Sports Round-Up Feb. 6

Leslie “Les” Pinder, an honorary member of the St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, Class of 1959, died peacefully from natural causes on Jan. 15.

Sports Round-Up Nov. 21

The St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, women’s soccer team participated in a Run for Rett Syndrome Awareness on Oct. 31 in support of Erika Van Giesen and the entire Rett Syndrome community.

Msgr. McClancy Is a Safer Haven With Bulletproof Doors Installed

After the Valentine’s Day shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas H.S. in Parkland, Fla., left 18 people dead and provided another grim reminder that school shootings are no longer rare, Msgr. McClancy Memorial H.S., East Elmhurst, decided to take security into its own hands by installing bulletproof doors.

McClancy Remembers 9/11 Hero and Alumnus Alvarez

Luis Alvarez learned the importance of being compassionate and serving others during his four years at Msgr. McClancy Memorial H.S., East Elmhurst. Those were values Alvarez put into practice when he served in the Marine Corps, responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and testified on Capitol Hill in June.