By Annalise Knudson, SILive.com Students at Our Lady Star of the Sea, Huguenot, dressed in jeans and purple to help support two students who have rare diseases. Gabriella DiSalvo, an eighth-grader, was joined by her classmates of the National Junior Honor Society, who helped her raise awareness and money for Global Genes. The students raised [...]
By Claire M. Regan, SILive.com Wearing disposable gloves and safety goggles, James Profeta plunked the specimen into a clear plastic cup. He was one of 21 students in Molly Davies' science class at St. Joseph-St. Thomas School in Pleasant Plains who were dissecting sterilized barn-owl pellets to learn about the food chain. ... Down the [...]
By Dr. Gracelyn Santos, SILive.com St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School is recognizing 30 "Students of Excellence" for 2018. The winners were chosen by school faculty and administration based on academics, sports, extra-curricular activities and more. Click here for full article and to scroll through the photos to meet the standout students to be honored April [...]
By Claire M. Regan, SILive.com For nearly 20 years, the Farrell Broadcasting Network has kicked off each day at the Oakwood school as one of many traditions that are centerpieces of the Monsignor Farrell experience. Click here for the full article.
By Carol Ann Benanti, SILive.com On Wednesday night, February 22, in the Parish Center at Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church, Cardinal Timothy Dolan hosted a heartwarming reception to recognize generous supporters of his annual Stewardship Appeal and the Renew & Rebuild Capital Campaign. Click here for full article.
By Allison Klein, Washington Post A young woman at a N.Y. airport was sobbing after her family friend was killed in the Parkland shooting. St. Christopher alum State Trooper Thomas Karasinski and State Trooper Robert Troy went above and beyond: they bought her plane ticket home! Click here for full article.
By Claire M. Regan, for the Staten Island Advance For Margaret O'Connor, midway through her third year leading Our Lady Queen of Peace School in New Dorp, life couldn't be better. She's working her dream job. O'Connor arrives at school every morning at 7, eager to greet her 402 students and begin the day with [...]
The first Annual Bronx-Wide Speech Bee was held on December 6th 2017 at St. Raymond’s School. All Archdiocese of New York Catholic Schools located in The Bronx participated: each school sent the winner of their individual school Bees to represent the school at the Bronx-wide Bee. The theme of this year’s Speech Bee was “Bee [...]
By Thomas Erik Bascome, SILive.com Twenty eight students from twenty two Catholic elementary schools gathered at the St. Christopher's School in Grant City Wednesday afternoon for the annual Staten Island Catholic School District Spelling Bee. A riveting repeat performance by eighth grader Cristina Diaz of Our Lady Help of Christians School earned her a second [...]
By Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel. A group of 33 students representing the Student Council of the Academy of St. Dorothy visited Met Foods grocery store in Grasmere to purchase nonperishable goods for Project Hospitality. Their charitable effort was part of WKTU's "Stuff-A-Truck" Food Drive. > Click here to read more