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The Mice of WC Bryant High School
Mouse is a nonprofit that gives kids a leg up in our increasingly digital world. Today over 200 high schools in the United States have a Mouse Squad that lets students play an important role in the technical support of their school. — Alexander Hotz and Alexandra Waldhorn
Continue reading...Back to school: Capturing the first day
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
By Clare O'Connor and Ruth Schneider Summer vacation officially ended for New York City’s 1.1 million public school students, who started a new academic year today. The NYC Sentinel dispatched reporters to Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Manhattan to capture the first morning of elementary school.
Continue reading...P.S. 7: A Bronx school bounces back
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
By 7:40 a.m., the streets of Kingsbridge, the Bronx, were invaded by a swarm of diminutive disciples in navy blue and white uniforms, armed with Transformer and Barbie backpacks, multicolored lunchboxes and youthful exuberance. It’s the first day of school at P.S. 7, the Kingsbridge School – a public elementary school with nearly 1,000 students. P.S. [...]
Continue reading...Obama’s speech: What’s the big deal?
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
As the students at Harriet Tubman Charter School returned to class today, many parents and educators were chatting about not only the upcoming school year but also about the politics in Washington D.C. Their interest in the Beltway was yesterday’s speech from President Barack Obama to the nation’s school children. Last week the White House said it would distribute [...]
Continue reading...The students, parents and teachers of P.S. 17
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Jose Arroyo, standing behind the black metal gates that encircle P.S. 17 in Queens, had the forlorn expression of a recently convicted prisoner as he waited for the first day of kindergarten to begin. But few in the schoolyard seemed to share Jose’s trepidation. Rather than bemoan the end of summer, most teachers, parents and students [...]
Continue reading...Changes in route
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Flor Bernal has seen many first days of school. For 23 years, as a public school bus driver, Bernal, 56, has been picking up and dropping off children at Public School 69, a magnet school for the performing arts in Jackson Heights, Queens. Today there are no crying children — only happy ones. Children are [...]
Continue reading...Crossing the language barrier at P.S. 69
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Five-year-old Daliana Estevez stands outside Public School 69 in Jackson Heights, Queens, on the first day of school, staring into the distance and biting her thumb. Today marks Daliana’s first time speaking English, and despite her stepmother’s claims to the contrary, she seems nervous. Daliana moved to Queens from the Dominican Republic one month ago. She [...]
Continue reading...P.S. 321: Eager for a new year
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Alyson Cook dragged her mother to Public School 321 an hour early out of excitement about the first day of school. She could not be pried away from the schoolyard. It was 7:30 a.m. and her mother, Selena Coppa, wanted coffee. So she brought out the big guns — offers of juice and snacks — to [...]
Continue reading...Filling in the gaps at one NYC public school
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Mekhi King arrived an hour early for school this morning, and stood in front of his four-story brick school in creased navy uniform pants and a button-down sky blue shirt, waiting patiently for the year to begin. Next to him was his father, Sammie, who a couple decades ago stood outside those same school doors as [...]
Continue reading...Tale of a P.S. 44 fourth grader
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Trying to get people to talk to you and open up about their lives can be a pretty challenging experience for a journalist, especially student journalists like me. My partner, Michael Martin, and I were reminded of this when we were sent out on assignment to cover the first day of school today at Brooklyn’s Public [...]
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