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STORIES FROM THE FIELD

Angela Gonzales, 11th Grader Queens High School

“I just read The Alchemist by Pablo Coehlo,” said Angela Gonzales, an 11th grader at Queens High School of Teaching (QHST) in Bellerose, New York.  “It’s more than a book about a boy and a girl and magic. It’s about finding yourself...   

Brooklyn Preparatory Academy

Brooklyn Preparatory High School has 380 students and graduated its second class of seniors in June 2009. When it opened, in the fall of 2004, it was housed in a much larger, traditional junior high school. Since then this ISA small high school has relocated to a more permanent home...   

Denise Levine, ISA Coach, Academy for Conservation

“I see myself as a cheerleader. I try to acknowledge what I think the faculty is doing that is really excellent, and then provide one or two strategies that may also help," says Denise Levine, ISA coach at Academy for Conservation and the Environment in Canarsie, Brooklyn. Denise came out of retirement to take the job after a distinguished career as a teacher, principal, superintendent, college professor, and consultant-coach for New York City public schools...   

Josh Crafton, 11th Grader Queens High School

“I was average in junior high. I was looking for a high school that could really help me become better than average,” said Josh Crafton, an 11th grader at Queens High School of Teaching. “When I got accepted here, I thought it would be a new experience, and so did my mom...   

Marvin Pryor, Principal, Carver School of the Arts

Marvin Pryor is a trombonist and the principal of at Carver School of the Arts in Atlanta. His professional life as a musician taught him the value of strong mentors. His role as principal underscores for him the importance of family to academic achievement...   
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