A Note from Mr. Swason, Leslie's Mentor

Leslie is a gifted artist who is one the hardest working students that I know. Last year, I had the privilege of working as Leslie’s mentor in her chemistry class. Her detail-oriented mind set allowed her to categorize and incorporate new topics into her overall chemistry understanding. Leslie’s dedication to chemistry allowed her to be very successful on end of year state chemistry exam, despite being the only sophomore in a junior class.

The dedication that Leslie demonstrated in chemistry is mirrored in all of her other classes as well. And while she is passionate about working hard and being successful in all of her classes, it is the Art class in which she truly shines. Leslie applied and enrolled in Fordham High School for the Arts in order to study the discipline of visual arts. She takes advantage of every opportunity to capitalize on her admission into the school. Leslie is focused in her daily art class and she uses this focus to produce beautiful results. Recently Leslie’s artwork was chosen to be featured from a pool of all art majors at the school. Leslie also puts her visual art work and learning into practice across the rest of her classes, utilizing different technique in other academic projects.