Eighth-graders from Saint Saviour Catholic Academy in Park Slope took home top honors at the NYC First Lego League Robotics Championship Tournament.
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Ready, Set, Subscribe! Fundraiser For Catholic Schools Makes Return
The Tablet’s “COVID Relief Fundraiser for Catholic Schools” is back for its second year to offer school students an extra credit assignment that can earn them cash for tuition and raise funds for their schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
A 5,000-Mile-Long Journey From War Zone Ends At Catholic School in Brooklyn
You’ll never complain about a long walk again after hearing the story of 11-year-old Theodore Gaynullin and his mother, who traveled 15 miles — on foot — to the Polish border to flee war-torn Ukraine.
Only In Print: St. Mark’s Students Step Up For Ukraine
Students of St. Mark’s Catholic Academy, Sheepshead Bay, held a special dress-down fundraiser for the children of Ukraine on March 7.
Love Of Reading Abounds In Diocese of Brooklyn Classrooms
Students throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn opened their classrooms to authors and special guests during the 4th Annual Great Diocesan Read Aloud. Bishop Robert Brennan and Christine Persichette, anchor for Currents News, and the authors read to students via videoconferencing.
Retiring Schools Chief Chadzutko Reflects On a Life in Catholic Education
Dr. Thomas Chadzutko, Ph.D., the school superintendent who has guided the education of generations of students in the Diocese of Brooklyn, is closing the notebook on his career. He announced his retirement in a letter on March 4.
Only In Print: Rosary for Ukraine
Mary’s Helpers Rosary Service Club is committed to praying the rosary and performing service to those in need.
St. Saviour BHM Event Takes ‘Step’ in the Right Direction
In 1976, 200 years after the United States of America declared independence from Great Britain, then-President Gerald Ford officially recognized February as Black History Month (BHM) across the U.S. The fact that such a milestone in African American history happened only 50 years ago wasn’t lost on the young women who planned, practiced, and then performed at St. Saviour High School’s annual BHM assembly on Feb. 17.
Masks Optional at Catholic Schools in Brooklyn and Queens Starting Wednesday
In response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement on Sunday, February 27, 2022, that the NYS School Mask Mandate would be lifted as of Wednesday, March 2, 2022, Catholic Academies and Parish Schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes Queens, will make face coverings an individual choice for school personnel and a parental choice for all students.
Bay Ridge Kids to Get Early Glimpse of College
It’s never too early for students to start thinking about college — even children in kindergarten. That’s the thinking behind a unique new partnership between Bay Ridge Catholic Academy and St. Francis College.