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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Joseph Fattarusso, a senior at St. Edmund Prep, Homecrest, received the New York Blood Center Scholarship. The scholarship is given to a student who exemplifies community service and volunteerism in the organization of a high school blood drive. Fattarusso has donated blood or red cells six times since the age of 16. Kathy DeMello, R.N., […]
Fifteen students in the Genesis Program at Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, competed in the Science Olympiad at Grover Cleveland High School, Ridgewood. The students were coached by faculty members Robert Procida, ’03, and James Schreiner, ’04. The Genesis Team placed in the top five in four separate categories: Meteorology, Storm the Castle, Dynamic Planet and […]
Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst, inducted 195 students into the Mater Dei Chapter of the National Honor Society. Eighty-two seniors received permanent membership, and 67 juniors and 46 sophomores were granted one-year provisional membership during a solemn ceremony. Sister Thomasine Stagnitta, C.S.J., principal, presented each girl with her membership card. She in turn received a rose […]
As they prepared for finals, AP exams and summer vacation, students at Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, also took the time to engage in the Christian spirit of Charity. The school community braved the strong winds off of the Narrows for their yearly walkathon, which raised nearly $36,000. The money raised was split up into […]
