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April 2024, Angie Salvador

Meet Angie!

Maimouna Sy May 25, 2024

What do you currently do at BCS? I am a substitute teacher, covering for many classes for Middle and High School, specifically for ELA.  When did you graduate from BCS? I graduated from BCS High School...

Meet Diamond!

Maimouna Sy March 25, 2024

What do you currently do at BCS? I am presently serving as a substitute math teacher and have been offered the opportunity to assume a full-time math teacher position for the remainder of the 2023-2024...

Meet Diasia Jones!

Meet Diasia Jones!

Akoni Drysdale-Ash November 5, 2023

What is your name? Diasia Jones (Room 410 - Main Office) What is your position? School Aid  How long have you been in this position? I've been in this position as a school aid for close to a month...

Meet Ashley Armand!

Meet Ashley Armand!

Akoni Drysdale-Ash October 5, 2023

What is your name? Ashley Armand (Room 526A) What is your position?  Community School Director, Inspiring Minds @BCS AfterSchool Program How many years have you been in this position? This is my...

Meet Danielle Midgette!

Akoni Drysdale-Ash October 3, 2023

What is your name? Danielle Midgette (Room 405) What is your position? Program Director, YWCA @BCS AfterSchool Program How many years have you been in this position? I have been in this role since...

Priscilla (Scill) Chan, Principal, with Interviewer Joseph Oquendo (Grade 9)

AAPI Heritage Interview with Scill Chan

Joseph Oquendo May 1, 2021

What does it mean to celebrate AAPI Month? AAPI Heritage Month recognizes the many contributions of AAPIs in our country, as early as the 1800s. It makes me feel proud that we are so much a part of America's...

Stacy Lee, ELA Teacher and Programmer, with Interviewer Amirat Maiyegun (Grade 12)

AAPI Heritage Month Interview with Stacy Lee

Amirat Maiyegun May 1, 2021

Does your family have any important traditions? The Asian American experience is about creating bridges between cultures, my Chinese self and my American self, and sometimes creating new, unique traditions...

Rytva Soni, SpEd Teacher, with Interviewer Lia Aronson (Grade 7)

AAPI Heritage Month Interview with Rytva Soni

Lia Aronson May 1, 2021

What does it mean to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Month? It actually means quite a bit - many people don't realize that India is included when we mention Asia - it was something I struggled...

Tracy Wu, SpEd Teacher, with Interviewer Lia Aronson (Grade 7)

AAPI Heritage Month Interview with Tracy Wu

Adrian Maxwell May 1, 2021

What message would you share with young people? Resilience and persistence will take you a long way. Don't give up on something just because you tried once and failed. Not too many people can do something...

Poetry in the House Interview with Sheryl Byfield

Lewis Jean-Marie April 1, 2021

What does National Poetry Month mean to you? National Poetry Month allows us to slow down and pay attention to the beauty of the written word, to the magic of language and imagery. What is your favorite...

Poetry in the House Interview with Dwight Jennings

Zoe Priscilla Davis and Joscelyn Roman April 1, 2021

What is your favorite poem? Why? “Darkness” by Lord Byron - I like this poem because it shows that when the comforts of life are taken from humanity, we turn on each other and it’s impossible to...

Sandra Gayle has been a nurse for over 24 years. For 21 of these years, she has been a school nurse at 610 Henry Street campus.

Meet Sandra Gayle!

Alessia Nisel and Jane Matsunaga March 1, 2021

What do you enjoy about being a school nurse? I love to interact with kids and to help them become more healthy. I enjoy seeing them at different ages and seeing how they develop. Being a pediatric nurse...

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