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  • East-West 8th graders are now certified card carriers

    January 14, 2011 - 2:00pm

    Thanks to the hard work of Ms. Braverman, all 8th graders at East-West now have their own library cards.

    Along with being able to borrow books and media, did you know that having a Queens Library card gives you access to electronic resources as well? The eMedia center offers "books, videos, music and audiobooks. Spanish, Russian, or Chinese newspaper and magazines are also available."

    Here is a literary map of Manhattan where you can visit places that were featured in famous novels. It's too bad that there isn't one for Queens, but our favorite borough was mentioned in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald:

    Over the great bridge, with the sunlight through the girders making a constant flicker upon the moving cars, with the city rising up across the river in white heaps and sugar lumps all built with a wish out of non-olfactory money. The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.

     

    Queensboro Bridge

    A postcard of the Queensboro Bridge in its early years

    Fun facts about the Flushing Library:

    • The Flushing Library is thought to be the largest community library in New York State.
    • The design of the structure won the AIA (American Institute of Architects) 2001 National Honor Award for Architecture and the building was included in the book entitled New Library Buildings of the World.
    • Flushing had the first library in Queens.
    • The one millionth customer came through its doors on January 20, 1999, seven months after the opening of the new building.

    Students from East-West come from all five boroughs, so the Flushing branch may not be their main library. But whenever they come to school, they'll know that a great resource is just a 15 minute walk down Kissena Boulevard.

    Which library do you go to?

  • East-West alumnae visit the school

    January 7, 2011 - 3:22pm

    Today at Morning Muster, four East-West alumnae came to speak to our students about life in college and to offer advice.

    "College is hard, a lot harder than you probably think it is, but it's a lot of fun," said Helen Peng, a current freshman at Syracuse University.

    The four college freshmen concurred that while their classes are hard and their schedules often full, college is much different from high school. They talked about the highs and lows of living in dorms and making time to join clubs. One big word of advice: "I wish I had worked on my writing more in school. You have to write at least 1 or 2 papers a week in college."

    Let's get those pencils cracking! Thank you to Alexis Gordon, Melissa Best, Helen Peng, and Hawa Lee for visiting and speaking to our students our college. They are from the class of 2010, the first class to graduate from East-West, and they attend Boston University, CUNY Hunter, Marymount Manhattan College, and Syracuse University.

    UPDATE: They will be returning next week to speak to our middle school students about college!

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  • Talent Show 2010

    January 4, 2011 - 3:40pm

    Japanese acoustic

    On December 15th, over 66 students (and one teacher!) showcased their acting, singing, and dancing skills at East-West's 2010 Talent Show. Spearheaded by Ms. Marinos, it was the most successful show the school has seen so far --- for the first time, all tickets were sold out.

    The evening included Japanese acoustic, Justin Bieber, tap-dancing, Korean pop, and more. It was capped with an epic 20-minute long student-choreographed group performance that evoked robots, zombies, Michael Jackson, and Romeo & Juliet.

    Here are some rave reviews:

    Ms. Lopez, Science

    That was the best show at East-West! Thanks, I had a great time...Congratulations! Two thumbs up!

    Ms. Pechersky, Special Education

    This was the most amazing show of talent, dedication, community spirit, and honor that our school celebrates. Congratulations on this exceptional success to Ms. Marinos, students, and everyone else who worked so hard to make this incredible event happen.

    Ms. Rhi, Korean/ESL
    What a great show!  Every year it gets better and better.
    Our students shined. They were all shining stars, and most of all they enjoyed themselves.
    Mr. Sherman, Principal
    Congratulations to Ms. Marinos and to all the people who helped make this into a successful event. The students were the best and Ms. Marinos worked diligently with them, as she always does, to help them feel confident performing on stage in front of our school community.

    So many people worked on this event doing: fund-raising, selling tickets, making back drops, supervising students, maintaining order, feeding students, purchasing supplies, arranging permits, staying late to supervise students and staff pro-bono, selling refreshments, and other things. You are too many to name.
    A school play, led by Ms. Hartong, is already in the works for the spring.

    More pictures under the cut!

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