After attempting to better their record to 2-0, the students lost to the CSIHS faculty in a very brutal battle. The students, undermatched in height and overmatched in age, lost 71-65. But don’t worry, the students will be back again next year, ready to avenge themeselves against the Faculty. We promise.
As the bell rings, signaling you to move to your next class, you begin to walk out of the frozen tundra of the second floor and move into the sauna of the fourth. The heating system in the building is one of the larger complaints among students and faculty members in the building, but it Read More »
With part one of the exchange finished, 17 eager students, along with English teacher Ms. Heather Prevosti, Spanish teacher Ms. Violetta Suroweic, and Math teacher, Ms. Ho-Ling Lo, embarked on their journey to Winterthur, Switzerland. Similar to the school’s past two exchanges, students on this exchange lived with a host Swiss student and his/her family Read More »
Pressuring the Chancellor’s Office to use performance data isn’t the only item on the mayor’s agenda, either. The mayor also wishes to provide charter school funding as well as allowimg principals to make merit-based decisions on teacher’s tenure, rather than seniority based. A major incentive to change these standards is largely due to the fact Read More »
JEA Executive Director Linda Drake and NSPA Executive Director Logan Aimone open The JEA Convention. Fresh from a Journalism Convention, students have brought back new knowledge to our newsroom and soon to you. The new information and knowledge will bring our news publication, as well as our new online edition, to a greater and more Read More »
In 2008, over 11,500 people died in an alcohol related accident, nationwide. But in New York City, that figure has actually gone down. Drinking while under the influence, otherwise known as a DUI, is an offence taken very seriously in New York. DUIs are down 266 from 2006, a 34% difference for Staten Islanders, according Read More »
Assemblyman Sheldon Silver introducing Bill Thompson This year, the New York City Department of Education has severely cut funding and enacted strict new limits on bake sales in all New York State public schools. Events such as Breast Cancer Awareness days and the Walk for Devon, not to mention our Insider, have relied on bagel Read More »
Starbucks is a place for enjoying an amazing cup of coffee, and in recent times, a place to chat and hang out with friends. The line isn’t so long, as it is just around 4:50 p.m. on a muggy Wednesday afternoon. The working mother with an infant in her arms and a night maintenance worker Read More »
You may have noticed the always empty student store on the school‘s first floor. If not, you’ve surely detected the lack of Pop-Tart wrappers on the staircases because of the bare vending machines in the cafeteria. The reason for these magical disappearances is a change in the Chancellor’s regulations regarding food in school. The revised Read More »
