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Schools
Graduation Day in Forest Hills
The eighth-grade graduation for Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy in Forest Hills took place on Saturday, June 16.
Two Academies to Be Merged; Will Be Located in Fort Greene
Due to declining enrollment, Queen of All Saints Catholic Academy in Fort Greene and St. Francis Xavier Catholic Academy, Park Slope, will merge into one school this fall on the campus of Queen of All Saints.
Fresh Meadows’ First Graders Get Published
Some people take a lifetime to write their first book. And then, there’s Angela Palazzo’s first-grade class at Holy Family Catholic Academy, Fresh Meadows. Guided by their teacher, students have written and illustrated their own keepsake book.
OL Lourdes Academy in Queens Village Is Closing
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Academy, Queens Village, will close at the end of this academic year. The announcement was made in a letter to parents, saying the action was being taken with “deep regret and profound sadness.”
Warm Welcome in Cypress Hills
Father Luis Laverde, the new pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church, Cypress Hills, received a warm welcome from the school community at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy on Nov. 28.
Safe to Give Flu Shot to Children?
Yes. It is safe to give children the flu vaccine.
STEM Lab Blessing at Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd Catholic Academy in Marine Park celebrated the opening of its new STEM lab with a blessing ceremony on the feast of St. Albert, patron saint of scientists.
Sheepshead Bay Students Help Feed the Hungry
Carol Donnelly, principal of St. Mark’s Catholic Academy in Sheepshead Bay, poses with students following their recent Thanksgiving food drive. Here, some of the eighth graders and early childhood students prepare to deliver the donations across the street to St. Mark’s parish food pantry.
Keep Christ in Christmas 2017 Art Contest
Details on the 2017 “Keep Christ in Christmas” Art Contest, the Tablet’s annual art collaboration with the Knights of Columbus.
