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Culinary Students Score Big Wins
EXCITING NEWS FROM CULINARY CHEF BRYLSKI: “In October, we began our journey to culinary competition season, with the Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) Culinary Scholarship Competition. The five students listed below went through an unbelievable experience, from a rigorous and difficult application process, to a knife skills, salad and…
Academic Honesty Policy
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A Guide to Online “Netiquette”
BRONX, NY – Please take a moment to review the guidelines in this document, provided by the University of Florida. Please read it by CLICKING HERE.
Morris Heights Health Center Update
BRONX, NY – The Morris Heights Health Center published a letter to families on how to find medical care during the COVID-19 outbreak. To read the original letter CLICK HERE. It’s contents are included below: March 17, 2020 Dear Students/Parents/ Guardians/ Principals: This SBHC Program update is shared to inform…
Additional Coronavirus Guidance from NYCDOE
NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in conjunction with the Department of Education, issued additional guidance and recommendations to school principals on March 5th. We are including their recommendations here, for you to read. Principal’s Guidance for2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) School Medical…
Truman JROTC Selected to Pilot New Initiative to Prepare the Next Generation of Computing and Cybersecurity Workers
BRONX, NY – Harry S Truman High School is among 30 US high schools selected for the JROTC-CS Demonstration Project, a new initiative led by CSforALL (Computer Science for ALL) and the Air Force Junior ROTC, aimed at bridging the CS education access gap at Junior ROTC schools. Today only…
Truman Math Teacher Networks Through “PAC” Program
BRONX, NY – How does a new teacher survive in a system as large as the New York City Department of Education? The importance of professional development and networking is near the top of the list, and one Truman teacher took his learning outside the building this fall to build…
Air Force JROTC Achieves Top Honors
BRONX, NY – The Air Force Junior ROTC instructors and cadets of Truman High School in Bronx, NY, earned an overall unit assessment score of “Exceeds Standards”…the highest rating attainable…during their evaluation on 25-Oct-2019. Maj Luis R. Then and MSgt Leon A. Messina created a dynamic and supportive learning environment coupled…
Media Students Intern at CBS News Network
NEW YORK, NY – When the network calls – you answer! And for eight lucky students in Truman’s Media Communications Program, that opportunity kicks off this month with their participation in CBS News Network’s “Eye On the Future” Program. “I really feel that they won’t truly understand the significance of…
Meet Your School Safety Agent Hall!
It’s time to meet another one of your School Safety Agents here at Truman. As much as Truman students love to play video games, they may have met their video-gaming match in School Safety Agent Hall. “Streetfighter.. Sega.. N64.. Dreamcast. You name it, I had it,” Hall says. However,…
Media Students Win $10,500 in “Get Reel” Cash
NEW YORK, NY – Two Truman Media students started their summer break with big wins in the Walt Disney Company’s “Get Reel With Your Dreams” annual scholarship competition. The awards are the culmination of the “Get Reel With Your Dreams” program conceived by WABC-TV Eyewitness News anchor Sade Baderinwa. Out…
Truman Teacher Wins 2019 Big Apple Award
BRONX, NY – Truman High School Media Teacher David Roush was honored in May with a 2019 Big Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza announced the winners of the seventh annual Big Apple Awards, honoring 17 exemplary New York City public school teachers. The Big…
Safety Procedures Update (tambien en Español)
August 2019 Dear Parents/Guardians and Students, We are all interested in ensuring that your child learns in a safe environment. We also want to finds ways to facilitate the entry process for students in the morning and expedite their arrival to class to maximize instructional time. You can help us…
Graduation Live Stream
BRONX, NY – For the first time in the school’s history- Truman’s graduation ceremony will be live-streamed to the Internet for friends and family from around the world to see. “We understand that there are only so many seats available inside the [Performing Arts] Center,” according to Mr. Roush. “So…