Posts Tagged ‘ rules ’

Here at our school bake sales and junk food are forbidden for health reasons but yet students are not taught healthy eating habits. Health class is not taught here or at many New York City schools. Since health class is not offered, the SPARK, Ms. Hattie Slaughter, at our school decided to incorporates health into 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 »

Freshmen Austin Haim (Left) wrestling Port Richmond’s (Right), Michael Funk, at the Charles Glass Tournament. Fans sat in seats that lined the small gymnasium of the Erasmus Campus where six schools are housed in Flatbush Brooklyn, the location of our school’s co-ed developmental PSAL wrestling team’s second match.  Team members and fans traveled early to Read More »

Sundsvall, Sweden- At this writing, I had been in America for a little more than a week, and gained some prospective . This will hopefully give you a different point of view on your country. Let’s starts from the beginning. The first thing that struck me was even before the aircraft touched the ground at 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 »

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 »

What subjects do you teach? Earth Science and Living Environment What school did you work in before? Monsignor Farrell High School What is your favorite song? For now, it’s “Let It Rock” by Kevin Rudolf What is your favorite movie? I would say it’s “Happy Feet” What are some of your favorite books? Love in Read More »

No matter how much seniors dream of a wildly amazing senior trip, we know that complete freedom is not an option. So what are the rules for the 2010 senior trip? On February 26, the senior class will be departing for their senior trip to Honors Haven Resort in Ellenville, New York. Currently, there are Read More »

The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War estimated the death toll of the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster to be between 50,000 to 100,000 people. Nuclear power is one of the most explosive innovations known to man, yet Iran has refused to cease its enrichment of uranium. On September 21, 2009, Iran informed the International Read More »