The Star Of The Sea–Sea Cadet Corps. held its 65 th Annual Military Review & Promotion Exercise on Saturday, June 15 at Holy Family Church’s Mechlar Hall. Recruits Jayden Mendoza, Carlos
Mendez, Euriel Frias, Juan Cuautla, Michael Garcia and Hector Herrera-Merlos were sworn in and received their Recruit Training Certifi cates. Euriel Frias and Hector Herrera-Merlos were
the Honor Recruits of a class of 24 recruits.
STAR OF THE SEA-SEA CADET CORPS. CELEBRATES 65TH YEAR
BRONX TIMES REBTR
SAM DARNOLD TAKES
SELFIES WITH SHOPRITE
CUSTOMERS
New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold
visited the ShopRite of Bruckner Boulevard
to pose for selfi es with customers and to
raise money for ShopRite Partners In Caring
®, ShopRite’s year-round hunger-fi ghting
initiative, on Saturday, June 8. Event partner
Crest® donated to ShopRite Partners In Caring
® for every selfi e Darnold took with customers.
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SEA CADETS HOST PROMOTION & AWARDS CEREMONY
Corporal Marcus Gomez (c) was honored as Cadet of the Year by captain Maria Lucena (l)
and brigadier general Joseph Ronda.
Photo courtesy of Joseph Ronda
(l-r) Captain Maria Lucena, Laura Nunez and her son honored recruit lance corporal Euriel
Frias, Gloria Merlos-Herrera and her son honored recruit private fi rst class Hector Herrera
and lieutenant Mirta Bonilla. Photo courtesy of Joseph Ronda
WHEDCO HOSTS FAMILY
ENGAGEMENT NIGHT
The Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation
hosted Family Engagement Night on Wednesday, June 12 to show
parents and students from the south Bronx’s P.S./M.S. 218 how they
can promote learning at home this summer through fun, hands-on
STEM and literacy activities.
Children and their families had fun creating arts and crafts.
Photo courtesy of WHEDco
Local youth enjoyed working on some hands-on STEM activities.
Photo courtesy of WHEDco
The Star of the Sea-Sea Cadet Corps. hosted its 65th anniversary dinner dance on Friday, June 7 at Redwood Club.
(front, l-r) Brigadier general Joseph Ronda, 1985; Jerry O’Connell, 1966; rear-admiral Michael O’Connell, 1973; John
Mullane, 1973; (back, l-r) gunnery sergeant Joseph Ronda, Jr., 2009; James Washington-Ward, 1994; gunnery sergeant
Jean Carlos Batista, 2012. Photo courtesy of Joseph Ronda
New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (r)
met with a young customer at ShopRite of
Bruckner Boulevard.
Photo courtesy of ShopRite