Caroline D’Emic will attend her first Great Irish Fair this weekend, and she will do so as its queen – that is, as the Colleen Queen. “The whole thing is lovely,” said D’Emic, 18, a senior at Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge. Having seen pictures of previous Colleen Queens donning twinkling tiaras and satiny sashes, […]
The Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, varsity softball team already made history this season by capturing the school’s first-ever Brooklyn/Queens championship. So anything better than that would have just been icing on the cake. The Bonnies advanced to the GCHSAA state championship game but fell 8-2 at the hands of the Kellenberg M.H.S., Uniondale, Firebirds […]
The Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, varsity softball team swept St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, by scores of 3-1 and 6-4 on May 21 to capture the Brooklyn/Queens GCHSAA ‘AA’ Championship. The Bonnies dropped the first game of the series to the L’il Terriers in nine innings the day before but fought back to take […]
Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, varsity softball starting pitcher Nicolette Trapani carried a no-hitter for 5.1 innings Friday afternoon, but she settled for a complete-game shutout in the Bonnies’ 7-0 win over rival St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, at Cunningham Park, Oakland Gardens. The junior hurler struck out 11 L’il Terriers in her seven innings […]
On Feb. 3, the Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, swim team finished second at the GCHSAA championships held at the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center, East Meadow, L.I. The Bonnies entered the meet with the best record in Brooklyn and finished ahead of Staten Island rivals Notre Dame Academy and St. Joseph Hill. Archbishop Molloy H.S., […]
Cherishing Our History As We Build the Future For 75 years, Fontbonne Hall Academy has been the sparkling gem of a school on 99th St. and Shore Rd. in Bay Ridge. Her alumnae have gone out into the world as educators, scientists, engineers, physicians and mathematicians, supported by a strong STEM curriculum. Classroom instruction […]
Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, senior running back Laray Smith was recently selected to play in the second-annual Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps. The game will be played Jan. 4, 2013 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., and will be televised at 9 p.m. EST on the NFL Network. […]
