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VOL #7 ISSUE #7
Young Women’s Leadership Academy
San Antonio ISD
College Preparatory, Leadership Development, Health and Wellness
2123 W. Huisache Avenue
210-438-6525
Night School
STAAR / EOC / AP Testing Schedule
Date
Time
Subject
Date
Test/Course/Subject
March 02
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Science - 6th gr
March 30
STAAR - 7th Grade - Writing Day 1
EOC - English I
March 03
5:00pm - 7:00pm
English I
March 31
STAAR - 7th Grade - Writing Day
March 04
5:00pm - 7:00pm
AP Psych - 12th gr
March 05
5:00pm - 7:00pm
AP US History
April 01
EOC - English II
April 20
STAAR - 8th Grade - Math
March 16
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Science - 6th gr
March 18
4:30pm - 6:30pm
5:30pm - 7:00pm
AP Biology
Biology
April 21
STAAR - 6th Grade - Math
STAAR - 7th Grade - Math
STAAR - 8th Grade - Social Studies
March 23
4:00pm - 5:00pm
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Science - 6th gr
AP Psych - 11th gr
April 22
STAAR - 6th Grade - Reading
STAAR - 7th Grade - Reading
STAAR - 8th Grade - Science
March 25
5:00pm - 7:00pm
AP Psych - 12th gr
May 04
EOC - US History
AP - Psychology
AP - Environmental Science
May 05
EOC - Biology
AP - Calculus
May 06
AP English Literature/Composition
EOC - Algebra I
AP - Physics
The Teach for America Sue Lehmann Excellence in
Teaching Awards highlight and share best practices
from some of the organization’s most impactful
corps members, inform future teacher preparation,
and further learning and development. Teach For
America selects diverse individuals from across the
country for their innovative work in their schools.
Awardees have fostered substantial academic and personal growth in
their students.
May 11
AP - Biology
May 12
AP - US Government and Politics
AP - Spanish Literature/Culture
May 13
AP - English Language/Composition
AP - Statistics
May 14
AP - World History
Ms. Aguilera is one of two San Antonio nominees recognized for the
national award competition to represent our region.
May 15
AP - Human Geography
March 26
4:00pm - 6:00pm
AP Statistics
March 30
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Science - 6th gr
Congratulations to Ms. Aguilera
Nominated for the Teach for America Sue
Lehmann Excellence in Teaching Award
Memo from the Principal
Make sure students rest
before testing days and that
they review their journals.
Mu Alpha Theta
Induction Ceremony
March 17, 2015
YWLA Library 6:00pm
Friday, March 27, 2015 1:00pm
Transportation arrangements must
be made for students to be picked up
at 1:00pm. All bus students will be
picked up at 1:00pm.
YWLA Alumnae Spotlight-Her Words
Marina B (Class of 2014) spent her winter br eak in Chile!
In my first year entering Agnes Scott College, I was a bit skeptical
as to the level of education I would be obtaining, being that I had
never heard of this college nor the programs they had to offer.
However, I quickly learned that the decision I made was the correct
one. Not only was I awarded the Perry Presidential Scholarship, but
I was also given the opportunity to have a short study abroad in
Chile where I studied the culture of the country. I partook in
astronomical observations. In Chile, my class and I visited five
major cities: Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Santiago, Antofagasta, and
San Pedro de Atacama. In the first three cities, we studied the culture of the country and lived lives as Chileans would. I, along with my roommate, stayed with
a host family in Viña del Mar where we lived and experienced the culture. After which, my
class and I traveled up north to the Atacama Desert where we studied astronomy and visited
the ALMA telescope and the Paranal Observatory. It was an experience I will never forget,
and one that I would recommend every student try to experience. WE’RE PROUD OF YOU,
MARINA!
San Antonio ISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, age, national origin, sex, or disability in providing education services, activities,
and programs, including vocational programs, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Es norma del Districto Escolar Independiente de San Antonio de no discriminar por motivos de raza, religion, color, edad, origen nacional, sexo o impedimento, en sus programas, servicios o actividades vocacionales, tal como lo requiere el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el
Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972, y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda
VOL #7 ISSUE #7
Rebecca Salazar
(210) 438-6525 ext: 72332
[email protected]
Shout out to all of the amazing Seniors & their parents for completing the FAFSA! Please r emember to complete the IRS tax transfer
if you have not already done so. Parents please help me remind your daughter to check all of her prospective campus accounts. These
accounts are the main way that the campus will communicate with your student.
Top Honors: Our students hard work and the preparation that they have received during their time here is seeing a return on investment.
We are proud to recognize the following student(s):
 Congratulations to senior Ilanna V who has been named one of 11 Coca-Cola Scholars in Texas. She is one of only three in San Antonio.
Ilanna has completed over 200 hours in community service and is a member of the YWLA Cardinal Senate as well as the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Board. She will join 149 other Coca-Cola Scholars in April for scholars weekend in Atlanta, where they meet
their peers for a time of inspiration, fun, and camaraderie. Coca-Cola Scholars will all be awarded $20,000 in scholarship funds. The Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend marks the beginning of a lifelong connection among new scholarship recipients and the
extended family
of thousands of Coca-Cola Scholars.
Senior Parent Reminder:

Please set up your daughter’s visit to her doctor for her necessary immunizations for college. The Meningococcal Vaccine is required
and she will not be allowed to register for classes without proof of this vaccination.

Don’t forget to bring in your acceptance letters as well as your financial aid packages! Check your email and mailbox regularly! It is
important that you do not miss any deadlines.
Junior & Senior Parents:
Please be patient with our new Cap/Gown/Ring vendor Jostens. They are still working on the ring mold with their manufacturer. The orders
will be filled in time for the ceremony and while you will not be able to order online you are able to place orders over the phone or in person.
College Connections- Missouri University of Science & Technology - If your daughter is considering an engineering career pathway
this campus is for her! S&T does a wonderful job supporting each student through their time on campus and is genuinely focused on the areas
of science and technology. They are nationally ranked above MIT for best engineering program, and have programs for various engineering
fields as well as computer science, chemistry, biology as well as social sciences. Their small class sizes as well as student to teacher ratio
offer plenty of opportunities for research and are taught by world renowned professors. Rolla, Missouri where this campus is located, is only
an 8 hour drive from Dallas & Southwest has great deals into the St. Louis airport.
YWLA Parent University
March 28, 2015 8:30am - 11:00am
Parents and Students of ALL grade
levels are welcome to attend!
Come learn about the college going process.
Topics include:

College

Admissions
Scholarships

Summer
Programs
Saving for College


College Financial Aid

How to prepare for college
at any age
PREP & Middle School Summer Homework
The Nat M Washer Masonic
Lodge, proud supporters of
YWLA, will be holding a BBQ
Plate Sale.
March 28, 2015 212 City St.
BBQ Chicken Plate - $6.00
100% of proceeds go towards scholarships
exclusive to our YWLA graduates.
For tickets, please contact
Mrs. Rebecca Salazar 438-6525 ext. 72332
Ashley Cash
[email protected]
(210) 438-6525 ext:72309
The UTSA PREP program is in the final stages of reviewing applications for their summer programs. As you consider your daughter’s
summer options, we want to ensure that you are aware of how the PREP program impacts summer homework expectations for middle school
students. If a middle school student completes the PREP program, they are not required to complete the YWLA summer homework.
However, they will still need to read any of the assigned summer novels and complete the associated novel projects. If a student participates
in only a portion of PREP and fails to complete the program, they will still be required to complete summer homework. All high school
students are required to complete summer homework regardless of their PREP participation.
Transferring PREP Credits onto High School Transcripts
If your daughter does well in the PREP program, she is eligible to have the course grade placed on her high school transcript as a state credit.
This means that it would count as an elective credit and the grade would be factored into her GPA calculation. If your child has participated
in the PREP program in previous years (even if it was in middle school) and you would like to have the PREP grade and credit added to her
transcript, you will need to contact the UTSA PREP program in order to initiate the credit transfer process. The link below will take you to
the form UTSA will require you to complete before they will release the grade to YWLA:
http://www.prep-usa.org/portal/admin/images/tranrequest.pdf
Kindness
As parents, we spend a considerable amount of time helping our children find their voice by coaching them on how to speak up when they’ve
been wronged or when something they believe in is being questioned. However, it is just as important that we
spend time coaching them on how to use their voice and their actions to impart good and kindness in the world
around them as well. In our announcements each day, we ask our girls to find opportunities to do random acts of
kindness for those around them. Being able to identify needs in the community around you is an important skill for
any leader, but beyond that, it is important in our efforts to build the YWLA sisterhood. I encourage you to have a
conversation with your daughter about what this means and what a small act of kindness can do for a friend (or a
“frenemy”). Give examples of things you have done for others before, or describe an act of kindness that someone
has done for you and how it impacted you. Make kindness and compassion a focus for your discussions with your
daughter.
“Good, better, best - Never let it rest until your good is better and your better is best.” - Tim Duncan
VOL #7 ISSUE #7
6th Grade
st
th
9th Grade
Crystal P - 1 place - Physics
(Moving on to Exxon Mobil STATE FAIR)
Elysha G- 4 Grand prize Fair III - Botany
(Moving on to Exxon Mobil STATE FAIR)
Sandra M - 2nd Place - Physics
(Moving on to Exxon Mobil STATE FAIR)
Allyson K - 2nd place - Math and Science
(Moving on to Exxon Mobil STATE FAIR)
Nayeli G - 2nd place - Medicine & Health
(Moving on to Exxon Mobil STATE FAIR)
Crystal V - 4th place - Behavioral Science
Nicole D - 5th place - Physics
Anabelle R - Honorable Mention - Microbiology
Sana S - Honorable Mention - Environmental
Jacqueline C - Honorable Mention - Chemistry
11th Grade
th
7 Grade
Brenda C and Corina L - 4th place - Behavioral Sciences
Sophia T - 1 place - Zoology
(Moving on to Exxon Mobil STATE FAIR)
Adriana A - 5th place - Health and Medicine
1 place Special Award for Best Human Factors and $100
st
st
Sofia Q - 1st place - Botany
(Moving on to Exxon Mobil STATE FAIR)
12th Grade
Jessica A - 3rd place - Biochemistry
3 place Special Award - BioBridge Global $175 with Plaque
Mia M - 2nd place - Biochemistry
(Moving on to Exxon Mobil STATE FAIR)
rd
Ashley O - 5th place - Environmental
Special Award - Association For Women Geoscientist
nd
Giovanna R- 2 place - Medicine & Health
(Moving on to Exxon Mobil STATE FAIR)
Campus Awards
Jazlyn M - 4thplace - Medicine and Health
The Roger Harvey Award - 2nd Year in a row
The Sister Joseph Marie Armer Award
8th Grade
Janelle A -3rd place - Chemistry
Special Award: San Antonio Section
American Chemical Society
Noor R - 3rd place Engineering
Special Award: U.S. Air Force
Sana S - 3rd place - Physics
Giselle R - 5th place - Environmental Science
Emily G - Honorable Mention - Microbiology
The following students are headed to the
State Competition in Austin, Texas
Devyn M - Willie Velasquez: Su voto es su voz
1st Place - Junior individual Documentary
Hispanic Heritage Award
Texas A&M Local History Award
Best In Show
Gabriela G- Robert A. Abbott
1st place - Junior Individual Website
Marissa R- Rachel Carson and Silent Spring
1st Place - Senior Historical Paper
National Women’s History Month
March is celebrated across the United States as National Women’s History Month. This month is the celebration of some of
the greatest women who brought about the suffragette movement and the liberation of Women in the United States. March 8 th
is International Women’s History Day. On this day, we remember and appreciate the work and sacrifices of women involved
in the feminist movement, like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, who worked specifically to secure the right for
Women to vote. The National Women’s History Project, an annual historical celebration of women, gives a topic each year to
highlight certain areas of the movement. This year’s (2015) topic is W eaving the Stories of W omen’s Lives.
National Women's History Project: http://www.nwhp.org
Athletic Booster
Club Meeting
March 25, 2015 6:00pm
YWLA Library
PTSA Meeting
March 18, 2015 6:00pm
YWLA Auditorium
YWLA Decades Countdown
Date
March 24
April 8
May 7
Decade
50’s- head to toe outfit
40’s- accessories only
20’s- head to toe outfit
Film Club
Fee
$5
$3
$5
Dress For Success
High School Students Only
April 02, 2015
May 01, 2015
June 05, 2015
Do you have any pictures you would like
to see in the End of Year Video?
If so, send to the YWLA Film Club:
[email protected]
*Pictures must be relevant to
school events & appropriate
(keep in mind that everyone
will see them).
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
8
9
10
11
12
15
16
Night School
6th gr Science-4pm
17
18
Night School
AP Bio - 4:30pm
Biology - 5:30pm
19
Night School
AP US Hist. 5pm
9th Grade Parent
Meeting 6pm
Mu Alpha Theta
Induction
6pm YWLA
Library
PTSA Executive
Board Meeting 6pm
22
23
Night School
6th gr Science-4pm
AP Psych - 5pm
Juniors
PTSA Meeting
6:00pm
JV Track Meet
12:30pm
Carnival
Committee
Meeting 6:30pm
Spring Choir
Concert 6:30pm
Auditorium
24
25
Graduate Recital
Choir Rehearsal
5:00 - 6:30
Dress for Decades
50’s Day
NAHS Field Trip
McNay Art
Museum 10:30am
JV Track Meet
12:30pm
Athletic Booster
Club Meeting
6:00pm
29
30
STAAR
7th gr Writing Day 1
EOC
English I
Night School
6th gr Science-4pm
31
1
2
STAAR
STAAR
7th gr Writing
Family Night
Day 2
EOC - English II 6:00pm Cafeteria
Graduate Recital
Choir Rehearsal
5:00 - 6:30
UIL CROSS EXAMINATION
STATE COMPETITION
March 20 - 21 Austin, Texas
HS UIL ACADEMICS - March 27 & 28
HS students participating in UIL Academics must fulfil their
commitment on their event day. Most students will participate on
March 27 & 28. Failur e to complete their commitment will
result in the student not participating in all extra curricular activities
including Theme Days, field trips, Senior/Class activities, Carnivals,
etc. For more information please contact
Mrs. A. Garcia at [email protected].
NAHS Field Trip
Senior Ring Ceremony
March 26, 2015
McNay Art Museum
10:30am
Friday, April 10, 2015
YWLA Auditorium
3:00pm
9th Grade
Parent Meeting
March 16, 2015
YWLA Library
6:00pm
Spring Choir Concert
March 19, 2015 6:30pm
YWLA Auditorium
CAPS Program NJAHS Assistance League of San Antonio
Volunteer Event
10:00am - 12:00pm
1611 West. Avenue
Contact Person:
Susan Smith
14
SAT
Administration
(see R. Salazar)
20
21
HS UIL
HS UIL
Cross Examination Cross Examination
State Competition
State Competition
Austin Texas
Austin Texas
27
28
JV/Varsity Track
Meet 8:00am
Early Release
1:00pm
Parent University
8:30am
YWLA Auditorium
Junior Class
Meeting
3
4
Good Friday
Holiday
No School
JV/Varsity
Track Meet
12:30pm
Class of 2020
Parent Meeting
YWLA Cafeteria
6:30am
13
NJAHS
CAPS Volunteer
Program
26
Night School
AP Stats - 4pm
Night School
AP Psych
Seniors 5pm
Saturday
Dress for Success
HS Students
Emergency Contact Information
Recently we have encountered quite a bit of non-working
numbers as we try to contact parents. If you have changed
your number, address or e-mail please contact our Data
Clerk, Mrs. Corpus at 438-6525 ext. 72305 or by email at
[email protected]. It is very important that we have
current contact information.
Spring Rummage Sale
Saturday, April 11, 2015
9:00am - 1:00pm Set up: 8:00am
YWLA Parking Lot
Hosted by: Senior Class of 2015
Pre-Sale: $10.00/Space
Day of: $15.00/Space
For more information please contact Mrs. Cervantes at
[email protected] or any member of the YWLA
Class of 2015.
Class of 2016 Meeting
March 27, 2015
YWLA Library
STAAR Family Night
April 02, 2015
YWLA Cafeteria 6pm
PLACE
NAME
TIME
GRADE
1st
KAREASE W
7:03
11th
2nd
JYLIAN B
7:20
10th
3rd
EDEN D
7:25
10th
Class of 2020 - Parent Meeting
NO SCHOOL
4th
7:43
7th
April 01, 2015 6:30pm
YWLA Cafeteria
April 03, 2015
Good Friday Holiday
SOFIA Q
LEAH V
5th
MALARIE S
7:45
11th
MARCH NEWSLETTER RECEIPT
Student Name:_______________________________
AVID Teacher:_______________________________
This must be returned to your Prep teacher by 3/18/15 for a grade. If it is not returned, you will
receive a grade of 50.
Student Signature:________________________________
Parent Signature:_________________________________