7th Level Students Study in Rhode Island
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The expedition is a joint effort between St. Bernard Academy and Bishop Hendricken High School and combined talents of Dr. Mark Fontaine and Lou Ventura at Hendricken along with several Advanced Placement students from the school. The students, two teachers and four parent chaperones accompanied Head of School Carl Sabo on their 'pre-school year adventure'.
"We will accomplish all of the objectives we set out to," commented third year Head of School, Mr. Sabo. "We want to expose the children to very different ecosystems, unique geology and really promote science to a much higher level. We will collect a lot of samples along with water and soil data that will be used in the classroom this fall. One really neat component is the fact that the students can go on-line this fall and compare data with the NOAA buoy that's out in Narragansett Bay. The buoy provides real time measures. It should really be interesting."
Sabo taught science at Bishop Hendricken prior to moving to Nashville and continues to have a great working relationship with Fontaine and Ventura, both veterans of the science department. "I called Mark one day and said, 'Hey, what do you think about putting together a program like this?' He has been running full throttle since."
The students will spend a day on Patience Island (uninhabited), dragged a plankton net behind the 24 foot boat and viewed samples under microscopes at the high school. They will also spend a day on Black Island and at the Beavertail Lighthouse on Jamestown Island in addition to visiting the mansions of Newport. The visit will conclud with a successful whale watch off the coast of Massachusetts.
Duke University Talent Identification Program
The Talent Identification Program provides students with the opportunity to learn more about their abilities. Fourth and fifth level students who score in the 95th percentile or better in an area of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills qualify to take the EXPLORE test in the fifth and/or sixth grade. The EXPLORE tests were developed to measure educational achievement in English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning.
In 2008, 58 percent of the fourth level students qualified to enroll in the program and 68 percent of the fifth level qualified.
Sixth level students who score in the 95th percentile or better on the ITBS qualify to take the ACT or SAT in the seventh level. In 2008, 44 percent of the sixth level qualified.
National Merit Scholarship Competition
SBA Alumni students honored for excellence
Five students who attended St. Bernard Academy have been notified that they placed either as commended scholars, scoring in the top 5 percent on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, or semi-finalists, scoring in the top 2 percent on the PSAT. Semi-finalists include Johnny Mishu who attends Montgomery Bell Academy, Ellie Walsh who attends St. Cecilia Academy and Nicole Williams who attends The University School. Commended scholars are Nicholas Mataya who attends Father Ryan High School and Emily Wurz who attends Hume Fogg Academic High School.
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