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Natl. Prize for Genesis History Project
James Marlow, a student in the Genesis Program at Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, placed first nationwide in the junior individual exhibit category of the National History Day competition earlier this year. He received a gold medal and $1,000 prize for his project, “Willowbrook State School: From Atrocities to Sweeping Reforms,” which focused on the state-run institution for mentally challenged children in Staten Island, which was exposed in the 1970s for its inhumane conditions and abuse of students by the staff.
Other Genesis winners included Caitlin Palumbo and Danielle Gordon of Howard Beach, who won the Ancient Order of Hibernians Special Award for their presentation, “Ireland’s Daughters as Domestic Servants: The Bridge Between the Tragedy of the Famine and the Triumph of Success in America.” Sisters Kristie and Kaitlyn Coleman were awarded the Rachel Carson Centennial Prize for their exhibit, “The Trials and Tribulations of the Riverkeepers’ Fight to Protect the Hudson River,” and were finalists in the competition. Jillian Doyle and Meagan Freeze earned a second-place medal for the New York State History Day competition for their performance, “Spinning for a Living: A Lowell Mill Girl’s Day,” and Julia Buff also received a second-place medal at the N.Y.S. History Day for her documentary, “Winning the Race to the Moon: Lasting Value or Passing Moment.”
All of the students were recognized by Congressman Vito Fossella, at right with national winner, James Marlow on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
St. Ann’s Pre-K Celebrates Community
Pre-kindergartners at St. Ann’s School, Flushing, had a sweet day when a local pastry chef visited their class, spoke about her career and let children decorate their own flower-shaped cookies with pastry bags.
Important Career Week, held earlier this year in Annette Amaya’s pre-K class, introduced three- and four-year-olds to local men and women who serve their community in various professions. Guests included a journalist, nurse, hairstylist, an animal rescue worker, a sanitation worker and a firefighter.
Jackson Heights Students Visit U.N.
Sixth-graders from Blessed Sacrament School, Jackson Heights, went on a field trip to the United Nations Headquarters earlier this year. Sixth-grade teacher Monica Lisciandro arranged for boys and girls to have their own U.N. tour guide, who conducted the tour and explained how individual nations team up to peacefully solve global issues.
Lisciandro and her sixth-graders are pictured outside the U.N. headquarters.
TACHS Exam & Prep
Attention eighth-graders! The Test for Admission to Catholic High Schools (TACHS) will be given Saturday, Nov. 10, at all 20 Catholic high schools in Brooklyn and Queens. Registration begins Sept. 5. Deadline: Oct. 10 for paper registration, Oct. 25 for telephone and Internet registration. Log onto www.tachsinfo.com or call (866) 618-2247.
Msgr. McClancy M.H.S., East Elmhurst, offers a TACHS Exam Prep Course on eight consecutive Saturdays, starting Sept. 8. To register, call 718-898-3800 ext. 18 weekdays, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
St. Agnes Academic H.S., College Point, offers a series of seven classes, beginning Sept. 20, to prepare for the TACHS Exam. For an application, call 718-353-6276 ext. 18.
St. John’s Prep, Astoria, offers a TACHS Exam Prep Course on Saturdays, beginning Sept. 8, 9 - 11:30 a.m. Fee: $225. To register, call 718-721-7200 or e-mail admissions@stjohnsprepschool.org.
Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, offers TACHS Exam Prep Course for six weeks starting Sept. 29. To register, call 914-771-8577.
H.S. Open Houses
Saturday, Sept. 22
- Cathedral Prep Seminary, Elmhurst (Boys) — 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Call 718-592-6800.
Sunday, Sept. 30
- Christ the King R.H.S., Middle Village (Co-ed) — 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Call 718-366-7400.
- Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst (Girls) — 1 - 4 p.m. Call 718-236-6363.
Wednesday, Oct. 3
- Nazareth R.H.S., Flatbush (Co-ed) — 5 - 8:30 p.m. Call 718-763-1100, ext. 226.
Monday, Oct. 8
- Regis H.S., Manhattan (Boys) — 1 - 4 p.m. Call Eric DiMichelle, 212-288-1100.
Thursday, Oct. 11
- Catherine McAuley H.S., Flatbush (Girls) — 6 - 8 p.m. Call 718-462-7282.
Sunday, Oct. 14
- The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates (Girls) — 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 718-297-2120.
- Holy Cross H.S., Flushing (Boys) — presentations at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Call 718-886-7250.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
- Marymount School, Manhattan (Girls) — 6 - 8 p.m. Call 212-744-4486 ext. 183.
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Sports registration at Good Shepherd, Marine Park, is Sept. 6, 7 - 8:30 p.m.; Sept. 9, after 9:30 a.m. Mass; Sept. 12 and 13, after CCD and school orientation meetings, in the school basement. Sign up for bowling, basketball teams and clinics and swimming teams and clinics. Call 718-998-2800 or visit www.GoodShepherdSports.org.
Altar servers at St. Sebastian, Woodside, are sponsoring a Car Wash in the school yard on Sept. 8, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 718-429-4442.
Registration for CYO fall and winter events is Sept. 9, 11 a.m. at St. Joan of Arc, Jackson Heights. Contact the SJA Youth Council at www.sjayouthcouncil.com.
Teen Group is starting again at St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Jamaica. Meetings on Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 12, 7 - 9 p.m. in Youth Center. All welcome. Call 718-969-3226.
Are you still on fire with the Holy Spirit? Reserve your spot at Post-Confirmation Youth Day, sponsored by the Faith Formatoion Office, on Sept. 15, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Cathedral Prep Seminary, Elmhurst. Cost: $15. Day includes games, activities, lunch, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, workshops and Mass. Contact Marilyn Santos, 718-281-9584 or msantos@rcdob.org.
Whether you’re originally from Brooklyn or Brazil, Queens or Qatar, you are welcome to the diocese’s annual Migration Day Mass, Sept. 15, 3 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas, Flatlands. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will preside over this celebration of unity and diversity.
The 19th Annual Police Officer Chris Hoban Memorial Run is set for Sept. 16, 10:30 a.m. at Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge. There’s a five-mile run, pee wee runs and a one-mile Funny Hat Walk. Adult entry fee: $15 (day of race $20). Student entry fee: $10. Pee Wee entry fee: $7. Register online at www.hobanrun.com or call 718-836-7100 ext. 862.
If your daughter is a new student at Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, this fall, you’re invited to a get-together on Sept. 17. Call 718-748-2244.
Tickets are on sale for the musical “Start of Something New” at St. Bernard, Mill Basin. Parish teens take the lead in this show, which is set for Sept. 21 and 22, 8 p.m. Tickets: $10/adults; $5/children under 12. Call 718-763-5533 for tickets.
Students from Cathedral Prep Seminary, Elmhurst, will visit parish grade schools in Brooklyn on Sept. 27 as part of Visitation Day, a day designed to spread the message and mission of Cathedral to the young men in the diocese. Senior students will also visit eighth-graders in Queens on Wednesdays leading up to the TACHS Exam in November. For information on a visit to your school, have your principal contact Father Cush at 718-592-6800 ext. 120 or e-mail frcush@
cathedralprepseminary.com.
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