C.A.P.— C OMPLETE A CADEMIC P ROGRESS
A P ARTNERSHIP WITH J OHN BOWNE HIGH SCHOOL & THE CENTRAL QUEENS Y
T HE CAP TIVATING T IMES
V OLUME 1,
ISSUE
4
F EBRUARY 2013
C.A.P. M EMBERS M AKING P ROGRESS ….
C.A.P. Program Coordinator, Calogero Argento, would like to thank his staff for their
efforts in working with C.A.P. members in passing their classes. There was a significant increase (19%) in the percent of C.A.P. students who passed all of their classes in
cycle 2 compared to cycle 1. Forty-one in total passed all of their classes for the first
half of the school year. Congratulations to the following students on this achievement:
Jefferson Almonte
Matthew Langan
Aseah Rahman
Alexis Blanchard
Maria Llapa
Samuel Reid Jr.
Yadalis Burrowes
Jennifer Lopez
Jessica Rosario
Andrea Candelo
Destiny Macnish
Jason Ruiz
Nekodia Cox
Maria Macuff
Malgorzata Ryan
Mitsunari Cruz
Desiree Martin
Crystal Tellis
Demario Davis
Shadira Martinez
Eric Valdes
Nelson Delaluz
Jahleek Mitchell
Cinthia Valle
Jessenia Flores
Lovell Noel
Viviana Varela
Kellie Hatton
Shameer Patel
Camila Velazquez
Kimberly Hernandez
Jessica Peralta
Mariana Vidal
Deeana Hulse
Destiny Perez
Victoria Vidal
Ashley Jimenez
Brittney Pierre
Breanna Williams
Naomi Kaplan
Celeste Pilataxy
C.A.P. P ROGRAM S POTLIGHT — CALOGERO
Calogero Argento has
been with the Central
Queens Y since 2010,
when he became a
Counselor Advocate for
the A.C.E. Program
(Achieving and Creating
Excellence) at Martin Van
Buren High School.
Mr. Argento, a Queens
native—and a huge Mets
fan, attended undergrad at
Queens College where he
studied psychology as his
major. He also earned his
Masters of Science in Education at Queens College
and holds a School Counselor certification from
New York State.
"I especially enjoy working
with high school students
because we can have meaningful conversations," says
Calogero. "I can set creative goals with them and
we can work toward realistic outcomes."
I MPORTANT

Girl Talk— a girls only
discussion group. Meets every
Tuesday during 9th period.

Ping Pong Thursdays—
Takes place after school in
room 153C (C.A.P. Office)

Relationship Group—
meets every Wednesday during
3rd period.

Think You Can Dance?
— meets every Wednesday
from 4:00-5:00 pm

Creative Writing
Group— share your creative
side through poetry, short
stories and other writing
forms. Meets on Mondays
during 5th period.

February 11-15, 2013—
Respect For All Week

February 18-19— No School
President’s Week Observed

February 19—C.A.P. Trip to
JIB Lanes. Meet in John
Bowne main lobby at 12 pm.
ARGENTO
CAP Programs. With the
previous success of both
programs Calogero says
he has “big shoes to fill,”
but that “it makes the job
easier when you enjoy
what you’re doing.”
“One important lesson I
learned in life is that you
don’t leave a place any
less, but rather greater
than you found it,” he
says. It’s a personal oath
he took along with him
from Townsend Harris
(his high school alma mater), and one that he
vows to follow.
This year he took on the
role of Program Coordinator for both the ACE and
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REMINDE RS
Wildcat Points—
Every time you earn an 85 or
above in a class or on an exam or quiz, you will receive
one wildcat point. For
each set of 10 points you
collect, you will earn one
entry into the monthly raffle.
Prizes include gift cards,
movie tickets and more!
Bring your report card and
test scores into the C.A.P.
office today!