When most Americans visit Africa, they go to experience the vast wildlife by enjoying an African safari. But for St. John’s University, Jamaica, soccer alumna Raelynne Lee, it was a safari of service that led her to the vast continent across the Atlantic. As part of the St. John’s campus ministry, the former Red Storm […]
Religious liberty is facing such grave threats in the United States that Catholics must take immediate and courageous action to defend fundamental values in the public forum and in the privacy of the voting booth, according to speakers at a Sept. 20 forum. Almost 500 people assembled at St. John’s University, Jamaica, heard impassioned calls […]
In order to cater to the needs of the youngest in their care, the diocesan superintendent’s office teamed up with St. John’s University, Jamaica, and Catholic schools throughout the diocese. The diocese formed a task force of professionals charged with opening new Early Childhood Development Centers in time for the 2012-2013 academic year. The task […]
BIG Production In Bellerose If you loved the movie starring Tom Hanks, then you don’t want to miss BIG, The Musical, presented by the St. Gregory the Great Theatre Group, Bellerose, above, in Gregorian Hall. Show dates and times: Aug. 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11 at 8 p.m., and Aug. 5 and 12 […]
At just 19 years old, former St. John’s University, Jamaica, standout small forward Moe Harkless will live out his dream of playing professional basketball. The Queens native, who spent three years at Forest Hills H.S., was selected 15th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2012 NBA Draft, held June 28 at the Prudential Center, […]
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 […]
