Grades 3 through 8 participated in our Science Fair on February 23 in the auditorium. It was our first post-COVID Science Fair. Following are all the students who participated, their project's names, and their ranking. 

3^rd Gr.            1^st Place       Joel Concepcion, Jr.            What Is a Parallel Circuit?                       
3^rd Gr.            2^nd Place      Luke Coss                             How Does Water Temperature Alter Freezing Time?
           
4^th Gr.             1^st Place      Gabriella Martinez             Getting Out of a Sticky Situation
 4^th Gr.            2^nd Place     Elizabeth Afadivi                 How to Grow Crystals
        
5^th Gr.             1^st Place       Emma Matos                       Can Plants Grow Without Soil?
5^th Gr.             2^nd Place      Taj Amos                               Water Density: Hot vs. Cold
5^th Gr.             3^rd Place       Isaiah Milano                       Which Brand of Diapers Holds the Most Water?

6^th Gr.              1^st Place        Raymond Menendez         Pearly Whites
6^th Gr.              2^nd Place       Tamiyah German,              Re-Think Your Drink
                                                Noemi Neptune & Cameron Dalmida  
6^th Gr.              3^rd Place       Brianna Medina                  Human Behavior vs. Color

7^th Gr.              1^st Place       Jaden Schloss                      Which Metal Is Most Resistant to Corrosion?
7^th Gr.              2^nd Place      Alexander Agripino            Decay or Not Decay?
7^th Gr.              3^rd Place      Ethan Hernandez               Which Materials Are Good Conductors of Electricity?

8^th Gr.               1^st Place      Nicole Melendez                 5-Second Rule
8^th Gr.               2^nd Place     Aaliyah Davis                       Do Relatives Share Similar Fingerprints?
8^th Gr.               3^rd Place     Elizabeth Ruiz                      Plant Growth
8^th Gr.               Honorable  Isabella Corniel                   Hydro-Powered Generator
                          Mention
           
Below are our students with their projects. 

Above, 8th Graders with their projects. Top row, left to right: Isabella Corniel and Nicole Melendez. Bottom row, left to right: Elizabeth Ruiz and Aaliyah Davis.


Above, 7th Graders with their projects. Top left, Jaden Schloss, Class 7-306; top right, Alexander Agripino, Class 7-309; bottom row, Ethan Hernandez, Class 7-312.


Above, 5th Graders with their projects. Top row, left to right: Emma Matos and Taj Amos. Bottom, Isaiah Milano.

Above, 4th Graders with their projects. Top row, Elizabeth Afadivi, Class 4-202. Bottom row, Gabriella Martinez, Class 4-205. 





Above, 3rd Graders with their projects. Luke Coss, Class 3-203 (top) and Joel Concepcion, Jr., Class 3-204 (bottom).

St. Raymond Elementary School students in UPK 3 through 2nd Grade radically aged overnight when they dressed as centernarians to celebrate 100 Days of School on Wednesday, February 15. Wearing caps, mustaches and gray wigs (some with curlers in their hair!); using canes; and wearing clothing favored by some great grandparents, boys and girls took on the appearance of much, much older people. St. Raymond's marching band led the students in a parade throughout the building that ended in the gym. Older students and staff on every floor cheered for them. News 12 The Bronx's Elly Morillo -- an alumna of St. Raymond Elementary School and St. Raymond Academy for Girls -- visited our school that day. Click here to see the news clip. Thank you to our students who participated and to Elly Morillo and News 12 The Bronx! 

Below are photos taken by our Italian teacher, Mrs. Josephine Casale.

For at least a decade, students in Cardinal Spellman High School's Student Government have been sponsoring an annual Give-a-Gift Program at Christmas. Every year, the students, known as senators, purchase and wrap gifts for a number of our students. Each year, we are grateful for their generosity. It was time for us to do a little something for them. On Monday, February 6, we brought Dunkin hot chocolate and Munchkins for the 75 senators and the Student Government moderator, teacher Cristina Rosado. Below, the students enjoy their treat during their monthly meeting. Thank you, Ms. Rosado and the Student Government senators, for all you have done for our students.

This week is Catholic Schools Week. Every day, we did something to celebrate Catholic schools. We hled Student Appreciation Day on Monday. We had a dress down day for a cause on Tuesday and raised $1,553 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. On Wacky Wednesday, students and staff dressed up in mismatched clothing, colorful hats and socks, and some wore at least one piece of clothing backwards! Thursday was Sports Day. Students and staff wore their favorite team's sports apparel and we held games and relays in the gym throughout the day.
On Friday, Father Cruz celebrated a closing Mass for the end of Catholic Schools Week in our auditorium. He also offered a blessing for the Feast of St. Blaise and blessed our throats.

Below are photos from Wacky Wednesday. 

Kindergarten West teacher Ms. Gioia and her students dressed for Wacky Wednesday.



Below, Kindergarten East students celebrate Wacky Wednesday with colorful headware.

Below, Class 1-103 students:




Below, Class 1-104:




Below, Lots of socks.

Congratulations to our school choir. Under the direction of our Choir Director Patrick Connolly, St. Raymond's Youth Choir performed at the Inner-City Scholarship Fund Dinner at the Plaza Hotel on Thursday, December 1, 2022.

Please click here for the choir performing during the dinner.

Please click here and here for two impromptu performances the choir gave in the Plaza Hotel's lobby, with permission from hotel management.