Browse past news stories for Beacon School in New York, NY.

• CLEANING UP THE WATERS (Times Newsweekly)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 05:29:41 pm
  by Sam Goldman Possible initiatives for cleaning up the polluted Newtown Creek were unveiled to Board 2 at its Nov. 5 meeting at Sunnyside Community Services. read more
• Students Hold Protest Against Bake Sale Ban (WPIX 11 New York)
  posted on November 13, 2009 at 11:42:37 pm
  Students at the Beacon School in Manhattan staged a protest at City Hall Friday, urging officials to let them hold bake sales in order to fund the publication of their literary magazine.
• LI runners look back on their day at NYC Marathon (Newsday)
  posted on November 2, 2009 at 02:11:14 am
  For more than 40,000 runners, the day was fit for running 26.2 miles in New York City: Gray skies and temperatures in the low 50s - warm enough to skip long sleeves, but cool enough that heat wasn't a factor.
• Bake Sale Crackdown (The Village Voice)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 11:35:42 pm
  Every year, the Beacon School in Manhattan produces a literary magazine called Beacon Ink, featuring students' short stories, poetry, and full-color artwork. The students work on it all year, gaining editorial experience and the chance to cite a publication on their college applications. I...
• Teachers get dunked for good cause (The Bona Venture)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 05:56:10 pm
  Students had the opportunity to dunk professors and classmates Oct. 14 as Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) and the School of Education teamed up to kick off the 2009 Polar Plunge. Polar Plunge, under the motto "Freezin' for a reason," is a student-run program to raise money for the New York chapter of the Special Olympics.
• Incumbent Ferreras wins handily (YourNabe.com)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 04:04:35 am
  City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst) handily defeated challenger Eduardo Giraldo to win the Democratic primary for the 21st District seat.
• W. Track. Smith Gilbert Announces Talented UCF Track and Field Recruiting Class (UCF Golden Knights)
  posted on August 17, 2009 at 02:41:19 pm
  UCF head track and field coach Caryl Smith Gilbert has announced the signing of her program's 2009-10 recruiting class as the Knights will welcome 12 talented student-athletes to the program this fall. The athletes will join a rising program which sent numerous athletes to both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships in 2009.
• Wisconsin Badgers women's tennis: Recruit schools the boys (The Capital Times)
  posted on June 16, 2009 at 10:05:33 pm
  Before several of its matches this season, members of the Beacon School boys tennis team would pull aside opponents and plead for mercy for the poor girl who was forced to play with them because the New York City academy only has a program for the boys. Opponents knew that this "request" was really a not-so-funny form of intimidation -- as in, You're going to lose to her. And with rare ...
• Metropolitan Diary (New York Times)
  posted on May 25, 2009 at 03:00:57 pm
  A poodle who prefers people, an on-the-spot cop and other characters in the city.
• Bristol Palin's Got No Cred With Teens (ABC News)
  posted on May 7, 2009 at 10:43:56 am
  New York City teens consider abstinence but think young Palin is a "hypocrite."
• Summer reading more than trivial pursuit (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  posted on May 3, 2009 at 07:10:50 am
  In which book does an ad reading "Are you a gifted child looking for opportunities?" set the stage for a dangerous adventure for four talented students?
• Lehman fire kills boy; girl escapes (with video) (Pocono Record)
  posted on April 1, 2009 at 04:43:07 am
  LEHMAN TOWNSHIP — Two teens left home alone to fend for themselves met tragedy when fire ripped through a Pocono Ranchlands home Monday night. The blaze killed a boy, while his older sister escaped by jumping out a window.
• Teenagers With Souls of Poets Face Off (New York Times)
  posted on March 3, 2009 at 05:06:00 am
  On Tuesday night at the Manhattan Center, high school poets will compete for $30,000 in prizes in the sixth annual Knicks Poetry Slam.