Our Journalism and Broadcasting teacher Felix Modestin reported on the JV Girls’ season.

By the end of the 2021-2022 school year, we reduced the number of “at risk” students in reading to 47% - a remarkable 33% improvement. We also increased the percent of students reading at or above grade level by 13%.

This year the school was awarded over $100,000 in grants by Bloomberg Philanthropies to conduct a Summer Boost program for its incoming 9th graders and some of its rising 10th graders. The program is meant to help the kids with lower reading and math scores bridge the gap during the summer, and also has an enrichment section filled with activities including basketball, sport training, drills, and arts and crafts.

In June we got back our students’ Regents scores. Over two-thirds of the student body passed math and 60% got a passing score in science. From almost none of our class ready to pass their Regents to the majority passing, it was a proud day for the school and proof positive that committed, creative, strategic action can make a huge difference.

“When Simeon Wilcher and his NY Rens teammates take to the court over Memorial Day weekend at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League stop in Louisville, they will be looking to not only win games but to raise awareness about an issue they are deeply concerned with: Ukrainian children victimized by Russia’s invasion.”