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Flushing’s Holy Cross HS names fi rst Dean of Women
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
rpozarycki@qns.com / @robbpoz
When young women enter Holy
Cross High School this September as the
Catholic school’s fi rst-ever female students,
Bayside-based cop honored for saving boy
who fell through frozen bay
BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
smonteverdi@qns.com / @smont76
A Bayside-based offi cer was awarded
Cop of the Month this week for his quick
thinking that saved a young boy’s life.
Police Offi cer Konstantinos Saoulis was
working the late-night shift on Jan. 6
when the precinct received a call about an
emotionally disturbed person, commanding
offi cer Inspector William McBride
told attendees at the February 111th
Precinct Community Council meeting.
“It had been cold for quite a few days
already. So much so that Little Neck Bay
was completely frozen over,” McBride
noted.
Upon further investigation, offi cers discovered
the disturbed individual was a
young person who ran away from his
family and indicated he wanted to commit
suicide.
Aft er arriving at the scene, Saoulis was
able to spot the boy and followed him out
onto the frozen bay. While trying to connect
with the troubled youth, Saoulis discovered
that he and the boy both spoke
Greek and was able to develop a dialogue.
“Going out on the ice in a situation like
that is one of the most dangerous things
I can think of to do voluntarily, especially
at night,” McBride said.
When the boy began waking back
toward Saoulis, he suddenly slipped
through the ice. Th e quick-thinking offi -
cer tried to grab the boy out of the water,
but in the struggle also found himself in
the water.
Saoulis was able to push the youth out
from the water. Offi cers then approached
Saoulis and were able to pull him out, as
well.
Th e youth was taken into custody and
transported to the hospital for treatment.
Saoulis was also taken to the hospital
where he was treated for hypothermia
and exposure to the elements.
“No bones about it: if Saoulis wasn’t
out there risking his life by going out on
the ice aft er this kid, we probably would
have had a much sadder and more tragic
result,” McBride said. “We’re very proud
of the actions he took that night.”
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Police Offi cer Konstantinos Saoulis (left) and
Inspector William McBride
they’ll have some extra guidance
from the Flushing institution’s fi rst “Dean
of Women.”
Keri-Ann Wade-Donohue joins Holy
Cross High School under the title of
“Assistant Principal, Dean of Women,”
Holy Cross announced on Feb. 9.
She spent the last 16 years in teaching
and administrative roles at nearby
St. Agnes Academic High School in
College Point.
Wade-Donohue will help transition
Holy Cross from the end of one era to
the start of another. Th e high school had
been exclusively for young men since its
inception in 1955; last May, Holy Cross
administrators announced that it would
make the high school co-ed beginning in
September 2018.
Despite being a fi rst-time member of
the administration, Holy Cross Principal
Edward Burns said, Wade-Donohue is
quite familiar with the Holy Cross community,
as her husband, Michael, chairs
its English department.
“We are delighted to welcome Keri-
Ann to this new leadership position. She
brings with her signifi cant experience in
helping to guide young women to great
success,” Burns said.
Wade-Donohue holds a bachelor’s
degree in anthropology from Queens
College and a master’s degree in secondary
education from Molloy College.
Holy Cross High School, located at
26-20 Francis Lewis Blvd., was founded
by the Congregation of Holy Cross. Th ey
off er a variety of academic, athletic, spiritual
and other social programs dedicated
toward preparing young minds for college
and beyond.