Edison Archives

2011

"A student from Thomas A. Edison CTE High School in Queens became the first New York City winner of the
Gold Medal in the SkillsUSA National Competition in Internetworking."; Jessica Aydinian and Arbaz Medhi successfully completed the Center for Arts Education internship program.
Jessica won an award for excellence and Arbaz .
The Culminating Ceremony was on June 15^th at the Ford Foundation in NYC."; "Herschel Bhasin and Anthony Herbert, students at Thomas A. Edison CTE High School in Queens, are advancing
to the National Finals of the 2011 Cisco Networking Academy NetRiders Skills Challenge in the High School category."; "The Thomas Edison Senior guard, who competed in the inaugural PSAL Mayor’s Cup girls basketball all-star game Sunday at CCNY, committed to play basketball at NYU two weeks ago. Through the college’s Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), Bove Domenech, who has a 3.5 GPA in her school’s medicine and
pharmacology program, will have 80 percent of her tuition taken care of."
Thomas Edison High School Spotlight; "Thomas Edison Career and Technical High School, in Jamaica, held its annual food drive this year.
The food drive was organized by the members of SkillsUSA, which is a student leadership organization."; "Read about the young ladies who serve two incredibly fragile populations-the elderly and young women."
Edison standout will take game, education to NYU: "The Thomas Edison Senior guard, who competed in the inaugural PSAL Mayor’s Cup girls basketball all-star game Sunday at CCNY, committed to play basketball at NYU two weeks ago. Through the college’s Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP), Bove Domenech, who has a 3.5 GPA in her school’s medicine and pharmacology program, will have 80 percent of her tuition taken care of."

Anthony Herbert: On the Fast Track to Tech Wizardry: "A running star in Queens with incredible technical and computing skills is the latest week's Health Plus/NY1 Scholar Athlete."
9th Annual Citywide Graphic Arts Competition: In the 2010 Competition, two students from Thomas A. Edison High School participated in the Web Design Portion. Giunauth Naraine, senior won 2nd Place. Celine Wallace, senior won 3rd Place. Both were students of Ms. Sandra Cruz. In Desktop Publishing, Monique Sterling came in 2nd place for her poster on Haiti.
Teen writes Romance Novel: "Currently a junior at Thomas A. Edison Career & Technical Education High School studying robotic electronics, Jagannah takes pride in her achievement of writing her first novel at such a young age."
Abdul Alami Awarded 13-Year Perfect Attendance: "From kindergarten to his senior year, Abdul Alami has never missed a day of school. View the NY1 News video where he shares what motivates him."
GlamourGals...empowering teens to provide the elderly with free beauty makeovers.: "Read about the young ladies who serve two incredibly fragile populations-the elderly and young women."
Thomas Edison High School Spotlight: "Thomas Edison Career and Technical High School, in Jamaica, held its annual food drive this year. The food drive was organized by the members of SkillsUSA, which is a student leadership organization."
Edison's Double Dutch Team: The Double Dutch team at Edison shows that gym isn't just a class, but also very essential to the body.
Edison's Varsity Baseball Team: The "reinventing" of the Inventors began with the hiring of new Head Baseball Coach Nicholas Vlavianos... "Field of Dreams", telling his players, "If you build it, they will come," the "it" he cites referring to wins and ultimately success. "Kids want to play for a winning program, Edison baseball will be a winning program once again. Mark my words."
Girls learn about science, math career choices: "Students from nine Queens schools participated in HerWorld. They were Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High School, Grover Cleveland, Queens Vocational High School, Robert F. Kennedy, Queens High School of Teaching, Robert F. Kennedy Community High School, Academy of Finance & Enterprise, Humanities and the Art Magnet School and August Martin High School."
Re-Inventing a winning team: "Undefeated. The Thomas Edison High School girl's basketball team is 8 and 0 and headed for the playoffs. Four straight divisional wins for this Jamaica-based team puts them at the top of the Queens B East division standings. Additionally, this victory handed Forest Hills their first defeat of the season on Friday, December 11."
Edison's MOUSE Squad kids earn honors: Room 111 in Thomas Edison Career and Technology High School was recently filled with appreciative alumni and proud staff members who were there to show recognition toward students who participate in the MOUSE program.
Daily News:6 Queens Schools wins medals: "Principal Anthony Barbetta of Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical High School in Jamaica, a bronze medal recipient"
Automotive Competition 2008: "Two students from the automotive program at Thomas Edison CTE High School have won first place in the New York State Finals of the National Automotive Technology Competition and will represent New York as they move on to the national competition"
Devry: Her World: "It (Communication Arts) went from more boys than girls, to now when girls are the majority...girls believe they can succeed in science more than they used to...They come in and say, well, my dad's a mechanic,... "They have this interest and it's great for them." -Sandra Cruz
Nike BOOTS Billboards Project: Cindy Bencosme, designed a Billboard located at the corner of Jamaica Ave & Sutphin Blvd, Queens, NY. "Sportswear partnered with the Center for Arts Education in NYC and the Peace and Love organization in Philly and Baltimore to reach out to over 250 kids in those communities."
Statistics Poster Competition 2008, Statistics Poster Competition 2009: For 2008 and 2009 Thomas Edison High School has swept the board in the Grades 10-12 Statistics Poster Competition. All were students of Ms. Nicole Cinque, a Statistics teacher.
Scholar/Athlete: Erika Orellana: "Erika Orellana has a winning attitude. She's a quiet leader who is extremely active in the classroom and on the soccer field. NY1's Michelle Yu filed the following report from Thomas Edison High School."

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