Queens students swept the top three spots in this year’s Diocesan Middle Grades Math Bee, which took place at Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy in Jamaica, last month.
Schools
Salve Regina’s Royal Sages Showcase Robotics at LEGO Festival
The award-winning Royal Sages Robotics Team from Salve Regina Catholic Academy, East New York, was proud to be an exhibitor at the Brick Fest Live LEGO Fan Experience at the NY Hall of Science, this month.
East Elmhurst Students Thank Priests
To show their gratitude to the retired priests at the Bishop Mugavero Residence, students from Our Lady of Fatima School in East Elmhurst prepared Easter gifts for them.
2017 Summer Camps and Programs
Cathedral Prep School and Seminary – The Father Troike Summer Leadership Program
Taking Stock of Themselfies
Father Josephjude Gannon, chaplain at York College, Jamaica, distributed ashes on campus as 200 students, staff and faculty members attended. Afterwards, he spent time taking selfies with students and staff.
Park Slope Students Aid the Homeless
As part of Catholic Schools Week, students from St. Saviour Catholic Academy, Park Slope, gathered food and supplies to donate to Midnight Run to feed the hungry of New York City.
Scholarship Awards for OLLCA Eighth Graders
Catholic high schools recently sent scholarship award letters to local eighth graders. Seven members of the eighth-grade class at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Academy (OLLCA), Queens Village, received scholarship offers for the fall.
New STEM Lab at Flushing Academy
St. Mel’s Catholic Academy, Flushing, unveiled its new STEM Lab to kick off Catholic Schools Week 2017.
Lincoln Center Concert Nets $1 Million for Catholic Education
Lincoln Center’s Geffen Hall was filled with 2,800 people as the diocese’s Futures in Education presented its Spirit of Christmas Concert on Dec. 12.
Schools Honored for Donations to Worldwide Missions
Children from Catholic schools and religious education programs who either collected the most money or gave consistently throughout the years to benefit missions around the world joined St. James parishioners for their regularly scheduled Sunday morning Mass.