{"id":228405,"date":"2015-11-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/news-from-patrick-henry-high-school-nov-20\/"},"modified":"2015-11-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T08:00:00","slug":"news-from-patrick-henry-high-school-nov-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/news-from-patrick-henry-high-school-nov-20\/","title":{"rendered":"News from Patrick Henry High School \u2013 Nov. 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Por Elizabeth Gillingham<\/p>\n<p><strong>PHHS junior wins essay contest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Patrick Henry High School junior Mikaela Clippinger! Her essay on \u201c<em>Anthem\u201d<\/em> earned her the rank of third place in the Ayn Rand Institute&#8217;s 2015 essay contest. As a third place winner, she walked away with a cash prize of $200. This contest is one of the largest essay contest programs in the world. Each year, they collect more than 17,000 submissions from more than 100 countries. Mikaela\u2019s third-place ranking placed her essay in the top 5 percent of all the essays received.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you U.S. Army Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1963\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missiontimescourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/US-Army-check.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1963 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/missiontimescourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/US-Army-check.jpg\" alt=\"US Army check\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Staff Sergeant Jimenez and Sergeants Shumway and Anzaldo from the Lemon Grove recruiting office dropped off $500 to support the students and staff at PHHS in a partnership.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>PHHS supports national bullying prevention month<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Eliminating bullying and hate from school campuses is a district priority year-round, but one that takes center stage during National Bullying Prevention Month in October.<\/p>\n<p>Schools throughout the district are holding events and activities that support diversity, encourage tolerance and discourage bullying while the district is working this month to strengthen its efforts to support the LGBTQ student population.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBullying prevention week at Patrick Henry is a very big thing on campus,\u201d said ASB President Carlee Anderson. \u201cThis week, we started off with wearing purple to show our support against bullying. Thursday, we passed out over 500 rainbow ribbons to show our support for the LGBTQ community. Friday we will be wearing our compliment shirts,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are encouraging everyone to meet at least two new people, and Friday at lunch, we will be having a handprint wall for every student to trace their handprint for a pledge against bullying,\u201d Anderson continued. \u201cWe are encouraging everyone to be kind and friendly to one another.\u201d<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Henry student wins mini iPad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>San Diego Unified School District honored a Henry student with a brand new mini iPad in a September drive to encourage students to try the meals served by the cafeteria. The Food &amp; Nutrition Services marketing coordinator for the district came to Henry to give our senior Reggennie Toor her prize during her statistics class. What a great gift for a senior in appreciation for dining with the district!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet PHHS\u2019s Student of the Month for October<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aldrin Armando Donna Velazquez is a senior at Henry and was selected as the first Student of the Month as he was awarded during the Grantville\/Allied Garden Kiwanis Club meeting last month.<\/p>\n<p>With his family at his side, Velazquez was praised for his many different talents and interests.\u00a0In addition to his efforts as a peer mediator and member of the Link Crew at Henry, Aldrin is the president of the school\u2019s soccer club, and he maintains a part-time job at a local McDonald\u2019s.\u00a0\u201cHe stands out,\u201d Vice Principal Jennifer Pacofsky said, \u201cbecause he cares about others.\u201d Aldrin hopes to go to college as a sociology major after his graduation from high school.\u00a0We wish him well in reaching his goals and we are proud to honor him as our PHHS Student of the Month for October!<\/p>\n<p>Aldrin is an incredibly reliable, enthusiastic, and friendly student. He fully embodies the three pillars at Henry as he is kind to all students, talks to all students, and tries to get everyone as involved as he is. He steps up whenever he is needed to do something and has a wonderful attitude while doing it. Last year, he supported one of the teachers by going into their seventh period support class to help out. When she was having a hard time with the behavior of a couple students in that class, he pulled them aside and talked with them as a mentor. During the weekends, Aldrin has been found downtown in Tijuana feeding the homeless.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PHHS Girl\u2019s Golf Team <\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1966\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1966\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missiontimescourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/girl27s-golf-team.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1966 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/missiontimescourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/girl27s-golf-team.jpg\" alt=\"(back row, l to r) Coach Chad Miller, Hillary Mast, Brittany Sipe, Natalie Stoklosa, Jessica Montross, Kalyn Scannell, Coack Russell Chistensen; (front row, l to r) Ally Westerman, Allison Nguyen, Darla Christensen, Amber Christensen, Laura Peleaz (Courtesy of PHHS) \" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/450;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(back row, l to r) Coach Chad Miller, Hillary Mast, Brittany Sipe, Natalie Stoklosa, Jessica Montross, Kalyn Scannell, Coack Russell Chistensen; (front row, l to r) Ally Westerman, Allison Nguyen, Darla Christensen, Amber Christensen, Laura Peleaz <br \/>(Cortes\u00eda de PHHS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Patrick Henry Girls Golf team\u00a0had a great season.\u00a0All five varsity players participated in the City Conference on Oct. 19.\u00a0This year, the girls\u00a0were led by co-captains Amber Christensen and Allison Nguyen. The team has learned that golf is a sport that focuses on honor, integrity and ethics. They have\u00a0taken these values to heart, and show these\u00a0values every time they are on the course. The team has\u00a0learned to be respectful of each other, and those that they play against. Being cohesive and\u00a0caring about each other\u2019s success is of utmost importance to the team. This is evident when one hears and sees Allison Nguyen, the team&#8217;s strongest player, rooting for other\u00a0team members\u00a0to medal the match.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the years, the team has been supported by Coach Chad Miller, who has been devoted to the girls\u2019 golf team for years\u00a0and has donated countless hours to them. Matt Pennington, general manager at Mission Trails Golf Course, has not only provided a home golf course for the team, but he and his staff have shown genuine interest as the girls are always welcomed and greeted kindly by the marshals. Jim McFarland has also\u00a0shown his support by always providing the team with uniforms. This team, and previous\u00a0girls\u2019 golf teams, is grateful for the dedication of these gentlemen,\u00a0as it is common knowledge that without them, the team would not be possible.<br \/>\nThis year, in the memory of Ai Nguyen, My Loan Vu and Allison Nguyen have made a generous contribution to the girl\u2019s golf team and have pledged to continue the donation in Ai&#8217;s memory. Ai was a strong advocate for the PHHS girls\u2019 golf team and believed in the team and in Pro Kids \u2013\u2013\u00a0a goal-oriented program in City Heights that assists players with golf techniques, life skills, and personal growth opportunities. Many of our players have been members of Pro Kids.<\/p>\n<p>The girls\u2019 golf team is always looking for new members and any interested athlete can contact Coach Chad Miller at PHHS.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013\u2013Elizabeth Gillingham is the principal of Patrick Henry High School<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Elizabeth Gillingham PHHS junior wins essay contest Congratulations to Patrick Henry High School junior Mikaela Clippinger! Her essay on \u201cAnthem\u201d earned her the rank of third place in the Ayn Rand Institute&#8217;s 2015 essay contest. As a third place winner, she walked away with a cash prize of $200. 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