Our Youth
Teen News Flash
Our Lady of Lourdes parish, Queens Village, invites all high school students to a special youth Mass and free pizza afterwards on Sept. 23, 4-6 p.m. in the chapel, located on the corner of Winchester Blvd. and 220th St. Call 718-479-5111. “Humanity is in urgent need of the witness of free and courageous young people […]
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Throwing a Bash, Jornada Style
by Sandra Cepeda The Jornadista group from St. Matthias parish, Ridgewood, celebrated its spiritual growth this summer with a holy hour and barbecue. The parochial youth group is part of the MJVC, Movimiento de Jornadas de Vida Cristiana, which translates to Journeys of Christian-Life Movement. Msgr. Edward Scharfenberger, pastor, led the holy hour as spiritual […]
Youth Views: What is the most important commitment you have made in your life?
The Ancient Cities of Europe Come Alive for Bishop Kearney Students
by Melanie Maffei and Alessia Giarracca For the past 40 years, the foreign language department at Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, has sponsored many travel/study trips to Europe. This year, 84 students traveled throughout Spain, France and Italy with 12 faculty chaperones. “When we first advertised the trip, we hoped to fill one bus with 42 […]
Five Eighth Graders Raise Over $2,500 to Help Friend
Five eighth graders from Holy Child Jesus School, Richmond Hill, could not sit by and do nothing as their classmate battled with lupus, a health disorder for which there is currently no cure. In order to help spread the word about lupus, Jessica Seitz, Emily Li, Jenifer Torres, Antonio Ortega and Anam Majeed set up […]
It All Adds Up at Christ the King R.H.S.
The Math Team from Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village, celebrated its individual and team victories in this year’s N.Y. State Mathematics League competition. Four Christ the King students tied for first place out of more than 4,000 students competing. Overall, the team came in third out of over 200 high schools in the state […]
Learning by Teaching at St. Agnes High School
St. Agnes H.S., College Point, has piloted a tutoring program with their neighboring grammar school, St. Fidelis. Each Tuesday after school, 13 members of the St. Agnes National Honor Society volunteered their time and talents to assist St. Fidelis students in the first through eighth grades. The experience has been beneficial for both the students […]
National Honors for Holy Cross H.S.
Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, inducted 41 of its top academic achievers into the National Honor Society (NHS), the nation’s premiere organization recognizing exceptional high school students. During the ceremony, five newly elected officers were also announced. NHS moderator Janene White opened the evening by welcoming the new inductees and giving accolades to senior and junior […]