NYC expands halal meals to 11 additional schools
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New York City is expanding its halal pilot program to an additional 11 schools, it was announced Monday. This file photo shows grab-and-go meals at a Staten Island public school. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. New York City is adding 11 public schools certified to serve meals as part of the city Department of Education (DOE) halal in schools pilot program, bringing the total to 43 schools across the five boroughs, Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter announced Monday.
The additional schools offering halal options were certified by the imams working with Majlis Ash-Shura, Islamic Leadership Council of New York.
‘Exceptional’ Staten Island student honored with Michael J. Petrides award
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Amy Mohamed, a senior at Michael J. Petrides High School, was recently honored with the Michael J. Petrides Student Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science. (Courtesy/Staten Island Borough President s office/Lifetouch National School Studies Inc.) Staten Island Borough President s officeStaten Island Borough President
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The award is named for Michael J. Petrides, a Staten Island educator who died in 1994.
Borough President James Oddo and members of the Petrides family and scholarship committee presented the award to Amy Mohamed.
The annual honor is given to a graduating high school senior who excels in math and science. Lacey DeLucia from Staten Island Technical High School was named first runner-up. Thea Akhrass from St. Joseph Hill Academy High School was named second runner-up.
Here’s how all of Staten Island’s public high schools rank, according to a new report
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U.S. News and World Report has released its annual ranking of the top high schools in the country, including those here on Staten Island. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
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U.S. News ranked more than 17,000 public high schools, out of a review of more than 24,000 high schools in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
The highest-ranked schools in the country are those whose students excelled on state tests, performing beyond expectations in mathematics and reading; participated in and passed a variety of college-level exams; and graduated in high proportions.
Staten Island Tech ranks third in list of top 2021 N.Y. high schools
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Staten Island Technical High School in New Dorp is third in a new best public high school in New York ranking.(Staten Island Advance/Bill Lyons)Staten Island Advance
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A Staten Island public high school is the third best in New York state, according to a new ranking.
WalletHub a personal finance website released its list of the best public high schools in New York state for 2021. Staten Island Technical High School in New Dorp ranked third.