Months after superstorm Sandy brought devastation upon much of the Northeast, two freshmen from Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, continue to bear the consequences. Fortunately, they don’t have to do it alone. Daeon Pierce and his family evacuated their Valley Stream, L.I., home before Sandy. They came back to find their home destroyed from an electrical […]
Keeping in mind the true spirit of Christmas, the community of St. John’s Prep, Astoria, helped make the season a festive one for those who are struggling financially. Students held a food drive to benefit St. John the Baptist parish in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The Junior Ladies of Charity Club coordinated the drive and helped deliver food […]
The students from Walter Stark’s sixth-grade class at St. Pancras School, Glendale, took it upon themselves to make this Christmas season a festive one. They spent Advent collecting money by making small sacrifices. Foregoing treats for themselvess, students pooled their money for a donation fund. Their generosity inspired their parents to also contribute. Before school […]
This year’s winners of the Saint Saviour H.S., Park Slope, Christmas card contest were sophomore Janet Munoz and junior Victoria Fiquet. Munoz’s drawing is a depiction of Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus inside a Saint Saviour High School snow globe. Fiquet’s artwork, which was drawn by hand and colored-in on a computer, features […]
Students from Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, brought a Christmas Carnival to Pope John Paul II Family Academy. “This was the best party ever!” one of the elementary school students exclaimed. The high school ministry team came with Brother Donald Sukanek, S.C., Brother Gary, Nick Melito, admissions director, Ann Smith, science teacher and Andrew […]
Students around the diocese spent Advent getting themselves ready for Christmas and helping others do the same. In Middle Village, the school community of Christ the King got into the spirit of the season at its annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony. More than 200 people joined in the festivities. Santa was on hand for pictures, […]
