Celebrating its 70th year, Transfiguration School in Tarrytown was founded in 1949 by the Carmelite Friars. Today, the school is thriving, with 160 students attending Pre-K through 8th grade. Students of the school benefit from the well-rounded curriculum, and the individualized attention afforded by smaller class sizes. And they graduate with top-notch test scores. Principal [...]
The Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York are pleased to report that their student scores on state exams continue to improve, year over year, in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA). This successful year continues a now five-year trend in which Catholic Schools’ test scores outpaced those of New York State, New [...]
St. Clare School in Staten Island’s 12th Annual Summer STEM & Robotics Adventure Program hosted some visitors this July. Four children from Xiamen, China joined the camp as part of a five-day cultural exchange program. The visiting students demonstrated origami and got to interact with students and faculty on the campus. > Click here to [...]
Each year, Catholic New York salutes the hard work and dedication of seniors graduating from Catholic high schools in the archdiocese. The valedictorians and salutatorians of each school are recognized for their academic achievements in the published listings. Shown above: Valedictorian Abraham Castillo and salutatorian Jason Williams led the 135 graduates in the Class of [...]
CNN's Chief National-Security Advisor Jim Sciutto returned to his alma mater Regis High School to help the seniors on the debate prep for Nationals. Sciutto was a former member of the debate team in the eighties, and he was invited back by his former debate coach and current Director of Admissions, Eric Di Michele, to [...]
St. Patrick’s School on Staten Island won seven awards, including Best Elementary News Team, at the 46th annual Eddy Awards May 17 at the ITV Studios in Yonkers. Maria Regina High School in Hartsdale won five awards, including Best High School News Team for their show, “The Water Crisis: Thirsting for Justice.” Above: A broadcast [...]
On May 8 the Archdiocese of New York welcomed nearly 1,000 students and faculty from 26 Catholic schools across the Archdiocese to its annual Regional Field Day. Participants gathered for Mass in the gymnasium of St. Joseph’s Seminary (Dunwoodie) in Yonkers New York. Fun and games, from tug-of-war to three-legged races, followed outdoors on the [...]
Prayer for Class of 2019 Seeks ‘Grace and Mercy in the Years Ahead’. His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan celebrated Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for nearly 4,000 seniors from Catholic high schools across the archdiocese April 3-4. At the Eucharistic Liturgy for the Class of 2019 on April 4, Cardinal Dolan reminded the assembled [...]
Nearly 300 students participated in the 32nd annual Bronx-wide Science Fair which was held on Thursday March 28th, at 4:00 p.m., at Mt. St. Michael Academy, 4300 Murdock Ave., Bronx, NY. Students from grades kindergarten through eighth represented 34 different schools from the Northeast and Northwest Bronx Catholic School regions with a total of 239 [...]
Denar Ralph, an 8th grade student at Mount Saint Michael Academy has accomplished a great deal in his short life. In 2017 he published his first book titled, Climbing the Ladder to Success. A year later, he released his second self-published book: The Daily Climb: 31 Days of Inspiration to Help You Climb Your Ladder [...]
