36 THE QUEENS COURIER • KIDS & EDUCATION • SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
school spotlight COMPILED BY BOB HARRIS AND ROBERT POZARYCKI
Starting school with prayer in M.V.
Christ the King High School in Middle
Mass celebrated by Father Frank Spacek
Village started the new school year with a
and Deacon Paul Norman, both of whom
Hillcrest High School starts
new school year
Th e presses are rolling again at Hillcrest
High School’s journalism program with
the arrival of the new school year. Shown
above is Stella Boghosian, director of
the Academy of Media, Arts and Music
Institute, leading her journalism class.
Th e students in the class will produce
“Th e Highlighter” school newspaper,
which won the 2016 Best Print Newspaper
award in the Newsies Journalism Contest.
Pan Am International enjoyed
summer bridge program
Approximately 40 incoming freshmen
at Pan American International High
School in Elmhurst participated in a summer
long program by the Department of
Education to bridge the gap between
middle and high schools. Th e “Summer
in the City Bridge Initiative” involved
classes four days a week and aimed to
reinforce skills in English language arts,
math and leadership. Th e program also
included trips to cultural institutions
such as the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, the Museum of Modern Art and
the Bronx Zoo. Assistant Principal Leslie
Aquino coordinated the program with
the help of math teacher Benito Gonzales
and English teacher Helio Sepulveda
Zomosa.
graduated from the high school. Father
Frank is shown during his homily in the
left photo, while the right photo shows
members of the school chorus singing.
Helping the needy for the new year
The Queens Jewish Community
Council (QJCC) prepared more than
1,000 bags of perishable and nonperishable
food to those in need
to celebrate the Jewish New Year.
Scores of volunteers came to pack
the bags including local Boy Scout
troops and members of the Hillcrest
Jewish Center. Many of the older
volunteers brought their children to
teach them how to give back to the
community.