SAINT SAVIOUR HIGH SCHOOL
Month: May 2015
RITVIK TANEJA
XAVERIAN HIGH SCHOOL
A LOOK BACK AT 1997
.. the year the Class of 2015 was born. Here’s a brief look at the what was happening that year – – U.S. President Bill Clinton is inaugurated for his second term. – A first-class stamp costs $ .32. – For the first time since 1973, unem- ployment falls below 5 percent. – Smokers must […]
Five From Xaverian Headed to Cornell
It’s a record: Five members of the Class of 2015 at Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, have been accepted to Cornell University. They are, from left, Suet Cho, Oliver Sarzynski, Ritvik Taneja, Joseph Martorana and Harrison Jamin.
St. Joseph H.S. – Girls Can be Eagles
Young women at St. Joseph H.S., Downtown Brooklyn, soared to new heights when the National Council of Women of the U.S., invited them to the United Nations for the launch of the educational imperative: Girls Can be Eagles. A snapshot from the day: from left, Sister Joan Gallagher, C.S.J., principal; Kashanda Henry ’15, Arianna Johnson […]
Catherine Laboure Special Education Program Class of 2015
The Catherine Laboure Special Education Program for the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Class of 2015: Top, from left: Christine Odessa, teacher; Damion Sessing; Kayooe Rostant; Jabari Marshall. Middle, from the left: Nicole Kuse, teacher; Mary Nafash, principal; Jourep Diaz; Jermaine Perry. Bottom, from left: Gabrielle Rasmussen, Tiffany Thomas, Emily Delfino, Tabitha Bryant. Not pictured: Nathanael Meilke.
Memorial Day Field Mass
Field Masses were celebrated at diocesan cemeteries on Memorial Day. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant at St. John’s Cemetery
Remembering Our Heroes on Memorial Day
Whenever I’m in St. John’s Cemetery in Middle Village, I make it a point to drive over to the Priests’ Circle to pay respects to the diocesan clergy who are interred there. So it was not unusual to do so when I was there to cover the Memorial Day Field Mass. I was drawn to […]
Pilot Parishes Respond to Capital Campaign
The 23 diocesan pilot parishes have now raised more than $19 million on collective goals that total above $14 million, bringing the campaign total over $30 million.
Our New Deacons
Photos from Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio’s ordination of 19 men to the permanent diaconate on Saturday, May 23.