Student essays to be published in Celebrating What is Important to Me

Congradulations to the 6th, 7th and 8th grade students whose essays have been accepted for publication in Celebrating What is Important to Me.  The Fall 2011 anthology will print essays about the  fantastic summer vacations of our 6th, 7th and 8th grade students.  Click here to see a complete list of the students whose work has been selected for publication.

William Kelly places 2^nd in the 2011 Archdiocese of New York Essay Contest "What the Blessings of Christmas Mean to Me."

The Archdiocese of NY invited 6th, 7th and 8th grade students to participate in an essay contest, "What the Blessings of Christmas Mean to Me."  It was a difficult decision to select the two best essays from each grade with over 90 essays to select from.  Their heartfelt words just jumped off the page! 
 
We are proud and pleased to announce that William Kelly and his family will be seeing the Christmas Show at Radio City Music Hall, and they are invited backstage to visit with the Rockettes!  He placed second in a contest that included thousands of entries.  Click here to read his essay.
 
Arlene J. Melillo
English Language Arts

Senator Larkin's Thanksgiving 2011 "What Are You Thankful For" Essay Contest

Senator William Larkin sponsored a Thanksgiving essay contest answering the question:  "What Are You Thankful For."  His office called St. John's School to say that all the 6th grade essays would be online on his website.  He was very impressed with the quality of their writing!
 
Please keep checking Senator Larkins website, http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/william-j-larkin-jr, and look for some beautiful, thoughtful writing by my 6th grade students.
 
Arlene J. Melillo
English Language Arts

St. John's Students Achieve Outstanding Math Scores on the New York State Examinations

Congradulations to our 4th, 6th and 8th grade students for their outstanding math scorres on this years New York State Examinations.  88.9% of  our 4th grade class, 96% of our 6th grade class and 100% of our 8th grade class met or exceeded New York state proficiency standards.  Click here to see the full report.