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St. Saviour Swimmer Honored St. Saviour H.S., Park Slope, recent graduate Taylor Powers of Breezy Point was awarded the school’s prestigious Sister Mary Joseph Sportsmanship Award at the school’s annual sports awards ceremony. Powers also received the swim team’s “Career Swimmer” award for her four years on the team. From Here to Haiti […]
Empowering Youth to Help Heroes Five eighth graders from Ave Maria Catholic Academy took top prize in a recent competition for creating Helping Heroes, a military care-package program. The Howard Beach crew beat 10 middle-school teams from across the city to win a yearlong partnership to expand their program with Project Empower, contest sponsor. […]
O.L.P.H. Hosts Seuss-tastic Celebration “Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try” — ah, they did try and indeed succeed to celebrate the joy of reading on the 108th birthday of beloved author Dr. Seuss at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, S. Ozone Park. Organized by teachers Peggy Breslin and Barbara […]
St. Joe’s Ice Cream Entrepreneurs Eighth graders at St. Joseph School, Astoria, learned the fundamentals of operating a small business by opening their own ice cream stores at school. Not only did they learn valuable skills: producing a quality product, good customer service, vendor negotiation and accounting skills, but they were also able to […]
Class Rings for Rockaway Eighth Graders Spring is just around the bend and that means graduation is on the horizon. A sure sign of that can be seen on the hands of eighth graders at St. Rose of Lima School, Rockaway Beach. Students received their class rings in a special ceremony during First Friday Mass, […]
A Marvelous Sight at HCJ School It was a feast for the eyes — more than 460 pairs of used eyeglasses, which the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) Paragon Chapter at Holy Child Jesus School, Richmond Hill, collected during their recent Used Eyeglasses Drive. Susan Dyckman, chief executive officer of the New Eyes For […]
St. Bernard’s Aquinas Crew Visits St. James The Junior Aquinas program at St. Bernard School, Mill Basin, recently enjoyed a special visit to St. James Cathedral-Basilica, Downtown Brooklyn. Msgr. John Strynkowski, rector, gave students a tour and explained the history of the worship space, particularly its stained-glass windows. This year, students have been studying the […]
Scouts Honored in Howard Beach Congressman Bob Turner recently helped honor the Cub Scouts of Troop and Pack 139 of Howard Beach who received the Arrow of Light Award — the highest honor a Cub Scout receives — and crossed over into the Boy Scouts. Back row, Lisa Forgione, cubmaster and webelos den leader, […]
Love Is in the Air at St. Mel’s On Feb. 12, the Church of St. Mel’s, Flushing, observed St. Valentine’s Day at the 9 a.m. Mass, celebrated by Father Italo Barozzi, who gave a moving homily in memory of St. Valentine, patron saint of love and happy marriages. Over 30 married couples were […]
Altar Servers Let Their Light Shine Six new altar servers were recently installed at Our Lady of Light parish, St. Albans. Veteran servers congratulated the newcomers to the ministry, front row: Brianna Garcia, Saramarie Wade, Trinity Defour, Lucius Defour, Daniel Roden Jr, and Naika Placide, along with Father William G. Smith, pastor, far […]
