DC Reads **STAR** Tutors!

These are 2007-2008 tutors who have gone above and beyond, exhibited a great attitude, and worked extra hard to help their students.  The DC Reads Team Leaders nominate a STAR tutor every week.  Great job, STAR tutors!

APRIL **STAR** Tutors!

Meghan Morrissey (Turner): She does a great job with the third grade even though they can be quite the handful sometimes!

Jennifer Hector (Turner): This week she taught the second grade about geography with her recent trip to Japan; she brought all her pictures and got her kids excited to learn more about the culture!

Kristen Thiers (Centronia): She has a great relationship with her student.  Thanks Kristen!

Kelly Dougherty (Brookland): Kelly is always on time for work—even for those early morning tutoring sessions at Brookland!

Jennifer Cardamone (Turner): She is always patient with the kids and brings the best out of them.

Rachel Gazzerro (Brookland): Her good attendance and energy this week was great!  Keep it up Rachel!

Matt O’Reilly (St. Anthony’s): He has many students and is able to control all of them while still having fun with them.  Thanks, Matt.

Colleen Farrell (FLOC): She has been enthusiastic with her student and she always brings a smiling face to tutoring! Great job Colleen!

Allison Mackown (Turner): She was great when she worked with the kindergarten and first grade. She managed a very productive environment.

Megie O’Leary (St. Anthony’s): She only tutors one student, but they are always progressing and getting their work done. And I constantly hear the student say that she understands the material.

Achille Kolla (Brookland): He connects with his student well.  Thanks, Achille!

Maureen Sullivan (Brookland): Maureen arrives for work promptly and on time ready to tutor.

Previous **STAR** Tutors!

Tori Rowe (St. Anthony’s): At the meeting she asked many questions in order to help her students, and she applied what she learned during the meeting in her tutoring sessions.

Kerry Convery and Kelly Dougherty (Brookland): Both of these tutors have shown enthusiasm and joy towards their students and work extremely hard so that their students will continue to excel.

Jennifer Contreras (CentroNia): She has formed a great relationship with her student and is helping her student to succeed. 

Jennifer Cardamone (Turner): Although Jennifer just started tutoring, her presence at site has been very influential.

Angèle Knapp (CentroNia): Angèle did a great job filling in as a sub when needed. Thanks Angèle for being there to help out!

Jonathan Abbamonte and Michael Brosnan (Beacon House): Great in helping new tutors get adjusted to a new system at the center.

Colleen Arnold and Kelly O'Connor (Garfield): Colleen and Kelly are always great smiling faces at Garfield.

Juliana Aquaro: She went out of her way to go to Campus Ministry and picked up the flyers for Kids on Campus Day which was a huge help!!

Jen Barbera (FLOC): Jen was not feeling well on Wednesday, but pulled through and came to tutoring for her student. That shows me true dedication and selflessness. I am proud to have her on our team!

Maureen Barry (Garfield): Maureen and I co-tutor a class of fifteen students and she is a huge help in the class and keeps up great attendance. Thanks Maureen!

Brian Bligh: He is a great tutor and always has a lot of energy when helping his student and always willing to go above and beyond. He is always on time, ready to tutor and help others.

David Boone (Turner): Really stepped up this week and tutored an entire class of students by himself. Great job, David!

Marcus Bolston and Jason Burke (Garfield): Our AmeriCorps tutors Marcus Bolston and Jason Burke are great and positive! They are both a pleasure to have at site!

Mike Brosnon (Brookland): Mike is doing excellent, especially because he has offered to sign in the tutors and drive them Wednesday when neither of his team leaders can attend site. Thanks for your dedication Mike!

Tim Brady (Garfield):  Tim usually tutors 3rd grade alone, other than the help of a parent helper. He is a very enthusiastic tutor with great attendance and always comes to site with a friendly face! Thanks Tim!

Kate Bukowski (Garfield): Kate is one of the most patient tutors who works with 4th grade, which is one of the most difficult grades to work with at Garfield.  She does a great job!

Daniel Burns: Helped his tutee to complete his subtraction math assessment. He is a challenging child to work with and after Dan’s help and encouragement, he suddenly blasted through the last 13 problems.

Lucy Consler (FLOC):  Lucy has really impressed me with her ability to tutor a student especially when her assigned student is absent. Her enthusiasm is contagious and her spirit is undying. I think that she is really doing a great job this semester and she really puts her heart into tutoring!

Alex Dennett (FLOC): Has really seemed anxious to start tutoring. She has been asking questions when she does not understand something and she tries to get involved in any way she can.

Elizabeth Doherty (St. Anthony’s): She shows a lot of hard work and patience, especially since she just got 2 new students!

Nwakaego Ekwuabu, Christina Strain and Megan Murray: An enthusiastic group of tutors who stayed late for night tutoring at Beacon House. Talk about dedication!!!

Joan Gunawan (Turner): She has shown a lot of dedication at site regarding attendance and has great communication with her team leader and supervisor! Thanks Joan!

Jennifer Hector (Turner): Jennifer was great this week! She was patient and took charge of her class!

Jeff Ledford (Beacon House): He is an incredibly productive tutor and shows exceptional skill in being friendly with the children while communicating the material.

Holly Murray (Beacon House): She connects very well with her students and keeps them on task and especially makes a good tutor-student friendship with them.

Cara Paulan (Centronia): Cara always comes in full of energy and enthusiasm.

Lori Schmid (St. Anthony's): She is a natural teacher and leader. Her children seem to love her and learn a lot when she is with them.

Jonathan Sitko: Gets his student excited about learning and he always communicates with his site leader and the other tutors.

Rachel Stabb (Turner): I was unable to be on site for one day last week at the last minute, and she stepped up and helped me out.

Christina Strain (Beacon House): Helped out with testing at Beacon House when one of the proctors called out sick.

Johanna Sturm (FLOC): Has gotten a new student this semester and is really engaging her student, Destiny, who is responding very well to the positive attention and encouragement. The effort and excitement that Johanna is putting in to tutoring really makes her stand out from the rest of our DC Reads tutors!

Mia Volant: She comes up with creative ways to help her student who often gets frustrated and gives up easily.  She wants her students to succeed and helps them any way she can to do so.