A number of top-achieving eighth grade and senior high school students from Miami Christian School were among those honored at the annual Coral Gables Friends of Education “Junior/Senior Student Achievement Breakfast” held March 22 at the Westin Colonnade.
Several parents and Donna Gehring, school registrar, looked on as the following students were awarded medals and certificates for their academic achievements: Andrea Garcia, Jacqueline Diaz, Alexandra Marchese, Hannah Sielk, Marcus Bello, Marlon Bello, Brandon Rodriguez, Leah Laroche, Michael Artaud and Milton Mercade, all seniors.
Eighth grade students honored included Alina Andrews, Michelle Lopez, Susana Vasquez, Naomi Granado, Elizabeth Rosillo, Matthew Gaydos, Sonali Khiyani and Sheila Linares.
The program also included a talk on “Staying Knowledgeable in Today’s World, because Knowledge Is Power,” by Mark Trowbridge, President and CEO of the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce.
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MCS Junior Kunal Khiyani has been selected to participate in the National Institute of Health (NIH) Summer Internship Program, an eight-week intensive Biomedical Research camp designed to help trainees become leaders in the biomedical research community. NIH summer programs provide an opportunity to work side-by-side leading international scientists in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. The NIH consists of the 240-bed Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center and more than 1200 laboratories/research projects located in Bethesda, MD, the surrounding area, and elsewhere in the U.S.
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On the music scene, the Miami Christian Symphonic Band performed brilliantly in Tavernier on March 5 during the annual District 20 Music Performance Assessments. Their selections included “Chester Variations” by Elliot Del Borgo and “Hymn of Praise” by Anton Bruckner.
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In faculty news, Remy Dou has received yet another honor, a prestigious Albert Einstein Distinguished Fellowship which will be served in Washington, DC during the 2011-2012 school year. Remy and the other fellows will be involved in crafting educational legislation and national science curriculum during their tenure.
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The MCS Senior Class organized and cooked the spaghetti dinner March 25 that was not only delicious but provided funds to benefit the senior trip. Face painting for the Teachers vs. Parents basketball game added to a fun evening. During the dinner, student Brandon Rodriguez signed copies of his recently-published book about MCS history and the school’s involvement with Sunil’s Home Orphanage in India. At $20 per book, all proceeds will go directly to Sunil’s Home where MCS students have made a huge impact from supplying computers and sending holiday gifts and clothes to being pen pals with every child residing there.
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Next up: Admissions Open House on April 28. For information, tel. 305-221-7754.
