The Boys Basketball team is currently 11-0 in league play and 17-3 overall. They are ranked #3 in the New York City for Class B and 19th in the state. They have four home games left as they hope to finish the league season undefeated!
The Community Health Academy Boys Basketball made their annual trip to Syracuse this weekend.
The trip was a success on and off the court. The boys defeated state powerhouse Christian Brothers Academy on Friday night and lost at the buzzer to defending champion Westhill on Saturday.
The APES students designed and engineered their very own hydroponic garden this fall. The materials were purchased with the help of generous donors through the website DonorsChoose.org.
The class celebrated their first harvest the last day of class before break. There was plenty of Kale, Lettuce, Swiss chard and Arugula to make salads for everyone in the class. Ms. Clark brought in some local oil and vinegar from Brooklyn. The students experimented with several of the fresh hydroponically grown herbs to make their own original salad dressing recipes. Favorite flavor combinations included lemon with dill and vinegar with basil and thyme. It was a delicious, healthy and earth-friendly celebration!
All of these plants were grown from seeds in the classroom using the Kratky Method. The seeds are planted into a growth medium called rockwool and suspended above water. After the seedlings sprout, nutrients are added to the water to help the plants grow. The roots grow in the water. This method is a fast, sustainable and effective means of growing food because no soil is required and the plants never need to be watered. Urban landscapes can be used for developing food- it just requires a little engineering and creativity.
Ms. Clark’s Living Environment class has been showing off their creativity and content knowledge with their Organelle Projects. The students were asked to design any project that would highlight the structure and functions of 10 or more organelles. This year brought everything from original raps to tasty homemade goods.
This is one my Ms. Clark’s favorite times of the year because she gets to see her students showcase their true talents.
“Our students are so incredibly talented and creative. CHAH students can sing, dance, write plays, paint, draw, bake cakes, direct and animated films, engineer 3D models and make a mean lasagna.” Says Ms. Clark.
A couple weeks ago, several CHAH students and a few lucky chaperones got to see Hamilton at Broadway's Richard Rogers Theatre! The students got the hottest ticket on Broadway through the generous donations from The Gilder Lehrman Institute.
The trip was coordinated by Maderlyn Olano, a history teacher here at CHAH. The lucky chaperones were Elissa Cevallos, Steve Levy, Mariela Lazala, Jeniffer Villa, and Pamela Moreno.
After the show, a few of the actors kindly took questions from the students, telling the kids about their experience performing in the famous Broadway musical.
