della Musica (the buildings which are affectionately called "the armadillos") right here in Rome. This exciting symphonic evening, performed by the London Sinfonietta, will also feature a light show and the special guest, Mira Calix. This energetic and avant-gard musical program is sponsored by the Comune di Roma, the AMIT, and the British Council. If you have-n't yet introduced your children to the new Parco della Musica, this is a great opportunity. And you will go up a notch in style in their eyes! The subsidized ticket prices are €10 and €22. You can reserve on-line at www.santacecilia.it or by phone at 800-90-70-80.

News from Rome

WHAT I DID OVER THE BREAK By Martine Johannesen, Grade 3

On Thursday my cousins, uncle, aunt and grandparents came. We were going to go on the big tour bus but when we waited 30 minutes the bus came and it was too full!!!! The bus was big, red and had white stripes. Next, we went to Campo di Fiori. My un-cle (Jeff) got some trail mix. It had coconut in it. Also it had dried bananas, nuts, dried mango and dried pineapples. It was delicious. Next we went to the Spanish Steps. It started to rain. We (my mom and I) had to go to gymnastics. Well, I had to go to gymnastics my mom had to take me there. She got the easy part!!!! On Friday I went to the Forum. I had a long boring tour. The lady just talked and talked. Finally she showed me where the bathroom was. She pinched my cheek (yuk). On Saturday I went to the Colosseum. It was so cool! I learned there used to be a gold statue in front of it. Also I learned that it was built by slaves. I also read the Attic Child by Achille (something like that) Morrison. I also read the Thieves of Ostia. It was sooooo good, I loved it. We went to a catacombs I got postcards for my friends. I also went to Ostia Antica.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

Each year the Alejandro family (Freddie Jr. is in Grade 8 and Jay is in Grade 11) plays the Easter Bunny and gives a Lindt chocolate egg to the MS. It is so big that even the always-ravenous adolescents have trouble finishing it before the day is over — but they have plenty of friends who each year are willing to “step up to the plate” and help! Thank you again for your generosity, Freddy and Mildred, from all of us!

Get Ready for MS Sports Day! By Ms. Angela Santangelo MS Activities Coordinator

Go Greeks, Roman, Spartans, and Trojans! One of the most anticipated events by the MS and their teachers is the end of the year Sports Day. Stu-dents and teachers show off their athletic abilities and team spirit by participating in various sporting events on Monday, June 7. Races, tennis, badminton, sack racing, soft-ball throw, soccer, volleyball, basketball, and water balloon toss are just a few of the events that will be organized by Coach Rice. The final competition is our traditional tug-of-war. Teams will be rewarded with points throughout the day. Sportsmanship and competition winners will be recognized. A BBQ lunch will be prepared for our AOSR athletes. The menu will include burgers, French fries, fruit, ice cream and beverages. As always, the PTO will organize and serve refreshments all day long for our thirsty participants. Stop by and cheer on your favorite team! Good luck Red, Green, Blue and Gray!

Come, shop, eat and have fun! MS and Mayfair

By Ms. Angela Santangelo MS Activities Coordinator

The Mayfair committee can certainly count on the MS to actively participate in many aspects of Mayfair this year. Our generous MS troopers will be donating three theme baskets to be raffled. Be on the look out for these colorful baskets filled with special treats. Don’t forget to bid for them! Sixth graders will donate a Bath Basket. Grade Seven will sponsor the annual Breakfast Bas-ket. Grade Eight will shop for goodies for the tradi-tional Dinner Basket. If you are a wine connoisseur, don’t miss out on the MS Teachers’ Wine Basket. By popular demand, the MS will also be donating baked goods for the Dessert Table. Delicious brown-ies, cakes, cookies and cupcakes will be sold by the expert MS bakers! Don’t forget about our fully stocked aquarium: our AOSR fish need a loving new home for the summer! The Booster Bar area at May-fair on May 8, is the place to be! See you there!

On April 7, Grade 7 and 8 PE classes performed their choreographed dance routines for lower grades. Forty performances were graded based on a dance rubric designed by Teacher Carlyn Zaniboni. Jillian Kneeland, (above) and the ensemble of Nic-colo Amato, Eros Shenediela, and Eduardo Foco (below) showcase their pop, modern, and break-dancing skills.

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The MAIS Honor’s Choir 2004

By Katherine Berton, Grade 6

This year the Honor’s Choir went to Trieste, in northern Italy. There were other schools in the program, including AOSR, Marymount, Ambrit in Rome, and schools from Portugal, Madrid, Barcelona, Egypt, and Croatia. We practiced 3-4 hours a day, instructed by Paige Short, who, by the way, was very fun and put a lot of work into the performances, and other times we spent resting and eating. The hotels we stayed at were right on the beach, and all of the AOSR kids went swimming right away. We had early mornings and late nights, and busy days in between. We arrived at Grado, the town we were staying at on Wednesday, and got checked into our hotels. We hung out for a little bit and then we went downstairs to practice. We learned a new song called Kwaheri, in Swa-hili. We ate dinner, and then went up to our rooms. The next day we did more practicing. We had a break, practice, lunch, practice, break, practice, dinner, and rooms. Not so exciting, but we all perfected our songs during that time. On Friday we did our first performances. We went to Udine International School, a fairly new school that’s not even a year old yet (it just started this past Sep-tember). We sang in the school’s auditorium with the Elementary school watching us. Afterward we went up-stairs to a hallway with snacks prepared especially for us. They weren’t bad, either! After that we went to Venice and toured a big castle. We saw all the gondolas and wa-ter streets and learned that at high tide the big squares flood. There were pigeons everywhere, and I’m telling you, they weren’t afraid of anything! They would jump on your shoulder if you had food for them. When we got back to the hotel, we had a couple hours of free time and dinner. Then we went to bed. On Saturday, our last day, we ate breakfast at 8. We did another practice and then we went up to our rooms and changed. When we were all dressed up we met downstairs and walked to our buses. We got on the buses and anxiously anticipated our final performance. When we arrived at the church we filed onto the stage and we got into our places. There were some townspeo-ple there, and parents, and Dr. Dougherty and his wife, too. In fact, Dr. Dougherty enjoyed the singing so much he fell right out of his chair! I think the others enjoyed the performance as well. We made introductions, took some pictures, and then went back to our hotels. We ate dinner and went to the dance that was being held in the hotel (and, may I say, the DJ, Freddy Alejandro [Grade 8], did a great job). I’m sure we can all say that we had a great time in Trieste, and we hope that more people will come next year.

Crocodile By Roxana Weich

Hiding in the thicket, Gliding through the streams, Bright yellow eyes shining like beams.

He lives with the hippos, dines with them too. They look like friends for a moment But when he gets in a fight and shows all his might Snapping his jaws and big white teeth Keeps other cautious before dipping in their feet.

The War By Lorenzo Masserini

There is no day There is no night It’s always the same fight I can’t stand this anymore Why has there to be war? Now I stand here all alone My mother’s died My dad’s in war Why can’t blood stop to pour?

Dancing By Shira Gazit

When I dance, I feel safe. I feel like my life is on strike. To think and make everything right

I feel like I’m out Of all my problems, I feel like I don’t need to care About my troubles

That’s why I love dancing so much.

Money By Piergiorgio Ciceri,

For some people money is all. They accumulate it. They keep it. They become greedy. For some people it’s to spend it. They go around all day spending it. At the end they become poor.

So is money really indispensable? It causes war and deatyhs If you get rich you get robbed If you are poor you live miserably The world would be better without money But how would you trade?

Sunrise By Stefan Countryman

The sun rises up Like a ball of golden fire And warms the cold earth

G R A D E S E V E N P O E T R Y

MORE MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS

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HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

WELLNESS SEMINAR: “Life Beyond AOSR”

By Jody Ballard, Family Counselor On May 25, the Administration and HS Student Council, are sponsoring an afternoon and evening pro-gram for seniors and their parents to discuss some of the issues that are part of the transition to life after HS graduation. Seniors will be taken on a retreat from 12:30-3:20 PM. During this time they will have the opportunity to meet and question university students (former AOSR Students), and be given information on transition, time and stress management, and adjustment tips for the in-creased independence. Later, from 7-9 PM, parents are invited to the home of the Skodon’s to participate in a panel discussion and question/answer session. A reception will follow. Graduation requires both parents and students to make many big changes in a brief period of time. The jump from High School to university involves great change, and many people, students and parents alike, find change stressful. Stress can be motivating or debili-tating, helpful or hurtful, and exciting or depressing; this seminar will explore the process, help answer questions of attitude and management. Not only will this program be valuable, it will be enjoyable! Ms. Cozzi is taking parent reservations. Please call the Principal’s office at 06-334 38 326 or by email to hsoffice@aosr.org. RSVP is required to attend.

PROM NEWS The High School Prom will be on Saturday June 5th at the Hilton- Cav-ilieri, on the Monte Mario hill, from 8pm to midnight. Tickets are 75 Eu-ros per person and will go on sale for Seniors and Juniors May 17-19th and for Sophomores and Freshmen May 20 and 21st. There will be a buffet dinner and a complimentary

glass of wine served at dinner. For the senior toast, prosecco will be served.

Spanish Honor Society Elects Officers

Ms. Alina Bocci, HS Spanish Teacher, announced the results of the first officers for the newly established Spanish Honor Society. Alessia Fiochi, Grade 10, is the chapter’s new president, and Danai Giwa, Grade 12, is the Secretary. Congratulations!

College Night for Juniors on, May 18 On Tuesday, May 18th, 7 pm, in the Cafeteria. Mrs. Ross will sponsor a kick-off informational meeting about the college and university admission process for 11th graders and their parents.

Video Tournament Again at Mayfair

Seniors Enea Sacco and Ian Haight are organizing the third annual Video Game Tourna-ment for the Mayfair celebration this year. This has become one of

the most anticipated Mayfair events with a certain crowd, this single elimination tournament, using two different games, is expected to involve over forty par-ticipants in Ms. Young’s classroom during Mayfair this year. Participants pay E3 each, with proceeds going to the school. “I would prefer to do it all afternoon without anyone paying, but Mayfair is a fundraiser af-ter all,” said Enea. There is a lot to organize. Ms. Young’s class-room gets decked out with TV monitors and game con-soles everywhere, and the little-kid chairs are replaced with those more comfortable for teenage frames. Mr. Rahm handles all the bookkeeping so that Enea and his team can concentrate on advancing the play. Only moments before Mayfair are the games chosen. “In years past, we had Tekken Tag, Super Smash Brothers, and Super Smash Brothers Melee,” said Enea. “But there are so many new games since last year. The trouble is that all of us have AP and IB exams and papers so finding time for a committee dis-cussion and demonstration is a challenge right now.” Enea and most of his committee have a new challenge this year: they have a final in Psychology scheduled for the morning of Mayfair. But one of their friends, a Warhammer aficionado, may step into the void during the first two hours of Mayfair and set up this popular board game tournament until Enea arrives. “There seems to be more interest this year than the other years, based on the questions I have gotten,” said Enea. “If there is Warhammer there too, it will attract a lot more people.” Last years tournament winners were Chris Haight (Grade 9) in Super Smash Brothers Melee and Oghuzan Tulun (Grade 12) in Tekken Tag.

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TALENT SHOW 2004 By Ry Finerty, Grade 12

On the night of April 21st, massive crowds gathered outside the AOSR school cafeteria for what hoped to be the greatest night of entertainment the world has ever known. Assembled for this historic event were two dozen of the most talented individuals ever to be born. The night of dazzlement was well worth the €2 entrance fee, and every seat was soon filled within minutes of the doors opening.

Once the impatient grumbling subsided, the room became dark. Our STUCO representatives, Kholoud and Nicole, were the masters of the ceremony for the evening, and they had quite a formidable task ahead of them. There, roughly 15 acts performed that fateful night, each and every one of them unique, full of artistic creativity, and representative of the talent we really possess here at AOSR.

Though I do not remember the exact order of the performers, I do remember that in the third act, a duo came up that this school has not seen on stage before. Shankar and Jacob came on to that stage and just…started dancing! It was really amazing, and it surprised me just as much as it did last year when Jacob’s older brother Victor came up and gave AOSR their very own Michael Jackson. I didn’t understand why we were continuing the contest after that, it seemed like we already had a winner.

Several groups performing that night were no strangers to our stage. CottonEar performed a delightful performance, and the different members showed up in dif-ferent performances solo or with others throughout the night. Daniel Piscina had a wonderful solo acoustic per-formance to kick off the night.

This page is not big enough for me to say how great every performer was, and I wish I could. I will how-ever, give a brief list of who did what:

Ryan & Tim-guitars, Daniel Piscina-solo acous-tic, Silvia & Nai-Hyun-singing, Jacob and Shankar-totally righteous body rockin,’ Victor Okonkwo-Michael Jackson renaissance, CottonEar, the Widowmakers, Cha-chi, Sarah, and Bridget-mellow perfection, Elisaveta-dirty dancing, Simon-Kung Fu fightin,’ Nathan & Andy-guitars, Rob and company, Yours Truly (Ry) & Marin-desperate comedy, and a very special performance (albeit uncoordinated) by Phil and a few 6th grade girls dancing to TuPac. There was a surprise appearance by Manuel from renown band, Nurse, who did an impromptu perform-ance with Ryan.

All in all, the show was awesome. Victor took 1st place for the second year in a row, while his brother and Shankar got a well-earned second place, tied with Silvia & Nai-Hyun. Two honorable mentions were awarded, one to Tim, who appeared in at least 1/3 of every performance that night on drums (or supervising). The other went to Phil and co. for their…interesting dance.

Well, that’s all for now, sports fans! Check back here next when I report on... MUSIC AT MAYFAIR!

HIGH SCHOOL NEWS (CONT.) Congratulations to the following

NHS election winners: David Israelachvili, President

Tim Garbinsky, Vice President Shikha Prashad, Secretary and

Danai Giwa, Treasurer

Parents Asked to Write Notes to Their Graduating Child

All senior parents will be receiving an email in the next week inviting them to write a note to be published in the next issue of the Falcon Flyer This issue will be distributed on June 11, after the Gradua-tion ceremony at 6:30 pm. This special issue will have the names of all in the graduating class and the prizes that were awarded to individuals that morning. But the most special part of the Graduation Edition are the short letters from parents of the gradu-ates. There are copies of last’s year’s Falcon Flyer Graduation issue available in the school office and, technology willing, we will make it available to be viewed on the web this month (“56th Graduation Is-sue”). We look forward to receiving your letters —- as we will all enjoy reading them, now and for years to come. Details will be sent by email, so make sure the office has your correct address.

“Empty Your Pockets” Dr. Bree’s HS Math Survey class conducted an interesting survey during the last week in April to determine how much money each student had at the beginning of that specific day. Students were also asked if this was a normal amount to have, and if they had a weekly allowance. They polled 171 of the 202 HS students ( 84.6%). The results were as fol-lows: 41 Freshmen brought E872 45 Sophomores brought E1037.59 44 Juniors brought E894 41 Seniors brought E1275.41 Of those polled 14 Freshmen had no money Ditto, 12 Sophomores, 11 Juniors, and 5 Seniors. It was a good day since NORMALLY 22 Freshman don’t bring money, nor do 23 Sopho-mores, 23 Juniors, and 4 Seniors. On the allowance front, 48% of the Freshman who get allowance receive, on average, E26.25 62% of the Sophomores receive E30.75 45% of the Juniors receive E30.6 51% of the Seniors E 36.02

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On June 11, “Class Day,” the announcement of the HS awards will take place in the Hillside Theater. Stu-dent leadership and achievement are awarded in the following categories, by polling teachers and administra-tors. The Graduation/June issue of the Falcon Flyer will list the individuals awarded.

Excellence in Academic Progress This award is given to a high school student who has shown excellent progress in his or her total academic endeavors during the current academic year.

Daniel J. Pinto School Service Award

This award is given to a senior student in recognition of outstanding service to the school.

Daniel J. Pinto Memorial Scholarship This scholarship is given to a student in grade 11 in memory of our former headmaster, Daniel J. Pinto, who died tragically in the service of the school. The recipient must be a holder of a school scholarship who also shows the qualities of character, scholarship and school service that Mr. Pinto admired.

Luther B. Kristjansen Scholarship This scholarship is endowed by the friends and co-workers of Luther B. Kristjansen, who died while serving as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Overseas School of Rome. His courage and dedication are commemorated by the scholarship recipient who is a student in grade 11 with an above average academic record and an interested in student affairs.

Faculty Award for Academic Excellence

This award is presented to a senior student who has shown a sustained effort and a sincere desire for achieving excellence during his or her high school career at the American Overseas School of Rome.

Scholar Award This award is given to the member of the senior class who in the judgment of the high school faculty and the headmaster best exemplifies the ideals and practice of outstanding scholarship.

Peace Through Knowledge Award This award is presented by the American Women’s Association of Rome to an American young lady in grade 12 who has shown depth of interest and understanding of the Italian language, culture and society.

ECIS Award for International Understanding This award is presented to a high school student who is a good representative of his own country, with a positive attitude towards the life and culture of the host country. The candidate must be able to converse in at least two languages and be a contributing force in the life of the school with the ability to bring differing people together into a sense of community, thus furthering the cause of international understanding.

Harvard Book Award This award is presented to a student who is a well-read scholar. The award recipient is selected by the headmaster.

Fine Arts Award This prize, awarded by the art, music and theatre faculty, will recognize a high school student who has shown ex-ceptional qualities in the field of the fine arts. Given the subjective nature of the artistic spirit, the faculty’s choice will focus primarily upon the student artist who, through a wide range of experiences, offers his or her talent for the delight of all but also provides a positive example of the artist’s potential for elevating and enriching mankind.

President’s Award for Educational Excellence This award is presented to student in grade 12 who earn at least a 3.5 grade point average along with the recommendation of teachers in one or more areas in the school’s core curriculum. Also, the student must be involved in community service, co-curricular activities, and/or demonstrate creativity and achievement in the visual and performing arts.

International Baccalaureate Award for Scientific Merit The award goes to a student that has successfully undertaken the challenge of High Level exams in Math and Science and has gone beyond intellectual rigor and high academic standards to become an internationally responsible citizen.

International Baccalaureate Award for Linguistic Merit The award goes to a student that has successfully undertaken the challenges of two High Level Languages (A1), and has gone beyond intellectual rigor and high academic standards to become an internationally responsible citizen.

Patricia D’Averio Award for Excellence in Mathematics The award is only given to a woman high school student who has demonstrated excellence during her academic career in the field of mathematics and has demonstrated a love of mathematics enhanced by continuous effort and achievement at the highest level.

HS AWARDS

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News from the Counselor Donna Ross

Our congratulations go to those seniors who have been accepted at the following colleges/universities. Please be aware that this is not a complete list of acceptances for the Class of 2004. Barbot, Jacques Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) Batazzi, Allessandro University of Sussex Belisari, Gianluca Endicott College Borunda, Nicole Boston College Bowdoin College Gettysburg College New York University University of California at Santa Clara University of San Francisco Candelori, Luca Harvard University Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine University College London University of Bath University of Bristol University of Manchester Institute of Science and Tech nology Ceen, Hannah American University Bowdoin College Georgetown University United States Naval Academy University of Maine at Orono University of Pennsylvania Del Bianco, Lavinia Barnard College Fuang-Arrom, Methiya University of Washington Gioia, Mariafrancesca Boston University Cornell University New York University Tulane University University of Miami University of Pennsylvania University of San Francisco Vanderbilt University Grasso, Anna Royal Holloway, University of London University of Bath University of Bristol University of Reading Gregg, Trillian Bard College Green Mountain College Southern Vermont College Haight, Ian Bowdoin College – early decision Kelly, Annalisa American University Bard College New York University Northwestern University Tulane University Wesleyan University Lee, NaHyun Boston College Boston University Carnegie Mellon University New York University Nadvegi, Katica Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College

London Metropolitan University Peterson, Robert Bentley College Sacco, Enea Anglia Polytechnic University University of Sussex Satterwhite, Sean Lynn University University of North Carolina at Greensboro Skodon, Christine Bryn Mawr College Hood College Tufts University University of Chicago Wellesley College Stoll, Nicholas Barry University Lynn University Trukhanova, Katia Brunel University European School of Economics, Rome European Business School, London London Metropolitan University Middlesex University

Regents Business School, London University of Hertfordshire

Tulun, Oguzhan University of Kent at Canterbury University of Leeds University of Manchester University of Toronto Zappala, Ottavia University of East London A final list of college/university acceptances for the Class of 2004 will be issued in the final edition of the “Falcon Flyer”.

Coming Next Year--- ES, MS and HS Parent Book Clubs

Next school year, the school is planning to host monthly Parent Book Clubs and discussions about childhood development and parenting styles and techniques. The Counseling Department will be available at these age-specific parent club meetings. Books will be recommended and the suggested meet-ing topics might include issues such as “Is this Teen Behavior Normal?” and “Am I Helping My Child the Best that I Can?” and others. As a result of a suggestion from the PPAC (see page 5), Counselor Jody Ballard is assembling a “Parent Book Shelf” of age-specific book titles which will be published in the Graduation/Summer edition of the Falcon Flyer, so those who want to get a head start on their reading can do so during the lazy, hazy days of Summer!

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Talking with Teachers By Claudia Sobral Ms. Tara Rosso

Second Grade

Why did you apply to teach at AOSR? I was talking with another teacher whose daughter worked overseas. After talking to her daughter and hearing about her awesome experiences in London, I decided to join ISS (an international schools placing program) and went to a hiring fair in San Francisco There were MANY international schools there, but I really wanted this job!!!! My family is Italian (Rosso) and I wanted to learn more about them as well as the Italian culture! In addition, AOSR sounded like a great school, with a perfect opportunity to teach second grade!!! Where were you teaching at the United States? Prior to teaching here, I was a math coach in Houston, Texas for one year. I was more of a liason between teachers and adminis-trators. Along with a team made up of teachers from all grade levels Pre-K to 12th grade, we worked on enhancing the math cur-riculum in our district as well as helping teachers strengthen their math classes. Before that, I student-taught, and after that, I had my own 3rd grade classroom for three years in the same district! Were you able to use all of your favorite teaching methods at AOSR? All, and even more! Because of the small class size, I have been able to really get to know each of my students and help them grow and learn in the way they learn best. Not only have I been able to help them become lifelong learners, but I have also worked on developing the "whole" child – academically and socially, using the arts, collaboration, and building critical thinking skills that that they can take with them forever. Most importantly, seeing a child smile is the best thing!!! What were some of the adjustments you had to make? Of course, not having a car has been a BIG change - my feet have become my best Friends. Waiting for public busses, walking to school each morning, and having to leave at least an hour early for ANYTHING I want to do has been a BIG change for me!!! Of course, one GOOD adjustment was getting to sleep in a little more than I was used to! My old school started at 7:30 am and I was up pretty early! Now, I have been able to get a little more beauty sleep here! What did you learn this year in 2nd grade? What I have learned over the last two years will stay with me forever! Every student I have come in contact with at AOSR has added so much to my life! Every student has taught me more about this fabulous career I am part of and how to continue to make teaching better each day. One thing I truly admire about AOSR is the various cultures that students come from! This has provided me with new information about the way of life of many cultures and how we can use this to help us learn more about one another! What will you remember about living in Rome? There is sooooooooooooo much - it would take a book or two to write them all! What would you take as a souvenir from Rome to your Mom? I think the most important thing I can take back to my mom is sharing the experiences I have had here! She loves to hear my sto-ries and see pictures! I love the part of the Italian culture that reminds us to spend time with the ones who are most important to us! Any tips for people new to Rome? Enjoy the Roman life. Make sure to spend time walking around the city – taking in ALL the richness it has to offer! Eat your fill of good home-cooking Italian food, vino, and gelato!!! Oh, and just FYI - don't try to get more than one errand done in a week! Just do what you can, and then move on! Why do people choose to live outside of their birth country? To experience and learn about new cultures! There are sooooo many interesting cultures to be a part of —-and in only one life-time! Will you teach cheerleading again? Cheerleading was a BLAST!!! I would do it again in a heartbeat, especially with the little ones, but only if they have as much spirit and enthusiasm as the cheerleaders I worked with this year had! I wish all the best to my Falcon Cheerleaders this year!!! They were the best!!!!! And an afternote: Thank you to ALL who have been here in Rome to help me, support me, love me, and enjoy my time in Rome with! My heart and soul have been filled with so many memories that will last a lifetime! I am thankful to the friends, teachers, parents, students, staff and administrators who have impacted my life beyond words! Grazie mille!! Tara

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Sports Briefs With Doug Kneeland

FALCONS FLY INTO FINALS

The AOSR boys and girls soc-cer teams scored resounding wins over Milan on Saturday, April 24. Both teams head into the ASIL tournament at Naples with a high level of confidence. Both the AOSR and Milan boys teams entered the game with undefeated records, so the Falcons ex-pected their toughest struggle of the year. But the Falcons controlled the game from the start. Nick Stoll started the scoring early in the game, and Davide Lelli followed with five goals in a row as the Falcons coasted to an easy 6-0 win. The Milan goalie spent so much time diving for saves in the mud that it was impossible to tell the color of his jersey. Meanwhile, Simone Raccah was playing his first ever game as keeper for AOSR. He might have been nervous at the start of the game, but by half-time his bigger problem was boredom. Milan only managed three shots on goal during the entire game, thanks to the stingy Falcon defense led by Paolo Murmura who controlled the middle of the field. Simone even snuck out to the middle of the field to try to play a little of-fense before Andrea spotted him and sent him back to guard the net. The young AOSR girls have had a tougher time of it this year, losing one close game after another but gaining confidence and experience each time out. Their perseverance paid off against Milan, as the Falcon girls dominated the match from the start to win 5-1, with Freshman Michela Lombardi and Senior Nicole Halloran each scoring a goal, and Vanessa Ananiades scoring three!

TENNIS ANY-ONE? Falcon freshman Bren-nan Panzarella kept his unbeaten singles streak alive with a convincing

win over Milan. The boys doubles team of Sean Satterwhaite and David Israelachvili have also been dominating the competition to lead the AOSR boys to an unbeaten record going into their match with Marymount, who are also undefeated. The Falcon girls tennis squad has won most of their matches, led by the doubles team of Tjasa Volk and Anna Grasso, with the sister act of Sesil and Rozen Erdal continuing to alternate in the first singles slot. Both the girls and boys teams look forward to a strong finish at the ASIL tournament in Naples in May.

Double Dutch Jumps to Mayfair! After school activities students in Grade 3,4, and 5 are part of the world sports phenom —double dutch rope jumping! Two ropes are turned by two turners while jumpers challenge themselves using different techniques. Want to know more? Check us out at Mayfair.

'Race for the Cure' 5km Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer 'Race for the Cure' will be held Sunday, May 16 here in the capi-tal!!! You can register for this wonderful cause with Susan Haight starting Wednesday, 28 April. Forms are available with Joanne in the Main Office or in the boutique. Registration forms and money (exact change) may be left in the Main Office and a receipt will be delivered to you. For any questions please call 06.30310876. There will also be a table at May-fair (May 8th) to register for the race.

This just In! Boy’s Soccer Team qualified for the 2004 European Championship!

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More Sports By David Ortiz , Grade 8

All around the world one game is played, Soccer, but it is played in diverse ways. But what is it like to play the sport with many influences from different parts of the world? Well, I’ve been given the opportunity to play in numerous countries with many styles. The Germans play precise and fast while the American’s game is technical. Bra-zilians play “samba style” as many like to call it, and the Italians play an artistic form of the game.

I started playing at the age of four in Colombia, where, as in Italy soccer is almost a second religion for people. From there I moved to Chile where I learnt the Chilean style of soccer, which is stronger and more aggressive than the way the Colombians play it. After Chile, we were transferred again but this time to the U.S.A. where the real soccer culture experience be-gan to form for me.

In the U.S., I had the chance of playing with play-ers with different backgrounds and nationalities, and yet the game was the same, -all tech-nical. The way to defeating your opponents on the field was the quality and effectiveness of your tac-tics against theirs. I remember that coaches in the U.S. were always on the lookout for play-ers on their teams who had problems, or who needed to work on their individual skills. So the coach would take the player and help him in the specific areas in which he needed help. Then the coach would work on the team’s tac-tics, coordinating the skills of the team’s indi-vidual players.

After playing in the U.S. a pair of suc-cessful years, a radical change came to be. My family’s next destination was the city of Roma, Italia!.

Now there is a whole new experience! The first thing I did when I got to Rome was start looking for a Scuola di Calcio. There are countless numbers of them spread out all around the city. After looking all around I fi-nally found a club to play for with the help of a friend. The club belongs to a former Lazio player by the name of Rambaudi, and Bologna player Giuseppe Signori. It’s called the VIC Formello.

It took me about a year and a half to adapt to the way the Italians play their form of soccer. It took me that same year and a half of

hard and intense work to in-crease my level of skill so I could equal them “on the pitch”. And now I play among them, playing their way, and every once in a while just adding a bit of Co-lombian, American, Brazilian and Chilean soccer to the mix. Playing with them made me realize that individual skill is something really im-portant in Italian soccer. Skill, grace, speed and agility make the Italian game unique and well-known all around the world. I’ll have to admit that I’ve never had to play against

such aggressive and masterful players as the Italians.

The way soccer here works is simple, if you are good then good, if you are not, then too bad. But there are other things that a player needs to keep in mind when playing here in Italy. Normally all the players in teams here have known each other for several years, maybe even since early childhood. Therefore the new player has to adjust to their style of play, and he has to work hard to gain their trust and friendship —especially if one is still learning to speak their language!

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Jose Kamel, Grade 10, took this photo during Ms. Harris’s Photo-journalism field trip to Anguillara at Lake Bracciano on Monday, April 5. “There was a beautiful market that sells all kinds of things – flowers, clothing, — even flags from South American countries! This is the back side, looking up to the old town. I have always liked to take pictures of nature, but I thought this town was very special,” said Jose. ”It was a foggy day so I took photos suit-able for a foggy day.” Jose is emailing these pictures to his par-ents in Mexico City because they have never seen Anguillara. “When they come to visit me, I will definitely take them to see the old streets of this town.” Jose thinks that this class has “taught me how to give more importance to my work. I recommend to any student to take this class.”

GRADE 3 MUSES ABOUT MONTEMARTINI MUSEUM

On April 6, we went to Montemartini. I saw the statues of Icarus, Demeter and the Muse, and the heads of Apollo, Dionysus, Hera, Perseus and Herakles. Then we saw some statues had real-istic parts — like Venus had realistic movement, the Muse had a realistic body and the goddess De-meter had realistic clothing. —- Daniel Fang I did not enjoy going to the Montemartini Museum. It was boring. I got to see a lot of cool things but it was still boring. The part that I liked best was when we arrived there – I ate so much I could not stand still. I ate pizza with potatoes and cookies with cocoa in them and drank sprite. When we returned to school I ate pizza with salami. It was wonderful. I will never get to eat that again. I can still remember the taste. My life starts when I have something good to eat. (Raffi wet my lunchbag on the trip. He put his bottle of ice lemon tea in it and the bottle was open!) — Edoardo Marini

NOTES FROM THE FIELD

This year the AOSR Latin class took a field trip to Cardinal Alessandro Farnese’s,” Caprarola” Built by Antonio de Sangallo and Vignola, this pentagon shaped fortress sits atop a hill overlooking the small town be-low. The Cardinal, whose grandfather was Pope Paul Farnese III at the time, had his heart set on becoming the next Pope. Unfortunately, when the time came for a new Pope to be chosen, Julio de Medici was chosen over Alessandro Farnese. In humiliation, the devastated Ales-sandro moved out of Rome and escaped to the country side to live out the rest of his life in solitude at his fam-ily’s estate, Caprarola. After walking up the hill, we crossed the for-tress’ moat, now empty, and entered the large fortress, which is now a museum in itself. As Latinists, we were primarily interesting in finding inscriptions; however, the first things that caught our eyes were the magnificent frescos that cover almost every surface of the walls in the rooms. The most outstanding was a huge, spiraling staircase covered with all sorts of designs and pictures. Moving into the rooms that contained inscrip-tions, we first found many passages and paintings that dealt with the history at the time. Alessandro, during the turbulent years of the Reformation, was appointed am-bassador by Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor at that time. We saw frescos of army marches and diplomatic scenes including a depiction of The Congress of Worms. Next we visited a room that contained philosophical in-scriptions in both Latin and Greek. Yet the room that caught everyone’s attention was the map room. The walls were covered with frescos of the world that was known at the time. The ceiling had a map of the sky, complete with physical depictions of the constellations. While the landmasses were out of proportion (and Aus-tralia was missing all together!), fellow student Emin was excited to find his home country Azer Abidjan right were is actually is. Once we had copied down some of the inscrip-tions we strolled into the lovely gardens that sit behind the fortress, complete with manicured hedges in laby-rinths, status, fountains, and blooming Camellias. There was even a full grotto and rose garden. We traveled to-wards the Cardinals hunting lodge, a whole other palace that the Cardinal had built for his hunting parties. It opened onto a wide forest where Alessandro would go hunting with his friends. We wondered if he still wore his red robe while he did that. We had a great lunch afterwards to end a great trip into the Italian country side.

Caparola–O—Rama By: Ian B. Haight / Christine Skodon /

Damiano Pietrorei, HS Latin Students

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Rome ‘n’About

The Driver’s note: To get to Castel di Tora, you take the GRA, and get off at the Salaria exit, going towards the direction of Florence. Just before arriving at the toll-booth entrance, you'll see a road to your right which is headed for Fiano Romano. Take this road, and keep going straight, heading towards Rieti. This is a two lane country road. After about 1/2 hour, you'll see a sign for Castel di Tora.

Vacation in the Past by Daniel Deulus, Grade 8

Some of you might think that this is another posting of people tell-ing of their adventures in a touristy areas. Let me go beyond that. Come with me to an area near Rome so unknown, that entering the city is like changing a time period. I’m not talking of just an old abandoned town out in the countryside. All of the many events through the years combine, weaving its physical and cultural appearance, and creating this exotic, his-torical and beautiful place, called “Castel Di Tora.” Even meandering the highway, my breath was taken away by the luscious green hills. These were mixed in with a hint of a grand medieval

town. Reaching the town, I sensed a burning oak fire and it brought a lightheaded feeling upon me. The town is modern with new automobiles, but it is shadowed by towering medieval buildings with great clouds of oak smoke towering above. This particular day is cloudy and there is a slight mist on the horizon. As I trek up the great hill leading to the main section of town, I slowly melt from one time period to another. I first glance at the cars with their shining accessories. Then as I climb, the cars lessen, and I’m brought into a world with men working on rooftops of houses which look too old to be true, along with kids playing on streets that are too cobbled to believe they’re used. As I reach the top, I leave the tall buildings’ shadows and find the mighty sun overlooking the cliff. It is an amazing view and I decided this is truly what heaven must be like. The hills are now covered in mist, and the sun begins to cower behind a cloud which swallows it, bit by bit. I look around and watch teenagers my own age playing in the streets. They talk overlooking this cliff. I wonder how they can sit here on a day like this, without even looking at the amazing scenery they live in. It is a wonderful sight, But all great things must end as my dad calls me back to the car. I rush down to the bottom with my brother and then I suddenly look up and see a different view of this earthly paradise which is even more beautiful. I stop and watch for an extremely long amount of time. I would still be standing firm on that spot if my father had not called me again — and with a much lower tone! As I leave the area, I say goodbye to the old town, and feel stronger and more energized and more ready to tackle the problems of the future! The area is also full of history that shows up everywhere. The landscape is one of a typical medieval town set on a hill. There are many walking paths, one of which leads to a great waterfall. The surrounding countryside is full of greenery, and in the center of all this is Lake Turano. It is all very picturesque and relaxing. This whole area is about 70 km from Rome on the way to Rieti. After the union of Italy in 1870, the town received its name of Cas-tel di Tora, while before it was called Castelvecchio. At one time, the population was about 1,000. One reason for the population reduction was due to construc-tion of a reservoir and Lake Turano from 1935 to 1938, which took up most of the fertile land. Another reason was a heavy bombardment the town received during WWII. Both events led to a very bad economic situation. Located on one of the hills nearby is Antuni, with its famous Dragons’ Palace, frescoed walls, stone stair-case and 365 windows, most of which was unfortunately destroyed during bombings in 1944. In 1950 the people left, and for many years, it was a ghost town until in 1990 when Father Pierino Gelmini founded a rehab center for drug addicts. Their project is to redo the palace and houses around it, making it into a tourist attraction. In Castel di Tora, the polygonal tower of the fortress dates from the 11th century. The church of St. John’s also has some frescoes from the same period. For someone who wants to end their excursion with a mystic finale, there is the convent of St. Anatolia, which was at one time the summer residence of the Greek Orthodox hierarchy. Its beautiful church is first mentioned in religious books dating from 1153. Even throughout all the hardships, the people have learned to cope and move on, and that makes the town a very respected and admirable one.

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Bon Appetito ! with Sue Berton

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I feel like Spring is a long time coming. The last few days are feeling warmer and I really think that it is here to stay. So now it is time to start thinking about dusting off the old barbecue. First, I thought I should find some really great steak, rib or chicken recipe. But, then I had a better idea. How about, I combine the great tradition of an American Barbecue with the wonderful tradition of Italian pizza? I didn’t have to look much farther than my Bon Appetito, June 1997 issue. It looks fabulous and all the ingredients are readily available. So, give it a try and see if you like it. I know I will.

Grilled Rosemary-crusted Pizzas with Sausage, Bell Peppers, Onions and Cheese. (Makes four 8-inch pizzas)

You can substitute refrigerated pizza dough for this recipe. If you do, make sure to grill over low heat. Or, use your own pizza dough recipe.

Dough 1 cup warm water 1 Tbls sugar 1 envelope dry yeast 3 Tbls olive oil 3 cups all purpose flour 1 ½ tsp salt 1 Tbls chopped fresh rosemary Combine water and sugar in processor. Sprinkle yeast over. Let stand until foamy, about ten minutes. Add oil, then 3 cups of flour and salt and process until dough comes together, about one minute. Turn dough out onto a floured sur-face and sprinkle with rosemary. Knead until dough is smooth and elastic, adding more flour by the tablespoon full if dough is sticky, about five minutes. Lightly oil large bowl. Add dough: turn to coat with oil, Cover bowl with plastic, then towel. Let stand in warm draft free area until dough doubles, about one hour. Then, punch down dough. Knead dough in bowl until smooth, about 2 minutes. Toppings ¾ cup olive oil 6 Tbls balsamic vinegar 3 Tbls minced garlic 2 Tbls chopped fresh rosemary 1 pound spicy Italian sausage 2 yellow or red bell peppers, cored and quartered lengthwise 1 large red onion, peeled, cut through root end into ½ inch thick wedge

Whisk together first four ingredients in medium bowl. Let vinaigrette stand 15 minutes at room temp or refrigerate up to 2 hours. Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Arrange sausages, peppers and onions on baking sheet. Brush with vinai-grette. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill sausage until cooked through and peppers and onions until slightly charred and crisp tender, turning and basting occasionally, about 12 minutes for sausages and 8 minutes for peppers and onions. Trans-fer to cutting board and cut sausages into ½ inch pieces and peppers into thin strips.

Final Preparation 2 cups grated mozzarella ½ cup fresh grated Parmesan 2 cups crumbled, chilled soft fresh goat cheese 4 plum tomatoes, halved, seeded and chopped ¾ cup green onion tops. Divide dough into four equal parts. Stretch out each piece on floured surface to 9 inch round. Place 2 dough rounds on grill. Grill over medium heat until top of dough puffs and underside is crisp, about three minutes. Turn rounds over and grill one minute. Transfer to baking sheet with well-grilled side up. Repeat with remaining two dough rounds. Sprinkle each with ¼ of mozzarella and Parmesan. Top each with ¼ sausage, peppers and onions, then with ¼ of the goat cheese, tomatoes and green onions. Drizzle each with 1 ½ tbls vinagairette. Using large metal spatula, return pizzas to grill or close grill or cover pizza loosely with foil. Grill until cheeses melt and dough is cooked through and browned. Rotate pizzas for even cooking, about five minutes. Transfer to plates. Bon appetito from Bon Appetite! Enjoy!

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Il Foro

C U C I N A/CUISINE Corsi Primavera 2004 Courses for foreigners Learning Italian while cooking 1st level:Tuesday 9:30-13:00 2nd level: Thursday 10:00-13:30 CORSO DI 2° LIVELLO (9 Lezioni) 1) Tagliatelle alla bolognese Tagliatelle cacio e pepe Tiramisù 2)Parmigiana di melanzane Purea di patate Cantucci toscani 3)Pizza Margherita Pizzelle, calzoni fritti Fiori di zucca alla romana Zucchine in scapece 4)Tortellini in brodo Baccalà alla romana Mousse di fragole 5)Pasta e ceci Carciofi e fagiolini in pastella Pere allo zafferano e crema pasticcera 6)Gnocchi al pesto Tortino di asparagi Gelato zabaione e panna 7)Alici in tortiera Alici marinate Spaghetti di alici Torta di mele 8)Scaloppine al limone Scaloppine al marsala Caponata di melanzane Ciambellone 9)Bucatini all’amatriciana Bucatini alla gricia Puntarelle Cannoli siciliani 10)Lasagna Arrosto di maiale Bietole saltate al pomodoro Ravioli fritti Costo per lezione:30 euro (Menu di pesce 35 euro) Per prenotazioni telefonare al numero 338.80.11.729

Available Double room in London (west Kensington area) offered from June until the end of September for 600 pounds per month. For more infor-mation, call Sabina Collura, AOSR Italian teacher at 347-8538097 or through the main office, or call 0044-(0)20-73858178 (London) Art of Living Course Throughout our lives we learn many skills but very few of us have actu-ally learnt the true Art of Living. We are rarely taught how to handle our negative emotions - anger, de-pression, stress. Yet, the quality of our life depends upon the quality of our mind. The Art of Living course offers simple but effective tech-niques which eliminate toxins and stresses that accumulate in our sys-tem over time. They are a unique way to harmonize and energize the Body, Breath, Mind, Emotions & Spirit. Scientific research done on the Sudarshan Kriya, a breathing technique that forms the core of the course has shown that it boosts the body's natural immune sys-tem....helping you to fight many ailments like asthma, high blood pressure etc in a natural way. For more information call Neeru Singh at 06-8543497(R)/3383332512

ROME CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL You won't want to miss this year's inauguration of The Rome Chamber Music Festival at Villa Aurelia which will take place on June 15, 16, 17 and June 22, 23, 24, in 2004. The recently restored his-toric Villa Aurelia atop the Gianicu-lum Hill offers one of Rome's most breathtaking views as well as an ideal room for chamber music. The unique location and exceptional artistic programs will make this one of Rome's most significant cultural events. The Festival, which is en-dorsed by the Embassies of the United States of America to Italy and to the Holy See, as well as the Italian Ministry of Cultural Affairs is presented in collaboration with the American Academy in Rome. The two week celebration will consist of three performances each week with two distinct pro-grams of masterworks performed by world-renowned musicians. All tickets are available at 50 Euro each. For more information, the Festival coordinators may be contacted as follows: Telephone: 06-9761-7528 Email: info@romechamberfestival.org www.romechamberfestival.org

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C.A.L.M. Weekend Retreat with Diane Epstein, May 14-16. The setting is 'In Sabina' consisting of two 17th century stone buildings on 7 acres of land with an outdoor swimming pool near the charm-ing medieval town of Torri in Sabina three kilometers. Goal setting , taking more decisive action, making better deci-sions, are the topics that this 10 member retreat will address. Diane Epstein, M.A. is the director of C.A.L.M. Intl. Creativity, Abundance and Life Manage-ment, a Center for Counseling, Coaching, Seminars and Retreats in Rome and the Italian countryside. She leads ongoing monthly workshops entitled: Choosing Your Life. Diane has been profiled in national and international magazines and has appeared on several TV programs including the Oprah Winfrey Show. diane@astheromansdo.com, http://www.astheromansdo.com/counseling, tel. & fax: (+39) 06-578-0144 , cell: 340-563-5993 Cost=E285-300 for the week-end.

DO YOU HAVE AN ACQUARIUM? Some very cool catfish need a home. Please contact Fracesca Kelly (fkellysun@aol.com or 06-329-0280) or talk to Will Kelly at school.

If you are moving, and have items that you would like to donate for the incoming teachers, please call Sabine Neumann at 06-332-66738.

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