On May 7, Chronicle co-writer Danny Salvante and student Kenny Kalousek presented their senior portfolios and are now graduates. Carlé High School congratulates them on their success. Last week Carlé introduced two new students, Jason Acevedo and Breanna Perry. Carlé welcomes them with arms wide open.
All 11th graders tested from April 27 through May 1. Student opinion on the difficulty of the test varied from, “the testing was hard but I was able to get through it,” to, “It wasn’t that bad it was actually pretty easy.” The students did the new testing on Chromebooks led by teachers Dan Maes and Robin Shrive. On the second day of testing the school had some technical difficulties due to a transformer outage. Students showed great patience and understanding and we were able to get it back up and running.
Prom was held at Carlé on May 8. The theme for the prom was “Monte Carlo”. The prom went well and the students and guests enjoyed themselves. Carlé would like to thank Andre Ari, a.k.a. “DJ Cutter,” for coming to the prom and doing such a great job with both the music and his light show. Student Chris Nuzzo made a “thank you” plaque for him. In addition the wonderful Gary Oakes brought in his professional blackjack table and dealt cards the whole night. If a student won a hand they received a ticket and at the end of the evening everyone redeemed their tickets for prizes and gift certificates from our student-based enterprise. Student Candace Safreno made a plaque for Gary thanking him for his kindness and generosity.
“Prom was pretty great. The casino theme was awesome,” said Sam Retallack.
“I believe it was a major success, the students seemed to have a great time dancing and socializing,” shared Riley Nielsen. “Smiles and laughter was everywhere to be seen.”
The final gold level trip of the year was May 10 and the students took a trip to Safari West, chaperoned by teachers Alan Siegel and Dan Maes. After a jeep tour and a walking tour there was a picnic lunch. The trip was a success and the students enjoyed themselves.
“I found the trip to be very entertaining. It was great seeing so many different animals,” said student Jose Bendana.
Student Candice Safreno agreed. “It was fun and cool seeing all the cool animals, and the monkeys were so cute,” she said. “I think everyone should go see Safari West.”
The CHILY winner last week was Kristin Melcher and she chose a basketball.
On May 15 Principal Matt Strahl took seven students to the WOW (Worth Our Wait) program. The students who attended were this Doyle Conatser, Angel Hernandez, Kristin Melcher, Chris Nuzzo, Jorge Ornate, Maria Pineda and Devyn Viale.
This week is teacher appreciation week and Mr. Strahl baked cookies, gave 100 Grand and Payday bars, and barbecued for the teachers, whom appreciated Mr. Strahl’s kindness.
The student of the week this week was Kristin Melcher. Last week’s student of the week was Doyle Conatser.
Graduation for Carlé is May 27; graduation for the adult school is on May 28.
