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 […]

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 […]

  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 […]