One of only a dozen recipients of the 2009 New York Times Company Foundation College Scholarship, 18-year-old Andrew Boryga of Bedford Park is headed for the Ivy League.
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Times Scholarship Winner Off to Cornell
One of only a dozen recipients of the 2009 New York Times Company Foundation College Scholarship, 18-year-old Andrew Boryga of Bedford Park is headed for the Ivy League.
Wanted: Aspiring Young Reporters
Call us biased, but we feel journalism is a powerful way to learn about and influence one's community. Young people rarely have had access to learning about journalism, especially considering the shortage of quality high school newspapers. This means the Bronx is not getting reporters trained at the grassroots into the pipeline of professional journalism.
We're working to change that.
Starting in January, the Norwood News will run a youth journalism program for Bronx high school students in their sophomore, junior or senior years. (The program is made possible through a generous grant from the New York Foundation.)
Students will learn the fundamentals of reporting, writing, and photojournalism through classroom instruction and, most importantly, through hands-on reporting in their own neighborhoods.
Students will learn how neighborhoods work (or don't), who has power, who doesn't and why. We'll teach them about the First Amendment and how it applies to them and every citizen. And they'll learn how to record and edit audio and photo slide shows for the Web.
At NYCHA’s Bailey Houses, Quality of Life Impacts Mental Health
Though Tiesha Jones comes from a tight-knit family, hosting a holiday gathering with her extended family remains out of the question. Living for the past four years in Bailey Houses, a decrepit complex that’s home to some 900 tenants, Jones is embarrassed over her living quarters. From the first floor up to its last, a […]
Venezuelan Band to Perform at Crotona Pk. Sept. 27
From the UN to the BX! A Venezuelan band set to perform before the UN General Assembly is traveling up to Crotona Park for a rousing musical venue marking ten years since Venezuelan emissaries sought to improve the quality of life in the Bronx. The performance, dubbed “A Concert of Hope,” will star the […]
MPC, Reaching Mid-Year Mark, Logs Long List of 2015 Projects
By NORWOOD NEWS The Mosholu Preservation Corporation (MPC), a nonprofit support corporation of Montefiore Medical Center, continues to hit its mark as an active not-for-profit serving the Norwood community and other neighboring communities with its brand of economic development and community initiatives, including the award-winning Norwood News.
Neighborhood Notes
A listing of programs, events, services, announcements and more for our readers in the Bronx and beyond.
Neighborhood Notes
A listing of programs, services, events and announcements for our readers in the Bronx and beyond.
What’s New at Local High Schools
School has been in session for several weeks now, but the Norwood News continues its look at what's new in local classrooms by surveying the area's many high schools.
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