The Picture Place
The following photograph was taken during a visit to the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County on May 18, 2010
Mr. Edi Weinstein shared his inspiring story of survival with seventh grade students
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Caribbean Cay Celebration Day
Our Hut in Room 220
March 11, 2010
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Caribbean Chef Nick Biasi shares his Caribbean Tea recipe.
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Period 2 Caymates sample the finest Caribbean cuisine. Roast Langosta, anyone?
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Chef Michael Birofka impresses the Caymates with his Coconut Bread recipe.
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Chef Skyler Paccio introduces his tantalizing Caribbean Dessert Pizza.
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Chef Iyana Ashby prepares Caymates for a Tres Leches treat.
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Chef Justin Chiu wows the crowd with delectable Fried Plantains.
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Mr. Clark and the Period 7 Caymates enjoy the Caribbean Chefs' Showcase.
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Ms. Green introduces Period 8 Caymates to the Caribbean Chefs in Residence.
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Caymate Nick Cuozzo prepares for the feast.
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Chef Bobby Chillianis enlightens Ms. Green and the Period 8 Caymates with the recipe for Caribbean Fudgy Brownies.
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Ms. Green steals Caribbean recipe ideas from Caymates Deniz Soybas and Michelle Lampert.
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Caymates Shannon Dowd, Kristie Marotta and Isabella Bradley remind us that "beneath d'skin is all d'same."
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21st Century Scholars Trip to the
Edgar Allan Poe House
December 5, 2009
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 5, 2009
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Ms. Green, Eddie POE, and JFK's POEts in Residence prepare for the tour.
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Ms. Russo and her fellow Poets mug for the camera.
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Eddie's sitting room...
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and Eddie at work.
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Ms. Smith reenacts one of Poe's stories.
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The TELL TALE HEART?
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Ms. Smith and the Poets listen to an excerpt from Annabel Lee.
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Quoth the raven, "Nevermore!"
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POEt Kyle Bohringer awaits an escape from Poe's cellar of horrors.
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Poets reflect on Poe's legacy in the Reading Room.
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"Here! Here! It is the beating of his hideous heart!"
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Poets Alyssa Trebitz, Jordyn Blom, Nicole Giovaniello, and Janine Maggi sample Philly's finest.
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Character Teams
Flat Character Contenders
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Round Character Contenders
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We MUST Remember
The following photographs were taken during Holocaust survivor Edi Weinstein's visit to JFK on January 20, 2009
Mr. Edi Weinstein sharing his remarkable story of hope and survival with seventh grade students
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Mr. Weinstein shares images of Treblinka Death camp, where he was a prisoner
Selected students prepare to ask their questions
John Tierney asks what we can all learn from Mr. Weinstein's past
Mr. Weinstein reminds students why we MUST remember
*For more information on Mr. Weinstein's remarkable story, read his book, Quenched Steel: The Story of an Escape from Treblinka or read the article I Escaped from a Death Camp*
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The following photographs were taken during a visit to the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
Ms. Green and her parents outside the Remember the Children exhibit
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The entrance to Daniel's Story, an exhibit based on the stories of children who experienced the Holocaust
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Orders for the Yellow Star
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Ghetto Rules
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"Why remember?
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
~George Santayana
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