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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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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/

Council Speaker Christine Quinn Outlines Education Policy – Praises Truman

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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