Raven 2009 Fall.pdf - St. Raymond High School for Boys

Education in the Summer
AlBERt EinStEin SCHool oF MEdiCinE SuMMER EnRiCHMEnt PRoGRAM
Daniel McLendon ‘11 William Boateng ‘11 Joshua Obeng ‘11
Three St. Raymond students participated
in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Summer Enrichment Program this past
summer.
For six weeks during July and August, William
Boateng ‘11, Daniel McLendon ‘11
and Joshua Obeng ‘11 spent four days a
week shadowing medical professionals.
According to Nilda Soto, the assistant
dean for diversity enhancement at the Albert
Einstein School of Medicine, “The sum-
mer Enrichment Program, begun in 1988,
allows high school age students throughout
the Bronx with an interest in medicine,
science or health care the opportunity to
learn about careers in those fields, while
meeting with and shadowing professionals
and strengthening their study skills and
habits in a supportive, interactive environment.”
During the program — Mondays through
Thursdays — students attend classes and
Welcome new faCuLty Ms. Justine Davies, Earth Science and Chemistry.
Ms. Davies, originally from the Pelham section of the
Bronx, is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the
College of Notre Dame in Maryland. She comes to St. Raymond
from Seton Keough High School in Baltimore where
she taught Biology, Physical Science and Marine Biology.
She also coached track and cross-country. Ms. Davies was
also a Lasallian Volunteer in Oakland, California where she
worked in an after-school program for middle and high
school students.
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Mr. Silvestre Padron, Music.
Mr. Padron, born and raised in Venezuela, comes to St.
Raymond after eight years as a music teacher in Rockaway
Park, New York. Before moving to the United States
in 1997, he traveled to several countries with the choir of
East University in Venezuela. Mr. Padron is a graduate of
Wagner College and attended California State University
in Los Angeles.
receive counseling about careers in science
and medicine in the morning and at
the office of a doctor or health care professional
in the afternoon. This program offers
a special opportunity for students to get a
‘hands on’ experience in research labs,
clinical hospital settings and private practices.
It is an inside view—one that many
do not often see of the medical field with
unlimited resources. It is also an opportunity
that allows students with a common
interest to interact and learn from one another.
Soto adds that “when students think about
what they would like to do for their careers,
this program makes them aware of the
many options that exist for them, limited
only by their desire to pursue them.”
At the end of the summer program, each
student gives an oral presentation about
their experience to all the participants.
lasallian Educator Of the year
The recipient of the Lasallian Educator
Award for 2009 is the school’s art teacher,
Mr. Ed Mouzon, a graduate of St. Raymond,
class of 1982. The annual distinguished
Lasallian Educator Award, chosen
by the faculty and staff, honors an educator
in a Lasallian School who exemplifies
the ideals of St. John Baptist de La Salle in
the 21st century. This award is presented
by the Regional Board of Education of the
Christian Brothers in the name of all Lasallians.
The requirements necessary to receive this
award are as follows: the recipient must be
an educational minister at St. Raymond for
at least five years, the recipient must work
in association with the school community
to foster gospel values in the lives of the
staff and students, and the recipient must
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