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The Most Precious Blood School (MPB) Glee Club and their director, Pura Gonzalez, were rewarded for their hard work when they were invited to sing at Citi Field on Catholic Schools Night, June 22. Every spring and fall the Mets hold the Catholic Schools Night and donate a portion of proceeds to the schools attending.
Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/25/2011 - 15:08
New York City nuns call him the angel of angels. This year, John Loconsolo helped pay tuition for 41 Catholic school kids in Brooklyn and Queens through the Be an Angel to a Student Program. It's something the Brooklyn investor and real estate developer has been doing for more than a decade. "We love him," said Sunset Park mom Michelle Brooks, 43, whose 11-year-old son Michael has gotten tuition help from Loconsolo for four years. "It's incredible. There's not even words to describe this man."
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:43
Earlier this month, President Obama challenged high schools across the county to compete against each other in the second annual "Race to the Top” educational success program for the chance to have him give the commencement address at their graduation. Not included in the contest, though, are the more than 2 million students in America’s Catholic schools.
If they could participate, the nation's parochial schools would be fearsome competitors.
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:41
Brooklyn’s newest state senator is actually too young to vote. But she’s not going to let that stop her.
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:31
Thursday marked the first day of the new school year, and Chancellor Dennis Walcott went on a five borough classroom tour with reporters and local officials to commemorate it. NY1’s Lindsey Christ filed the following report.
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott continued a tradition Thursday, playing instruments and puzzling over geography lessons with students across the five boroughs on the first day of school, all while being trailed by cameras, reporters and local officials.
