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On January 15, Silver Cluster students explored what it means to see a “linguistic play” with Teaching Artists from New Victory Theatre, in anticipation of their visit to the theatre later in the month to see BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play. The workshop prepared students for the show by introducing them to the creator of the piece, her background, and offering a peek of the elements they would later experience during the performance. 

Three of Gaynor’s Blue Cluster students have been recognized by the Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards! Leila F. received a Silver Key in Short Story; Sam M. received an Honorable Mention in Speculative Fiction; and Shalev S. received a Gold Key in Memoir, a Silver Key in Poetry, and an Honorable Mention in Poetry and Flash Fiction.

On December 17, parents, students, and other members of the Gaynor community gathered in the North Cafeteria to celebrate Nepali culture at Breakfast My Way. The breakfast was hosted by Kieran Hartsough and Barun Mathema, parents of Avi in the Silver Cluster.

On November 12, Bianna Golodryga, Emmy Award-winning journalist and anchor of CNN’s “One World with Zain Asher and Bianna Golodryga,” along with Yonit Levi, anchor of Israel’s top primetime news program and co-host of the podcast “Unholy: Two Jews on the News,” spoke to Gaynor’s Silver, Green, and Blue Cluster students about their new book, Don’t Feed the Lion. 

On Monday, November 10, Gaynor welcomed C.G. Esperanza, author and illustrator of picture books including Boogie Boogie Ya’ll, Fish Fry Friday, and Kicks in the Sky. Esperanza spoke to students at two assemblies and joined the Blue Cluster art class for a workshop on creating picture books.