The school year may be just beginning, but students in Catholic high schools throughout the diocese are already excelling. Brittany Lewis, a senior at Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope, won the 2011 Brooklyn ReAct Lit Match. This writing contest was held in conjunction with the annual Brooklyn Book Festival. Lewis’ submission will be included in […]
Ten eighth-grade students from St. Sebastian school, Woodside, recieved academic scholarships based on their performance during last school year. Above Msgr. Michael Hardiman, pastor, and JoAnn Dolan, principal, stand with the winners: Oliver Rozario, Michael D’Arcy, James Espeleta, Mary Julianne Almazar, Nathaly Garzon, Angela Perez, Carissa Rahaman, Chelsea Kolinsky, Kevin Velez, and Mark Strassberg. […]
Remembering their nation’s heritage, 10 students from Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, went on a service trip to Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota. Volunteering at the Body, Mind & Soul Day Camp, the Queens students learned about the experiences of the Lakota Tribe. Caroline Strands is director of Catholic Education for all five parishes on the reservation […]
As hundreds of freshman are starting their first year in high schools throughout the diocese, upperclassmen remember their duty to welcome the stranger. Upperclassmen at St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, volunteered to go into school early to welcome freshmen in the morning and help them throughout the day. At the end of the day students […]
Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, held a ceremony honoring native Chinese students, who are excelling academically at Bishop Kearney H.S.; Bishop Ford H.S., Park Slope; and Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge. These students left home to gain a Catholic school education in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Barnabas and Susan Chan actively recruit Chinese students, including from overseas, believing […]
In order to commemorate her son, Firefighter Michael Mullan, who died on 9/11, Theresa Mullan founded a scholarship for students at Holy Cross H.S., Flushing. This year’s winner is Jalen McCray, sophmore. The scholarship is awarded to a student in the spring of his freshman year, begins with his sophomore year and follows through to […]
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SFC and SFX Form New Partnership St. Francis Xavier Elementary School, Park Slope, and St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, recently announced their new partnership. A red-and-blue St. Francis College banner was unveiled on the elementary school’s facade and a blessing of the partnership was conducted outside the main entrance of the school building last month. […]
