The Christ the King Regional High School (CK) Math Team celebrated its individual and team victories in this year’s NY State Mathematics League competition. Four of the CK students tied for 1st Place out of more than 4,000 students competing. Overall, the team came in 3rd out of over 200 high schools in the state [...]
Richmond Hill kids dove into the fascinating world of marine biology when they videoconferenced with an expert from the SeaTrek Mote Marine Laboratory, located in Sarasota, Florida. Kasey Gaylord, a SeaTrek coordinator and educator, hosted the April 24 conference and showed the children what dinner time is like in the shark tank at the aquarium. [...]
The epilogue has been written for Flushing High School — but as the city concludes the final chapter of the storied 137-year-old institution, a new protagonist has entered the plot. The Department of Education Division of Portfolio Planning hosted a meeting at Flushing High School — one day before the Panel for Educational Policy’s highly-anticipated [...]
As dozens of students, faculty, supporters and alumni stepped to the microphone during Grover Cleveland High School’s public hearing last month — determined to have their voices heard — many were resigned to the fact that their shouts would fall on deaf ears. But their raucous rallies were heard loud and clear. Hours before the [...]
Seven high schools in Queens — and 17 more throughout the city — had their fates sealed after the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) voted to close the schools on April 26. Under the Turnaround plan, the schools — August Martin, Bryant, Flushing, John Adams, Long Island City (L.I.C), Newtown and Richmond Hill — will [...]
Spring may signify new beginnings, but schools will be “bloom”ing this fall. Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott on April 17 to announce the opening of 54 new schools across the city for the 2012-2013 school year. The new schools – 30 of which will be run by the district, along with 24 [...]
Soon you’ll be seeing a lot more of Carly Rose Nieves. The 16 year old from Middle Village, who her mom calls “not your typical teenager” will soon be emblazoned on the fleet of 75 vehicles for the New York Blood Center (NYBC). Part of the NYBC’s “rebranding campaign,” Nieves, a freshman at Christ the [...]
The money masters at Flushing Bank recently visited Richmond Hill High School to enrich students about money management. The program, called “Money Smart,” spans several weeks and provides students with basic knowledge and skills necessary to financial independence. According to Kelly Fenton, Flushing Bank’s Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager of the bank’s Park Avenue [...]
Using Legos, four young builders from Queens recently engineered their way to a first-place victory. Peye Wong, Alexis Chen, Jessica Balaram and Courtney Chiu — an all-girls team named RoboGbots — put their smarts to the test during FIRST LEGO® League’s (FLL) New York City Regional Championships on March 18. The girls strategized, designed, built [...]
Looks like they’ll be getting an upgrade. AT&T employees recently presented a check for $110,000 to Junior Achievement of New York (JA New York), a group that works to proliferate financial literacy and entrepreneurship education among New York City students. This contribution, made annually as a combined effort from more than 300 AT&T employees since [...]
