BCC’S WOMEN’S MARCH
The fi rst Bronx Community College ‘Women’s March and Women in Activism Panel’ in celebration
of Women’s History Month on Thursday, March 11.
Prom King founder and executive director Evelyn Alvarez, CEO and founder at Radical
Health and NYC Commission on Gender Equity commissioner Ivelyse Andino and Dr. Monique
Guishard, PhD. Photo by Jewel Webber
Attendees included Bronx Community College students and professors.
Photo by Jewel Webber
Attendees with Bronx Community College Women in Activism panel members.
Photo by Jewel Webber
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BRONX SCIENCE WINS BRAIN BEE
Last week, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital hosted the ninth annual Brain Bee competition at
its campus in White Plains. Th event featured a competition of high school students who
aspire to have careers as brain surgeons or neuroscience researchers. Bronx High School
of Science senior Bianca Vama won fi rst place and will soon compete in the National Brain
Bee competition at Kent State.
First place winner Bianca Vama, senior from Bronx High School of Science (c) with third
place winner Amanda Kang, junior from Plainview-Old Bethpage High School (r) and second
place winner Nitin Seshadri, junior from Somers High School.
Photo courtesy of Bronx High School of Science
ST. BENEDICT SCHOOL DEFEATS OLA
St. Benedict School’s girls varsity basketball team won the CYO Division B championship
game on Sunday, February 23 by defeating Our Lady of Assumption, 32-29.
The St. Benedict School girls basketball team after winning the CYO Division B championship
game. Photo courtesy of St. Benedict School
BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION
On Thursday, February 27, Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson, in partnership with the New York
Botanical Garden, hosted a Black History Month celebration which honored Bronx Distict 16
NYCHA Tenant Association presidents and community gardeners.
Councilman Vanessa Gibson with the 46th Precinct Color Guards. Photo by Jewel Webber