56 THE QUEENS COURIER • KIDS & EDUCATION • JUNE 28, 2018 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
school spotlight COMPILED BY BOB HARRIS AND BROOKE SINGER
Algebra
for All in
Richmond
Hill
Teachers from
Richmond Hill
High School, Mr.
Choudhury, Ms. S.
Mohan, Ms. Chillara
and Ms. Maksimovic,
have been approved
for a technology
grant through
AlgebraForAll. They
will all soon be receiving
a Document
Camera or a SWIVL
Camera to use in their
classrooms.
Breaking bread while evaluating
Teachers from the Pan American International High School (PAIHS) sit and have
lunch together while evaluating student portfolios as part of Teacher Appreciation Day.
What a performance!
T e a c h e r
Rachel Cabrera
is shown with
her students
who had just
presented the
Pan American
International
High School
& Performing
Arts Showcase
2018. There was
a theater performance,
gallery
of students
art, photography,
and music
and refreshments.
Van Buren checks out Seton Hall
Martin Van Buren High School PTA President, Ms. Cecilia Heyward, PTA secretary,
Mrs. Shireen Bhoopsingh and PTA treasure, Mrs. Bibi Sabrina Hassan worked
hard to insure that students were given the opportunity to see what college life could
be like for them by taking them on tours at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Seton
Hall University.
‘SOAR’-ing to mental fitness in Queens
The S.O.A.R., standing for Student Opportunities for Achievement and Readiness, is
a mental health counseling program offered through the Central Queens services. The
goal of the program is to give students a safe place and an adult in the building who
they feel comfortable with. Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village is among
the participating schools.