Posts Tagged ‘ high school ’

The CSI/McCown varsity softball season has officially ended and just like the bases, the girls were loaded with excitement. Despite the 14-1 losing streak during the ‘08 softball season, the girls worked hard this season to show what they are really made of. “I feel we have a strong young team, and we play more Read More »

The Dragon’s lair was once again filled to capacity for one of the final girls’ varsity basketball games against the rival, Raiders of Port Richmond High School. Much like the rest of the girls’ games there were both positives and negatives. As a young team this season was as positive as it could be. All Read More »

In countries all over the world, Valentines Day is celebrated in many ways. Valentine’s Day is known as a day for love and friendship. We have adapted to the American way of celebrating this holiday, which is the typical purchasing of roses or chocolate for loved ones, spouses, or friends. Valentine’s Day is known to Read More »

With Regents, new schedules, transcript grades, and Valentine’s Day around the corner, which high school student has really been paying attention to what President Obama has been doing these past several weeks? Well, these weeks are also when Obama has been making some very crucial decisions in education reform, particularly concerning former President Bush’s controversial Read More »

FOR: Henna Tariq ‘11- Many debates have been made about this subject—about whether or not it is wise to enforce the use of school uniforms. Students and some schools believe that school uniforms are a way of limiting one’s creativity. Creativity in fashion can easily be expressed during the remaining 16 hours of the day. Read More »

High school is a time for a lot of firsts; first jobs, first house parties, first loves, and of course the big one, first cars. Yeah, we all know the rules, always fasten your seatbelt and of course, the infamous don’t drink and drive. We’ve all heard it more than once, drinking and driving kills. 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 »

The coed wrestling team has been fighting since the very beginning. Winning 6 out of 7 matches, our Dragons will continue to try and cling on to first place at their last meet of the year, which will be played over the mid-winter break. Stay tuned to PSAL.org for further details. The team has faced Read More »

Steven Birch | Ms. Guo teaches students Chinese Last month our school welcomed a new Chinese teacher to the staff, Ms. May Guo. In addition to teaching Mandarin, Ms. Guo is a sophomore advisor. Ms.Guo previously taught Mandarin Chinese for two years at KAPPA International High School in the Bronx. “This school is Read More »

Kim Hernandez | Participants run into the frigid water. It’s winter. It’s December. So who would jump into freezing cold water? It was a Saturday morning, foggy and gray, but that didn’t stop some brave souls of Staten Island from plunging into the ice-cold water at Great Kills Beach. The Polar Plunge is one Read More »