House Council
Our House Council consists of 18 students representing their peers through planning and implementing engaging and celebratory Founders’ Day assemblies, as well as events like Field Day, House Meetings, Fundraisers, and other community events. The High School students representatives for this school year are:
6th Grade:
Herlyn Mendez
Shirley Everson
Xiomara Pagan
Jeremiah Aponte
Lisset Torres
7th Grade:
Aiyanna Wright
Jose Mercado
Kimberly Campos
Nathaly Cruz
8th Grade:
Kimberly Fuentes
James Knowings
Sharina Colome
Destiny Vasquez
Claritza Fermin
10th Grade:
Amina Fofana
Aaron Hargraves
11th Grade:
Leslie Gutierrez
Jamin Garcia
Ashley Teron
Xavian Feliciano
Krysellie Galvez
Farielly Valerio
Destiny Paniagua
12th Grade:
Marieta Lucas
Shelly Garcia
Ramon Martinez
Miranda Debrosse
Chris Reynoso
Jalaal Werts
Jennilee Vasquez
Angelica Duran
Steven Kerlew
Learning Leaders
The Learning Leaders Program provides the opportunity for qualifying students of the Bronx Academy of Letters to use their leadership skills while performing community service in different capacities. During the school year, they tutor and mentor our middle school students after school, as well as at assist their local places of worship or daycare centers. They also participate annually in the AIDS Walk as well as City Meals on Wheels.
After completing 85 hours of community service, the Learning Leaders take a college course during the summer at the University of California, Berkeley, all expenses paid. If the students receive at least a B in their class, they receive college credit and a stipend as a reward. This opportunity is only possible through the sponsorship of the Coleman Fung Foundation. Below are this year's Learning Leaders:
Xavian Feliciano
Destiny Paniagua
Victor Gonzalez
Jamin Garcia
Jesus Jimenez
Ashley Teron
Devin Natera
Janee Soto
Linda Obeng
Luz Alcantara
Peer Group Connection
Peer Group Connection (PGC) for High Schools is an evidence-based program that supports and eases students’ successful transition from middle to high school. The program taps into the power of high school juniors and seniors to create a nurturing environment for incoming freshmen. Once per week, pairs of junior and senior peer leaders meet with groups of 10-14 freshmen in outreach sessions designed to strengthen relationships among students across grades. These peer leaders are simultaneously enrolled in a daily, for-credit, year-long leadership course taught by school faculty during regular school hours. PGC has been implemented with a 70% sustainability rate in more than 175 high schools since 1979. A recently released, four-year longitudinal, randomized-control study conducted by Rutgers University and funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services found that, among other major results, PGC improves the graduation rates of student participants in an inner city public school by ten percentage points and cuts by half the number of male students who would otherwise drop out. This year's Peer Leader's are:
Luis Aquino
Hakeem Ballesteros
Tyreith Boyce
Angelica Duran
Xavian Feliciano
Jose Gaitan
Krysellie Galvez
Shelly Garcia
Leslie Gutierrez
Toni Henderson
Jesus Jimenez
Steven Kerlew
Rigoberto Montesino
Ana Perez
Ashley Robledo
Ashley Teron
Farielly Valerio
Briani Velasquez
Our Peer Mediation program allows our young adults to discuss disagreements amongst themselves through a restorative justice model.