Alumni Portfolios: Jacob | Hamilton Park Montessori School - Jersey City, NJ | Passionate in our Pursuits. Educating children from pre-school through 8th grade.

JACOB, HPMS '24, Hudson Catholic '28

Generous

Compassionate

Leader

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

-John C. Maxwell

Hello, my name is Jacob. I am 14 years old. I’ve been going to Hamilton Park Montessori School for 7 years. I see myself as many different things.

I really enjoy being a leader. I love helping out the younger children in my school and having people in my middle school always come up to talk to me. So I always try to be on my best behavior because I know that people look up to me.

I also see myself has a generous person. No matter who the person, is I’m always trying to make their day better in some way.

I truly believe I’m very passionate. Whenever I like something I’m very interested about, I do my research and try to learn everything I can about it. I am passionate about sports, art, friendship and my family. I love being a big uncle to my two nieces and I am passionate about being a role model to them and to the younger friends at school.

I’m excited to enter High School in the fall of 2024!

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Passion Project: Cooking

Ever since I was little, I have been cooking with my family. I love the way a good meal can really make people feel connected, satisfied, and happy. My Dad’s family is from Grenada, so when I first started in my new school, back in 2nd grade, my Dad and I gave a presentation on some of the cultural traditions from Grenada. We also prepared a traditional meal for the whole class to enjoy.

Volunteer Work

I have loved my school ever since I started in the 2nd Grade, so over the years, I have done my best to give back to my community. I enjoy working with younger friends. I also make it a point to help with neighborhood cleanup whenever I can.

I’ve spent many summers volunteering at Summer Camp, and I also offered to assist one of our teachers during an After-School class called ‘Mindfulness’. It was something that not only helped me practice my leadership skills by being a really great role model for the younger students… but it also taught me a lot. And… these mindfulness techniques will serve me well in school and beyond. All in all, it was a really great experience. I learned a lot and now, I have many new, young friends I can help out when I see them around school.

Athletics

I love Basketball…. it’s such a fun sport. My friends and I usually practice during recess whenever we can. I also love to play after school and on the weekends. I am very interested in trying Track, Wrestling and Crew when I get to high school. Right now, I am doing some body building and I participate on the school Basketball Team.

Arts

Ever since I was little, I have been drawing and doodling. I am very interested in exploring the arts further when I get to high school, especially working with different mediums.