31 • TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2014 Tasting The World At Molloy Int’l Day H.S. Celebrates City’s Diversity Archbishop Molloy High School President Richard Karsten is pictured with parents and students at the Briarwood school’s International Day event. by Joe Sommo At Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, the hundreds of ethnicities that represent over 1,500 students are a prime example of the kind of community the over 8 million people of New York City share. “Molloy’s students mirror the character and diversity of Queens, as well as New York City at as a whole,” said Richard Karsten, president of the private Catholic school as well as a graduate of its class of 1981. “Our school is all about family, and what better way to educate our students and their families about that ideal than by embracing our differences, and the qualities that make us all unique.” Archbishop Molloy has hosted its International Day event for over three decades. Since 1980, Molloy has invited students and their families, faculty, friends and neighbors to the school, which is located on Main Street just north of Queens Boulevard, right in the heart of Queens. The event was founded thanks to the efforts of Lou Santos, a Spanish teacher and softball coach at Molloy. Santos believed the school was not doing enough to educate its student body about their heritage. He approached school administrators with the proposition of hosting an event that would celebrate the cultures of all, or in his words, “display the quilt of Archbishop Molloy High School’s ethnic makeup.” Given the green light, Santos organized talent to provide music and dance performances at Molloy’s very first International Day. Food prepared and served by students and their parents was also big part of the itinerary, and several showcases of cultural artifacts rounded out the program. The inaugural event drew about 800 people and was considered a success. -SEE MOLLOY ON PG. 63- Offering To Fight Cancer Keeping with the traditions of the Lenten season, sixth-graders at Glendale’s St. Pancras School took up a collection to support the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan. As noted, many of the students gave up sweets during the 40 days of Lent and donated the money they saved to the hospital. According to teacher Walter Stark, the students gained a greater appreciation of the effort when they recently met a cancer patient currently being treated at Sloan Kettering. ©Times Newsweekly - 2014 - BENSBEST ©Times Newsweekly - 2014- ZUM We are pleased to announce our Schnitzelfest is back on Monday & Tuesday !!! FOR ONLY $21.95 Enjoy Soup or Salad Choice of 6 Schnitzel dishes Coffee & Dessert 69-46 through 40 Myrtle Ave, Glendale, NY
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