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Midwood High School

A collection of 20 issues

Third Annual Brooklyn SINGS! Raises $15K For Cancer Charity

All three schools’ SING groups taking the stage awaiting the announcement of the winner. (Photo: DOE)The Third Annual Brooklyn SINGS! competition — a friendly musical contest between Madison, Midwood and Murrow high schools — raised $15,000 this year for Relay for Life [http://relay.acsevents.org/site/PageServer?pagename=relay]

Abraham Lincoln High School And Arthur W. Cunningham Junior High Among Dozens Of Schools Receiving STEM Funds From BP Eric Adams

Photo by Stefan Ringel/Brooklyn Borough President’s Office.Seventy Brooklyn schools — from elementary and middle to high school and college institutions — and their students are the beneficiaries of a $13.3 million allocation of funds from Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’ office, designated specifically for STEM education programs. Almost

Brooklyn Sings 2015! A Homegrown Hit, Raises More Than $18,000 To Fight Cancer

Madison takes the stage (Photo by Elvir Ali)by Ellen Levitt Brooklyn teens showcased their musical, singing, dancing and acting skills Saturday night at Murrow High School on Avenue L. At the second annual Brooklyn Sings! InterSing competition, which pit Sing shows from Madison, Midwood and Murrow High Schools, Murrow

Shooting Threat Leads To Additional Security Measures At Three Local High Schools

Photo by Erica ShermanSecurity officials at Edward R. Murrow, James Madison and Midwood high schools were on high alert Thursday and are again today, after threats to shoot students emerged on social media. Parents at the schools were notified yesterday morning by robocalls from the schools’ principals. A recording of

The Day: The Geezer Project, a Missing Citi Bike Station and a Jazzy Townhouse

Vibrant color changes are creeping into the leaves on a handful of trees in Fort Greene Park. (Photo by Brien Foy [http://www.flickr.com/photos/brienfoy/])Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Many weather reports have called for raw conditions to end the week, but to be quite

Mickey Rose, Longtime Woody Allen Collaborator And Midwood High Alum, Passes Away

Mickey Rose (far left) at his wedding to his wife Judith. Woody Allen and actress Louise Lasser pictured on the right. Source: nytimes.comMickey Rose and Woody Allen met in an art class at Midwood High School more than 60 years ago, starting a lifelong friendship and collaboration that included

A Midwood Teacher Nurtures The Next Generation of Bikers

Mike Dowd, a Social Studies teacher at Midwood High School, played an instrumental role at founding the school’s cycling club last year. He wrote about the experience for Streetsblog [http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/12/04/nurturing-the-next-generation-of-nyc-bike-advocates/] : > Despite my modest recruiting efforts, more than 30 new students attended

Overzealous Security Measures And Guards Prevent Students From Taking SATs At Murrow

Source: KF via Wikimedia CommonsLast year, after several high profile SAT student cheating scandals came to light, the College Board – fearful of a repeat performance – tightened its security measures. Unfortunately, it was to the detriment of several students scheduled to take the test at Edward R. Murrow High School, where

Young Bensonhurst Resident Wins $650G In Vegas Poker Tourney

Source: Frisko via Wikimedia CommonsA 22-year-old Bensonsohurst resident walked away with a cool $650,000 in winnings from the World Series of Poker tournament held in Las Vegas. Henry Lu won the money by beating out roughly 3,000 other players, including a poker card sharp. In a dramatic turn

Photo: The Clean Streets of Bensonhurst

A reader sent us this photo over the weekend. It shows local high school students, neighbors and even small children preparing to take the cleanliness of our streets into their own hands on Saturday. The massive cleanup, organized by Assemblyman William Colton with hardware provided by the NYC Department of