Posts Tagged ‘ 2010 ’

Ms. Emily Pan’s advisory, raised one hundred dollars, the Weit advisory, twenty dollars, and the Higashide advisory, twenty dollars and counting. All this money, for only one country! On January 13, 2010, Haiti experienced a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 quake. Sophomores at our school are raising money to help the people of Read More »

Skipping the theaters and going straight to DVD, Halo Legends was released February 16, 2010 by Microsoft Game Studios and depicts seven stories from the Halo game’s universe. Halo Legends pushes the game beyond what people could have ever conceived about the franchise. Xbox’s ace video game series has come a long way from your Read More »

The snow, the ice, the adrenaline rush. These were all found at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. The games are well over but the excitement hasn’t died down. The United States prevailed in gaining the most medals with an astounding 37: 9 gold. 15 silver, and 13 bronze. However, Germany came in second 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 »

January was a busy month for our school’s music department. The music department under the direction of music teacher Melissa Packowski and the ambition of the students were tested when the school held its second annual Winter Concert on January 14 and followed it quickly with a community Drum Circle on January 15. Based on Read More »

“It’s very difficult for me to leave, but it can be difficult to get a sabbatical, and this is the first time I have been approved,” explained Journalism adviser Nancy Kaplan to her students as she told them about her sabbatical leave. As of January 31st, one of our schools founding teachers, Mrs. Nancy Kaplan Read More »

Everyone has a story. It’s what makes a person different from everyone else; it’s their identity. In 2003, a program called “StoryCorps” was started, where people can go and record their stories and preserve them at the Library of Congress. Eight students from our school have volunteered as part of the memoir project in their Read More »

Ladies, spring is almost here, and it’s time to celebrate the timeless and seasonally appropriate values of youth, vigor, and renewal. Designers this season all have one thing in common, the development of bold signatures and new trends. In an extraordinarily timely manner, the fresh and feminine dresses this season create the perfect silhouette for Read More »

Rob Keller | Pantless participants pile in at Union Square If you rode the New York City Subway on January 10, 2010, you probably experienced an unusual holiday. For the past nine years, January 10 has been declared No Pants Day by the comedy troupe Improv Everywhere. The idea of No Pants Day Read More »

Are you stressed out about how you’re planning to pay for college? With the rising costs of tuition, colleges are becoming more expensive. Will tough economic times prevent you from attending and applying to college? “It doesn’t have to. College is still a smart choice. The options may be tougher to weigh, and students and Read More »