St. Francis Preparatory School is honoring the 50-year service of music teacher Dr. Robert Corbino by establishing a music scholarship in his name.
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In Queens, St. Francis Prep Toiletry Drive Brings Everyday Essentials to Veterans
With Veterans Day around the corner, students at St. Francis Preparatory School wanted to celebrate veterans in a way that honored their service to the nation and offered help beyond words of praise.
Principal Finds Purpose in Work During Her Breast Cancer Battle
Over 15 years battling breast cancer, Anne Zuschlag, principal of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Academy, has never wavered from leading the school community. The work, she said, helps her keep going.
Cancer-Free Teacher Returns to a Sea of Pink at Our Lady of Hope
Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy rallied around Pre-K teacher Liz Colon with prayer, a Pink Out, and funds raised after her breast cancer diagnosis.
Sharing ‘Power of the Holy Spirit,’ Faithful Gather for 100th World Mission Sunday in Brooklyn
Bishop Robert Brennan celebrated Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights on Oct. 18 for the 100th anniversary of World Mission Sunday.
Bridging the Generation Gap: St. Bernadette Students Make New Friends at Senior Citizens’ Home
Christopher Trochalides, an eighth-grader at St. Bernadette Catholic Academy, paid a visit to a senior citizens’ home and found that age is not a barrier when it comes to making new friends. He was one of 21 students who spent the morning of Oct. 15 visiting with older adults at the Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center.
Priests Defeat Principals at Catholic Schools Night, But Students Steal the Show in the Diocese of Brooklyn
Behind a late three-run home run by one of this year’s bobblehead honorees, Father Christopher Bethge, priests and seminarians from across Brooklyn and Queens defeated Catholic school principals and administrators 13-5 after a years-long drought at the diocese’s annual Scholars vs. Collars softball game during Catholic Schools Night at Maimonides Park on June 24.
Red, White and New: Catholic War Veterans’ Gift Helps Fontbonne Raise the Flag High in Brooklyn
Fontbonne Hall Academy needed a new flagpole, so the Catholic War Veterans of Kings County donated $10,000 to help make that happen.
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy Alums Return for Bicentennial Time Capsule Unveiling in Queens
The Class of 1976 of Sacred Heart School returned to see the time capsule they buried for America’s Bicentennial 50 years ago unearthed. Today’s students are burying their own time capsule to mark the nation’s 250th birthday.
St. Ephrem Catholic Academy Hosts ‘Night of Hope’ in Brooklyn to Support Families Battling Cancer
Edward McCarthy was 14 when he noticed something was wrong. He started to experience headaches and eventually an entire “personality change.” Then, one day, while at the movies, he recalled that his vision blurred.