Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica

Sociedad Honoraria Capitulo Cristóbal Colón

Nydia Santiago-Cordero — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:43:18 +0000

The First Honor Society to come to Island Pacific Academy speaks Spanish!

Our chapter belong to a new school and being a new school we have many “first” experiences. The most recent happened on Thursday, April 24, when six sophomores were inducted into the Society. To be a member of this chapter a student must have a 93% grade average or higher in the study of Spanish and a GPA of 3.3 or above. . The new member are Jessica Blakely, Marah Lynch, Cuyler Otsuka, Ramona Roy, James Mina and Chelsie Baclig. Their advisor is Nydia Santiago- Cordero, Spanish teacher and Chair of World Languages at IPA. Island Pacific Academy is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational university preparatory school in Kapolei, Hawaii that began enrolling students in 2004.

Honorary members?

lrc0028 — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:09:31 +0000

My chapter will not be official until the fall, and I have a handful of students that were with me in Spanish 3 and 4 this year that I would like to induct as honorary members next year. They will not be able to take another year due to schedule constraints or the fact that we don’t offer language past the fourth year. Can I induct them at my discretion to the chapter?

¡Anunciados los Ganadores! Becas 2008

bgaunce — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:14:33 +0000

Aquí tienen ustedes los ganadores de Becas 2008.

Zone 1 Winners
Danielle Cotter
Capítulo Don Quijote
Herricks High School
New Hyde Park, NY
Asesor(a): Tania Desimone
Beca: $2,000.00

Alexis Ritter
Capítulo Esmeralda Santiago
Pascack Valley High School
Hillsdale, NJ
Asesor(a): Susan Dunn
Beca: $2,000.00

Christina Rosivack
Capítulo Anadalucía
Villa Walsh Academy
Morristown, NJ
Asesor(a): Josephine Palmeri
Beca: $2,000.00

Allison Steiner
Capítulo Juan Carlos I
Bishop Feehan High School
Attleboro, MA
Asesor(a): Joan Drobnis
Beca: $1,000.00

Rachel Kelley
Capítulo Altamira
St. Paul’s School for Girls
Brooklandville, MD
Asesor(a): Robert Campuzano
Beca: $1,000.00

Rishabh Parikh
Capítulo San Agustín
St. Augustine Prep
Richland, NJ
Asesor(a): Vincent Martino
Beca: $1,000.00

Abigail Reese
Capítulo José de San Martín
Auburn High School
Auburn, NY
Asesor(a): Eliezer Hernández
Beca: $1,000.00

Jennifer Liu
Capítulo Chimborazo
West Morris Central High School
Chester, NJ
Asesor(a): Beverly Lynch
Beca: $1,000.00

Molly O’Shea
Capítulo Antonio Machado
Greely High School
Cumberland, ME
Asesor(a): Grace Leavitt
Beca: $1,000.00

Tayler Simmons
Capítulo Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos
John Jay Senior High School
Hopewell Junction, NY
Asesor(a): Nancy Beiner
Beca: $1,000.00

Ela Joshi
Capítulo La Acelera
Parsippany High School
Parsippany, NJ
Asesor(a): Jay Duhl
Beca: $1,000.00

Amanda Perez
Capítulo El Princípito
Ridgefield Memorial High School
Ridgefield, NJ
Asesor(a): Darla Ferdinand
Beca: $1,000.00

Rachel Christensen
Capítulo Mario Vargas Llosa
Madison High School
Madison, NJ
Asesor(a): Elaine Davis
Beca: $1,000.00

Zone 1 Alternates
Shraddha Anandpara
Capítulo El Cantar de Mio Cid
Academies at Englewood
Englewood, NJ
Asesor(a): Gil-Gonzalez

Jessica Brockmeyer
Capítulo Octavio Paz
Northeast High School
Pasadena, MD
Asesor(a): Maryland Watson

Zone 2 Winners
Katherine Rainey
Capítulo Los Goliardos
Alabama School of Mathematics abd Science
Mobile, AL
Asesor(a): Patricia O’Farrill
Beca: $2,000.00

Elizabeth Benninger
Capítulo Shakira
East Chapel Hill High School
Chapel Hill, NC
Asesor(a): Sandra Williamson
Beca: $2,000.00

Sean Trainor
Capítulo Los Caballeros de la Esperanza Verde
Green Hope High School
Cary, NC
Asesor(a): Jan Cox
Beca: $2,000.00

James Bour
Capítulo Azteca
Osbourn Park High School
Manassas, VA
Asesor(a): Kirsten Cox
Beca: $1,000.00

Jessica Gaudy
Capítulo Diego de Silva y Velázquez
West Shore Jr/Sr High School
Melbourne, FL
Asesor(a): Linda Markley
Beca: $1,000.00

Rachael Postlethwait
Capítulo Sancho Panza
St. Petersburg High School
St Petersburg, FL
Asesor(a): Gloria Muñoz
Beca: $1,000.00

Sarah Kunka
Capítulo Miguel de Unamuno
The Ellis School
Pittsburgh, PA
Asesor(a): Jack Gaddess
Beca: $1,000.00

Meghan McKinney
Capítulo Esmeralda Santiago
UMS-Wright Preparatory School
Mobile, AL
Asesor(a): Sonia Stone
Beca: $1,000.00

Suzanne Reffel
Capítulo Rocinante
Lowndes High School
Valdosta, GA
Asesor(a): Carmen Ruddle
Beca: $1,000.00

Rachel Stuhlmiller
Capítulo Leonardo Félix
Midlothian High School
Midlothian, VA
Asesor(a): Kathryn Myers
Beca: $1,000.00

Maritza Garcia
Capítulo Los Matadores
Tampa Bay Technical High School
Tampa, FL
Asesor(a): Annette Suárez
Beca: $1,000.00

Melissa Gonzalez
Capítulo García Márquez
James S. Rickards High School
Tallahassee, FL
Asesor(a): Erica Hughes
Beca: $1,000.00

Charles Loeser
Capítulo Juan Ramón Jiménez
Chapel Hill High School
Chapel Hill, NC
Asesor(a): Ken Stewart
Beca: $1,000.00

Zone 2 Alternates
Marcella Petrini
Capítulo Las Alas
Northwest Guilford High School
Greensboro, NC
Asesor(a): Thomas Soth

Charles Pindziak
Capítulo Toledo
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
Melbourne, FL
Asesor(a): Carmen Mirda

Zone 3 Winners
Elizabeth Phillips
Capítulo Gloria Fuertes
Lockport TWSP High School
Lockport, IL
Asesor(a): Kathy Pratt
Beca: $2,000.00

Scott Rempel
Capítulo Los Ferroviarios
Newton High School
Newton, KS
Asesor(a): Evelyn Gregg
Beca: $2,000.00

Chelsea Andersen
Capítulo Miguel de Unamuno
Center Grove High School
Greenwood, IN
Asesor(a): Joyce Jones
Beca: $2,000.00

Patricia Russo
Capítulo Sor Juana
Mount Notre Dame High School
Cincinnati, OH
Asesor(a): Christine Mencer
Beca: $1,000.00

Melissa LaJeunesse
Capítulo Benito Juárez
Germantown High School
Germantown, WI
Asesor(a): Patrick Pehoski
Beca: $1,000.00

Durga Thakral
Capítulo Don Juan Carlos
Glenbard South High School
Glen Ellyn, IL
Asesor(a): Donna Bennett
Beca: $1,000.00

Danielle Czirmer
Capítulo Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Notre Dame Preparatory
Pontiac, MI
Asesor(a): Kimberly Anderson
Beca: $1,000.00

Mallory Gevaert
Capítulo La Catrina
Ashwaubenon High School
Green Bay, WI
Asesor(a): Jennifer Glandt
Beca: $1,000.00

Reynolds Lowry
Capítulo Dra. Raquel Kersten
Oshkosh North High School
Oshkosh, WI
Asesor(a): Gladys Wisnefski
Beca: $1,000.00

Kellie Moore
Capítulo Jorge Luís Borges
North Central High School
Indianapolis, IN
Asesor(a): Marlin Wilson
Beca: $1,000.00

Kim Tran
Capítulo Gabriel García Márquez
Wichita High School East
Wichita, KS
Asesor(a): Dave Shelly
Beca: $1,000.00

Joshua Katz
Capítulo De Colores
La Lumiere School
La Porte, IN
Asesor(a): Andrea McDonnell
Beca: $1,000.00

Mariana Berbert
Capítulo Diego Rivera
Oshkosh West High School
Oshkosh, WI
Asesor(a): Kathy Heinen
Beca: $1,000.00

Zone 3 Alternates
Olga Volozhina
Capítulo Machu Picchu
Niles North High School
Skokie, IL
Asesor(a): Ana Rios-Murphy

Stephanie Andel
Capítulo Axolotl
Plainfield Central High School
Plainfield, IL
Asesor(a): Nicole Smith

Zone 4 Winners
Swati Patki
Capítulo Ignacio Sánchez Mejías
Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, CA
Asesor(a): Molly Guadiamos
Beca: $2,000.00

Nicholas Mascarenhas
Capítulo Cela
William P. Clements High School
Sugar Land, TX
Asesor(a): Carlos Toraño
Beca: $2,000.00

Reuben Hurst
Capítulo Los Lobos
Plano West Senior High
Plano, TX
Asesor(a): Maritza Sloan
Beca: $2,000.00

Denna Zebda
Capítulo Los Emperadores
Mary Carroll High School
Corpus Christi, TX
Asesor(a): Melva Garcia
Beca: $1,000.00

Laura Mannino
Capítulo Frida Kahlo
Cactus Shadows High School
Cave Creek, AZ
Asesor(a): Jocelyn Raught
Beca: $1,000.00

Elizabeth Sherwood
Capítulo Mezquita
Capistrano Valley Christian School
San Juan Capistrano, CA
Asesor(a): Carita Garcia
Beca: $1,000.00

Kira Tamagawa
Capítulo Miguel de Cervantes
Roosevelt High School
Honolulu, HI
Asesor(a): Lyanne Iwamoto
Beca: $1,000.00

Jacob Vandermeer
Capítulo Cabeza de Vaca
St. Mark’s School of Texas
Dallas, TX
Asesor(a): Nancy Marmion
Beca: $1,000.00

Marissa Moleres
Capítulo El Palenque
Carl Wunsche Sr. High School
Spring, TX
Asesor(a): Charles Brower
Beca: $1,000.00

Audrey Pyle
Capítulo Ciro Alegría
Kinkaid School
Houston, TX
Asesor(a): Daniel Miller
Beca: $1,000.00

Jonathan Semtner
Capítulo Los tesoros
Richard King High School
Corpus Christi, TX
Asesor(a): Stephanie Guerrero
Beca: $1,000.00

Haley Ballenger
Capítulo Cabeza de Vaca
Air Academy
USAF Academy, CO
Asesor(a): Martha Slayden
Beca: $1,000.00

Kelli Currie
Capítulo Frida Kahlo
Rockdale High School
Rockdale, TX
Asesor(a): Susan Pantaleon
Beca: $1,000.00

Zone 4 Alternates
Michael Hergenrader
Capítulo Don Quijote
Grandview High School
Aurora, CO
Asesor(a): Robyn Wisler

Susan Eckelmann
Capítulo Don Quijote
Heritage Hall High School
Oklahoma City, OK
Asesor(a): Mary English

Fundraising

hnbclick — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:49:49 +0000

Hola,

Recientemente he sido elegida presidenta del capitulo de SHH en mi escuela. Aunque quizás sea unrealistico, quiero tomar un viaje a un pais hispanohablante por (que yo pienso) es la primera vez que nuestro capitulo lo ha echo. ¿Hay alguien que haya echo eso y pueda decirme unas ideas de como podemos ganar fondos suficientes?

Gracias, Heather

Host Family Needed

GoMerida — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:20:56 +0000

Colleagues,

I own and operate El Instituto de Español Moderno in Merida, Yucatan, M. We help local Mexican students find opportunities to travel to the USA and Canada to study English.

Most of our students attend a boarding school in Pennsylvania, but a few of our enrollees are unable to raise the funds for the full year of study at the boarding school.

These students are, however, enthusiastic about improving their English - and have a great desire to travel abroad and do well. So, I committed to contact all our last year’s Institute of Modern Spanish students and a few others to see if I could find a host family for them.

This is a cultural exchange, so the student would commit to help the members of the host family learn and practice Spanish 4-6 hours per week. The Institute of Modern Spanish will provide training and materials for the student to be able to teach Spanish to the host family. I would really appreciate if you can receive a student or locate a host family for him/her.

The Mexican student will also contribute a mutually agreeable amount for his /her expenses, estimated at $250 per month to cover food expenses.

In exchange the host family will provide the student with a room to sleep and help him/her enroll at a local public high school near by (the student will pay for tuition and books, as necessary).

Here’s what I’m asking right now.
Specifically, I am looking for a host family for Luis, a very nice, well-mannered and smart young man. He is now 16 years old and a freshman in high school. He would like to enroll in a high school, but depending on the cost he may attend English classes at a local academy.

Unfortunately his family is not able to pay the costs for the Pennsylvania boarding school, so I am helping him find a school within his family’s budget for travel and education expenses.

He wants to spend the 2008-2009 school year in the USA and it would not be a problem for him to teach Spanish and even spend half the time with one host family and then move with another family that also desires Spanish lessons.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you very much for your help.

¡Muchas Gracias!

Miguel Angel Cerón Ruiz (Simpson College, 1991)
Janese Ceron (MA Iowa State University, 1995)
Administrative Directors

Institute of Modern Spanish
A SPANISH LANGUAGE & MEXICAN CULTURE SCHOOL
Toll Free from U.S. 1-877-4MERIDA
(1-877-463-7432)
4merida@modernspanish.com
http://www.modernspanish.com
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/MeridaMX2008

Instituto de Español Moderno
Calle 18 X 15 Col. Maya
Merida, Yucatan, MEXICO
Telephone: (52) (999) 911-0790

Sociedad Honoraria Capitulo San Andres

pinacleves — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:07:03 +0000

El 9 de abril tuvimos nuestra segunda ceremonia de iniciacion. Los nuevos miembros del capitulo son:

Ahsya Devocht-Patel Ali Mitchell

Anders Keitz Cristóbal Smiles

Federico Fisher Gavin Kane

Heidi Bahrenburg Jacob Boshart

Jeff May Katie Felter

Victoria Cadiz Margo Goltz Sunny Kumar Marissa Vinas

Rincón de Edra Staffieri

madridtom — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:52:08 +0000

Cuando pienso en la Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica me doy cuenta del aumento del número de capítulos de la sociedad. Al principio el número de capítulos era muy limitado. En las conferencias nacionales de la AATSP no se decía mucho de las actividades de los capítulos. Cada año, con los capítulos más numerosos, la situación ha cambiado. Los directores describían los proyectos de su grupo y la animación de sus estudiantes. El resultado fue que muchos maestros decidieron organizar un capítulo en su escuela. Comprendían que un capítulo de la SHH enriquece el plan de estudio y mantiene el interés de los estudiantes en estudiar español. Además la SHH es un modo de premiar a los alumnos más diligentes. Los proyectos del capítulo, dentro de la escuela y en la comunidad, ayudan a dirigir la atención y el interés en estudiar la lengua. Para algunos estudiantes es un placer cuando ven que sus poemas o ensayos se publican en la revista Albricias. Durante los años unos estudiantes sobresalientes han recibido becas o viajes a México o España. Puedo decir que cada año la mesa directiva de la SHH piensa seriamente en maneras de aumentar los beneficios de la Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica en los distintos niveles de la enseñaza del español. Recientemente se ha establecido la Sociedad Hispánica de Amistad para la escuela media.

Edra

AATSP Conference-San José, Costa Rica

madridtom — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:44:24 +0000

AATSP 90th ANNUAL CONFERENCE

San José, Costa Rica
July 8—July 11, 2008

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Experience “La Pura Vida” as well as a variety of events:

·        Numerous off-site excursions, mid and post conference
·        Welcome Reception included with registration
·        Distinguished keynote speakers and authors
·        Special sessions on Costa Rica presented by Ticos
·        Chapter Delegate Assembly
·        A variety of workshops covering pre-K—16+ topics
related to the teaching and learning of Spanish and Portuguese
·        Over 200 sessions devoted to language, literature, linguistics and culture
·        Awards Luncheon included with registration
·        Exhibitors from around the world
·        NSE/SHH/SHA receptions
·        Professional networking
·        The beauty and nature of Costa Rica

Registration is now open. For more details and to register on-line visit the AATSP website www.aatsp.org

!Tenemos nuestra pagina de Internet! Jose Marti Chapter- Spoto HS-Riverview Florida

jmarti — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:40:09 +0000

Pueden acceder al link http://www1.sdhc.k12.fl.us/~spoto.high/SNHS/index.html

Por favor dejennos sus comentarios sobre la pagina !Todos a Una!!!

Mrs Carrera

Patrocinador del capitulo “Jose Marti”

Spoto HS

Riverview Florida

Requirements at your schools

Parthena — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:44:24 +0000

Hello, I am beginning a chapter in our school and would love feedback on your minimum grade point averages and levels for induction. I am considering a 3.5 minimum accum. in Spanish and the requirement that prospective members be in Spanish III or above.

I really appreciate any input experienced sponsors may give me.

Parthena Draggett

National Board Certified Teacher

World Language Department Chair

Spanish and French Teacher

Jackson High School

7600 Fulton Drive N.W.

Massillon, Ohio 44646

330.837.3501 x 1324

“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you’ll never cease to grow.”D’Angelo