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CO-OP CITY- Students in three Truman ensembles, the Concert Choir, the Creative Expressions Modern Dance Team and the MetroChords Male Acappella group hit the stage at the Co-Op City Community Center for a live performance on May 16th.  The public … Continue reading →

BRONX – Singers, dancers and musicians are sweating it out – pushing through the final week of rehearsals leading up to their annual Spring Concert, set for May 23rd.  The curtain rises at 7pm in the Maye A. Shaw Auditorium … Continue reading →

NEW YORK – “Do you know how to get to Carnegie Hall?” is a popular riddle, typically answered with the punchline, “Practice, practice, practice…” but thanks to the Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation, several students in our after-school music … Continue reading →

BRONX, NY – Girls on the Truman Flag Football Team recently were invited by the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) to participate in a pair of “Draft Day” activities alongside athletes from various other New York City public high schools. … Continue reading →

¡Las Noticias en Español!  In April, 17 students in the Sports and Arts After-School Media Club visited the studios of Univision 41 in Teaneck, NJ.  There, they toured studio facilities, learned about various careers in television media – and even … Continue reading →

Twenty Media students are pursuing their dreams of careers in broadcasting, journalism, video production and fashion design, thanks in part to a program created by Sade Baderinwa of ABC 7 Eyewitness News. The “Get Reel With Your Dreams” Program, in … Continue reading →

The Arts are alive at Truman – and the evidence is in the second major honor bestowed upon our art students. This time, junior Stephanie Romero was selected out of more than 800 applicants in the Public Schools Art Competition. … Continue reading →

(Reported by Britney Chambers) BRONX- This summer seven juniors will have the opportunity to be a part of history as they attend the International Relations & Diplomacy Summer Fellowship Program in New York City. This program, which is hosted by … Continue reading →

Our very own Earth Science teacher, Ms. Kathy Robbins, presented a paper at The National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) annual conference in Puerto Rico about the Teacher Assistant Scholars (TAS). The paper focused on the relationships between TAS, … Continue reading →

BRONX – They came… they cooked… they brought home over $100,000 in scholarship awards.  Seven seniors in Truman’s Culinary Arts Program, under the leadership of Chef Jeff Brylski, competed in Monroe College’s “America’s Best high School Chef” competition. Anthony Evans, … Continue reading →

BROOKLYN – On Saturday March 9th, the Truman Girls Flag Football team headed to Brooklyn where they had a practice football session at a training clinic. At the facility they honed their football skills with various drills. These drills included … Continue reading →