NEWSLETTER IN THIS ISSUE:
Cross Country Intramural National Cross Country Competition 2018 AST Track & Field Open Meet AASCA Soccer Tournament ABSH Soccer Tournament Regional Soccer Tournament New appointments in the department AASCA Middle School Sportsmanship Festival AASCA Volleyball ABSH Volleyball Volleyball Regional Tournament Wild Cat Tournament Friendly Scrimmage with Discovery School Friendly Quadrangular Clash of the Seniors Eagle Tots Eagle League Eagle Cup 2018 AASCA Athlete Celebration What’s New in Our Department?
2017-2018 SECOND SEMESTER
This year was the 1st Annual Intramural Cross Country Competition. Our Track and Field staff coordinated a wonderful event that was open to all our students.
PARTICIPANTS: LUCIANA NUÑEZ, VALERIA MADRID, NIA MAZARIEGOS, SARA MEJÍA, FERNANDO CHAVARRÍA, NATALIA RODRIGUEZ, ROBERTA INESTROZA, GUSTAVO CASTRO-WU, HECTOR ZAVALA, ELIAS LAMA, EMILIO RODRIGUEZ, VALERIA MADRID
RESULT CATEGORIA INFANTIL 1ST PLACE- LUCIANA NUÑEZ 2ND PLACE- SARA MEJIA 3RD PLACE- NIA MAZARIEGOS CATEGORIA PRE JUVENIL/ GIRLS 1ST PLACE- NATALIA RODRIGUEZ CATEGORIA PRE JUVENIL/ BOYS 1ST PLACE- FERNANDO CHAVARRIA CATEGORIA JUVENIL/ GIRLS 1ST PLACE- ROBERTA INESTROZA
RESULT
CATEGORIA JUVENIL/ BOYS 1ST PLACE- ELIAS LAMA 2ND PLACE- EMILIO RODRIGUEZ 3RD PLACE- FERNANDO CASTRO WU
PARTICIPANTS: Marisabel Paredes, Roberta Inestroza, Natalia Rodriguez, Nia Mazariegos, Valeria Madrid, Carla DurĂłn, and Monica FortĂn COACHES: Eduardo Jimenez and Ernesto Rosales
Our Eagles represented AST at the National Competition held in the Parque Ecológico Experimental San Juan, Siguatepeque, Honduras RESULTS: Categoría Sub 18 1st Place- Roberta Inestroza 2nd Place Carla Durón
With the purpose of promoting Track & Field / Cross Country within our school and our community, the Athletic Department organized a small meet between four schools; Everest School, The Intercontinental School, The Discovery School and AST. It was a four hour event in which the student athletes participated in 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, shot put and 2-4 km long distance run.
INTERCONTINENTAL SCHOOL
DISCOVERY SCHOOL
EVEREST SCHOOL
CARLA DURON, ANTONELLA CANAHUATI, NATALILA RODRIGUEZ, MONICA FORTIN, NIA MAZARIEGOS, SARA MEJÍA, VALERIA MADRID, MARISABEL PAREDES, ELIZABETH CLARE, MARÍA GABRIELA MORALES, LUCIANA NUÑEZ, ISABELLA ARGÜELLO, CAMILA PINEDA, ROBERTA INESTROZA, ELIAS LAMA, HECTOR ZAVALA, FERNANDO CHAVARRIA, DANILO VELASQUEZ, JORGE SALOMON, LUIS ENRIQUE MEJIA, HERNAN ULLOA, HANS EYL, EMILIO RODIRGUEZ, SEBASTIAN ULLOA
This year’s AASCA Soccer Tournament was hosted by Lincoln School of Costa Rica. Twenty bilingual schools from all of Central America gathered in Costa Rica for these four days of competition. GUATEMALA 1. CAG 2. CIG 3. CDA 4. VS 5. COLEGIO INTERAMERICANA DE GUATEMALA HONDURAS 1. EIS 2. AST 3. DCIS EL SALVADOR 1. EAS 2. PS NICARAGUA 1. LIA 2. CSA 3. ANS COSTA RICA 1. CDS 2. MBS 3. AIS 4. PAS 5. LCR PANAMA 1. ISP 2. BA
Jorge Abdalah, Gabriel Gonzalez, Juan Carlos Asfura, Joan Caminals, Ignacio Rivera, Brandon Cochran, Sergio Stefan (C), Arturo Scheib, René Becerra, Gabriel Gutierrez, Sebastian Agrelo, José Rafael Rivera, José Fernando Martínez, Juan Diego Di Stefano, Carlos Estrada, Leo Márquez, José Cálix, Napoleon Urbilla Coaches: Oscar Díaz and Manuel Vivas Administration: Mr. Wilmer Miralda, Athletic Director Mr. Daniel Dobbe, Administrator in Charge
Adriana Martinez, Ana Joselina Paz, Ana María Retes, Ana Mercedes Bueso, Ana Sofía Maldonado, Anagabriel Barahona, Analyssa Wagui, Carolina Agurcia (C), Cristina Larios, Estefanía Matamoros, Fernanda Medina, Giovanna Ayon, Isabella Lanza, Ivanna Stefan, Jessica Márquez, Monique Casanova, Natalia Simón, Natalia Retes, Roberta Inestroza, Vivian Urrutia Coaches: Alex Godoy y Manuel Vivas Administration: Mr. Wilmer Miralda, Athletic Director Mr. Daniel Dobbe, Administrator in Charge
M.V.P: Vivian Urrutia ALL STAR TEAM: EstefanĂa Matamoros and Fernanda Medina
M.V.P: Ignacio Rivera ALL STAR TEAM: Sergio Stefan and José Fernando Martínez
This year’s ABSH Soccer Tournament was hosted by The Del Campo School of Tegucigalpa. Seventeen bilingual schools from all over Honduras gathered in this nation’s capital, at the Del Campo School for this four day competition. LA CEIBA 1. Mazapan School 2. Brassavola Bilingual School 3. La Ceiba Bilingual School SAN PEDRO SULA 1. AGAPE 2. El Buen Pastor 3. Escuela Itnernacinal Sampedrana 4. Seran School 5. Academia Americana 6. Freedom School SIGUATEPEQUE 1. Escuela Mesoamericana TEGUCIGALPA 1. International School of Tegucigalpa 2. Elvel School 3. American School of Tegucigalpa 4. Aldebaran 5. Macris School 6. Academia Los Pinares 7. Del Campo School (Host)
ATHLETE
CATEGORY
AWARD
TEAM
INFA GIRLS
1ST PLACE
PAMELA GUEVARA
INFA GIRLS
BEST STICKER ( 6 GOALS)
TEAM
PRE- JUVE BOYS
1ST PLACE
JORGE ABDALAH
PRE- JUVE BOYS
MVP
JORGE ABDALAH
PRE- JUVE BOYS
ALL STAR TEAM
DAVID HAM
PRE- JUVE BOYS
ALL STAR TEAM
RENE BECERRA
PRE- JUVE BOYS
ALL STAR TEAM
DAVID CALIX
PRE- JUVE BOYS
ALL STAR TEAM
JUAN CARLOS ASFURA
PRE- JUVE BOYS
ALL STAR TEAM
JUAN DIEGO DI STEFANO
PRE- JUVE BOYS
ALL STAR TEAM
JAVIER ALMENDAREZ
PRE- JUVE BOYS COACH
BEST COACH
ANA SOFIA MALDONADO
JUVE GIRLS
ALL STAR TEAM
IVANNA STEFAN
JUVE GIRLS
ALL STAR TEAM
ESTEFANIA MATAMOROS
JUVE GIRLS
ALL STAR TEAM
CATEGORY
RANKING
INFANTIL GIRLS
1ST PLACE
INFANTIL BOYS
3RD PLACE
PRE- JUVENIL BOYS
1ST PLACE
PRE- JUVENIL GIRLS
1ST PLACE
JUVENIL GIRLS
1st PLACE
JUVENIL BOYS
1ST PLACE
COLEGIO MAYA DE GUATEMALA (GUATEMALA) ESCUELA AMERICANA DE EL SALVADOR (EL SALVADOR) THE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (COSTA RICA) MAZAPAN SCHOOL (HONDURAS) ESCUELA INTERAMERICANA SAMPEDRANA (HONDURAS) DISCOVERY SCHOOL (HONDURAS) ESCUELA AMERICANA DE TEGUCIGALPA (HOST)
WEDNESDAY NIGHT STUCO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE ICE BREAKER ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MR. CARLOS CORRALES, THE STUCO ADVISOR, WAS ON HAND TO MAKE SURE ALL RAN WELL .
ICE BREAKER
PHOTOS COURTESY OF RICARDO FRIAS
THURSDAY MORNING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WAS THE INAGURATION. THE DELEGATIONS PARADED INTO THE AST PAC (PERFORMANCE ART CENTER) WITH THEIR HOUSE UNIFORMS. AT THE DAIS WAS MRS. LILIANA JENKINS (SUPERINTENDENT), MS.GLENDA PEARSON (AASCA SECRETARY), MR. RICARDO BELGRAVE (M.S. PRINCIPAL) AND MR. WILMER MIRALDA( AST ATHLETIC DIRECTOR). MRS. VICTORIA DIAS WAS THE MASTER OF CEREMONY, OUR BAND PLAYED THE ANTHEMS, THIRD GRADE FOLKLORE DANCERS PROVIDED CULTURAL ENTERTAINAMENT, MRS. MARICI GIRON LED THE PRAYER, MRS. JENKIS WELCOMED THE DELEGATIONS AND MIKAELA AND MARKY LED THE ATHLETE PLEDGE.
INAUGURATION CEREMONY PHOTOS COURTESY OF RICARDO FRIAS
This year was barely the third year in which this Sportsmanship Festival has taken place. Twice before it had been hosted in Costa Rica. This “fellowship” event that serves as a platform for establishing friendships with boys and girls from other bilingual schools throughout Central America. It is a “non-competitive” event which stresses values such as sportsmanship, respect, honesty, in the hopes that these friendships can flourish in the years to come. The student athletes were distributed to new groups, creating integrated teams that played basketball, volleyball, soccer and track withing their gender categories. Even the different coaches from the participating schools were assigned new teams to coach and get acquainted with.
In April’s monthly Middle School Assembly, our Athletic Director, Mr. Wilmer Miralda, handed out certificates of appreciation to all the volunteer ushers for the Middle School Sportsmanship Festival. It was their thoughtfulness and hard work that made our guest schools feel more at home.
This year’s AASCA VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT was hosted by Escuela Internacional Sampedrana. Twenty bilingual schools from all of Central America gathered in San Pedro Sula for these four days of competition. GUATEMALA 1. COLEGIO DECROLY AMERICANO 2. VILLAGE SCHOOL 3. COLEGIO AMERICANO DE GUATEMALA 4. COLEGIO INTRAMERICANO DE GUATEMALA 5. COLEGIO MAYA DE GUATEMALA HONDURAS 1. FREEDOM SCHOOL 2. MAZAPAN SCHOOL 3. DEL CAMPO SCHOOL 4. AMERICAN SCHOOL OF TEGUCIGALPA 5. ESCUELA INTERNACIONAL SAMPEDRANA (HOST) EL SALVADOR 1. ESCUELA AMERICANA DE EL SALVADOR 2. COLEGIO MAYA DE EL SALVADOR 3. COLEGIO INTERNACIONAL DE SAN SALVADOR NICARAGUA 1. LINCOLN ACADEMY NICARAGUA 2. COLEGIO SAN AGUSTIN 3. AMERICAN SCHOOL OF NICARAGUA COSTA RICA 1. LINCOLN SCHOOL OF COSTA RICA 2. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 3. MARIAN BAKER SCHOOL 4. PAN AMERICAN SCHOOL PANAMA 1. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PANAMA
Ana MarĂa Retes, Vanessa Retes, Vivian Urrutia, Carolina Agurcia (C), Paula Vesely, Anna Royer, Analyssa Wagui, LucĂa Torres, Ana Mercedes Bueso, Nataia Nasser, Carmen Futch Coach: Alex Godoy
Administration: Mr. Wilmer Miralda, Athletic Director Mr. Rony Martinez, Volleyball Coordinator Mrs. Anahi Paredes, Administrator in Charge
Rufo Paredes, Daniel Massu, David Ham, Guillermo Thumann, Juan Fernando Durรณn, Santiago Agrelo, Emilio Rodriguez, Jorge Abdalah, Samuel Pohl, Matthew Gernat (C), Eduardo Villacorta Coach: Arnon Gutierrez Administration: Mr. Wilmer Miralda, Athletic Director Mr. Rony Martinez, Volleyball Coordinator Mrs. Anahi Paredes, Administrator in Charge
4th Place GOLD DIVISION Juve Boys Category
MVP: Juan Fernando Durรณn
ALL STAR TEAM: Rufo Paredes Daniel Massu
1st
Place
BRONZE DIVISION Pre- Juve Girls Division
MVP Lucrecia Retes ALL STAR Vivian Urrutia
Carolina Agurcia
CATEGORY
RANKING
INFA GIRLS
4TH PLACE
INFA BOYS
2ND PLACE
PRE- BOYS
3RD PLACE
PRE- GIRLS
3RD PLACE
JUVE BOYS
4TH PLACE
EMILIO RODRIGUEZ, GABRIEL LARACH, DIEGO MATAMOROS, JESUS AGUILAR, ELISEO PEREZ-CADALZO, RUFO PAREDES, SAMUEL POHL, MARCO VALLADARES, DANIEL MASSU, GUILLERMO THUMANN (C)
AST VS. DISCOVERY SCHOOL
FRIENDLY SCRIMMAGE AT DISCOVERY SCHOOL
OUR VOLLEYBALL COORDINATOR, MR. RONY MARTINEZ ORGANIZED THIS FUN FILLED EVENT TO FURTHER STIMULATE OUR VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM. THE WINNERS OF THIS EVENT TEAM FROM THE UNAH IN THE MALE CATEGORY AND THE PUMAS IN THE FEMALE CATEGORY
BEST OF LUCK TO OUR SENIORS!
Handball Closing Ceremony
March 7th and 8th
EAGLE TOTS Basketball Closing Ceremony COACH, BRAYAN TORRES, PRESENTED DIPLOMAS OF PARTICIPATION
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROGRAM FOR KINDER STUDENTS PLEASE CONTACT MRS. LILIA LAITANO
This year the AST Athletic Department brought the world known “Kids’ Athletics Program” to Eagle League. Kids’ Athletics is a International Federation of Athletics Association sanctioned program.
Certificates and medals were distributed during an Elementary School Assembly to our Kids’ Athletics participants by our Kids’ Athletics Coordinator, Ms. Anna Melissa This is the first group of AST student athletes to participate in this International Athletics Association Federation.
EAGLE LEAGUE BASKETBALL 4 BOYS TEAMS (1ST & 2ND GRADES) 2 GIRLS TEAMS ( 1ST & 2ND GRADES) 4 BOYS TEAMS ( 3RD & 4TH GRADES) 3 TEAMS (3RD & 4TH GRADES) Our Elementary School Cheerleaders helped welcome the Eagle League Basketball Teams and Mrs. Jill Dobbe was the guest speaker.
Results: AGILITY SKILLS/ GIRLS CATEGORY 1st Place- Ivanna Hode 2nd Place- Isabel Diaz 3rd Place- Giuliana Bandy AGILITY SKILLS/ BOYS CATEGORY 1st Place- Gabriel Faraj 2nd Place- Mauricio López 3rd Place- Alejandro Matuty FREE THROW COMPETITION/ GIRLS CATEGORY
1st Place- Irene Garcia 2nd Place- Reggina Fonseca 3rd Place- Mariana Montoya FREE THROW COMPETITION/ BOYS CATEGORY
1st Place- Enrique Paredes 2nd Place- Santiago Gutierrez 3rd Place- Roberto Castillo LAY-UP COMPETITION/ GIRLS CATEGORY
1st Place- Camille Guillen 2nd Place- Isabella Mencía 3rd Place- Camila Retes LAY-UP COMPETITION/ BOYS CATEGORY
1st Place- Francisco Rosa 2nd Place- Alberto Galeano 3rd Place- Hector Zelaya
THIS WAS THE LAST EAGLE LEAGUE ACTIVITY OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR CHILD PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND YOU CHILD IS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PLEASE CONTACT MS. MICHELLE CORRALES mcorrales@amschool.org PLEASE CONACT MS. CORRALES FOR THE LINK TO MORE OF THESE PHOTOS
RESULTS/ GIRLS GAMES: 1ST AND 2ND GRADES 1ST PLACE: FALCONS GIANNA SIMON ANYA SCHACHER LUCIANA VALENZUELA SARA PRATS ALEXANDRA NASSER ELA SALINAS FABIANA COREA COACH: JOSUE AMADOR 2ND PLACE: HAWKS PAULINA CASANOVA TATIANA NAZAR TANIA RIEDEL ISABELLA DÍAZ REBECA LEARY IVANNA GUILLEN COACH: LUIS ABEL BEJARANO
RESULTS/ BOYS GAMES: 1ST AND 2ND GRADES 1ST PLACE: PANTHERS NADER NASSER MIRKO CUCULIZA JUAN DIEGO LAGOS MIGUEL VALLADARES WILLIAM MEZA DIEGO COREA ADRIAN FARACH LUIS MUÑOZ COACH: JOHNNY CARRASCO 2ND PLACE: TIGERS LORENZO BOGRAN DIEGO CHINCHILLA RAUL BONILLA JUAN F. SIENA GABRIEL RUMMAN JAIME BETANCOURT MAURICIO GUTIERREZ FABIAN KAFATI COACH: EDWIN CARRASCO
RESULTS/ BOYS GAMES: 1ST AND 2ND GRADES 3RD PLACE: LIONS RACHID FACUSSE MATEO PACHECO MATEO PEDEMONTE JUAN PABLO PAZ MATEO GALEANO JOSE S CACERES JOSE A CACERES DORIAN AMADOR COACH: ALEX LAINEZ 4TH PLACE: JAGUARS HERNAN ARGUELLO RODRIGO MEMBREÑO PIERO VOTO MATTHEW PRATS IVIS LOPEZ RODRIGO OLIVA PIERO SILVESTRI CARLOS FERNANDO CWU COACH:JEFRY SUAZO
RESULTS/ GIRLS GAMES: 3RD AND 4TH GRADES 1ST PLACE: DOLPHINS GIANNA SIMON IVANNA HODE CAMILA RETES ISABEL DIAZ MARIA AGUILAR ROSSETTE LAME MILA GROMOVICH EVANGELINA CASCO IRENE GARCIA COACH: LUIS ABEL BEJARANO
RESULTS/ GIRLS GAMES: 3RD AND 4TH GRADES 2ND PLACE: SEALS VICTORIA CARDONA JULIANNA BANDY CAMILLE GUILLEN LORENZA VALLADARES LUCIANA NASSER EMMY MUÑOZ CECILIA CASANOVA GREGGINA FONSECA COACH: JOSUE AMADOR
RESULTS/ GIRLS GAMES: 3RD AND 4TH GRADES 3RD PLACE: SEALS OLIVIA RIVERA IVANNA ATALA VALENTINA KAFATI NATALIA NAZAR ISABELLA MENCIA MARIANA MONTOYA CHRISTIANNE KAFIE CLAUDIA MOLINA COACH: AMET POMARE
RESULTS/ BOYS GAMES: 3RD AND 4TH GRADES 1ST PLACE: GRIZZLIES MARCELO PEDEMONTE FRANCISCO ROSA TOBIN ALLEN ALBERTO GARCIA FELIPE LARA JOSE RAMON ORDOÑEZ FRANCISCO ARGUELLES JUAN DIEGO AYALA ALEJANDRO MATUTY JOSE RAMIREZ COACH: EDWIN CARRASCO
RESULTS/ BOYS GAMES: 3RD AND 4TH BOYS 2ND PLACE: BULLS DYLAN CALIX ALVARO BUESO JOSE MENDOZA HECTOR ZELAYA ROLANDO OLIVA CARLOS FLORES GABRIEL ZALDAÑA GABRIEL FARAJ GIUSEPPE VOTO JUAN HIRSCH
RESULTS/ BOYS GAMES: 3RD AND 4TH GRADES 3RD PLACE: SHARKS JAUME ROIG FELIPE SCHACHER ROBERTO CASTILLO WALTER MEJIA HUMBERTO OBANDO ANTONIO GUTIERREZ JUAN SERRANO SAHID BENDECK DANIEL GARCIA COACH: ALEX LAINEZ
RESULTS/ BOYS GAMES: 3RD AND 4TH GRADES 4TH PLACE: WOLVES MARIO LOPEZ ENRIQUE PAREDES MICHAEL WEHMEYER NELSON URRUTIA RAFAEL INESTROZA VINCENT SCHNABEL FELIPE BANDES ALBERTO GALEANO SANTIAGO GUTIERREZ COACH: JEFREY SUAZO
In this competition, the Eagle Cup Basketball athletes showed off their agility, coordination and accuracy skills during this competition where they had to make baskets after traversing a series of obstacles.
This year’s Eagle Cup Tournament was dedicated to Mr. JosÊ Educardo Flores, from the Business Office. Guisela Reidel, the Eagle Cup Coordinator was the Mistress of Ceremony and our Athletic Director, Mr. Wilmer Miralda gave our special guest a commemorative plaque.
EAGLE CUP SOCCER SEASON INAUGURATION CEREMONY THE THEME THIS YEAR IS “EL MUNDIAL” . GIRLS TEAMS USA JAPAN COLOMBIA
BOYS TEAMS SPAIN BRASIL ARGENTINA GERMANY
TEAM USA
ANDREA FARAJ, ARIANNE BULNES, DOMINIQUE GUEVARA, ELENA GODOY, MADISON MOURRA,MARIA FERNANDA FORTIN,MARIA PAREDES, MARIA MORALES, MARIANA SIMON MARIANA PAZ, PAULINA MARTINEZ, SOFIA FAJARDO, VICTORIA VACA COACH: RAMON BRAN AND ORLANDO OBANDO
TEAM JAPÓN
ADRIANA FARAJ, ADRIANA ATALA, ANDRES RODIRGUEZ, ANDREA TOLEDO, GRECIA UBILLA, CAMILA CARRION, IVANNA CORRALES, LUCIA ATALA, MELISSA OTERO, PAOLA DI BONO, TIANNETTE ULLOA, MARIA JOSE AGUILAR COACHES: RAMON BRAN Y ORLANDO OBANDO
TEAM COLOMBIA
ADRIANA SCHACHER, ANA PAULINA URRUTIA, CAMILA CORRALES, CRISTINA LAINEZ, GIANA LAGUNES, KIARA STEFAN, VALENTINA FACUSSE, MARIA LUCIA MARTINEZ, MIAH ABUDOJ, NATALIA ESTRADA, SIENA ACLLIZO, VICTORIA SALOMON COACHES: RAMON BRAN Y ORLANDO OBANDO
TEAM SPAIN
DONATO ESTRADA, DIEGO RIVERA, RODRIGO BECERRA, DIEGO MARQUEZ, JAVIER DIAZ, GUILLERMO VILLEDA, MIGUEL NASSER, SEBASTIAN MAYR, PATRICK MUÑOZ, FERNANDO NUFIO, ANGEL BATRES, JUAN DIETO ASFURA. COACH LUIS ARRAZOLA
TEAM ALEMANIA
DIEGO CACERES, GABRIEL ATALA, JUAN PEDRO CALLIZO, MAURICIO HASBUN, FELIPE SORTO, CARLOS CHINCHILLA, GUILLERMO NORIEGA, FELIPE KAFIE, ALEXEI RUMMAN, MATEO SALINAS, MARCELO BALSAMO, ANDRES KASSIS COACH: JAVIER ALMENDAREZ
TEAM ARGENTINA
MARTIN FONSECA, JUAN DIEGO SUAZO, JUAN JOSE LAGOS, LUIS LOPEZ, ABRAHAM KAFATI, PAUL GIUDICELLI, GUSTAVO LARA, CRISTOPHER FRAÑO, AMIRA MASSAD, ANTONIO MELARA, MEINHARD BIENST COACH: MANUEL VIVAS
TEAM BRAZIL
MIGUEL BONILLA, RODRIGO SORTO, HECTOR PERDOMO, JUAN DIEGO CRUZ, JUAN CARLOS SANCHEZ, MIGUEL SEGURA, JOSE CANALES, JOSE MIGUEL VILLEDA, JOSE IGNACIO AGUILAR, MARLON YU SHAN, NICHOLAS SCHACHER COACH: ARIEL VALERIANO
The AST Athletic Director, Ing. Wilmer Miralda, welcomed all the guests and invited them to a delicious meal.
ON TUESDAY, MAY 22ND, A SELECT GROUP OF STUDENT ATHLETES WERE HONORED DUE TO THEIR CHARACTER AND ATHLETIC ABILITIES. WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS GATHERING, THE COACHES WERE GIVEN GUIDELINES WHICH THEY UTILIZED TO COME TO THEIR NOMINATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT SELECTIONS. ALTHOUGH MANY STUDENT ATHLETES EARNED RECOGNITIONS DUE TO THEIR CONTIRBUTION TO THEIR TEAM AND OUR SCHOOL, ONLY THOSE WHO MET THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND RECEIVED THE HIGHEST SCORES WERE SELECTED TO WIN INDIVIDUAL AWARDS. WE ENCOURAGE OUR ATHLETES TO KEEP GIVING THEIR ALL BOTH AS STUDENTS AND AS ATHLETES. ONLY THROUGH GREAT SACRIFICES CAN GREATNESS BE ACHIEVED.
THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT HAD A SPECIAL PRESENTATION AND PARTING GIFTS FOR OUR SENIOR 2018 ATHLETES. WE ARE SAD TO SEE THEM GO, BUT VERY PROUD OF ALL THEIR EFFORTS IN MAINTAINING GOOD GRADES WHILE MANAGING THEIR ATHLETIC REQUIREMENTS. SENIOR, JORGE CALLEJAS, WAS ASKED TO SAY A FEW WORDS IN NAME OF THE GRADUATING CLASS. JORGE WAS CAPTAIN OF THE BASKETBALL TEAM AND HE ENCOURAGED THE YOUNGER STUDENT ATHLETES TO GIVE THEIR 100% AT ALL TIMES.
MR. ERNESTO ROSALES, THE HEAD TRACK & FIELD COACH, STARTED OFF THE AWARD PORTION OF THE CELEBRATION. ALTHOUGH THIS YEAR AST DID NO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRACK AND FIELD AASCA HELD IN GUATEMALA, WE INVITED THOSE STUDENT ATHLETES WHO DID AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AT HE 2017 ABSH, BECAUSE IT IS CERTAIN THEY WOULD HAVE REPRESENTED AST VERY WELL, HAD OUR SCHOOL PARTICIPATED.
NATALIA RODRIGUEZ MVP TRACK AND FIELD FEMALE CATEGORY
JORGE SALOMON MVP TRACK AND FIELD MALE CATEGORY
MARISABEL PAREDES ALTETA REVELACIÓN TRACK AND FIELD FEMALE CATEGORY
LUIS MEJIA ATLETA RELEVACIÓN TRACK AND FIELD MALE CATEGORY
MR. CARLOS SANTOS, THE BASKETBALL COORDINATOR, AND MR. JORGE POMARE, THE GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH, HAD MUCH TO CELEBRATE AFTER A GREAT AASCA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT THIS PAST NOVEMBER IN GUATEMALA.
JORGE ABDALAH MVP BASKETBALL MALE CATEGORY
JUAN CARLOS ASFURA ATLETA REVELACION BASKETBALL MALE CATEGORY
VIVIAN URRUTIA MVP BASKETBALL FEMALE CATEGORY
CAROLINA AGURCIA ATLETA REVELACION BASKETBALL FEMALE CATEGORY
MR. OSCAR DIAZ HAD A STRONG MESSAGE FOR HIS SOCCER PLAYERS…A MESSAGE OF BROTHERLY LOVE, LOOKING OUT FOR EACHOTHER AND FEELING LIKE A FAMILY. OUR TEAMS DID VERY WELL AT THE 2018 AASCA SOCCER TOURNAMENT IN COSTA RICA.
ANA SOFIA MALDONADO ~NOT PRESENT~ ATLETA REVELACION SOCCER FEMALE CATEGORY
RENE BECERRA ATLETA REVELACION/ SOCCER MALE CATEGORY
ESTEFANIA MATAMOROS MVP /SOCCER FEMALE CATEGORY
RAFAEL RIVERA MVP/ SOCCER MALE CATEGORY
MR. RONY MARTINEZ, THE VOLLEYBALL COORDINATOR, GAVE THE HONOR OF HANDING OUT MEDAL TO BOTH HIS COACHES, MR. ALEX GODOY (GIRLS’ COACH) AND MR. ARNON GUTIERREZ (BOYS’ COACH). AASCA WAS HOSTED IN SAN PEDRO SULA BY EIS. WE HAD A STONG APPEARANCE FINISHING IN NINTH (GILRS) AND FOURTH(BOYS) PLACES
VANESSA RETES MVP /VOLLEYBALL FEMALE CATEGORY
ANALYSSA WAGUI ~NOT PRESENT~ ATLETA REVELACION VOLLEYBALL FEMALE CATEGORY
MATTHEW GERNAT MVP/ VOLLEYBALL MALE CATEGORY
EDUARDO VILLACORTA ATLETA REVELACION/ VOLLEYBALL MALE CATEGORY
COACHES FROM BASKETBALL, SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL ALL FILLED OUT REPORTS ON ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS CHARACTER. OUT OF ELEVEN NOMINIATIONS . THIS YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT DECIDED TO RECOGNIZE THOSE ATHLETES THAT WERE RUNNER UP TO ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AS WELL
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR FEMALE CATEGORY VIVIAN URRUTIA
RUNNER-UP ATHLETE OF THE YEAR FEMALE CATEGORY CAROLINA AGURCIA ESTEFANIA MATAMOROS LUCRECIA RETES
COACHES FROM BASKETBALL, SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL ALL FILLED OUT REPORTS ON ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS CHARACTER. OUT OF ELEVEN NOMINIATIONS . THIS YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT DECIDED TO RECOGNIZE THOSE ATHLETES THAT WERE RUNNER UP TO ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AS WELL
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR MALE CATEGORY JORGE ABDALAH
RUNNER-UP ATHLETE OF THE YEAR MALE CATEGORY JOSE FERNANDO MARTINEZ MATTHEW GERNAT RAFAEL RIVERA
What’s New in our Department? THE EAGLES’ MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
As of this past March, the Athletic Department now counts with a multipurpose room. It has come in very handy as an Event Lounge, and staff meeting room and we will be using this for team meetings as well.
What’s New in our Department?
The Athletic Department in conjunction with Por Salud, have now provided our Eagles with an improved heath support equipment: Stalked Ice Machine Oxygen tank Inflatable immobilizers Back board
What’s New in our Department?
Thanks to our friends at Pepsi Corp, our athletes can now keep themselves hydrated and dry. We appreciate our Advancement Department for facilitating this generous donation.
It is a bitter sweet moment when you have to see our twelfth grade student athletes graduate and move on to the next stage of their lives. We are very proud of our student athletes for all they have accomplished. Being able to balance the demands of being a successful student and a dedicated athlete is not an easy feat. Thank you Senior Athletes 2018 for all your contributions to our Athletic Program and best of luck with your future endeavors.