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By Rose Tomassi / November 6, 2017
Glamour Gals is a national organization that seeks to facilitate inter-generational friendship and foster compassionate teen leaders, bridging the gap between young and old.
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By Rose Tomassi / November 1, 2017
Immersing oneself in a choral song is an incredibly powerful experience because the singer feels a sense of belonging, and of being pulled beyond herself into something great and beautiful, something transcendent.
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By Rose Tomassi / October 30, 2017
Check out our Fall Sports update! Volleyball, Cross Country, and Athletes volunteering at the Brooklyn Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon
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By Rose Tomassi / October 27, 2017
For Ms. Quinteros, a 12 year veteran of the SJHS Spanish program, one of the most beautiful moments of the year is when the mothers of students in her Accelerated Spanish classes (and sometimes the students themselves!) prepare a sampling of a wide variety of homemade traditional Latin American food and beverages for the annual Hispanic Heritage celebration.
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By Rose Tomassi / October 18, 2017
For the past year, teachers have been preparing for the shift by learning how to use numerous different education focused applications. So, let’s check in on how this new adventure is helping our students learn and our teachers teach!
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By Rose Tomassi / October 18, 2017
Did you hear that sound coming from our second Makerspace classroom? It was probably one of the power saws or planers that Mr. Carmine D'Agosto and several SJHS students have been using to build the drafting tables for our new Fundamentals of Engineering course!
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By Rose Tomassi / October 18, 2017
A bright and bubbly sophomore at St. Joseph High School, Isabella Castillo plans to one day travel the world as an archaeologist.
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By Rose Tomassi / October 18, 2017
Ms. Stacia Green, who works in the IT department at SJHS, teaches Technology Fundamentals classes, and runs the Mouse Squad, found her passion for engineering early on in life. As a little girl, she considered herself a tomboy; she loved to run around outside, play with the boys, and help out her uncle in his mechanic shop.
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By Rose Tomassi / October 18, 2017
By starting out with fundamentals, our students gradually gain confidence and skill, utilizing all these tools and many others to both design and fabricate their own creations. In the ongoing, deeply collaborative process, they also learn crucial communication skills and develop lasting bonds of friendship with their classmates.
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By Samuel Langford / October 18, 2017
St. Joseph High School (SJHS) has been the heart and soul of Downtown Brooklyn since its founding in 1904. While...
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By Rose Tomassi / October 4, 2017
Summer Readiness is a ten day program for incoming Freshwomen that aims to acclimate the students to the culture of...
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By Rose Tomassi / October 4, 2017
Student Jenai Davis interned at Through Our Lens: “Through Our Lens was a great opportunity for me and still is....
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By Rose Tomassi / October 4, 2017
Alemtsehay Getahun arrived in New York City from Ethiopia during the 6th grade. Neither she nor her siblings spoke a...
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By Rose Tomassi / October 4, 2017
This summer Mr. Mobijohn went to camp! At Camp Invention, a K-4th grade summer camp developed by the National Inventors Hall of Fame and hosted by St. Bernadette’s Catholic Academy in Dyker Heights, Mr. Mobijohn taught the “Take Apart” class.
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By Rose Tomassi / October 4, 2017
SJHS has been blessed with the addition of 6 new teachers to our staff this year! Hear from them about their hopes and dreams for the upcoming year.
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By Rose Tomassi / October 4, 2017
Accompanied by Ms. Stacia Green and Mr. Akil St. Louis, several SJHS students participated in a four week robotic design course, funded by the National Science Foundation and sponsored by the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
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By Rose Tomassi / October 2, 2017
This year the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC invited educators to come together for 5 days, from July 10-14th, for a conference called Let’s Talk!: Teaching Race in the Classroom
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By Rose Tomassi / September 29, 2017
This summer, Ms. Turman and Ms. Maldonado attended the AP Summer Institute in English Literature and Composition. The program was structured around a social justice framework, in which teachers had the opportunity to discuss culturally relevant pedagogies,
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By Rose Tomassi / September 1, 2017
Science and Faith: A Long Partnership Did you know that a Catholic priest, Fr. Georges Lemaître, was the first scientist...
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By Rose Tomassi / July 15, 2017
From July 11th-13th, student leaders from SJHS and Fontbonne Hall Academy attended a retreat at St. Joseph’s Villa in Hampton...
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