BRONX, NY – While members of New York’s Strongest were out on the streets working to clear the remnant’s of Tuesday’s snowstorm, Truman’s own “strong men” took to the sidewalks and pathways around the building with shovels, snow blowers and a tractor-mounted plow. The custodial and maintenance team members spent…
BRONX, NY – Truman students are fashionable! Their shirts match their belts and their belts match their sneakers. Now, the upper floors of the building are starting to look as fashionable as our students. Each floor has a colored stripe running down the center of the hallway. In February, Truman’s…
BRONX, NY – A wake up call? A reality check? Just really good advice? No matter what you call it, Truman students were treated to an expert guest speaker on the topic of finding success in college. Dennis Richmond, a Yonkers native, is currently a senior at Claflin University in…
BRONX, NY – It’s time to “Spring Ahead” again! The annual change to Daylight Saving time occurs at 2:00a.m. on Sunday, March 12th. Before you go to bed on Saturday night be sure to set all of your clocks ahead by one hour. The time change means that we will…
BRONX, NY – Truman High School continued the annual tradition of holding a winter concert and dance performance, with one small change. While the concert typically takes place in December, this year it was moved to Mid-January. The event featured performances by the school’s instrumental band, under the direction of…
BRONX, NY – Truman High School hosted their second pep rally of the school year, getting students and staff excited for the winter sports season. After an opening ceremony by the Air Force JROTC, the crowd of excited students was entertained with performances by several dance teams and the JROTC’s…
BRONX, NY – Mustang Football Senior Ramon Jefferson marked National Signing Day this year by accepting an offer to play Division I NCAA football at the University of Maine. The star running back will play on a full scholarship starting in the summer. A recently-published article in the Co-Op City…
QUEENS, NY – Students at Truman High School may one day have a chance at attending any State or City University of New York – and pay a total tuition bill of $0. This, if the Governor’s Excelsior Scholarship Program makes its way through the state legislature. “It would be…
BRONX, NY – Truman High School’s basketball teams are holding an online fundraiser selling basketball-specific apparel. To check out the offerings or make a purchase, CLICK HERE.
BRONX, NY – Showing off your Mustang pride by purchasing and wearing Truman High School branded clothing has been a longstanding tradition at the school. However, the only place that the clothing has been available was in the basement “school store” located near the physical education locker rooms. For 2016-2017 that…
BRONX, NY – Seniors in the Truman Media Program have an update for you. In this episode- they take a look at the recent “clown scare” – including an interview with a Penn State student who led an anti-clown rally. Also, join Lester Robinson as he visits Brooklyn Boulders to…
BRONX, NY – Six students in the Harry S Truman High School Culinary Arts Program have qualified to compete for a share of a large major scholarship program. The Careers Through The Culinary Arts Program in Manhattan offers a college scholarship competition for culinary, pastry, hospitality, nutrition and travel-and-tourism majors with…
BRONX, NY – Students in the Harry S Truman High School Computer Science class broke out the laptops and flexed their programming muscles for their first-ever Hack-a-thon. The event challenged students to show off their best computer programming skills – and then share those skills with their classmates. Hack-A-Thons are…
MANHATTAN, NY – In it’s very first year in print, the “Truman Times” student newspaper is already being recognized for excellence. Thursday, student staffers accepted the “Runner Up” (Second Place) award in the “Best New Newspaper” (under 2 years old) category. The category had fifteen entries from area schools. The award…
PARRIS ISLAND, SC – Pfc. Kyle K. Peterkin, a graduate in the Truman High School class of 2015 recently enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and graduated from Recruit Training on October 14, 2016. He was selected as the “Honor Graduate” for Platoon 2077, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion.…