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The Department of Education has urged parents to sign up their children for free universal pre-Kindergarten (UPK) seats before the Friday, January 29 deadline. More than 4,000 UPK seats remain open at public schools, child care centers contracted by the Administration for Children’s Services, and community-based organizations across the five boroughs. More ... Amidst the sounds of the school chorus singing, student dedication presentations, and with parents, staff and Councilman Eric Ulrich in attendance, Principal Janet Donohue cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the new stateof the-art science laboratory at PS/MS 47Q. More ... Bishop Kearney High School awarded academic scholarships to members of the class of 2010 at a brunch held at the school to honor them, their parents and their principals. More ... Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School (PPA) says their fifthgrade scholars did extremely well at the Queens South round of the Scripp’s National Spelling Bee. The competition was steep, and the scholars rose to the occasion, spelling words well beyond their grade level. More ... Kara Spencer, an eighth-grade student at PS/MS 47Q, was one of the 13 finalists in the District 27, 28, and 29 Spelling Bee Competition. The competition took place on January 21 at Forest Hills High School. More ... Village Academy’s core mission is to ensure that its students are on the “Path to Success.” A spokesperson declares, “We want to make sure that they are prepared for high school, college and beyond.” Ms. Lee, the principal, says, “The only way for our students to aspire is to experience.” More ... Nicole I. Wilps of Broad Channel has made the Dean’s List for her outstanding academic achievement for the Fall 2009 semester at the Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University, State University of New York. The criterion for the Dean’s Honors List is a minimum grade point of 3.5. More ... Megan E. Dolan of Belle Harbor was named to the Marist College Dean’s List for the spring 2009 semester. She is a member of the class of 2011 and is majoring in Psychology Special Education. Marist is an independent comprehensive liberal arts college with an enrollment of 4,300 full-time undergraduate students. More ... |
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