Falconidae On February 28th, a Vietnam Veteran's Assembly was held at our school. Six veter- ans met with Mr. Will Hardison’s English classes in order to make a real world con- necon to the novel they are reading, The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Bri- en. Parcipaon in the event grew as other teachers expressed interest in having their classes aend as well. Approximately 500 students aended, and it was a very moving experience for all. Students and faculty even stayed aſter to take "selfies" with these men as well as to personally thank them for their long unnoced service and sacrifice for our country! "I am indebted to these men. Had it not been for their selflessness and sacrifice, I would not be able to receive the expressions of gratude so many of us veterans experi- ence today," Mr. Hardison explained. John A. Ferguson Senior High, Miami, FL Dr. Lisa Robertson, Principal Volume 8 March 2014 No Goal’s Too High Where Falcons Fly! Naonal Champions V.I.P. Visitors Our Ferguson Falcons Cheerleaders aended the U.S. Spirit Cheer and Dance Naonal Championships in Orlan- do, Florida from March 27th-March 30th. The cheerlead- ing program took two teams this year, our Varsity squad and a brand new Junior Varsity Co-ed Squad. Teams are required to perform their roune twice, once on Satur- day and once on Sunday, with a final score reflecng the total points awarded by judges for both performances. Both squads came in first place in their divisions and were crowned naonal champions. For Varsity, this was their fourth naonal championship! Each parcipang cheerleader received a medal and championship jacket. “These dedicated athletes pracce twice a week, on days off from school, and many mes on weekends to achieve the level of excellence that is required to win this type of compeon. I am always impressed by their energy, dedicaon, and spirit,” commented their spon- sor, Lisa Brito. Ferguson’s Varsity Cheerleaders (above) and J.V. Co- ed Cheerleaders (leſt) both came in first in their divisions and are U.S. Spirit Naonal Champions. Congressman Joe Garcia, during his visit of neighborhood schools, stopped in at Fergu- son to talk to our senior government classes. He answered student posed quesons pertaining to foreign affairs, the Affordable Care Act, Florida’s legislave process, and current session topics and educaon. Representave Garcia was impressed with the caliber of our teachers, students and programs.
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Falconidae
On February 28th, a Vietnam Veteran's Assembly was held at our school. Six veter-
ans met with Mr. Will Hardison’s English classes in order to make a real world con-
nection to the novel they are reading, The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Bri-
en. Participation in the event grew as other teachers expressed interest in having
their classes attend as well. Approximately 500 students attended, and it was a very
moving experience for all. Students and faculty even stayed after to take "selfies"
with these men as well as to personally thank them for their long unnoticed service
and sacrifice for our country! "I am indebted to these men. Had it not been for their
selflessness and sacrifice, I would not be able to receive the expressions of gratitude so many of us veterans experi-
ence today," Mr. Hardison explained.
John A. Ferguson Senior High, Miami, FL Dr. Lisa Robertson, Principal
Volume 8 March 2014 No Goal’s Too High Where Falcons Fly!
National Champions
V.I.P. Visitors
Our Ferguson Falcons Cheerleaders attended the U.S.
Spirit Cheer and Dance National Championships in Orlan-
do, Florida from March 27th-March 30th. The cheerlead-
ing program took two teams this year, our Varsity squad
and a brand new Junior Varsity Co-ed Squad. Teams are
required to perform their routine twice, once on Satur-
day and once on Sunday, with a final score reflecting the
total points awarded by judges for both performances.
Both squads came in first place in their divisions and
were crowned national champions. For Varsity, this was
their fourth national championship! Each participating
cheerleader received a medal and championship jacket.
“These dedicated athletes practice twice a week, on
days off from school, and many times on weekends to
achieve the level of excellence that is required to win
this type of competition. I am always impressed by their
energy, dedication, and spirit,” commented their spon-
sor, Lisa Brito.
Ferguson’s Varsity
Cheerleaders
(above) and J.V. Co-
ed Cheerleaders
(left) both came in
first in their divisions
and are U.S. Spirit
National Champions.
Congressman Joe Garcia, during his visit of neighborhood schools, stopped in at Fergu-son to talk to our senior government classes. He answered student posed questions pertaining to foreign affairs, the Affordable Care Act, Florida’s legislative process, and current session topics and education. Representative Garcia was impressed with the caliber of our teachers, students and programs.
The following students participated in the FCCLA State Leadership Conference March 1st-4th and will be representing Florida at the National Conference in San Antonio, Texas in July:
Entrepreneurship
Giselle Gallardo-Gold Medal
Hospitality & Tourism
Sydney Aguirre, Andrea Velazquez, Stephanie Polanco-Silver Medal
Illustrated Talk
Maha Kazmi ,Dayensly Perez-Silver Medal
Culinary Arts / Prostart Culinary Team
Yanelis Borrero-Alicea, Cristina Vega, Yeleni Leon-Silver Medal
Artistic Reflection Color Photography
Carol Sanjines-Gold Medal
Food Innovation
Alexander Hechavarria, Carolina Cabrera ,Francine Cruzatt-Silver Medal
Decorative Centerpiece
Demi Jones-Silver Medal Prostart Waiter Relay Team
4th place (out of 46 teams)
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MAO Places First in Math Competition
Our MAO (Math Honor Society) students competed in the Cypress Bay Competition on March 1st. The results are as follows:
Overall: 7th place– John A. Ferguson High School, 1st place out of the public schools in Miami Dade County!
Mental Math: Wilson Ly - 2nd place
Speed Math: Ashwin Bhat - 8th place, and our very own Ms. Flores - 2nd place!
Algebra 2, Individual: 9th place – Christian Flores, 18th place – Nirav Sookhai
Calculus Individual: 12th place – Sanchit Bhattacharjee, 19th place – Vishnu Tanguturi
Statistics Individual: 14th place – Daniel Vasquez
Geometry Team: 11th place – Kelly Ly, Briana Morales, Muhammad Umair, Eva Cheung
Algebra 2 Team: 5th place – Jose Sotolongo, Christian Flores, Smita Bhattacharjee, Nirav Sookhai
Calculus Team: 4th place – Sanchit Bhattacharjee, Vishnu Tanguturi, Abhinav Koppu, Jose Bohorques
Statistics Team: 10th place – Daniel Vaquez, Shirly Ly, Sebastian Flores, Ian Chang
FCCLA State Leadership Conference Winners
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Over Spring Break, the Thespian Honor Society had their State Festival. Our Falcon team did a wonderful job in all events along-side 14 state districts.
Monologue: *Alejandra Curtis Monologue: Milton Mendez Costuming: *Micaela Gonzalez * First Time Performing at the State Level
Thespians Successful at States
Brain Bee Winner NHS Raises Funds for ACS
On March 15th, the National Honor Society partici-pated in East Kendall Baptist’s Relay for Life. Through weeks of planning and fundraising prior to, as well as their participation the day of the event, they were able to raise over $1,000 for the American Cancer So-ciety. These students represented both Ferguson and the community with pride and were recognized during the event for their maturity and effort.
Sidharth Praveen took 3rd Place at the 3rd Annual Miami Brain Bee competition. The Miami Brain Bee was held on March
22nd as part of the Miami Brain Fair at the Miami Science Museum. Sidharth did a great job against some stiff competitors, making it through to the 5th round. Should this year’s first place winner choose not to go to the Brain Bee national competition, Sidharth is next in line to represent Miami/South Flori-da. (The second place winner is ineligible to attend.) “My congratulations to you on hav-ing educated such an outstanding student,”
commented Dr. Anthony A. Oliva of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University.
Culinary Masters
Ferguson Special Diploma students were awarded a $500 grant by Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc. to create a school garden. The students in the program planted specialty crop
fruits, vegetables and herbs. The pur-pose of the project is to educate stu-dents about where food comes and the nutritional benefits of eating fruits, vegetables and herbs so the garden is an edible garden. “Our students benefit greatly from hands-on, real-life experi-ences that enrich the curriculum. With
this garden, the students will be able to work on both academic and functional living skills, from counting the amount of green peppers to enjoying a meal prepared by them, using the vegeta-bles harvested by them. It is a great way for the students to ap-ply what they learn in the classroom in engaging, meaningful ways,” explained program teacher Shiara Beers.
