Nicholas Simone, junior at Holy Cross H.S. in Flushing, won first place in the 21st annual Research Poster Session for High School Students sponsored by the Chemical Education Committee of the American Chemical Society’s New York Section.
Our Youth
St. Edmund Goes to DC
Recently the St. Edmund Prep Model Congress Team traveled to Washington D.C. to compete in Princeton Model Congress. The eight students assumed their roles as Representatives and Senators and fought for the bills they drafted weeks before the competition.
Youth Views: What is a sacrifice that you’ve made?
I had sacrificed much of my free time rebuilding my friendship with an old classmate.
SFP Works with DNA
Marianna Tzirani, from St. Francis Prep in Fresh Meadows, writes about her Biotechnology class visit to the lab at the Lake Success DNA Learning Center in Cold Spring Harbor, L.I.
What is a virtue that you hold true?
I believe kindness is a virtue that brightens everyone’s day. You may never know what someone is going through so if I’m able to make someone smile, that is my priority.
Youth Preaching Weekend
Last fall, students from St. Agnes Academic H.S., College Point; Albertus Magnus H.S. in Rockland County; and St. John the Baptist H.S., West Islip, came to St. John the Baptist for a weekend of prayer, study and the forming of community.
Teen Newsflash
Events in Honor of Black History Month, Christ is Risen Art Contest and Dominican Youth Day.
Easter Art Contest
Annual Easter Art Contest: Christ Is Risen
2015 Keep Christ in Christmas Art Contest Winners
Check out the winning and honorable mention art work and photos from the ceremony, as well as information on the contest.
Youth Views: What is a virtue or value we should strive for as a country?
As a nation, we strive for the virtue of tolerance, serving as a haven for all those who need it. Personally, I try to embody this ideal by being accepting and open to the people I encounter.