Students in Mrs. Preston's Sixth grade Advanced Mathematics class began a new unit on linear equations with a review of coordinate graphing. Caution tape served as the coordinate axes and student desks became coordinate points. Identifying aspects of their own points helped students solidify vocabulary acquisition and appropriate mathematics format for the linear equation unit.
Mrs. Doran and Mrs. Miles teamed up with Keep Collier Beauitful and took the middle school Builders Club to Lowdermilk beach on April 22nd, Earth Day to participate in a beach clean up. Keep Collier Beauitful met them at the beach with T shirts, gloves and trash bags. They had a blast walking on the beach picking up trash, making our beaches even more beautiful than they already are. And of course no beach trip is complete without jumping in the water after.
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Courtesy: Jim Zimmerman
On May 2, 2015, CSN Middle School Orchestra performed at the 2015 Festival Disney Competition in Orlando. This was MS Orchestra 2nd year participating in the competition. They received the highest rating of "Superior".
Credits: Mr. Ken Galang and Mrs. Maria Galang
The Team Hoop Cred Future Skills Clinic is at Community School of Naples to provide free clinic for girls’ basket skills camp. The players will get a chance to learn from WNBA players, firsthand. The clinic will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Moe Kent Family Fieldhouse.
The clinic is for Florida Future Girls Basketball Program. Girls from fifth grade and higher are invited to participate in the clinic.
The WNBA players at the clinic: Tiffany Hayes of the Atlanta Dream, Essence Carson of the New York Liberty, Alex Bentley of the Connecticut Sun, and Tamera Young of the Chicago Sky.
Hoop Cred is an organization dedicated to teaching young players basketball skills while emphasizing credibility off the court. Hoop Cred teaches the importance of “the total package” – being a good student, person and player.
The CSN Middle School Scholar Bowl Team competed in the West Division Finals for Collier county yesterday at Hodges University. The team, John Neumann, Anabella Galang, Jack Stewart, Harrison Ornstein, Cameron Hochman, Charlotte Atkins, Sebastian Dounchis and Bridget Denzer, was placed first among the five teams represented at this event. On May 22 they will represent CSN at the Collier County Championship competing against the top teams from the East and Central Divisions.
Community School of Naples is pleased to announce the 2015-2016 Global Exchange Program, which is available to students in grades 7-10. We will have three locations next year.
Middle School Scholar Bowl Club won the Collier County Scholar Bowl Championship, earilier today. They defeated Royal Palm Academy.
Way to go CSN!
Eighth grade students Bridget Denzer, Abbey Fontana and Kirill Kuznetsov performed in the Summer Spectacular Side-by-Side concert at Artis-Naples. This annual, year-end concert combines the talent of the Naples Philharmonic Youth Orchestra with the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. Musical pieces by Dvorak and Tchaikovsky were performed to standing ovations!
Congratulations for a wonderful performance!
This morning the Shea Maurer Memorial Amphitheater dedication ceremony was held on the CSN campus. Head of School Dr. Watson, Head of Lower School Mrs. Norkeliunas, member of the Board of Trustees and many CSN students and staff, along with Shea's family and friends, were present to acknowledge this young and vibrant girl, who passed on November 22, 2012. This beautiful structure will serve as a performance space for the use of the CSN community to keep Shea's spirit alive for all.
On Saturday, May 9, three middle school student-athletes participated in the FLYRA Middle School State Track and Field Championships held at IMG Academy in Bradenton. Siena Smith, Zach Barry, and Nick Kemppainen qualified for their events during the high school varsity track season, making them eligible to compete against the best of the best of middle school athletes in the state of Florida.
Siena (grade 7) won her heat of the 800 meters and placed 15th overall. Zach (grade 7) qualified for two events and placed 10th in the 3000 meters and 13th in the 1500 meters. Nick (grade 8) placed 6th in pole vault, earning him a position on the medal podium.
Congratulations to these three dedicated and hard working student-athletes!
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Community School of Naples Fourth Quarter Middle School High Honor Roll |
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Prentice Elle Atterbury Brooke A Beebe Yasmin Yun Jung Boulter Jack B Carmignani Abby R Ciabaton Shelby Grace Coleman Nicholas Ethan Diamond Madison Feehery Lauren Mary Guerra Paige Harris Jordan Hochman Daniel J. Hughes Blade Rocket Kalikow Cecilia Madeleine Nakfoor George Konrad Richards Lauren Whitener Aidan C. Zimmermann
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Sebastian Askar Michael Binkowski Jenia L. Browne Ashley A. Cruz Matthew Ferrante Raquel M. Ferreira Victoria A. Gendron Riley Kate Lamon Braden Kyle Langeloh Alec G. Liberman Nikhil Yadav
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Thomas Amendola Charlotte R. Atkins Joshua Ryan Braverman Caroline S. Buckheit Sophia Xenia Cabellon Ryan Cialone Julia Marie Covelli Jessica M. Day Bridget R Denzer Julia Ferrante Miranda E. Fiore Anabella Maria D. Galang Bridget Dean Harris Cameron Wolf Hochman Brooke Jaffe Emma M. Jaromin Jessica M. Korn Carley L. Kukk Claire E. Langiulli John Thomas Magardino Allison Renee Meland Sofia Maria Nakfoor John Neumann Harrison Murray Ornstein Karina A. Pezeshkan Harrison S. Rogers Julia Kathryn Schofield Megan A. Sullivan Adora N. F. Terezi Isabella G. Touma Jefferson N. Welle Elyse Prim Yun Savannah Zettler
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Caroline Elise Aldrich Christian Askar Max Everett Berardelli Kathryn E Bianchini Justin Scott Braverman Avery Joseph Brown Cristina Castillo Fengjun (Billy) Chen Kara Colon Amanda M Covelli Samuel Christopher Dedio Kathleen M. Donahue Sebastian Lambros Dounchis Imogen Drysdale Alice M. Fowle Alexandra D. Gerry Sara F. Goodwich Jacob Hanus Danielle S. Jaffe Inna Kuznetsova Logan M. Martin Matthew Molloy Sydney R. Schiller Ella Luca Schroeder Abigail Kaz Sinberg Keely Elizabeth Sullivan Jamie Trope Alexander William Ulrich Grace VanOort Simon W. Weardon Olivia Jeanette Weiss Amit Yitzhak
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Zachary Lindquist Barry Jay Robert Beshears Weston F. Blabey John Robert Riordan Carlsen Julia Sadie Chernin Benjamin M Coleman Joseph Philip Coleman Meghan Danner Biagio DelBoccio Annabella G. Farrugia Tia Marie Flanagan Jillian M. Guerra Jackson Gregory Kernan Benjamin Korn Isabella Korunda Carsten J. Leach Aidan Reese Lemarie, Jr. Izabella Leonardi Mason K. Messina Cole Olson Mezrah Harper Pertchik Adam Cyrus Sadaty Janna Marie Delilah Santos Allen Siena Sisi Smith Ryan M. Toth Yasemin Tuncer Bradley Gambel Verhelle Mitchell Brewster Verhelle Jack L. Wiley
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Maiya Karoline Bryant Stephen Thomas Casey Brandon Francis Daniels Emma G. Feehery Abigail Theresa Fontana Mya M Giusto John D. Hogan Kirill Kuznetsov Alejandro Roberto Landron Maximus E.S. Lerner Grace Elizabeth Luning Benjamin Jack MacDonald Alivia J. Massoll Ethan Miles Thomas R. O'Leary Mary Grace Patrick Elina Sophia Schroeder Jack Stewart Julia A. Theobald Devin Kenneth Ullman Parker Channing Weiss Melanie Anne Wells Eleanor Mae Wood
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Jordan Hochman, a rising seventh grader at Community School of Naples, has been named one of 35 state merit winners in the 2015 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge for use of scientific thinking and imagination to dream up a solution to an everyday problem that could ultimately reshape society. Each January, students nationwide are asked to create a short video describing a new invention or solution that could solve or impact and everyday problem. For more information on the challenge, visit www.youngscientistchallenge.com.
During our summer break in June, Jay Beshears (8th grade) participated with his travel baseball team, the Naples Collier Tigers, in the 2015 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Grand National Championship Baseball tournament for the 12U division - and won! The week-long Championship tournament was held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, FL, and included 20 teams from across the country.
The Tigers played 10 challenging games before making it to the Championship Game, where they defeated a team from Southern California 7-3 to win the AAU Championship and earn a berth in the Youth Baseball Network (YBN) Inaugural National Championship. The YBN Championship will be held August 19-22 in Branson, MO, and will include National champions from multiple major youth baseball organizations such as AABC, AAU, CABA, Dizzy Dean and NABF. The inaugural YBN Championship will be played at the Branson RecPlex, with future Championships played annually at the new Ballparks of America in Branson.
Members of the CSN Middle School Scholar Bowl Team have begun preparing for another exciting year of scholastic competition between sixteen different middle schools across Collier County. After winning the county championships last spring, the team is preparing for another great season. Though a number of new members make up the team, two returning veterans, Alec Liberman and Sebastian Dounchis, feel confident headed into this year's matches. The following students will be representing CSN as part of the scholar bowl team:
Emilie Gesdorf
Sebastian Dounchis
Jasmine Bartholomew
Alice Fowle
Abby Ciabaton
George Richards
Aidan Zimmerman
Nick Diamond
Danny Hughes
Sebastian Askar
Ashley Cruz
Alec Liberman
Carsten Leach
Braden Langeloh
Jenia Browne
Jillian Guerra
Jack Wiley
Mike Binkowski
Ben Coleman
Nik Yadav
Mr. Scott Miles’ Geography classes have been studying the impact that population augmentation, aquifer infusion and harmful pollutants have on our water system worldwide as well as in the state of Florida. Last week CSN parent Dr. Sanjay Shukla of the University of Florida came to speak with eighth grade students on water quality and supply issues. His area of research includes almost all of the south Florida region, including the (Northern) Everglades and Lake Okeechobee. This opportunity allowed the students to connect global water issues with our own SW Florida water challenges.
Congratulations to Siena Smith (grade 8) for winning the Candy Corn Counting Challenge! Middle School students were challenged to guess how many candy corns filled a glass pumpkin jar. The total amount was 847. Siena was the closest, guessing 842! Special thanks to Mrs. Beagle’s advisory, especially Gabriella On-Cuen!
The first Mu Alpha Theta (MAO) tournament is in a few weeks, and, as with any competition, students throughout Florida have begun training for speed and accuracy. Not an athletic sport, 
MAO is a mathematics honor society for high schools and colleges, serving over 108,000 student members in more than 2200 chapters nationwide.
This year the CSN chapter has over 100 active members, which is approximately one third of the Upper School enrollment. Students attend practice every Thursday during 8th period, and many participate in local and statewide tournaments throughout the year. Students compete both individually and as a team, and top students in the state are recognized for excellence in achievement. The competition is divided into three levels to address the abilities of all students: Theta (Geometry and Algebra 2), Alpha (Pre-Calculus) and Mu (Calculus).
Last year’s CSN team proved to be quite successful, with Jack Ciabaton (currently a sophomore) coming in 2nd nationally in Theta Geometry, and Cory Hixson (now a junior) placing 2nd in Alpha Applications and National Champion in Speed Math. Outstanding individual and team scores resulted in CSN’s recognition as the 3rd place school nationally in the small school division.
This year students will be attending the following tournaments:
November 14 Rickards HS (hosted by Ft Myers HS), Ft Myers
December 14 FCGU, Estero
January 30 Cypress Bay HS, Miami
February 13 Ferguson HS, Miami
February 27 Sickles HS, Tampa
March 12 Cape Coral HS, Cape Coral
March 19 Palmetto Ridge HS, Naples
April 14-17 State Convention, Orlando
July 10-15 National Convention, St Louis (Washington University)
Recent chapter election results for officers for the 2015-16 school year are:
President, Ivan Wang; Vice President, Austin Farrugia; Secretary, Sarah Crespo; and Treasurer, Craig Schwerin. Each division has also has its own officers: Geometry, Annabella Galang; Algebra II, Nick Dounchis; Precalculus, Jack Ciabaton; Calculus, Kristina Cuello; and Statistics, Janet Guelfi.
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Jacob Baer Brent Paul Bartholomew Alaina M. Bellamy Elly Beshears Ella Scott Cartwright Meghan Doran Lucca G. Gaddini Emilie Ann Gesdorf Aidan Hanus Calista Joan Honick Gabriel Aaron Katz Corbin Kukk Nicholas Sproul Molloy Benjamin I Ouaou Cooper C. Pertchik Sophia Alexandra Pezeshkan Paul Ranta Zoe Deanna Waltzer Emily L. Wheeler Joshua Miles Wilmot
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Jasmine Bartholomew Kathryn E. Bianchini Yasmin Yun Jung Boulter Jack B. Carmignani Abby R. Ciabaton Shelby Grace Coleman Nicholas Ethan Diamond Sebastian Lambros Dounchis Alice M. Fowle Sara F. Goodwich Lauren Mary Guerra Paige Harris Jordan Hochman Daniel J. Hughes Blade Rocket Kalikow Cecilia Madeleine Nakfoor George Konrad Richards Alexander Francis Parkman Rowe Jamie Trope Ryker Joseph Vance Lauren Whitener Aidan C. Zimmermann
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Sebastian Sam Askar Jay Robert Beshears Michael Binkowski Weston F. Blabey Jenia L. Browne Shannon Marie Bussing Ashley A. Cruz Annabella G. Farrugia Matthew Louis Ferrante Jillian M. Guerra Riley Kate Lamon Braden Kyle Langeloh Alec G. Liberman Nikhil Yadav |
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Ryan Lewis Campins Jr. Katherine Jean Carr Annabelle R. Cialone Evan Scott Confer Caroline Costa Ava Alexandra Dedio Lauren DeHaan Massimo DelBoccio Ethan Gable Isabella Sofia Garcia Ella L. Hollingsworth Madeleine Ann Hughes Kate Kaplan Charles Krauss Jordan Sloane Law Amy Kathryn Lottes Ethan Guy Marks Dylan Michael McNamara Rebecca A. Micelle Aidan Miles Brian Moes Evan Jack Perry Alyson Jane Reed Anadi Shukla Rayna M. Smith William Henry Verhelle Brooke Abagail Vroman Noah Marius Wilmot |
Caroline Elise Aldrich Christian Askar Prentice Elle Atterbury Brooke A. Beebe Justin Scott Braverman Kara Colon Amanda M. Covelli Samuel Christopher Dedio Nathan Alexander Delsoin Imogen Drysdale Madison Feehery Jacob Hanus Danielle S. Jaffe Ariana Kodad Logan M. Martin Matthew Molloy Nina Pitonakova Landon Austin Reed Evan Rodriguez Ella Luca Schroeder Abigail Kaz Sinberg Keely Elizabeth Sullivan Jonathan Eklo Trecek Alexander William Ulrich Grace VanOort Simon W. Weardon Olivia Jeanette Weiss Henry Moon Yun
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Zachary Lindquist Barry Brielle Elizabeth Bellamy Mercer Eloise Bleh Julia Sadie Chernin Benjamin M Coleman Joseph Philip Coleman Biagio DelBoccio Casey Feins Raquel M. Ferreira Tia Marie Flanagan Zachary Thomas Foland Victoria A. Gendron Samuel A. Goodwich Joshua Lawrence Jinks Jackson Gregory Kernan Benjamin Korn Isabella Korunda Julia Danielle Labs Great-Gomon Laowatdhanasapya Carsten J. Leach Izabella Leonardi Cole Olson Mezrah Gabriella On-Cuen Harper Pertchik Justin Tyler Poste Adam Cyrus Sadaty Hanah Sidney Samuel Gargi Shukla Siena Sisi Smith Oliviah Reese Street Ryan Michael Toth Bradley Gambel Verhelle Mitchell Brewster Verhelle Jack L. Wiley Charles Jiovanni Williams Charlotte Anniston Young |
Congratulations to Optimist Racing Sailor Danny Hughes (7th grade) who last month competed in Newport, Rhode Island where he qualified to represent the United States in Spain. In February, he will be sailing with 14 other United States team members to Catalonia and participating in the 2016 International Palamos Optimist Regatta. Good Luck Danny!
CSN's Candy Counting Champion