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Radians School, in its efforts to continue to enrich an extremely rigorous academic curriculum has invested heavily in a

new computerized State-of-the Art LED Professional Stage Presentation Lighting System. The institution is

strongly committed to giving our students a strong, complete education, including the arts. The new lighting system,

which comes at a hefty cost, gives our students a new tool with which to develop and grow. Students can work in an

audio-visual squad, obtaining experience in the field of communications and production. Along with the already

strong Fine Arts Program at the school, students will begin to learn about the technical aspect of preparing

presentations. Once again, Radians School is leading the way in avante-garde student education.

A Virtues-Based Community Issue 12 February, 2014

Above, High School students participating in Radians School

production of “A Chicago Story”

At left, our new computerized lighting system will take school

presentations to a whole new level of sophistication. Select students will

be taking an audio-visual course to learn to run the lighting systems and,

perhaps, find an interest in a whole new career. Once again, Radians

School is increasing its offerings to better prepare our students for life

in the real world.

One of the most successful and influential programs which is offered to our high school

Senior students, is the Internship Program. This unique program has been running for more

than 10 years under the direction of our school’s Guidance Counselor, Prof. Wanda Berríos.

The program allows students to intern in a profession or career of their interest where

they learn first-hand what the daily life of their career choices is like. Students learn to

work in the real-world work place scenario; this experience gives them the opportunity to

determine if this is what they would truly wish to study. Among the various internships

offered each year are hospitals, veterinary clinics, law firms, business offices, restaurants, TV

stations, fashion designers, the Fine Arts Center, pharmacies, chiropractors office, physical

therapy clinics, scientific research labs, schools, governmental offices, among others.

Radians School is one of the few schools successfully running this type of internship for

Seniors. Students and parents, as well as employers, have reacted very positively to the

program and look forward to participating in it. Once again we can effectively state (and

statistics demonstrate) that Radians School is the leader in preparing our students for fu-

ture success.

'There is only one thing that

makes a dream impossible to

achieve: the fear of failure.'

As part of the celebration of the National Chemistry Week: "Energy: Now and Forever”, the American

Chemical Society (ACS) Chapter of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), Rio Piedras, invited the Chemistry

course (11th) to their Open House on October 23, 2013. Middle and high school students visited the scientific

research facilities of the UPR, Rio Piedras campus. Students had the opportunity to visit some of the laboratories

of the Facundo Bueso building, guided by one of our student graduates, Francisco Martinez, who is a Chemistry

student in UPR, Rio Piedras. The activity ended with the "Magic Chemistry Show" at the amphitheater of the

Faculty of Natural Sciences.

During the activity our eleventh grade students donated items for children. This was part of the National

Chemistry Week activities carried out nationwide. Students of the ACS Chapter, Rio Piedras, collected the items

and then items were given to charity. Radians School students learn the virtues of sharing and compassion

by being involved in these activities that are educational, both academically and humanistically.

On November 12, 2013 our American Chemical Society Chem Club participated of a tour through the facilities

of the Natural Sciences building of the University of Puerto Rico in Cayey, including its laboratories. The Chem

Club was invited by the students’ organization called “Círculo de Química” of the aforementioned University.

The Chem Club members also participated in some chemistry-based demonstrations developed by the members

of this organization. Our students demonstrated a keen interest in the scientific experiments.

Science

in

service

to

others

The High School Student

Red Cross carries out many

activities, including the

collection of school supplies

for needy children in Peru.

Las fotos de los juguetes fue

una recolecta que hicimos en

la High para entregar a niños

necesitados en Barrio Obrero

a través de la Parroquia

Nuestra Señora del Carmen y

el Padre Giovanni a cargo de

dicha Parroquia. En las fotos

se ve el recogido en el salón,

luego la entrega en la par-

roquia y finalmente nuestros

estudiantes jugando y com-

partiendo con los niños luego

de haber recibido los

juguetes.

High School Students Attend Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Open House The Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico invited our 11th grade and the SHPE Jr. (“Society of Hispanics

Professional Engineers”) to its Open House on February 20, 2014. Our students received information and

orientation of the different academic opportunities offered by the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. They had

the chance to visit the research facilities, robotics laboratories and design laboratories. Our students also

received conferences from different departments such as: industrial engineering, interior design and architecture.

By working as volunteers in the High School Student Red Cross, our students

demonstrate the many virtues taught by Radians School. They extoll the virtues of

service, empathy, caring, and giving to others who are less fortunate, or who have

been victims of natural disasters. We applaud the leadership these students embody and

are thankful to the school staff who guide them along the way. The Faculty advisor for the

High School Red Cross is our very own Prof. Miguel Gonzalez.

By giving to

others, we

share our

common

humanity.