This year, the Governor has included Education Tax Credits in his proposed state budget. And so we have renewed hope. But in politics, it is not enough to propose.
Schools
Clowning Around in Bayside
Recently there has been a lot of clowning around at Sacred Heart School, Bayside. For the last few months, fourth and fifth grade students have been practicing various circus arts skills, culminating in performing their very own circus. Circus Arts is a fun and challenging aspect of physical education that enables students to develop a […]
Pi Day at Holy Cross H.S.
Students from Holy Cross celebrated National Pi Day with a competition to see who could recite from memory the most digits of this infinite number that expresses the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle.
Brooklyn Rally Supports Education Tax Credit
The drumbeat of support continued for passage of the Education Investment Tax Credit, which would give a tax credit to people who donate to public schools and to scholarship funds for parochial school.
Howard Beach Academies Present Joint Art Display
From March 18 to 27, works of art by the students at Ave Maria Catholic Academy and St. Helen Catholic Academy will be displayed at TD Bank on 162-02 Cross Bay Blvd.
Knights Show Strength in Wearing Pink
Students at Holy Cross H.S. united in an effort to raise funds and awareness of breast cancer. The project is spearheaded by Cathy Kenny, junior class moderator and coordinator of the Science Research Program.
Teen News Flash: Concert at St. Francis Prep
On Friday, March 20, 7:45 p.m., the four premiere ensembles from the music department at St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, will be presenting their annual Jazz/Pop Concert. They are the jazz band, chamber choir, honors percussion ensemble and chamber orchestra. Senior drummer Gabriel Godoy said this concert allows students to be individually expressive, given the […]
Whitestone Students Ring Bell for Haiti
Last week, Joseph Zuccarelo and his classmates cheered with pride as they saw and heard the brass bell they purchased for St. Anne Church in Anse-a-Macon, Grande Cayemite, Haiti.
Xaverian H.S. Announces It Will Admit Girls in 2016
The school’s board voted unanimously to expand co-education from its middle school program to the high school grades.
Youth Views: Reflect Upon Catholic Meditation
Thomas Leuthner, freshman Holy Cross H.S. I think that some Catholic people feel that since God loves them, He should answer them right away. This is not true. As an athlete, I like to clear my mind and pray before a game not only for me to do well, but for everyone I love and […]