AT BPHS, Students Link Arms to Tell Their Stories
For seniors at Brooklyn Prospect High School (BPHS), their first days back at school are focused on writing for their future. Seniors partake in a two-day writing retreat that starts with brainstorming, discussion, and peer feedback, and ends with a solid first draft of their College ‘Personal Statement.’ “With so many recent changes in the…
5 Questions with Wes Webb, Musical Theater & Film Teacher
An interesting thing happens when one observes Wes Webb’s Musical Theatre class at Clinton Hill Middle School. One’s posture improves. You find yourself at attention, chin up, and eyes focused. Of course, it’s because one hears him giving these directions to his students, ages 11 to 14. You see when they’re in his class, they’re…
At Prospect Middle Schools, Real Life Reporters Write the News
There’s no question that Artificial Intelligence and the rise of ChatGPT have been all the buzz in journalism. But news stories written by student journalists are published at our middle schools, thanks to students! Clinton Hill Middle School’s The Scoop published three issues this year, and at Windsor Terrace Middle School, The Bi-Weekly News hit email boxes…
Orby & Prospectors celebrate the Caribbean
From Caribbean islands to the streets of Europe, when Carnival celebrations come around each year, cities worldwide explode in a spectacle of color. International Elementary School (IES) got in on the action with its version—Orby’s International Adventure: The Caribbean. (Orby the owl is the school’s mascot.) For a month leading up to a student and…
Anytime, Anywhere: Prospectors ‘Visit’ South Korea
While most New York City kids went to school on June 12, Downtown Elementary School (DTES) students “traveled” to South Korea. Anytime, Anywhere is a DTES tradition that began in 2016 in which the school’s spaces are transformed into another country (and, at moments, into another time). In years past, Prospectors from DTES have traveled…
Student-Athletes Feted at Banquet
Brooklyn Prospect High School held its annual sports banquet on June 6 to honor its student-athletes for their accomplishments during the year. The dinner and awards ceremony for the BP Hawks, coaches, and their families, was emceed by Athletics Director Chris McCoy and co-hosted with support from the BPHS PTSO Sports Committee. Principal Wendell Cheung…
