Day of Reconciliation at The Mary Louis Academy

The Mary Louis Academy (TMLA), Jamaica Estates, held its annual Reconciliation Day event on March 6. More than 20 priests, all invited by the students from their home parishes, offered the Sacrament of Reconciliation to students, faculty and staff. Nearly all of the student body participated in the day which began with a prayer service. […]

Park Slope Students Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

On Saturday, March  17, students from St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, participated in NY’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan. Forty school alums marched along with 60 current students and faculty.  This is only the second time in its 95-year-history that St. Saviour has marched in the parade. The first time was in the 1960s. What […]

Bishop Kearney Students Give of Themselves

Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, hosted its annual blood drive March 7 under the direction of school nurse, Maureen Moses. Sixty-four pints of blood were collected from students, faculty members and some parents who donated their blood to those in need. Instead of taking the blood to be separated in a laboratory, some donors were able […]

Christ the King H.S. Senior Preparing to Serve Country

Senior Anthony Padro, Jr., from Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, proudly received his acceptance certificate from U.S. Marine Recruiter Sgt. Philip Percesepe. Padro will be reporting to Marine Boot Camp in Parris Island, South Carolina, this coming August. His certificate states: “voluntary membership in this elite military organization is a clear demonstration of the […]

Holy Cross H.S. Honors St. Joseph As a Righteous Man and Role Model

Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, celebrated a special Mass in honor of the Feast of St. Joseph, on March 16. St. Joseph is the special patron of the Brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross, originally known as the Brothers of St. Joseph when founded by the Rev. James Dujarie in France in 1820. During his […]

St. Nick Students Spell Their Way to the Top

Three students from St. Nicholas of Tolentine school, Jamaica, swept the awards at the Spelling Bee for the Queens South Cluster 5 and 6, taking first, second, and third place. The inaugural event was held on March 5 at Immaculate Conception School, Jamaica Estates. Beverly Bruno, 6-1, edged out Jamison Silva, 8-1, for the top spelling honor. […]

Learning Italian from Youth on The Other Side of the World

After months of virtually communicating with each other through Skype, students from The Mary Louis Academy (TMLA), Jamaica Estates, were able to welcome their friends from Italy. Fifteen students from Il Istituto di Istruzione Secundaria Superior G. Curcio in Ispica Ragussa, Italy, along with their teachers and principal, spent the day at TMLA experiencing an American […]