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‘My father died yesterday’: High schooler gives graduation speech hours after dad’s funeral
Alem Hadzic’s father was diagnosed with cancer during his senior year of high school. Hadzic is his school’s Valedictorian and decided to continue ahead with his graduation speech, even though the ceremony was on the same day of his father’s funeral.
Protestors refuse Rutgers-Newark’s demand to end pro-Palestinian encampment
✅ The encampment has outlasted Princeton University & Rutgers-New Brunswick. ✅ Organizers at Rutgers-Newark have two sets of demands. ✅ The school did not set a deadline for the encampment to end. Rutgers-Newark has told the organizers of a pro-Palestinian and community encampment to leave the encampment they’ve had up...
NYC prep school’s antisemitism report admits faculty blamed ‘wealthy, influential Jewish parents’ for tension
A much-anticipated internal report about antisemitism at elite Collegiate prep school admitted that some faculty members blamed “wealthy and influential” Jewish parents for tensions at the school following Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack. Finger-pointing faculty, parents and students skirted close to “one of the oldest and most pervasive antisemitic tropes,” the report, obtained by The Post, conceded. The report was compiled in March and released on May 17. The findings came in the wake of a November 2023 letter to head of school David Lourie and Board of Trustees president Jonathan K. Youngwood — and signed by more than 100...
Harlem School Of The Arts Celebrates 60th Anniversary With ‘Bridgerton’-Themed Gala
On May 20, the Harlem School of the Arts’ (HSA) celebrated its 60th anniversary at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City. The event honored the legacy of the school’s founder, concert soprano Dorothy Maynor, and guests were greeted with a Bridgerton-inspired dinner theater experience, coinciding with Netflix’s release of the show’s third season. Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos gave a heartfelt speech to his wife, author, and former ambassador to the Bahamas, Nicole A. Avant, who was honored alongside her late parents, Jacqueline and Clarence Avant. Celebrated for their efforts in philanthropy, business, and politics, the Avants were recognized at the...
Which types of NYC teachers earn the highest annual salary?
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Educating future generations is one of the most meaningful careers someone can pursue and depending on what you’re teaching, it can be quite lucrative too. The Staten Island Advance/SILive.com recently analyzed May 2023 occupational employment and wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...
HS baseball: St. Peter’s to play Archbishop Molloy in CHSAA Intersectionals starting Tuesday
St. Peter’s will try to become only the sixth team from Staten Island to claim a CHSAA Intersectional baseball crown when the Eagles face Archbishop Molloy of Queens in best-of-three series starting Tuesday night at 7 at Fordham University in the Bronx. Game 2 will be played Wednesday at...
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