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CURIE IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME NEWS AND NOTES FROM 2013-2014

Curie’s Twelfth IB Diploma Class-2014 Hard Work pays off for the IB Diploma Class of 2014: Congratulations to the IB Diploma class of 2014! These students have completed all of the Curie IB Diploma Candidates work hard to requirements of the IB Diploma Programme. finish the challenging curriculum. In addition They have endured the very rigorous IB to the daunting daily homework load, they must curriculum, completing seven classes at the complete a major project or paper for each IB university level both junior and senior years! class, oral exams in Spanish or French, an Oral They have also completed at least 150 hours of Commentary for English Lit, and finally, in Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) activities, May, a grueling schedule of written exams, the two year Theory of Knowledge course, and which consist of two or three different essay the required Extended Essay, which is a exams for each of the six required courses. research paper that must be completed Most of them also sat for three or four independently by the students. Advanced Placement (AP) exams throughout Congratulations to the class of 2014 Diploma their four years at Curie. Their efforts have Candidates: Cesar Armas, Citlali Bueno, paid off in the form of acceptances to the Kevin Calva, Montserrat Coronel, Joselyn following universities: Contreras, Jennifer Diaz, Isael Garcia, Nolberto Augustana College, Knox College, DePaul Garcia, Eribertha Gomez, Tierra Harris, Sara University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Lopez, Silvia Nunez, Noemi Orta, Claudia Illinois Wesleyan University, Loyola Ortiz, Rafael Razo, Jorge Rodriguez, Sarina University, University of Notre Dame, Stoker, Sylvia Sweircz, Gerardo Trevino, University of Illinois Urbana, University of Maria Torres, Aileen Valdovinos, and Marisol Illinois at Chicago, University of Michigan, Villasenor. University of Pennsylvania, University of Southern California (USC),University of The following students took at least three IB Wisconsin Madison and Wake Forest Diploma courses during their junior and senior University. years: The effort put forth by these students has also Samuel Bryant III, Berenice Cahue, Marilee helped them to earn generous scholarship Cervantes-Bautista, Jesus Correa, Hernan Cruz, packages to the school that they selected. Jorge Fuentes, Araceli Garcia, Evelyn Though Curie students learn of their IB course Gonzalez-Gallegos, Mayra Gonzalez, Miguel results once they are published by the Gonzalez, Arturo Hernandez, Katia Lara, International Baccalaureate Organization in Fatima Magana, Jacquelyn Matias, Adan July, they will have to wait until they arrive on Matos, Victoria Monarrez, Daisy Moreno, campus to learn whether they will earn college Josefina Moreno, Salomon Navarro, Stephanie credit for their IB course work. The IBO will Najera, Jonathon Palacios, Cinthia Palomino, send IB transcripts directly to the universities Karla Rivera, Lisette Torres, and Jennifer for their review. Villanueva. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR IB SENIORS! Congratulations to you all!

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IB Student Accolades (continued) Thank you IB Teachers We are proud to report that Curie Metro’s IB A special, heartfelt thank you goes out to Diploma Programme had 27 IB students Curie’s indefatigable IB MYP and Diploma accepted to DePaul University’s IB Summer Programme teachers. Their daily hard work College Academy. This is a three day and dedication to our IB students is the reason workshop at which students will meet with for the annual success of our students. The Admissions Counselors from top US workload is very demanding for our Diploma universities. They will also take a class that students, but it is equally as demanding for our will assist them in writing a quality college teachers, whose work is also assessed annually essay, one in which they learn about financial by the International Baccalaureate aid, and one helping them with college Organization. interview skills. Fanny Clonch, Geoffrey Reu and Yuri Urquiza scored IB exams for the IBO for Five Curie IB juniors were admitted to DePaul students from all over the northern hemisphere. University’s annual Oral History workshop. This weeklong workshop allows students to IB Student Accolades work with DePaul professors to research and write the story of their own familiy’s history, The Curie IB Diploma Programme is proud to culminating with a presentation to all of the report that four of our students will participate families of the students involved. in the Boeing Scholars Program at the Congratulations to Janet Armas, Paloma Illinois Institute of Technology. IB rising Camarena, Ricardo Hernandez, Guadalupe seniors Yadid Guttierez and Angelica Miranda Perez, and Nykia Rutledge. were approved to continue on to the second year of the Boeing Scholars Program. They Three very fortunate IB rising seniors were will be joined by IB juniors Sherry Mei and admitted to the University of Illinois’ Stive Tenorio, who were admitted to the first (Urbana) Research Apprentice Program year of the Boeing Scholars Program. The (RAP). Wendy Guerrero will take part in the students will begin classes in Science, four week program and Stephanie Rodriguez Technology and Math this summer. and Melissa Cahue will take part in the one week research program. Once again this year, Curie IB students were selected to participate in DePaul University’s Josemanuel Hernandez, Curie IB junior, was College Connect Program. Congratulations honored to be admitted to the USDA’s Ag to Janet Armas and Cauria Duarte. They will Discovery Program at the University of spend five weeks at DePaul University taking Illinois at Urbana. Jose will spend one month writing and literature courses. on the campus working in the Agricultural Sciences Department conducting research. Congratulations to Sajedah Al-khzaleh who Congratulations, Jose! was admitted to Northwestern University’s College Bridge Program. She will take a IB rising seniors Ann Hui and Elizabeth course in Journalism this summer for university Rodriguez will participate in the Mikva credit. Challenge--Chicago Scholars program this CURIE IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME NEWS AND NOTES FROM 2013-2014

summer. They will have the opportunity to Congratulations to Jocelyn Tenorio on her meet with university recruiters in late October admission to the College Bridge Program at and learn their admission status on the spot. the University of Chicago. She will take a Biology course there this summer.

Seventh Annual Diploma Programme More Alumni News Alumni Pep Talk Congratulations to Robert Slay, Curie IB On December 19, Ms. Barnes welcomed 24 IB graduate of the class of 2009. Robert graduated Diploma Programme alumni from: DePaul from DePaul University in December, 2013--- University, Howard University, Illinois completely debt free--with a double major in Institute of Technology, Illinois Wesleyan Accounting and Finance. Robert is now University, Loyola University. The students employed at the Aon Corporation in their shared how the IB Diploma Programme helped finance department. them to succeed in their course work at their own university. Curie IB graduates Dulce Vega and Jesus Martinez, Curie IB alumni (2011) were named Curie IB Diploma Alumni News McNair Scholars at DePaul University. This Congratulations to Jeanette Barragan (Curie IB summer they will travel to Serbia and Croatia class of 2011), Gates Millennium Scholarship where they will participate in the McNair winner and Micro Biology major at the Scholars Summer Research Experience, University of Illinois at Urbana. Jeanette will working under two professors. spend eight weeks this summer in Stockholm, Sweden, where she will study the sustainability Curie IB alumni Karen Nieto and Margarita of the Swedish food industry compared to that Rivera (class of 2011) are currently seniors at of ours in the US. the Illinois Institute of Technology. The girls will be working for the university’s Exelon Congratulations to Erica Romero, Curie IB Summer Institute this summer, helping to class of 2010, on her graduation from the mentor incoming freshmen. Karina Alcorchas, University of Pennsylvania with a major in Micheal Diaz de Leon Martinez, and Mickael Philosophy, Politics and Economics. She Perez, Curie IB class of 2012 and current served as the volunteer coordinator for her juniors at the Illinois Institute of Technology, school’s Habitat for Humanity project and Vice will also work for the program. President of MEChA, a Mexican-American group on campus. She is also a member of the Juana Villalpando, Curie IB graduate of 2012 is Latino Honor Society on campus. also a junior at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She currently works as a Teacher’s Assistant in Microbiology courses at Paul Krysik, Curie IB grad of 2008, graduated the university. from Oberlin College in 2012 with a degree in Law and Environmental Studies. He then took Jaylin McClinton, Curie IB grad of 2012, is a a two year fellowship at the Allegheny junior at the University of Illinois at Urbana, Mountain School, where students exerience a studying pre law. Jaylin turned down a full growing season cultivating and harvesting summer internship with the Mississippi their own food, preparing healthy meals for the Freedom Summer program (where he would CURIE IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME NEWS AND NOTES FROM 2013-2014

AMS community, and sowing the food for have been investigating open homicide cases winter. Paul is now manager of the school, from the 1930s-50s) to take an internship mentoring new fellows to become position with the law firm of Sidley Austin food/community activists. He hopes to bring LLP, former employers of President and his skills back to the south side of Chicago Mrs. Obama. to start an urban farm project in the near future.

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Ana Artiaga, Curie IB graduate of 2013, studies Mr. Crone and Mrs. Hike-Teague’s IB Diploma Biology at the University of Illinois at Physics and Biology seniors were once again Urbana. Ana has already completed two study this year partners with the Friends of the abroad programs, one in Uruguay and one in Chicago River organization. Each year, Mrs. Costa Rica, where she worked on a farming Hike-Teague and Mr. Crone and their IB sustainability project. seniors visit McClaughry Springs to conduct experiments for the required IB Diploma Group Diego Frias, Curie IB graduate of 2011, a 4 Project. During their visit to the springs, the junior in the Microbiology program at the students conducted chemical water quality University of Illinois Urbana is employed as a tests, identified macro invertebrates, calculated Chemistry tutor and a Research Assistant in the stream flow and removed invasive plant university’s Chemistry and Life Science Lab. species.

Andrea Ortiz, Curie IB graduate of 2012 and student at DePaul University, will work once IB Students Excel at Science Fair again this summer as a Teaching Assistant for DePaul’s College Connect Program. Once again this year, IB junior Yadid Gutierrez and IB sophomore Josemanuel Hernandez Sergio Leon, Curie IB class of 2012 is currently finished strong at advanced levels of the annual a junior at NEIU majoring in Biology. He Science Fair. Josemanuel and his research on will spend this summer at Northwestern carbon dioxide emissions from cars advanced University’s Department of Health, completing onto the network Science Fair and then the City their Certified Nurse’s Assistant Program. Science Fair in both the symposium and project categories. Juan Mancera, Curie IB class of 2011, is an Accounting and Finance major at NEIU, and Yadid Gutierrez conducted research on extract works part time in the GEAR UP Program at remedies, and her quality work helped her to Farragut High School. Juan is also a member advance to the network and City Science Fairs of GUALA a leadership program sponsored by in both the symposium and project categories. the US Department of Education. He recently She was then honored to advance to the Illinois traveled with GUALA to Washington DC to Junior Academy of Science State Exposition, meet with state senators Durbin and Kirk about where she earned a gold medal! the state of education in Illinois and he was also honored to meet with President and Mrs. Obama during his visit. Congratulations to both Yadid and Josemanuel CURIE IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME NEWS AND NOTES FROM 2013-2014

on your outstanding work! Krista Chapman, a Curie IB grad of 2009, graduated early with an MS in Biology from Thank you to the IB Science teaching team, Saint Xavier University thanks to her IB Mr. Crone, Ms. Hike and Ms. Roberts for credits. Krista then took a position at NOW supporting their efforts. foods, where she works as a quality control inspector, also cross training in their physical We extend a special thank you to Ms. and microbiology labs. Roberts for being the Curie Science Fair Coordinator.

2014 IB Diploma Student Assessment IB Student Assessment, continued

IB Diploma student achievement is measured The Extended Essay is a major part of the by the results from two independent required work that an IB Diploma student must evaluations. Written examinations are graded complete in order to qualify for the IB externally by trained examiners from around Diploma, a diploma recognized by the finest the world, and they make up the majority of a universities around the world. student’s grade for each course. Diploma students must also complete an Internal The Extended Essay is a 4000 word Assessment for each class, which is first graded independent research paper on a topic selected by the teacher of the course and then sent off by the student. Each student is assigned an for moderation by an expert of the specific Extended Essay mentor who is an expert in the subject. This assessment system insures subject selected by the student. The mentors objectivity and reliability, since both IB volunteer to meet one on one with the mentee, students and their teachers are externally to provide guidance regarding research and monitored by the International Baccalaureate encouragement throughout this long process. Organization. IB Extended Essays were sent to the following Here is a list of the mandatory Internal locations for moderation for this exam session: Assessments for the IB Diploma students and the locations to which they were sent for Biology-India moderation for the May 2014 examination English Literature-Ecuador session. History-New York Visual Arts-Greece English Oral Commentaries -uploaded Physics-Argentina World Lit Papers--United Kingdom Mathematics-Sri Lanka Spanish HL Orals-uploaded Spanish HL written work-United Kingdom We would like to extend a special thank you Spanish SL Orals-uploaded to Mr. Lewan for managing the Extended Spanish SL written work-Jamaica Essay process this year. As such, he works French HL Orals-uploaded closely with the students and teacher French HL written work-China mentors to assist them with any issues that French SL Orals-uploaded may arise. We also thank Mr. Kellermann French SL written work-New Mexico for his help and support with the Extended History of Europe HL paper-United Kingdom Essay process this year. ITGS SL Projects-India We want to acknowledge and thank the CURIE IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME NEWS AND NOTES FROM 2013-2014

Biology SL Lab Portfolios-Peru Curie faculty who once again volunteered to Physics SL Lab Portfolios-Italy serve as mentors to our IB students during Math Studies Project-Philippines this long process: Mathematics SL Project-Portugal Mr. Appel, Ms. Behrens, Ms. Brode, Mr. Visual Arts SL/HL Research Books-uploaded Crone, Ms. McKinzie, Ms. Pavesich, Mr. Theory of Knowledge Essays-uploaded Penuelas, Mr. Podgorni, Mr, Reu, Ms. Roberts, Theory of Knowledge Ms. Sewell, Ms. Spachman, Ms. Urquiza, Ms. video presentations-Canada Vasquez, Mr. Weiss and Mr. Witucki.

Thank you for your extra efforts!