Faced with declining enrollment and costly structural repairs, Most Precious Blood School in Long Island City will close at the end of the 2014-15 academic year.
Schools
Catholic Students Bring Christmas Cheer
Students from Xaverian, Bay Ridge, came together as a community to welcome local senior citizens for an afternoon of Christmas-themed performances and camaraderie. The first annual Christmas Cafe Cabaret was a huge success due to the time and talents volunteered by students from grades six through 12. Students in the Music at Xaverian (MAX) program’s […]
A Rockin’ Christmas at St. Patrick’s Academy
The annual Christmas pageant performed by students from St. Patrick’s Academy, Bay Ridge, featured two full-length shows, each of which captured the spirit of the season. First up, the eighth graders performed “Jingle Bell Jukebox,” a play that featured musical interludes from the entire school. The play centers around Santa and Mrs. Claus as they […]
Youth Views: How do you have fun at no or low cost?
Emily Farrell, sophomore Bishop Kearney H.S. After school, my friends and I just walk around and talk. Sidney Gibbons, senior Msgr. McClancy M.H.S. Running is free and good for you. I am very calm when running. Isabella Galea, freshman Bishop Kearney H.S. I go get pizza with my friends. […]
Finishing the Year off Right
The students at St. John’s Prep, Astoria, concentrate on the true meaning of Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. The world may have some cracks, but at the Prep, students discover that the cracks also let the light shine through. And so, as they have done for almost 150 years, St. John’s Prep students […]
O.L. Snows School Makes Christmas Bright
The Student Council of Our Lady of the Snows School, North Floral Park, raised $620 for The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Fund by selling paper ornaments! The children of the school purchased paper ornaments for 25 cents each and colored them in to hang on the school Christmas tree! The class that bought the most ornaments […]
Cathedral Prep and Seminary Alumni Events Set for 2015
Cathedral Prep School and Seminary, Elmhurst, has two important dates set on its calendar for 2015. The Prep’s annual golf classic is scheduled for Monday, April 27 at North Hills Country Club in Manhasset, L.I., starting at 10 a.m. A springtime reunion dinner is planned for Saturday, May 9 at the school. The celebration will […]
Tree of Charity
The Junior Ladies of Charity from St. John’s Prep, Astoria, met other New York State chapters in a mini-assembly in Albany, N.Y.
Papal Ciborium
Msgr. Dennis Herron, administrator of St. Fidelis Church, College Point, presented St. Agnes A.H.S. a ciborium used during a Papal Mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II during his visit to New York City in 1995.
Advent Prep
The St. John’s Prep, Astoria, is in full preparation mode this Advent season. Special public prayers have been said each day; the Sacrament of Reconciliation has been offered to all students; food is being collected; the Christmas Tree was officially lit; the halls and classrooms are being festively decorated; and student musicians and singers have […]