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to another edition of Around
Town!
Bronx Science Selection
Farhan Sreejan, a 13-yearold
Parkchester resident, recently
gained admittance to
the prestigious Bronx High
School of Science.
Sreejan, whose parents immigrated
from Bangladesh
when he was a baby with visions
for a bright future, got
help navigating the complex
New York City education and
selective high school admissions
process with the help of
non-profi t Breakthrough New
York.
BNY helps talented students
from low-income fami-
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courtesy of Break Through New York
lies with educational support
from middle school through
college graduation and into
careers, according to the organization,
which submitted
this item.
103rd Birthday
Maria Esther Flores Santiago
turned 103-years-old on
Friday, June 26. She is cared
for by Bronx Jewish Community
Council Home Attendant
Services, which sent the
Bronx Times the following biography:
Born on June 26, 1916 to Jesus
Allende and Justa Flores
in San Juan, PR, Maria was
raised in Santurce, PR along
with her older brother and two
younger sisters.
She loved going to school
but after the eighth grade had
to drop out to help raise her
two younger siblings when her
mother had to work to support
the family.
Maria always dreamed of
moving to the states to join her
three siblings who were already
living in New York.
Maria and daughter Esilda
set sail on the George Washington
Steam ship to New York on
June 16, 1946.
In March of 1947, Maria
gave birth to her child, Esther.
Maria worked a few odd
jobs until she landed a permanent
position in Julius Schmidt
Laboratories, as a packer from
1954 to 1960.
At that time Maria stopped
working to help raise Esilda’s
fi rst child.
Maria ended up helping to
raise and nurture fi ve grandchildren,
eleven great-grandchildren,
and fourteen greatgreat
grandchildren.
Pageant Contestant
Maria Esther Flores Santiago
This summer, Brianah
Bezada of the Bronx will compete
for the national title of
USA National Preteen as well
as a $5000 scholarship at the
national pageant this summer.
Brianah who is the reigning
New York preteen in the
pageant will travel to Disney
World form Sunday, July
7 at Saturday, July 13 for the
highly anticipated USA National
Miss Scholarship Pageant.
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