NATIONAL TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION This year, it is estimated that 1 in 10 teens will be hurt intentionally by someone they are dating. While this type of…
The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., is usually remembered for his heroic leadership of the civil rights movement — he led the successful Montgomery bus boycott, delivered the “I Have A Dream” speech at a time when such words were still controversial, and ultimately gave his own life to the…
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn held a press conference on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in conjunction with Insideschools.org and the The New School, to outline her vision for the future of New York City schools. We’re thrilled that she held Truman up as an example of how large high school’s can…
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The Truman Mustang Family congratulates Senior Mustang Soccer player Johvanne Narcisse on being named a PSAL Scholar-Athlete. Narcisse was honored with the award in December at a special event inside the Yankee Stadium Legends Club. In order to be eligible for this award, recipients must have at least two years…
The following is a letter from Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott regarding the impending bus driver strike on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013. ———— January 4, 2013 Dear Parents and Guardians, I want to update you on the possibility of disruption in yellow bus service, which may impact your child. I am…
FLU PREVENTION GUIDELINES As you are probably already aware, the Flu Virus is spreading at a very high rate. Please keep the following guidelines in mind. For more detailed instruction on how to keep yourself, your classmates and your family safe, Click to visit the CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL…
NY Daily News: The Truman HS girls basketball team got the better of Francis Lewis twice during last year’s regular season, but Lewis had the last laugh in what’s shaping up to be a competitive Bronx/Manhattan/Queens ‘AA’ rivalry. Click here to read more.
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This weekend, I couldn’t walk past a newsstand, see an online post or pass a TV news piece on the tragic murder of Kasandra Perkins, and the suicide of her killer, Jovan Belcher. As the Relationship Abuse Prevention Program’s coordinator, I was instantly consumed with thoughts of how this “news”…
It’s a letter that can mean a lot of things: from indicating top-quality food items in the grocery store, to the cleanest and healthiest restaurants, earning a score of “A” is hard work. Just ask any student in first through twelfth grades around report card time. But now, the efforts…
The internationally-broadcast PBS show “Nightly Business Report” recently did a story on charitable giving, and featured our principal and her PENCIL Partner, Charlie Bendit. Take a look!
Ms. Nasser and her Pencil Partner Charlie Bendit were recently featured in an article in the NY Times. To read the article, CLICK HERE.
Vocal harmony and ringing chords bounced from one end of the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre to the other as the “Double Feature” concert, presented by the Voices and Sirens of Gotham took to the stage. This year, for the second time, students in Truman’s Media Program were hired to capture…
It’s not every day that students get to interact with media professionals with credentials like Robert Thomson, the managing editor of the Wall Street Journal. On Friday November 9th, though – that’s exactly what seven Media students had the opportunity to do. “It was a lot of fun… I learned…