St. John’s Preparatory School, Astoria, had a Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez to continue the joyous celebration of the Easter season. After the Mass, many students involved in the school’s liturgies attended a reception with the bishop in the school’s library.
Joy Fraser, Sophomore St. Joseph H.S. Meditation makes your faith stronger by simply being at peace with yourself and God through prayer. Kirsten Clenkian, Freshman St. Joseph H.S. Catholic meditation is very important in our lives because it communicates our relationship with God. It is all about spirituality and connection with God. […]
In Jamaica Estates, students from The Mary Louis Academy Service Homeroom Initiative have opened new organic garden. Located on the academy’s bucolic campus – just behind the convent – the project features two 40-square-foot box gardens. The students planted various vegetables such as beets, carrots, spinach and nasturtium. Students have been caring for their spouts […]
The Glee Club of St. John’s Prep, Astoria, under the direction of Simona Rodano, performed recently at the Foundation for Education In Honduras Inaugural Event held in Manhattan. The foundation was founded to help raise funds to help the poor children of Honduras get a better education. Pictured is Rodano, left, and the SJP Glee […]
Antonio Francrosa, Senior Xaverian H.S. I often seek silence in order to think about life and maintain a positive attitude. Joseph Brienza, Sophomore Holy Cross H.S. Yes, I seek silence by playing soccer. I focus on the game and take my mind off other things, such as school. […]
Noelle Meyers-Powell, class of 2010 and one of the first students at St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay, to receive the International Baccalaureate Diploma, recently visited the preparatory school to speak to the current IB Diploma candidates about community service. A major component of the IB Diploma is the creativity, action and service requirement. Students […]
St. Francis Preparatory H.S., Fresh Meadows, is hosting a year-end art show on May 9 at 2 p.m. The day will include a gallery presentation featuring painting, sculpture and live music. It will also include a fashion show, dance, drama and animation starting at 4 p.m. in the auditorium. Tickets are $5. Visit www.sfponline.org. […]
In Park Slope, St. Saviour H.S.’s Inner Glow Club raised $750 in donations to Smile Train, an international charity that provides free cleft lip and palate repair surgery to children in more than 85 developing countries. The money raised by the club is enough to pay for three corrective surgeries.
Students from The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates; St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay, and St. Joseph H.S., Downtown Brooklyn, joined with others in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza near the United Nations to commemorate the kidnapping of the students in Chibok, Nigeria. Ayana Gay, a senior from St. Joseph, said the students came to “be the […]
Students in the St. Edmund Prep Education Program, Sheepshead Bay, recently taught an Earth Day lesson to Phil Fama’s ninth grade art class.
