by Connor Derrick | Oct 29, 2018 | Student Spotlights
Meet Tinh Rolan! Tinh’s family is from Vietnam, he is in 5th grade, and this is his third year at The Nest Academy! His favorite parts about coming to school at the Academy are learning and having fun, especially in gym class and recess! However, his least...
by Connor Derrick | Oct 29, 2018 | Student Spotlights
Meet Iba Soumare! Iba is in the 8th grade and this is his first year at The Nest Academy! Iba loves playing soccer (his favorite position is attacking mid), drawing, and playing video games (especially Fortnite)! At his old school, Iba says there was too much...
by Connor Derrick | Oct 29, 2018 | Education
Welcome DrumStrong, the newest member of our Nest family! The past couple of Fridays, DrumStrong has visited the Academy to teach the students about rhythm and the healing power of music! The organization was founded to raise awareness and funds in support of cancer...
by Connor Derrick | Oct 8, 2018 | Student Spotlights
Meet Mathú Rochom! This is Mathú’s second year at The Nest Academy and he is in eighth grade this year. At his old school, Mathú struggled to keep up because of large class sizes; he was often distracted by other students who were off task and, when he needed...
by Connor Derrick | Oct 1, 2018 | Student Spotlights
Meet Mema! This is Mema’s second year at The Nest Academy and she has captured the hearts of everyone here! At her previous school, Mema struggled because she couldn’t speak English very well and didn’t know how to read. She was often bullied because...
by Connor Derrick | Oct 1, 2018 | Student Spotlights
Meet Bosco! Bosco is a fourth grader and this is his first year as a student at The Nest Academy! He is the youngest out of four children and his family is from Uganda. Before coming to the Academy, Bosco says that school was mostly good, but here “everything is...
by WebQueen | Sep 26, 2018 | Staff Spotlights
So excited to introduce to you our newest staff member, PE, Health and nutrition teacher…Maiya Black-Keeling. Maiya started with us as a volunteer last year, teaching PE two days a week on her lunch break and has now joined our staff!!! Maiya’s heart for kids,...
by Connor Derrick | Sep 24, 2018 | Student Spotlights
Meet Justin Reyes! He is an eighth grader from El Salvador and this is his first year at the Nest Academy! Justin learned about the Academy from some of his friends that he plays soccer with and he really wanted to come here! Justin says he struggled at his old school...
by Connor Derrick | Sep 10, 2018 | Student Spotlights
Meet H’thin Rochom! H’thin is originally from Vietnam and has lived in the United States for over 13 years! This is her second year at the Academy and also her SENIOR YEAR! H’thin says that what she loves most about going to school at the Academy is...
by Connor Derrick | Sep 10, 2018 | Volunteers
Hey there! My name is Connor Derrick and I am interning here at The Nest Academy for the fall semester! Throughout these next few months, I will be sharing my experiences with the Academy, as well as creating Student Spotlights on each of our Academy students! (Check...
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