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Christ the King High School Math Challenges
The Math Team from Christ the King R.H.S, Middle Village, announced a special contest to kick off Catholic Schools Week by sponsoring a Math Memory Contest. Students are challenged to match the math memorization abilities of the Christ the King Math Team moderator Richard Hartman by reciting Pi to 1000 places and/or the 118 chemical […]
Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School Essay Contest Winners
As part of its renewal year, Cristo Rey Brooklyn held a student contest to help students express their input on the school. The Bushwick high school asked its students to share their personal experience. The winners received a small stipend to put toward a college fund. First-place winner Michael Purvis, senior, described how the school […]
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Christ the King H.S. Stays Strong for the Unborn
The freezing pre-dawn snow and rain did not put a damper on the smiles and determination of over 50 students and four faculty members from Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, as they boarded the bus for the 2012 March for Life in Washington, DC. Anthony Padro, a senior who will be heading to Marine […]
A Cultural Bash at St. Saviour H.S.
To celebrate their 32nd Cultural Harmony Day, students at St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, brought ethnic foods and performed song and dances for their peers. The events included a Mexican Hat dance and an Irish Soft Step dance. At the close of the performances students put on a fashion show to showcase their native outfits. […]
Homeless Experience in Springfield Gardens
by Cara Bloncourt Staff members and students from Martin de Porres school, Springfield Gardens, and youth group leaders of St. Mary Magdalene Church’s Growing In Faith Together (G.I.F.T.) Program, gathered together to experience a night of being homeless. In total, 22 participants spent 16 hours outdoors without food and shelter. Throughout the night, they participated […]