St. Francis Prep Honors Patron

When St. Francis Prep., Fresh Meadows, celebrated its patron’s feast day, students and faculty were still energized by the recent visit of the pope who chose to be named after the very same saint.

Youth Views: What motivates you?

What motivates me is the goals I have set for myself. I am not too hard on myself, but I do refuse to give up when I know something is achievable.

Our Youth Round Up Oct. 10, 2015

Continuing the Vincentian Tradition; No Shortage of Creativity At St. Edmund Preparatory; Teen Holy Hour; Catholic Junior High Rally; Teen Shout-Out; Youth Page Submissions

Youth Views: Reflect upon the Sacraments

Stacy Zachariah Archbishop Molloy H.S. The sacraments are not just rituals that happen over the course of a lifetime. Sacraments help you understand that the Holy Spirit is there to guide you and help you along your path of strengthening your faith. It is not magic; you must put effort into your faith and welcome […]

Teen News Flash: Need Help to Get to WYD

St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands, has signed up to a fund raising campaign through Aid to the Church in Need. You can help the parish teens embark on this World Youth Day pilgrimage by going to: http://acn.convio.net. On the right-hand side, click on search for a participant, then type in “Davis” in the Last Name field. […]

Brisbane to Brooklyn

St. Edmund Prep, Sheepshead Bay, warmly welcomes the students from St. Aidan’s School in Brisbane, Australia. The Australian students were greeted with a welcome breakfast sponsored by the Student Council. They met the students they will be staying with for the time they are in Brooklyn. They will be visiting the United Nations, seeing a […]

Xaverian Goes Gold For Frankie

On Sept. 16, students from both Xaverian’s middle school program, Genesis, and high school in Bay Ridge joined forces to Go Gold to raise awareness of pediatric cancer. The Go Gold effort has been spearheaded by Camille Orichio-Loccisano, who lost her son, Frankie, a member of Xaverian’s class of 2008, to pediatric cancer in 2007. […]