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RTA students celebrate academic accomplishments at award ceremony

Student with award and mom and school counselor.
RTA students celebrate academic accomplishments at award ceremony

Students at Rebecca Turner Academy were recognized for their academic achievements at their award ceremony on Thursday, December 19, 2024. Students received awards such as high honor roll, honor roll, the “Credit Recovery All-Star Award,” and other distinctions marking their success in the first marking period. 

Principal Troy Newbey spoke to students before the ceremony, urging them to work hard in the second marking period and take advantage of their opportunities as the school year progresses. School Counselor Jennifer Goire-Peralta then began calling students to receive their hard-earned awards. 

“This is an opportunity for reflection; this is also an opportunity to support your classmates,” said Ms. Goire-Peralta. “Whether you received an award or not, this is your opportunity to ask yourself, ‘Should I be doing something differently? Can I be doing something differently?’... Everyone here has gone through something, so we want to make sure that you know we appreciate you, we care about you, and we just want to support you.”

The first award announced was the Most Improved Award. Parents and classmates cheered on winners as they were announced. 

“I feel accomplished,” said Isaac Ferrell, a 12th-grade student at RTA who received a high honor roll award. “This just proves that you can do anything that you put your mind to, and you can’t let anybody tell you that you can or can’t do something. It’s up to you really. I just stay focused and put my mind on one thing. I just want to finish school, get done with what I have to do, and get out of here.” 

Students enjoyed cupcakes together after the ceremony before they were dismissed for their well-deserved winter break. 

Mom and her daughter with awards.
Student and her family at honor roll celebration.
Student and father at honor roll ceremony.
RTA student and mom
Student receiving award at ceremony.
Student receiving honor roll award.
Student receiving award from principal.


 

Student with award and mom and school counselor.
RTA students celebrate academic accomplishments at award ceremony

Students at Rebecca Turner Academy were recognized for their academic achievements at their award ceremony on Thursday, December 19, 2024. Students received awards such as high honor roll, honor roll, the “Credit Recovery All-Star Award,” and other distinctions marking their success in the first marking period. 

Mother and son smiling for the camera while making a gingerbread house.
Rebecca Turner Academy UPK scholars create gingerbread houses before the holidays

Universal preschool scholars at Rebecca Turner Academy ended their holiday celebrations with a Gingerbread Extravaganza on Friday, December 20, 2024; complete with special snacks, sing-a-long songs and group games! Katharine McGuire, Edgar Brown and Laurie Kellogg, teachers at RTA, had a very special set up for the students and their guests, making the fall VIP event an unforgettable experience.

Students touring Mt. St. Vincent campus.
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Students and staff posing on farm.
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On October 23, 2024, Rebecca Turner Academy pre-K classes, parents and staff visited Lawrence Farms Orchards in Newburgh, New York. The class trip was provided by various donors throughout the community. The trip provided a hands-on sensory rich experience that allowed students to learn about the life cycles of apples, different apple varieties and the concept of harvesting. Students not only had the opportunity to walk through the orchard to pick apples, but also had the opportunity to pick a pumpkin in the pumpkin patch as well as experience a hayride. The students, staff and families culminated the trip by sitting together to have lunch out in the field as a family. Click here to view more pictures.

 
Guidance Center of Westchester at RTA
Guidance Center of Westchester shares information with students at Rebecca Turner Academy

Students at Rebecca Turner Academy have been engaging in a series of “Preparing for Life” workshops hosted by School Counselor, Jennifer Goire-Peralta. The first workshop focused on introducing various post-secondary opportunities and pathways. Advisors from the Center for College and Careers visited students on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, to explain the intake process and how they can get started on their future by taking advantage of their trade preparation programs and multitude of services. 

MBK - Brother Muhammad, Kevaughn and Mickel
Two Rebecca Turner Academy students participating in My Brother’s Keeper Fellows Program

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