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Bay Ridge Schools Elect New Student Leaders ’08-’09
Fontbonne Hall Academy
The Student Activities Council at Fontbonne Hall Academy, Bay Ridge, has solemnly pledged to serve their fellow Bonnies this year.
The new student government, below, has the full support of their administrators, Sister Dolores Crepeau, C.S.J., principal, and Gilda King, assistant principal, at left, and faculty advisors Joanna Greco and Jennifer McNiff, right, with the young ladies following their induction ceremony.
Visitation Academy
Principal Arlene Figaro, right, and eighth-grade teacher Carolyn Santangelo, at left, are role models for their new Student Council leaders, from left, Allegra Miccio, Lillie Shulman, Samantha Pezzella and Barbara Wasserman.
The newly elected Student Council officers at Visitation Academy, Bay Ridge, are: Barbara Wasserman, president; Allegra Miccio, vice president; Lillie Shulman, secretary; and Samantha Pezzella, treasurer.
Assisted by Principal Arlene Figaro and eighth-grade teacher Carolyn Santangelo, these young ladies kicked off the year by organizing a “Think Pink Day.” For a nominal fee, students wore pink to school and purchased treats from a bake sale. All proceeds went to benefit breast cancer education and research. This was just the first of many functions this team will organize to benefit the school and various charities in the upcoming year. Initiating an Environmental Club and Drama Club at the school are also on their agenda.
Youth Views
What are you most grateful for this Thanksgiving?
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Stephanie Trieu
St. Agnes Academic H.S.
Freshman
I am grateful for my life. To be alive is something wonderful because there are innocent people who die and young babies who aren’t even born. Since I have life, I am able to experience family and love.
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Sydney Correa
St. Agnes Academic H.S.
Sophomore
I’m most grateful for my friends and family. They are a big part of my life and who I am. They mean everything to me.
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Jennifer Blum
St. Agnes Academic H.S.
Senior
I’m most grateful for my family. This used to be the holiday when I would spend time with my dad. Unfortunately he passed away so the rest of my family and I have become closer than ever.
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Yvette Hungria
St. Agnes Academic H.S.
Junior
I am grateful for my parents and their support. They have done so much for me. They’re hardworking people and even with everything going on in the world today, I feel protected and safe. I feel lucky to have them.
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Nicole Sullivan
St. Agnes Academic H.S.
Junior
I’m most thankful for my family, which is always there for me, and my friends, who are supportive and encouraging. I’m also thankful that I have a roof over my head and get home-cooked meals every night.
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Stephanie Sfiroudis
St. Agnes Academic H.S.
Senior
I am most grateful for my health. Maybe we don’t have the brand new cell phones or cameras we want but if we have each other and our health then we’re truly blessed this holiday season.
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Ashley McCorey
St. Agnes Academic H.S.
Freshman
This year, I’m grateful to be able to go to a great high school and to have made many new friends. I’m grateful my family is healthy and we’ll all be together for the holidays.
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Cindy Romo
St. Agnes Academic H.S.
Senior
I’m grateful for the gift of life. After my cousin passed away, I realized how precious life is. Even if problems overwhelm me, I learn from these situations and am grateful for the opportunity to experience them.
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The Knights of Columbus, Archbishop John Hughes Council 481, Dyker Heights, has teamed with The Tablet to host the “Keep Christ in Christmas”Poetry and Art Contest. All high school students in Brooklyn and Queens are invited to submit an original poem up to 250 words, or original piece of artwork no smaller than 8 1/2’’ x 11’’, reflecting the theme, “Keep Christ in Christmas.” Deadline: Dec. 12 at 5 p.m. Winning entries will be printed in The Tablet. Six cash prizes will be awarded. One entry per person. Send entries with your name, address, telephone number and school to: Keep Christ in Christmas Contest, The Tablet, 310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215. Call 718-965-7300 ext. 2020 or e-mail megiossi@thetablet.org, for more details.
Queen of All Saints, Youth Group, Ft. Greene, meets Nov. 23, after 10:15 a.m. Mass. Call 718-638-7635.
Admire St. Paul? Learn more about him at a Year of St. Paul Presentation, Nov. 25, 7-9 p.m. at St. John’s University’s St. Thomas More Church, Jamaica. Free. To register, call 718-990-3004, or e-mail scacalos@stjohns.edu.
Bensonhurst Cluster Youth Ministry celebrates Thanksgiving with a Youth Mass, Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m. at St. Dominic’s, Bensonhurst. Social and open gym follow. Call 718-234-0614.
Young adults, you’re welcome to a World Youth Day Follow-Up at St. Patrick’s Church, Bay Ridge, Nov. 28, 3:30-9 p.m. Praise and worship with My Drive Home, Mass with Bishop DiMarzio, catechesis with Bishop Caggiano, witness talks, and pizza. Free. Call Father Maduri, 718-238-2600.
Jovenes de Valor hosts “Jesus Is the Answer,” an anti-violence, anti-drug rally at St. Barbara, Bushwick, Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m. Free. Call 347-710-0010.
Earlier this fall, the ’08-’09 Student Council executive board at Stella Maris H.S., Rockaway Beach, took their oath of office. The new leaders are: Letitia Alexander, Amanda Baudreau, Amanda Bonsigore, Brianna Garcia Melissa Hahn, Noushky Laguerre-Fabius, and Stephanie Van Rossen.
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