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Ensembles Perform at Co-Op “Bronx Week” Event
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 performance came just a week before the school’s annual Spring…
Performers Gear Up for Spring Concert
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 inside Truman High School. For an inside look at how…
A Night at the Orchestra
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 and media club’s got to Carnegie Hall by yellow school…
The “Rap 4 RAPP” Contest: Using Hip-Hop to Save Teen RAPP in 2013!
The “Rap 4 RAPP” Contest: Using Hip-Hop to Save Teen RAPP in 2013! Calling all aspiring rappers: If you can RAP, help save TEEN RAPP from budget cuts! We want to hear YOUR rap about relationships, dating, family, friendship and ways to handle a bad situation and make relationships better!…
Harry S Truman H.S. is “Golden”
As the school year is coming to an end, I am proud to share that Truman is being honored for a fourth consecutive year by the Anti-Defamation League as “No Place For Hate.” For the first time, we will be receiving the “Gold Star” banner! This is truly testament to…
PARENTS – Young Love’s Dark Side: Curbing the incidents, and consequences, of teen dating abuse
RAPP would like to share this important information with parents about teen dating abuse. Please know the signs. For more information, you can reach RAPP Coordinator Erika Miller, or visit loveisnotabuse.com. Curbing incidents — and effects — of teen dating abuse By HEIDI STEVENS Chicago Tribune April 26, 2013 Dating abuse…
Girls Flag Football Gets a Taste of NFL “Draft Day” Fun
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. The ladies attended a Fan Forum, where the sat face…
Sports and Arts Media Club Visits Univision 41
¡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 got to meet a few of their favorite Spanish-language Anchors…
Media Students “Get Reel” With Their Dreams
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 partnership with the Lincoln Center Institute and Women in Television…
Truman Selected as “Gold Star” School in “No Place for Hate”
BRONX – The Anti-Defamation League has recognized Truman High School as a Gold Star School in their No Place For Hate campaign. The school is slated to be recognized in a special ceremony on Tuesday June 4th at the New School’s Tishman Auditorium. A special customized banner will be presented…
Student Photographer’s Work to Exhibit at the Met
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. Approximately 80 works representing New York City Schools were selected…
Truman Student Wins Congressional Art Competition
BRONX – It’s a painting that will be viewed by hundreds, if not thousands of people in Washington, DC for the next year. Cabria Cummings, a student in Ms. Mills’ painting class was selected as the winner of the Congressional Art Contest sponsored by Representative Eliot Engel (D-16th District). Her…
RESPECT, “Sparkle and Shine”
RAPP would like to share this, from our friends at loveisrespect.org. A Prom With No Expectations Roll the red carpets and pull out those tuxedos for this very special time of year – prom. That’s right, for many, the big night approaches, and if you’ve decided you’re going with a…