The Atlantic Ocean, the Sahara Desert and Mt. Everest combined could not keep Mikesha Withanachchi from helping her fellow girls in Sri Lanka. Withanachchi, a seventh-grade student in Sacred Heart school, Bayside, asked her principal, Dennis Farrell, to send a letter to the school community with a request. She wanted to ask for assistance in […]
General Colin Powell visited the students at Cristo Rey Brooklyn H.S. to encourage them to be their own role models. “You are going to be the leaders of this country,” said the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former U.S. Secretary of State. “I am counting on you, now that I am […]
In order to honor 50 years of dedicated service to Catholic education, Auxiliary Bishop Paul Sanchez celebrated Mass at Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village. When the episcopal vicar for Queens presided over the annual opening Mass for the school, he asked God’s blessings for the new school year. He also expressed gratitude for […]
When their community was in need, seven eighth-grade girls from Sacred Heart, Bayside, exemplified the true character of the Girl Scouts, said Roberta Bilello co-leader of the parish Troop 4443. The room their parish and school used for toddler programs was in need of a makeover, said Georgette Lyons, Girl Scout moderator. So, the girls […]
As the nation turns its attention to leadership at its highest levels, Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, looks at leadership closer to home. New members of the school’s student council took on the responsibility of leadership among their peers. Standing from left to right are: Dimeji Bamishile, senior, senior class vice president; Delaney Warner, senior; Kenneth […]
As education and technology continue to intertwine, the young women at The Mary Louis Academy are leading the curve. Every ninth-grade student at the Jamaica Estates high school will be using iPads, a touchscreen computer tablet, in their social studies classes. This pilot program is being implemented by Danielle McCormack, social studies teacher, and Shannon […]
In conjunction with a special First Responders Mass to honor law enforcement, fire and emergency medical personnel, Holy Cross H. S. on Sept. 28 unveiled a new permanent memorial to the 17 members of the Holy Cross community who died on Sept. 11, 2001. Among the attendees were New York City’s first responders, wearing dress […]
