March 14, one month after the deadly shooting in Parkland, Fla., students around the country walked out of their classrooms as part of a nationwide school protest demanding an end to gun violence and school shootings.
St. Francis Prep
HS Students Prepare for Leadership Roles
More than 50 student leaders representing nine different high schools participated in Catholic Leadership Day at Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, March 2, to continue formulating their leadership skills.
Sports Round-Up March 3
The St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, girls’ track team had a successful showing at the CHSAA indoor season intersectional championships.
Teen News Flash – Feb. 24
Teen News Flash keeps you up-to-date with youth events around the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Leary Left Lasting Legacy at St. Francis Prep
Tim Leary, who coached boys’ varsity basketball for 43 years at St. Francis Prep, Fresh Meadows, died Feb. 13 at the age of 73 after a nearly yearlong battle with gallbladder cancer.
Sports Round Up Feb. 24
In her last home game as a member of the Fontbonne Hall Academy varsity basketball team, senior guard Katie Marquardt scored her 1,000th career point on Feb. 7, a Senior Night victory over division rival Msgr. McClancy H.S.
St. Francis Prep HS Hosts Muslim Students
Muslim students from a foreign-exchange program in Indonesia spent a day at St. Francis Prep H.S., Fresh Meadows, and were able to share cultural, personal and academic experiences with Prep students.
Three HS Hoops Stars Named All-Americans
Catholic high school seniors Jordan Nixon, Emily Engstler and Moses Brown will play in the 2018 McDonald’s High School All-American basketball games.
Sports Round-Up Jan. 6
Khalid Moore, a senior forward on the Archbishop Molloy H.S., Briarwood, boys’ varsity basketball team, will continue his hoops career at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
AD’s Vision Coming to Life at St. Joe’s
Just over a year ago, James Lally took over as the athletic director at St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, and the Bears’ athletic program is experiencing an unprecedented wave of enthusiasm and success.