Interview with Mr. Waterkotte

By Luciana Cappone

His favorite color is blue. His favorite song is Savotage by The Beasty Boys. He prefers to speak Guarani than any other languages. His favorite instrument is the ukulele, which he teaches in exploratory.    His favorite animal is the dog, a commonly known animal in the world. His favorite book is "The Power of One".

He got here because Dr. Beck asked him to apply to the job. He liked it and came to work. He is obviously married, to Mrs. Waterkotte, the 7^th and 8^th grade Social Studies teacher. He currently is working as the MS and HS band teacher and loves being it.

He has two sisters and one brother. His favorite place in the world is Neah Bay, and the worst place is the Sahara Desert.

His favorite movie is Napoleon Dynamite, his favorite subject in school was obviously Band. The best thing for him is laying under a fan, in a hammock, with a ball in his hand and a dog at his side. His favorite sports are football and American Football.

Interview of Mrs. Callahan

By: Ariel Klein

As we know there are many new teachers this year in ASA. This time we had the pleasure to share time with the 7^th and 8^th math teacher Karen Callahan.

Mrs. Callahan is an American teacher who recently moved to Paraguay this year.  She highlighted that she loves Paraguay. Mrs. Callahan came to Paraguay after teaching in Las Vegas, USA.

Before her kids were born she loved visiting and learning about other cultures. So, after her kids were born, she stopped traveling with the necessity of raising her two daughters. Now that her daughters are studying in universities she is free to visit new countries.

Mrs. Callahan got the job through Dr. Beck who offered her the vacant math position.  Mrs. Callahan should love visit many other countries, specifically Bhutan. Also, she would have like to go work to a country of French language which she knows perfectly.

It’s a pleasure to have such a nice teacher.

We hope she has a fantastic year!

Introducing the 6th grade English/SS teacher

By Emilia Escudero

Mr. Paul Rowley is the Language Arts and Social Studies teacher for 6^th grade. He was born December 2^nd in Merriam, Kansas, and is married and has two children, Andres and Giuliana. His favorite color is blue and he claims his favorite hobby is ´Walk Away.´. Mr. Rowley´s favorite book is The Pillars of the Earth and his favorite subject is the mixture of politics, culture and philosophy. His favorite sport is baseball, who can challenge him?

Introducing our New MS Principal

By Emilia Escudero

Dr. Anne Beck is our new MS principal everyone! She has been here at ASA for about three years, both as a teacher and as our counselor. She is married. Her favorite sports include golf and tennis, and her favorite colors are orange and green. Her favorite food is chicken milanesa and her favorite drink is water. She came to Paraguay because of her job as a teacher and slowly went up to principal. Dr. Anne Beck claims that she loves her job, and she wouldn´t imagine doing anything else. Something else that she reveals is that her favorite hobbies include singing and directing plays, and encourages everyone to participate in the new Drama Exploratory. Let’s give Dr. Beck a warm Welcome as our principal this year!

Introducing Andrea

By Emilia Escudero

            Andrea Del Pilar Gossmann is a new student in the seventh grade. She was born September 2^nd, 1999 in Bogota, Colombia. Arriving here in Paraguay two months ago from Mexico City, she completes her first few weeks at ASA making new friends and getting to know everyone. You might ask yourself why she moved here, and it’s because her dad, who works in Colgate, was transferred here. At the age of twelve, Andrea already has a 25 year old sister. Some of her hobbies are reading (she has a kindle with about sixty five books) and skiing, as well as other outdoor sports.