Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Cardinal Spellman High School Begins Academic Year...

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Cardinal Spellman High School Begins Academic Year...: BRONX, NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 20- Over 1,400 students from Cardinal Spellman High School, accompanied by the administration, faculty, and st...

Cardinal Spellman High School Begins Academic Year With Mass

BRONX, NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 20- Over 1,400 students from Cardinal Spellman High School, accompanied by the administration, faculty, and staff, gathered together for the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit, held at the start of each new school year.  

The principal celebrant this year was Father Trevor Nicholls, President of CSHS, who was joined by Father James O'Shaughnessy, Father John Kraljic, Father John Monaghan, Father Peter Pilsner, and Father Francis Principe, faculty members at the school.

Immediately following the Mass, the new Student Body President, Jamie Crowther, and Vice President, Ashney Mills, were administered the oath of office by Mr. Daniel  O'Keefe, Principal of Cardinal Spellman. 

Each year the President and Vice President, together with the Executive Committee of Student Government, organize and coordinate various school-wide events and activities such as International Culture Day, Candy-Grams, Give a Gift at Christmas time for children in the community, Teacher Appreciation Day, school dances, and many other activities.

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Wave Hill Events

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Wave Hill Events: Tai Chi classes Quiet like a mountain, moving like a river, Tai Chi is a sequence of gentle movements based on images found in nature.  ...

Wave Hill Events

Tai Chi classes

Quiet like a mountain, moving like a river, Tai Chi is a sequence of gentle movements based on images found in nature. 

In this beginner-level class, Irving Yee, a member of the William CC Chen Tai Chi School, introduces students to the internal martial arts and promotes an awareness of its benefits. Sessions are held outdoors only and are weather dependent. Call 718.549.3200 x245 by 8AM on the day of the class for program updates. Session fee: $23/$15 Wave Hill Member. Registration opens onsite at 9:30 a.m.

The event begins at 10 a.m. on October 5 at the Perkins Visitor Center.

Information at (718) 549-3200. On the web at www.wavehill.org.

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Learn to make the colors of autumn 

Join papermaker extraordinaire Randy Brozen, on October 5, to make paper out of rich colors of pulp in red, orange and yellow. 

Using an easy process, make your paper in a leaf-shape mold or add a found leaf for fancy decoration. Free, and admission to the grounds is free until noon.

The event will be held at Wave Hill House from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Information at (718) 549-3200. On the web at www.wavehill.org.

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Creating stained glass collages 

Engage in a creative dialogue with your surroundings guided by professional artists working in various media.

In this session held on October 5, Van Lier Fellow and painter Francisco Donoso explores color, light and image-making in his exhibition on view in the Sunroom Project Space. Experiment with drawing and painting materials to create collages inspired by the natural light and architectural elements in a space. 

All levels welcome. Materials provided. $30/$20 Wave Hill Member. Reservations required, online at www.wavehill.org, by calling 718.549.3200 x305 or at the Perkins Visitor Center. Drop-ins accommodated as space permits.

Information at (718) 549-3200. On the web at www.wavehill.org.

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Garden Walk

Many plants, like the prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.) and Dioscorea elephantipes (elephant’s foot) are naturally protected with weapon-worthy spines or a thick coating of armor. Others, such as Sagittaria, have names that allude to armor-like aspects of their anatomy. 

On Ocotber 5Wave Hill Horticultural Interpreter  Charles Day will lead a tour of these denizens of the garden, all relevant to Bashford Dean, whose interest in both arms and ichthyology is the subject of the fall exhibition in Glyndor Gallery. 

This walk repeats October 10. Free with admission to the grounds.

Meet at the Perkins Visitor Center at 2 p.m.

Information at (718) 549-3200. On the web at www.wavehill.org.

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Yoga classes 

Find refuge from city life by practicing seasonal yoga. 

Decrease stress and increase your energy by focusing on your posture, your breath and your mind/body/spirit. Classes are led by Neem Dewji, certified in Hatha and Therapeutic Yoga from The Yoga for Health Foundation, England, and The Integral Yoga Institute, NYC. All levels welcome. 

Sessions are held outdoors only and are weather dependent. Call (718) 549-3200 x245 by 8 a.m. on the day of the class for program updates. Session fee: $23/Wave Hill Member $15. Registration opens onsite at 9:30 a.m.

Information at (718) 549-3200. On the web at www.wavehill.org.

Bronx News Sports: Home coming for two Bronx all-stars as Giants visi...

Bronx News Sports: Home coming for two Bronx all-stars as Giants visi...: By Rich Mancuso BRONX, NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 20- Picture two ballplayers from the Bronx on the baseball diamond and in opposite dugouts. Both ...

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Home coming for two Bronx all-stars as Giants visi...

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Home coming for two Bronx all-stars as Giants visi...: By Rich Mancuso BRONX, NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 20- Picture two ballplayers from the Bronx on the baseball diamond and in opposite dugouts. Both ...

Home coming for two Bronx all-stars as Giants visit the Yankees

By Rich Mancuso

BRONX, NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 20- Picture two ballplayers from the Bronx on the baseball diamond and in opposite dugouts. Both are all-city stars and dreaming of the day when they could be a part of a Major league Baseball franchise. It can happen, and with the San Francisco Giants it is a reality.

Thursday afternoon at Citi Field, after the Giants 2-1 series finale win over the New York Mets, Juan Perez and Johnny Monell were in the visitor’s clubhouse packing their bags for their next series. A trip across the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge to the Bronx and a meeting with the New York Yankees is also a part of the reality.

Yes, Yankee Stadium, the venue where every ballplayer from the Bronx hopes to be one day. Just like a fighter who dreams of fighting at the “Meca” known as Madison Square Garden.

Perez played high school ball at Dewitt Clinton, and Monell a few minutes away at Christopher Columbus. They opposed each other more than once in PSAL league games and were eventually drafted as first round picks by the Giants.

It is a story of success and a chapter taking place in two big league ballparks this week, Citi Field and Yankee Stadium. It is the first time the Giants are playing two New York teams in the same week.

 But it used to be that way all the time. Back in the old days when the Giants were a New York team, they played the Yankees and Dodgers all the time in New York at the Polo Grounds, Ebbets Field and Yankee Stadium. Perez and Monell were not around to see that, but they have heard the stories.

Now they have their own story. It is success and they can share that with family, friends and the kids of New York City who play on the same baseball fields that they once occupied.

“This has been awesome, something I always thought about,” said Perez who started in left field Thursday afternoon and batted seventh in the lineup of manager Bruce Bochy.

Perez did not disappoint the many family and friends that were in the Citi Field crowd of 22,897.  He had a career high three hits for the Giants, walked, and drove in a run. A majority cheered, obvious rooting for the Giants with orange shirts and jerseys.

Monell came off the bench Wednesday night. In the series at Citi Field, he went hitless in two at bats. Before their major home coming against the Yankees, three games in the Bronx beginning Friday night, Monell was getting ready for an annual rookie ritual, something all teams do on the big league level to their rookies in September.

It was another script, this time wearing outfits as “Naked Cowboys” and walking out of the Giants’ clubhouse with other rookies, and wearing similar gear that had nothing to do with baseball.

They were now in the big leagues, and loving every minute of it. Perez, the 26-year old who came to the Bronx from Santiago, Dominican Republic was a 13th round draft pick of the Giants in 2008. That year, at Western Oklahoma Junior College, he hit .465 with 37 home runs and knocked in 102 runs.

“We will play him more and get him a start against the Yankees,” said Bochy. That certainly will make his parents, family and friends proud. Perez said he does not know how he will handle the demand for tickets. Yankee Stadium is home and more so than Citi Field.

On this final road trip of the season for the Giants, Perez is staying with his wife, daughter and sister in the University Heights section of the Bronx, a few minutes from the Stadium.

But the ticket demand will be easy. Ballplayers, even from the inner city have a way of handling the pressure. After all, getting to the big leagues requires adjustment and has its share of pressure that is more demanding.

“It has been a major adjustment for me,” said Perez. “Getting here, different pitching, and not making many mistakes… It has been amazing,” he said about the five year journey to get where he is now.

But more amazing is the script, and how his teammate Monell is sharing the same experience. How they will have a similar homecoming in the Bronx makes this a better story. When asked, Bochy would not commit to having both of his rookies on the field at the same time in the Bronx.

Monell, the 27-year old left- handed hitter was also a teammate with Perez last year at double-A Richmond where he led the club with a .449 slugging percentage. He tied Perez for the most home runs with 11.

The script and amazing journey will resume in the Bronx tomorrow night. And, more importantly Perez, Monell, and the Giants may have a major impact as to the Yankees post season chances.

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