Schools

Juilliard Instrumental in Ursula Music Program

When 11th grader Mayira Rodriguez heard The Juilliard School would be offering free instruction in playing musical instruments at her high school, The Academy of Mount St. Ursula, she was one of the first to sign up for the program.

St. Brendan Boys Fall Just Short of State Hoops Title

With time running out in the first half of the biggest game of his young life, St. Brendan School hoopster Brian Ortiz launched a one-handed desperation shot from the other end of the basketball court. The Hail Mary-type shot, fitting for a boys Catholic league state championship match, was perfectly on target. Just a tad long. It bounced hard off the back rim.

Lady Mustangs Reign!

Last month, the Monroe College Lady Mustangs won the women’s junior college (Division II) national championship in an upset victory over the top-seeded Pima College (Ariz.), 78-74.

PS/MS 280 Burglarized

On March 10, burglars broke into PS/MS 280 at 3202 Steuben Ave. in the Norwood section of the Bronx and stole new desktop computers, laptops, lunch money and other items in the school.

New DOE Plan Could Ease Crowding

The Department of Education’s revised five-year plan for school construction includes an increase of more than 1,600 new seats within School District 10 in the northwest Bronx. But it is yet to be determined where the remaining seats will go.

Five Schools, One Team, One Walton Campus Spirit

As the seconds ticked down to zero in the Walton Campus’s thrilling 57-53 home court victory in the first round of the boys basketball city tournament, fans, coiled from the intensity of the game, rushed the court, hugging players and coaches and each other. A group of students formed into a circle centered with spontaneous dancers near midcourt. They chanted: “Wal-Ton! Wal-Ton! Wal-Ton!”

DOE Votes to Close Kennedy H.S.

The Department of Education voted this month to close down nearly two dozen schools throughout the city due to poor performance, a controversial decision that’s drawn outrage from students, teachers and parents alike. Included on the list of closures is John F. Kennedy in Marble Hill, which serves a number of students from across the northwest Bronx and is one of the last large high schools left in the borough.

With Nudge From Koppell, PSAL Adopts Pitch Limits

Dennis D’Alessandro, DeWitt Clinton high school’s varsity baseball coach, isn’t a huge fan of the PSAL’s decision to limit the number of pitches varsity pitchers can throw per outing next season. “I can’t understand why the city council wants to make the PSAL their plaything when there are other things to worry about such as playing field conditions,” he said in a recent interview.