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Students Selected for Summer Diplomacy Fellowship

(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 Mercy College, will give these exceptional students the opportunity to…

RAPP Peer Leaders with Council Member Any King at the Denim Day NYC Rally at City Hall

Childhood Exposure to Violence Prevention and Awareness Week

According to the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV), 60 percent of American children are exposed to violence, crime or abuse in their homes, schools and communities. Be it bullying, domestic violence, or child abuse, exposure to violence – particularly multiple exposures – can interfere with a child’s…

Ms. Robbins Presents Research Paper in Puerto Rico

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, teachers and students. Mrs. Robbins was also able to visit…

April 19th is the National Day of Silence

Next Friday, April 19, is the National Day of Silence, a national youth movement protesting silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people and their allies. As in previous years, students take a deliberate vow of silence to echo the silence caused by harassment, prejudice, and discrimination. Participating in…

Meet Us On The Street: International Anti-Street Harassment Week

Global Movement to Street Harassment Saturday, April 13th Washington Square Park 12pm- 2pm speakers 2pm-5pm chalk walk Sign up at: http://nyc.ihollaback.org/events/ “The acceptance of street harassment, the portrayal of it as a compliment or a joke, creates a culture where it is normal to disrespect someone or to comment on them or…

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

The Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) has been working towards a mission of raising awareness or teen dating violence and promoting healthy relationships. With each month, we are able to take awareness raising to new heights. Please read the following statement, as it appears on the official White House website.…

Culinary Arts Brings Home The Bacon at Monroe

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, Brian Ortiz, Jennifer Marlon, Lannell Richardson-Lewis, Meagan Cortes, Shanice Trim…

International Women’s Day is March 8, 2013

We at RAPP would like to share the following information with staff, students and parents, in honor of International Women’s Day 2013, and our continued rising against violence. Now is the time to end violence against women. Men and women together have responded with outrage to recent dramatic acts of…

March 10th is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!

HIV testing is a great way to take action in honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Find a testing service in your community. http://locator.aids.gov/

Presidential Proclamation ~ Women’s History Month, 2013

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, 2013 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For more than two centuries, our Nation has grown under the simple creed that each of us is created equal. It is a notion that makes America unlike any other place on earth — a…

RAPP Peer Leaders & Men of Strength (MOST) Club Rising

Recognizing Signs of Abusive Dating Among Teenagers

Since February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, we’d like to share this blog from The New York Times Adventures in Parenting section. Please read it, and plese take the time to talk with your children about dating abuse. By JUDY BOLTON-FASMAN I wish February had been Teen Dating…

One Billion Rising 2/14/13

“Today, on the planet, a billion women – one of every three women on the planet – will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. That’s ONE BILLION mothers, daughters, sisters, partners, and friends violated. V-Day REFUSES to stand by as more than a billion women experience violence. On February…

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