After another exciting season of CHSAA hoops action, here are the 2016 Brooklyn/Queens boys’ high school basketball all-stars. The stats and pertinent information were provided by the league’s coaches.
St. Edmund Prep
Youth Views: What is the hardest part of your day?
The hardest part of my day is waking up. It takes a whole army to get me out of bed since I barely get enough sleep throughout the weekday because of school work and extracurricular activities.
St. Edmund Goes to DC
Recently the St. Edmund Prep Model Congress Team traveled to Washington D.C. to compete in Princeton Model Congress. The eight students assumed their roles as Representatives and Senators and fought for the bills they drafted weeks before the competition.
Youth Views: What is a sacrifice that you’ve made?
I had sacrificed much of my free time rebuilding my friendship with an old classmate.
Obituary: Sister Muriel Smithwick, C.S.J.
Sister Muriel Smithwick, C.S.J., formerly Sister St. Florence, a Sister of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 72 years, died in Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood, Jan. 14.
Youth Views: What was a sacrifice that you’ve made that was worth it?
A sacrifice that I have made that is worth it is participating in the Hunger Awareness Challenge because it is helping the less fortunate. I try to live in their shoes for one day during each school cycle and donate money for a greater good.
Sports Round-Up, Jan. 9
Three new records were set at this year’s Catholic Youth Organization boys’ swim Olympics and The athletic department at St. Edmund Prep H.S., Sheepshead Bay, presented the fourth annual Jose Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship to junior Kaelyn Edwards.
What is a sacrifice that you’ve made that was worth it?
A sacrifice in my life that I’ve made was giving up my time to altar serve, but at the end of the day, it made me feel better as a person.
Tablet TALK: Flushing Girl Scouts Earn Bronze Award
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights Christmas concerts in Marine Park, Ridgewood and Cobble Hill, a Year of Mercy event in Bath Beach, Simbang Gabi in Elmhurst and much more.
Teens from St. Edmund Prep Prep Thanksgiving Dinner for Harlem
On Nov. 25 students, faculty, staff and alumni prepared 370 pounds of delicious “Stuffing From Heaven.” The food was donated to a larger Thanksgiving meal served to those in need on Morningside Drive in Harlem.