Polish Scout troops from Our Lady of Czestochowa-St. Casimir, Sunset Park, are privileged to stand as the honor guard at the tomb of Jesus during Holy Week.
Schools
St. Agatha School Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
Girls and boys from St. Agatha School looked grand as they celebrated the Easter holiday in Sunset Park.
Celebrating a World Youth Day in Brooklyn
The youth group from Holy Family-St. Thomas Aquinas parish, Park Slope, joined their counterparts at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Kensington, for Brooklyn’s very own World Youth Day 2014.
Following Jesus, From Palms to Cross
Holy Week is a special time for the Youth and Young Adults of St. Nicholas of Tolentine parish, Jamaica.
Diocesan Math Bee Adheres To Common Core Standards
Frank D’Elia, an eighth grader at St. Luke School, Whitestone, captured first place in the diocesan upper grades math bee.
St. John’s University Chooses New Leader
The St. John’s University board of trustees has named Conrado M. Gempesaw, Ph. D., provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, as St. John’s 17th president.
Bishop Ford C.C.H.S. Will Close this June
The board of directors of Bishop Ford Central Catholic H.S., Park Slope, has announced that the school will close in June.
Death in the Family
The students at Bishop Ford H.S. in Park Slope suffered their own pain during Holy Week when it was announced that their school would not be opening in the fall.
Prospect Park Track Club Presents Bishop Ford with $12,500 check
Prospect Park Track Club’s Tom Meany presented Denise Catapano, Assistant Director of Athletics at Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School, with a check for $12,500.
St. Joseph’s College Chooses Lay President
Jack P. Calareso, Ph.D. will succeed Sister Elizabeth Hill, C.S.J., as president, effective July 1.