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. […]
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 […]
Remembering their duty to those who are struggling, the community at St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, has worked to make the holiday season a little brighter for the women of Providence House and their children. Continuing the school’s yearly tradition, Sister Anne Lally, C.S.J., campus minister, collected Christmas gifts from the school to be delivered […]
The choral students from St. Agnes Academic High School, College Point, led under the direction of music teacher, Joan Marie Delahunt, gathered together with members of the Hanac Angelo Petromelis Senior Center in College Point for a holiday sing along! Song lyrics were given out for all to participate and those that were passing by […]
St. Edmund Prep., H.S., Homecrest, recently put on a first-rate production of Joseph Kesselring’s Play, “Arsenic and Old Lace.” The hilarious comedy tells the story of two sweet old ladies in Brooklyn who poison lonely old men in what they believe to be an act of charity. The women are part of an eccentric family […]
Bishop Ford C.C.H.S., Park Slope, established the Brother Michel Bettigole Financial Aid program for the 2012-2013 school year. “(The) program will provide much needed financial assistance to families who want to send their children to Catholic high school but need financial support,” said Raymond P. Nash, president of the school. The program takes its name […]
The Drama Guild from St. John’s Prep., Astoria, performed its annual rendition of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol before a record audience. The St. John’s Prep students, faculty, and staff in attendance were joined by several local Catholic elementary schools to view this delightful performance. Under the direction of faculty members Michael Matthews, Jason Booth, […]
