As we embark on a new year, we want to reflect on our Fall semester accomplishments as a springboard to an even more active Spring! From October 1 through October 11, which was International Day of the Girl (#IDG2016) we invited the Truman community to participate in #11DaysOfAction to amplify…
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…
RAPP celebrates International Human Rights Day ~ December 10th. Discrimination targets individuals and groups that are vulnerable to attack: the disabled, women and girls, the poor, migrants, minorities, and all those who are perceived as different… but these victims of discrimination are not alone. The United Nations is standing with…
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…
There remains such negative stigma and misinformation about mental health. People often associate depression and anxiety with weakness, while also seeing seeking help and support as weak. We have to change that. Rapper/Actor Kid Cudi recently disclosed his struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts, entering into a rehabilitation facility for…
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we would like to share information about the prevalence of relationship abuse amongst teens, statistics on parent-child communication, and the relationship spectrum. Domestic Violence Awareness Month gives us an opportunity to mourn lives lost to family violence, to celebrate survival stories, and to…
On Thursday, October 20th, Truman H.S. staff and students will join millions of people around the country as we #GoPurple for #SpiritDay. Spirit Day is a day set aside to show support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, to address homophobia and transphobia, and promote respect.…
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.…
BRONX, NY – The senior class of the Truman Media Program recently published their first episode of “Mustang Magazine,” a feature webcast program about things going on at Truman and around New York City. In this episode, students feature the Lady Mustang Wrestling team and the New York City “Vendy”…
BRONX, NY – Over 30 current members and 4 alumni of the Truman High School Media Program came together for their second mixer picnic, held at Pelham Bay Park on October 12th. “It’s so cool to see how the program has grown and evolved over the years,” according to media…