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A Christmas Message
Christmas Edition, December 2013
Of Math, Science, and Technology
Mankind’s Most Precious Gift
Dr. Raquel Castrodad
"The bright star of Christmas gives hope to the help-
less, awakens the virtues of each human being and
leads them on the path of peace". ~ Raquel Castrodad
D ecember arrives with its fresh air, cheerful music,
carols and songs that take us to a time everyone
wants to relive from our childhood, Christmas.
Sweet and pleasant memories of our parents, siblings,
friends, and grandmother’s delicious food come to mind.
Christmas is the most appropriate time of the year to
internalize the importance of service and to remind ourselves
of the opportunities we have had to serve.
Let us reflect on the joy of living and helping others!
How beautiful it is to establish the goal that this be the
Christmas that finds us in a rebirth of the heart, of the soul, of
life, and of hope!
We give the most precious gift that will endure and will be
with us always - to teach what love is in all its dimensions!
We can give the experience of a love that is not influenced by
color, social status or age.
The time is perfect to awaken in our children the gifts of
compassion, generosity, justice, humility, and perseverance.
These are essential virtues needed to achieve the academic,
social, and professional success of these young citizens that are
the hope of our society.
This Christmas, let’s invite our children to perform an act
that demonstrates their love for others.
These upcoming vacation days offer us a wonderful
opportunity to go out and show the face of love. This is a great
moment to visit a sick person or go to an elderly folk’s home,
to bring food to homeless people, or to collect toys for children
who are in shelters because they have had to flee a home
where abuse is the order of the day.
These are real-world experiences of which our young people
should not be alienated because they will be the ones who will
continue writing the pages of this story and who will hopefully
be the builders of a better world.
The morning breeze is accompanied by a scent full of love
and humility. We only have to stop to appreciate them, savor
their taste, and add it to the menu of our homes.
Dare to do so! It is Christmas! Hit the streets to show kids
that they can make a difference. Demonstrate that mom and
dad are in the first seat in the first row of love. Invite
grandparents, friends, neighbors, and prepare a feast of soli-
darity.
Take to the streets and give to
others! Get ready for the true
Christmas spirit!
That this Christmas and every day
of the upcoming New Year illuminate
our youth and that the star that hails
from the East may flood the world
with joy! These are the wishes of our
great Radians School family!
Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year 2014!
My idea of Christmas,
whether old-fashioned
or modern, is very
simple: loving others.
Come to think of it,
why do we have to wait
for Christmas to do
that?
~Bob Hope
L ast Saturday, 23rd of November of 2013, our eleventh grade
students visited the central office of Hogar Ruth Albergue
para Mujeres Maltratadas, Inc. located in Vega Alta. They were
part of an orientation on the objectives and tasks that are perfor-
med at that entity. It is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that
provides services to victims of domestic violence with their sons and
daughters such as: services of temporary shelter, guidance and profes-
sional counseling, services for children, individual
psychological therapy, legal advice, and support in
applying for orders of protection. After the talk, the youths made a collective donation which
included home, personal, school, and office supplies, among other items.
Elementary Girls Volleyball Team Wins COPSAA Championship
Page 2 Radians School
Above, Keishlyann Baéz, Tania Machicote, Lizbel (Center Director), Xavier Colón, Kevin Puentes.
W hat a wonderful Thanksgiving present!
On Thursday, November 21st, our elementary
school Mini-Feminine Volleyball team won the COPSAA
Volleyball Tournament by defeating Edison School.
These students have worked hard to maintain their academic
work while juggling a myriad of other activities, among them,
volleyball. This requires that our students develop maturity
beyond their years.
In an age where these values are little noted, and rarely
recognized, at Radians School this is the underlying pin that
sustains our educational philosophy.
We recognize the support of parents, teachers, coaches, and
administration in helping our students do their best.
We congratulate the athletes on their wonderful achievement.
Once again, our students demonstrate what the virtues of
dedication, responsibility and commitment are capable of
helping our students achieve.
O ur young graduate of the Class of 2011, William José Burgos-
Vega, is currently participating in Semester at Sea, a program
that allows students to study while travelling the world. He
embarked in Southampton, London in August 24, visiting the countries of
Russia, Germany, Belgium, France, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Morocco,
Canary Islands, Ghana, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and Baha-
mas. He has learned about the different cultures of the countries visited. It
has been a wonderful experience.
At left, we see Willie with school children in Ghana. Willie is the son of
our beloved office records administrator and proud mother, Vilma Vega.
Graduate participates in Semester-at-Sea Program
High School Students offer Community Service
High School Celebrates Thanksgiving
Page 3 Christmas Edition, December 2013
By Miriam Montanez, HS Principal
L ast Friday, November 22, students from 7th to
12th grade celebrated Thanksgiving with a fun-
filled activity that included presentations, snacks,
lunch, and a surprise!!! Cabezudos and baile de zan-
cos, Spanish folkloric traditions typical of the
Christmas holiday celebrations.
The activity, coordinated and sponsored by our Stu-
dent Council, began during the morning with a
reflection offered by Geraldo Acevedo, Student Council
President, who gave thanks in a manner in which
Ralph Waldo Emerson expresses: Cultivate the habit
of being grateful for every good thing that comes to
you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all
things have contributed to your advancement, you
should include all things in your gratitude.
Afterwards, we enjoyed several students’
presentations that included short dramas, dances, and
singing, all inspired in our Christmas-time traditions.
Our students showed their creativity, talent, and
excellent taste as they presented a series of musical
and dramatic numbers which emphasized the values
and virtues that form part of our school’s philosophy.
A delicious typical Puerto Rican Thanksgiving lunch
was served and enjoyed by all students, teachers, and
school personnel. Students danced to the tune of salsa
and plena, and shared with peers and teachers!
The activity ended with the
11th grade presentation.
Students sang accompanied by
fellow students playing instru-
ments, and danced a folkloric
bomba and plena with the ani-
mation of the Cabezudos and
zancos!
It was an excellent day for all and a wonderful way to
mark the beginning of our Christmas holidays.
As the Holiday Season is upon us, we find ourselves
reflecting on the past year.
We value our relationship with our students
and their parents, and look forward to the year
to come. We wish you all a very happy Holiday Season
and a New Year filled with peace and prosperity.
Christmas isn't
a season. It's a
feeling.
~Edna Ferber
Inside Story Headline
Radians School Of Math, Science, and Technology
Carr 735 Km 0.4
Cayey, Puerto Rico (787) 738-4822
www.radiansschool.org
The First and Only School in Puerto Rico
recognized as a
“National School of
Character”
Junior National Honor Society Initiation
O n Thursday, November 21st, the Junior Nation-
al Honor Society initiated its new members.
The National Honor Society (NHS) and National Junior
Honor Society (NJHS) are the nation's premier organi-
zations established to recognize outstanding high
school and middle level students. More than just an hon-
or roll, NHS and NJHS serve to honor those students
who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of Schol-
arship, Leadership, Service, and Character (and Citizen-
ship for NJHS).
Prof. María Lopez is the Faculty Advisor for the JNHS
at Radians School. She has worked diligently to help our
students assume the responsibilities that membership
in this organization requires. This year 25 deserving
students were initiated into the JNHS. Among the
requirements are that students must fulfill the required
academic grades. They must also be examples of the
virtues of academic excellence, leadership, service and
character.
We recognize the outstanding qualities possessed by
these students and wish
them the best of success as
they begin their careers as
model students and model
citizens.
Congratulations!
The entire Radians School Family wishes you and your own
a healthy and safe Holiday Season!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2014!
Above, Dr. José Castrodad offering his opening message on
the importance of being a JNHS member .
Above, proud parents with faces aglow watch as their chil-
dren are initiated into the Junior National Honor Society.
At left, parents and current
student officials of the NJHS,.
Above, Ambar Soliván,
9th grade student and
outgoing President of
the JNHS welcoming
the new initiates.