City Schools, June 2009

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  • Q+A with Valedictorians and Salutatorians
    The Mayor and Schools Chancellor honored the City’s public school valedictorians and salutatorians at a barbecue at Gracie Mansion earlier this month. We sat down with a few of these top students to learn what they thought about school, who helped them get where they are today, and what their plans are for the future.
  • End of the Year Roundup
    The end of the school year is always packed with exciting events and farewells. Here is a roundup of some of this year’s farewell events and celebrations.
  • Aspiring Scientists Interview Nobel Laureate

    As eleventh-graders at Brooklyn International High School, Nibh Uddin and Gradjola “Gladi” Hazizaj have studied Nobel Laureates, and earlier this month, they had the chance to interview one.

    The students were selected by the World Science Festival to participate in its annual Pioneers of Science Event, at which teens are asked to study the work of well-known scientists and then interview them on a stage in front of science enthusiasts.

  • Children's Day Parade

    Middle and high school students from the Bronx marched along Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx this month, playing Latin-infused rhythms, while majorettes twirled their batons high into the sky.

    The students were among the hundreds of people who attended the Bronx Children’s Day Parade, which was hosted by the Bronx Borough President, Rubén Diaz, and the Department of Education as part of the Bronx Week celebration.