BRONX, NY – In light of the forecasted Winter Storm Jonas, the administration at Harry S Truman High School has announced that Saturday Regents Prep Tutoring AND ALL PSAL SPORTS EVENTS AND PRACTICES for January 23rd will be CANCELED, due to the potentially hazardous travel conditions from the forecasted snowfall.…
STEPS to End Family Violence is thrilled that our Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) is featured in the Winter Bulletin of theNew York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, in honor of February’s designation as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. http://www.opdv.ny.gov/…/bulletins/…/winter2016_bulletin.pdf Our bullying and abuse…
NEW YORK, NY – Truman High School’s 10th Grade Honors Law class recently went head-to-head against four other schools to test their knowledge of the Constitution and Civics – as well as take and defend stances on various Constitutional issues. “We The People: The Bill of Rights and the Constitution”…
When we think about slavery, most of us probably think about the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. But slavery persists, even in 2016. Check out the graphic below, and then read the proclamation from President Obama, to learn more. NATIONAL SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH, 2016 – – – – –…
Truman Seniors – we are almost half-way through the year, and that means it is time to start voting for the SENIOR SUPERLATIVES. This week in your English classes you’ll be voting on the following categories, so it’s time to start thinking about who will get your vote! CATEGORIES (You’ll…
No more violence. No more abuse. No more excuses! As we prepare to end the Fall semester, RAPP would like to invite the Truman community (staff, students, parents) to contribute to the “No More” campaign. Think about the reason you say No More. Maybe it’s something like “I say…
Thursday December 10, 2015 is International Human Rights Day! It is a the culmination of #16Days of Activism, celebrating that each one of us, everywhere, at all times is entitled to the full range of human rights, that human rights belong equally to each of us and bind us together…
11/25/15 ~ International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women International Awareness campaigns give us a wonderful opportunity to raise awareness and educate our community about issues, like those raised during the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, as well as to promote healthy relationships, peace,…
Principal Alfano has designated Monday, November 16, 2015 as “Truman Spirit Day,” and is encouraging ALL students, faculty and staff to wear their favorite Truman gear – shirts, hoodies, shorts, etc. to school on Monday! See you then!
Tomorrow, we will participating in World Kindness Day, a global 24-hour celebration dedicated to paying-it-forward and focusing on the good. It is a day we look beyond ourselves, beyond the boundaries of our country, beyond our culture, our race, our religion, and realize we are citizens of the world. We have a…
BRONX, NY – News 12 the Bronx bills itself as being “As Local as Local News Gets,” and students from the Truman Media Program got their own hyper-local look at News 12’s Soundview studios on November 11th. During the tour, students met with reporters, anchors, producers, assignment editors, graphic artists,…
NEW YORK – Chancellor Fariña today announced that New York City will offer the SAT exam free of charge to all students during the school day in the spring of their high school junior year, starting in the 2016-17 school year. By expanding opportunity to all New York City high…
BRONX, NY – October is the National Hispanic American Heritage Month. Students and staff at Truman High School commemorated it with their own Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration on October 21st. Students from several Spanish classes took part in the program, which included remarks from Spanish Teacher Mrs. Williams about the…
Truman High School is participating in NYC College week. Our teachers will be sharing stories with students about their college experiences, and we will have several activities throughout the week to get our students excited about their future college plans. Monday – Students will view a video outlining everything they…
BRONX, NY – On November 10th, Chancellor Fariña will come to district 11 for at own hall meeting. The event will be held at the Albert Tuitt Education Campus at 921 E 228th Street, Bronx, NY 10466. Details are included on the posters below: