Shining Star of the Month

Tequan Smith

Middle School

Tequan is from Brooklyn, NY.

He has a strong passion for: basketball, drawing and playing video games. 

His favorite thing about MLS is the club hours because "they are really fun and you get to hangout with your friends and make new ones". 

Tequan believes that he was chosen as a Shining Star this month because of all of his hard work.

Shining Star of the Month

Makayla Younghese

9th Grade

Makayla is from New York. 

Makayla enjoys music as her favorite hobby.

What she likes most about MLS is the "small school,smart choice because it gives students individual attention". 

"I think I was chosen for being on top of my school work and being a good student."

Shining Star of the Month

Ebony Townsend

10th Grade

Ebony is from Brooklyn, NY. 

She has a strong passion for dance.

What Ebony likes most about MLS is the diversity of languages that are available to learn.

"I think I was chosen as a Shining Star because I continue to prove myself."

Shining Star of the Month

Veronica Constantinides

11th Grade

Veronica is from Maspeth, NY. 

She loves baseball and softball. 

What Veronica enjoys most about MLS is "the teachers are nice and they help their students in every way possible".

"I was chosen because I give maximum effort in all of my classes."

Shining Star Of the Month

David Chanax

12th Grade

David is from Brooklyn, New York.

He has a passion for wrestling and video games.

His favorite thing about MLS is the wrestling program.

"I was chosen this month as a Shining Star because I am a good student and I don't cause problems."

Shining Star Of the Month

Ms. Pattie Dee

Staff Member

Ms. Pattie Dee is from Maspeth, Queens.

She's passionate about reading, music and theater.

Her favorite thing about MLS is "the students - they are wonderful and I appreciate the teachers for all of the hard work that they do!"

"I was chosen this month because after 11 years, I am retiring and this was an acknowledgment of my work."