EDUCATION & KIDS

Bill de Blasio cancelled NYC schools for Tuesday due to the impending winter storm. AP Photo/John Minchillo
De Blasio: NYC schools closed Tuesday due to blizzard
All New York City schools will be closed on Tuesday due to the massive snowstorm heading to the area. Mayor Bill de Blasio says Regents exams are being canceled and will be rescheduled. … Full Article
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Students got the chance to display their debate skills at the event held at Brooklyn College. Photo by Janet Marcic/Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Brooklyn students debate to sharpen their public speaking skills
This student was one of many who traded in their school clothes for pajamas for a day.
Adelphi kids wear pajamas to school for Spirit Day event
Xaverian senior Randy Antoun got a bird’s eye view from atop the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, thanks to an internship program at his school. Photo courtesy of Xaverian High School
Xaverian internships give students a career head-start

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PRE-K AND ELEMENTARY
This student was one of many who traded in their school clothes for pajamas for a day.
Adelphi kids wear pajamas to school for Spirit Day event >
A highlight of the brunch took place when students performed their own version of “A Charlie Brown Holiday.” Photo courtesy Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn
Adelphi’s holiday pageant features ‘Charlie Brown’ show >
Students at Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn put their school pride on display for the annual Turkey Trot walk-a-thon.
Adelphi Academy students take Turkey Trot through Bay Ridge >
Paul Cassone (left), executive director and CEO of the Guild for Exceptional Children, says the Guild has no choice but to close its early childhood program. He is pictured in a photo taken last year with Councilmember Vincent Gentile, former councilmember Domenic Recchia, and Guild Vice President Anthony Cetta (left to right). Eagle photo by Paula Katinas
Guild holds rally to save early childhood program >
Members of the Community Education Council of School District 20 say administrative assistants deserve more money. Eagle photo by Paula Katinas
Education panel demands raises for assistants >
Students from PS 221 are all set for their special day on Dec. 2. Photo courtesy Learning Leaders
PS 221 students take part in national charity movement >
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JUNIOR HIGH / HIGH SCHOOL
Students got the chance to display their debate skills at the event held at Brooklyn College. Photo by Janet Marcic/Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow
Brooklyn students debate to sharpen their public speaking skills >
Xaverian senior Randy Antoun got a bird’s eye view from atop the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, thanks to an internship program at his school. Photo courtesy of Xaverian High School
Xaverian internships give students a career head-start >
Bill de Blasio, AP photo
Middle school after-school enrollment hits 121 percent  >
Louis J. Coletti, president and CEO of the Building Trades Employers’ Association, has high hopes for the new program. Photo courtesy Building Trades Employers’ Association
Business leaders, educators team up to start school tech program >
A student demonstrates how easy it is to pull the athletic field’s turf up like a rug. Photo courtesy Nick Koven
Students mount campaign to fix Fort Hamilton Athletic Field >
Jack Skillman, former headmaster of the Packer Collegiate Institute, died Dec. 15 at the age of 80.
Jack Skillman, former headmaster of the Packer Collegiate Institute, dies at 80 >
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COLLEGE
Commodore Barry Club President Mary Nolan, Hon. John Ingram (left) and state Sen. Marty Golden all attended the club’s social last fall. Photo courtesy Commodore Barry Club of Brooklyn
Barry Club tests students’ knowledge of Revolutionary War hero >
Valedictorian Tan Cheung graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Accounting. Photos courtesy of St. Francis College
St. Francis College celebrates new graduates >
Dr. Eric Platt, a history professor at St. Francis College, has recently released a new book titled “Britain and the Bestandstwisten: The Causes, Course and Consequences of British Involvement in the Dutch Religious and Political Disputes of the Early Seventeenth Century.” Photo courtesy of St. Francis College
Religious conflict from a different era  >
Valedictorian Tan Cheung with St. Francis Provost Timothy Houlihan and President Brendan J. Dugan ’68. Photos courtesy of St. Francis College
St. Francis College to celebrate commencement on Jan. 14 >
Junior Amdy Fall has spearheaded a stifling St. Francis defense, helping Remsen Street’s Terriers win a season-high five in a row. Photo courtesy of SFC Brooklyn Athletics
Terriers living up to preseason hype >
A panel of immigration experts discussed the future of Mexicans and Latinos at a recent forum. Photo courtesy Mixteca Organization Inc.
Forum focuses on future of Mexicans in NYC >
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CONTINUING EDUCATION
HOPE program graduates. HOPE program photo
Levin, other Brooklyn notables celebrate HOPE graduates >
Lyl Tomlinson makes scientific concepts fun and understandable for average listeners. Photo by Ryder Haske, National Geographic
PhD candidate makes complex scientific research sound simple >
Sunset Park non-profit helps high school dropouts >
6-year-old boy uses Facebook to unite brother and sister >
A post-hurricane message from Brooklyn Law School >
LIU Brooklyn pharmacy student receives Women’s Forum award >
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