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Senior Superlatives

Posted on May 10, 2012 by pattersonpress405 Leave a comment

Every year the Patterson Press and the Yearbook committee ask seniors to vote for their favorite candidates for everything from “class clown” to “favorite teacher”. These are the winners of this year’s “Senior Superlatives” election:

*Category*	*Female*	*Male*
Cutest couple	Tionna Johnson	Daquan Milburn
Most Fashionable	Kabita Magar	Arjun Ghaley
Most Talented	Genisis Noboa	Salah al deen Al Batayneh
Most Artistic	Stella Matsangos	Mark Wilson
Most Helpful	Pabitra Gautam	Grace Monga
Most Athletic	Michelina Poindexter	Derrick Green
Class Clown	Amatullan Abdoullah	Leroy Clowney
Teacher’s Pet	Miquel Vazquez	Dominic Jones
Most Argumentative	Shaquane Hursey	Kenneth Troy
Best Personality	Bobbie Scott	Robert Joyce
Most Creative	Shawna Beckett	Ricky Gordon
Best Smile	Kristen Edwards	Jeffery King
Prettiest Eyes	Oni Nana	Shad Noori
Biggest Flirt	Breana Yancy	Devonte Britton
Most Likely to Succeed	Hawa Sall	Muluberhan Bahre

Favorites – Category	Winner
Singer	Triple tie – Beyonce, Trey Songz, Rihanna
Vacation Place	Miami
Car	Nissan
Candy	Snickers
TV Show	Family Guy
Phone	IPhone
Shoes	Nike
Fashion Accessories	Bracelets
Teachers	Ms. Franklin
Color	Blue
Movie	Twilight
Song	Climax by Usher
Clothing line	Tie – Polo & Levis
Fast Food Restaurant	McDonalds
Ringtone	The Motto by Drake

Patterson students win math competition

Posted on May 1, 2012 by pattersonpress405 Leave a comment

By Mengfei Chen, Patterson Press staff writer (with files from Mr. Gil Laqui)

Patterson students won the top 3 prizes of the 2012 National Technical Association (NTA) Mathematics Contest on Saturday, April 21,2012 at Morgan State University. The following are the students who joined the math contest and their respective awards:

Jialin Wang – 1st place ($100 as 1st place winner + $50 and a TI Inspire calculator for averaging at least 90%)
Fenyi Chen – 2nd place ($50 as 2nd place winner+ $50 and a TI Inspire calculator for averaging at least 90%)
MengFei Chen – 3rd place ($25 as 3rd place winner)
Elvyre Djiogo ($15 for participating in the contest)
Vinh Tran ($15 for participating in the contest)

In the two months before the contest began, calculus teacher Mr. Gil Laqui taught an after-school lesson every Tuesday and Thursday for the students who was joining the math contest. He was teaching not only the knowledge that already been taught in high school but also introduced some college level concepts. Every student in this group participated in these lessons and enjoyed the process. On April 28, after the intense competition, Patterson students took the top three places in Group A and everyone on the team participated and did well. The sponsor of this contest introduced Mr.Laqui and gave him high praise for preparing his students so well. “I am very proud of our students and the organizers were very impressed as well for this kind of feat”, said Mr. Laqui.

Success does not happen by chance. It requires both hard work and perseverance. All students can do what this team did if they put in the same effort. All Patterson students are encouraged to join this contest next year. Participants will get a chance to meet professionals in many areas of the scientific fields and will also be given the opportunity to attend an SAT workshop. That is not the exam itself but a training for students to sharpen their mathematic skills.

Two Patterson Basketball Players Sign With Colleges

Posted on April 16, 2012 by pattersonpress405 Leave a comment

(Reprinted with permission from http://pattersonbasketball.com )

Seniors Nyme Manns and Leonard Livingston signed letters of intent on Friday to attend college in the fall.

Manns (wearing orange) averaged 7.8 points and 8.2 rebounds for Patterson basketball. He signed with West Virginia Wesleyan to play football.

Livingston, who averaged 4.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.3 blocks, signed with Florida Gulf Coast.

Seniors Nyme Manns (left) and Leonard Livingston sign letters of intent to receive basketball scholarships (Photo: Patterson Press)

(Photo: Patterson Press)

STEM Competition showcases student talent in engineering

Posted on November 25, 2011 by pattersonpress405 Leave a comment

By Tyler Lillard

Patterson High School held its 4^th annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competition on November 17th, pitting teams of students against each other in a variety of challenges. There were approximately thirty teams of four students each, including one middle school team and two visiting high school teams. First, the students met in the auditorium with their teams for the orientation. Then the competition began in the breezeway and near the auditorium. The competition was fierce, and the students had a lot of fun competing. The judges had fun also.

During the competition, each of the six stations was an activity related to one of the four STEM areas (science, technology engineering and mathematics). While some activities were easy, others were very challenging. Stations included a zip line challenge, a double egg drop, a math page, a paper rocket, an aluminum foil boat to hold marbles, and a tower that is supposed to hold a tennis ball on top of it to withstand an earthquake.

Industry partners served as judges, including representatives from AT&T, the Baltimore City Fire Department, the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Whitman, Requardt, & Associates, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Morgan State University, and Booz Allen Hamilton. Many Patterson teachers and staff members also served as judges. Another industry partner, Northrop Grumman, sent their video crew and recorded our whole competition including the awards ceremony.

After the students went through the six different stations, they went to the media center for lunch while the judges tallied up all the teams’ scores. After lunch the winners were awarded trophies, and everyone received a certificate of participation. The winners are as follows:

1^st Place: Sarah McLaughlin, Sonia Mbock , Stephanie Megginson

2^nd Place: Indigo Newsome, Tori Jones, Parshu Nepal

3^rd Place: Salah al deen Al-Batayneh , Baha al deen Al-Batayneh ,and Hassan Al Defaaei

This year’s STEM competition brought attention to some of the incredible talents that Patterson’s students have to offer, while also allowing participants to have some fun. Many students are already looking forward to next year’s competition in the hopes that it will be even bigger and better.

Homecoming Queen and King crowned

Posted on October 24, 2011 by pattersonpress405 Leave a comment

Homecoming King and Queen Da'Quan Milburn and Mayumy Rivera (Photo: Patterson H.S. Yearbook staff)

Patterson crowned its 2011 Homecoming Queen and King during halftime at the Homecoming game on Friday, November 14. As their names were announced over the loud-speaker, the candidates for king and queen, in pairs, walked across the track surrounding the football field like it was a Parisian runway. The winners had been elected by the student body earlier that week, organized by the Student Government Association, but their identities were a secret known only by the vote-counters and the announcer.

In front of a cheering crowd of fans, senior Da’Quan Milburn was crowned Homecoming King and given a ceremonial crown, scepter and sash to wear. Milburn describes himself as “intelligent” and “handsome”, and claims to be the best teenage barber in Baltimore. He plans to enroll at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore next year, where he will major in pre-law. Milburn credits his parents and the rest of his family for his success.

Next, senior Mayumy Rivera was crowned Homecoming Queen and likewise received a crown, sash and other symbols of royalty. Upon hearing her name announced as the winner, she hugged some of the other candidates in excitement. Rivera was born in the Central American nation of El Salvador whose family moved to Baltimore in the hopes of creating a better life for themselves. She is currently on the girls soccer team and plans to become an engineer and a businesswomen.

The crowd applauded the new Queen and King and the rest of the Homecoming Court. The new Patterson royalty would also make an appearance the following night at the Homecoming Dance.

The other candidates for Homecoming Queen were Breyana Jordan, Hawa Sall, Shandria Robertson and Chantrice Scott, while Anthony Dandridge, Derrel Turpin and Jesus Perez had competed for the title of Homecoming King.

Door decorating contest puts Patterson pride on display

Posted on October 24, 2011 by pattersonpress405 Leave a comment

By Mengfei Chen, Patterson Press staff writer

Patterson High School showed off its pride by holding its annual door decorating contest on Thursday, October 13. The contest took place during the START period that occurs every Thursday between first and second period. When an announcement over the PA system declared that it was time, every classroom went to work decorating their door. The process continued for thirty minutes. When the time was up, every door had already changed its appearance.

Each classroom had a different kind of decoration. A common image used by many rooms was the clipper ship. As the symbol of our school, it shows Patterson pride and spirit. There were also many images from other countries, representing Patterson’s internationalism.

As I travelled the hallways from classroom to classroom, I talked to some of the teachers and students participating in the contest. Ms. Harris’ class explained that the idea for their door came from their subject, American Government, and the materials used were voted on by all of the students. According to Ms. Harris, the design represents, “Patterson pride, freedom and internationalism”..

Teachers urged on their students and encouraged them to be self-confident. “Be the master team, guys; be the best!” a voice boomed from Room 223. Ms. Franklin’s class explained that they used flags on their door to “show the international spirit”. “We are a family!” Ms.Franklin said.

During third period, judging took place. A team of judges examined each poster, using a rubric that was based on creative use of material, originality, school spirit and overall presentation. Which classrooms would succeed in catching the judges’ eyes?
The next day, the academy winners pictures’ were put on display in the hallway, but they still needed to compete for the honor of being the final winner. The whole student body voted on their favorite choice that day. At the Homecoming game, the winner was announced: It was Ms Holter’s class, the “Global Van Goghs” with their “shoot for the stars” theme, complete with a student-made copy of Vincent Van Gogh’s famous painting, “Starry Night”. Congratulations to her class, and to everyone who participated in the contest!