Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, hosted a blood drive in conjunction with the New York Blood Center. Eligible seniors took time from their schedules to give the gift of life by donating their blood because the New York Blood Center is always in need of blood. Due to superstorm Sandy, the blood supply was […]

Gregory Goodman, a sophomore at Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, saved the life of a 14-year-old girl on a N.Y.C. bus by performing the Heimlich maneuver. He learned to perform this life-saving technique while in the Boy Scouts. Goodman attained first honors as a student at Holy Cross and was a member of the JV football […]

by Mike Graziano Aishvarya Arora, a senior at St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, was the only Queens student named a semifinalist in the Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) competition.  Past participants in the national competition have made extraordinary contributions to science and hold more than 100 of the world’s most distinguished science and math […]

Model United Nations Club from Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, traveled to Berlin, Germany, to participate in the Bermun Conference.   The students represented Japan and Somalia and helped to write amendments and pass resolutions pertaining to the effect of the Internet and mass media on international affairs.

The math team from Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, ranked first in New York state after two out of six math contests, which are held by the New York State Mathematics League. The New York State Mathematics League is comprised of teams from over 200 high schools, including specialized schools such as the Bronx […]

Students from Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, held a fundraiser to benefit Sean Casey’s Animal Rescue.  Two of the school’s clubs, God’s Earth and Creatures and the Stage Crew, sold warm pretzels in the cafeteria.  After the fundraiser, Sean Casey, along with John Biagi and Hillard Williams, visited the members of the clubs and brought with […]