Inspired by his many relatives who are members of the Fire Department of the City of New York, Powers is driven by his desire to help others by one day joining the esteemed ranks of the FDNY. His service as a volunteer firefighter proved to be of life-and-death importance as he responded to the call of an 86-year-old man in cardiac arrest.
Biodiversity, outer space exploration and recorded music history are just a sampling of the topics local Catholic schoolchildren have spent the last year researching.
Angela Fazio, who was a Catholic school principal for 20 years, continues to educate students in Brooklyn and Queens.
By Mary Isabel Casey Every Catholic school has a mission that distinguishes it from other schools. At The Mary Louis Academy (TMLA), Jamaica Estates, a college preparatory school for young women sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph, the mission is more than just a saying; it becomes your way of life. The Congregation of […]
Ave Maria Catholic Academy recently held its second annual Family Math Night. The two-hour event was attended by children and their parents from the K-8 school located in Howard Beach.“At Ave Maria, we work hard to ensure that our children have a strong foundation in the subjects that they will need to be successful in life,” said Anthony Russo, principal. “One way we do that is to make learning fun. Now that Common Core has been instituted, our teachers are implementing strategies to step up our math curriculum so that we meet and exceed parochial and public educational requirements.”
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The Tablet gathered local Catholic high school newspaper staffs for a day of friendly competition and press appreciation. The Stanner of Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, kept its winning streak alive for the fourth year in a row by placing first in the General Excellence category. New to this year’s competition was The Trumpet of […]
Students from Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, visited neighboring St. Joseph’s School for the Deaf to host an Easter Egg Hunt for the younger students.
My younger cousin, 4, reminded me how wonderful it is to be young and a child-at-heart. She taught me to place my stresses aside and to enjoy life in the moment.
Brithney Rivera, a young parishioner of All Saints parish, Williamsburg, won third place in the seventh grade category of the national Try Prayer! It Works! student art contest.
