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December 2025
Choudhury said the district hopes to have all high schools fully online with robotics, drone and eSports programs by the end of the school year, with hundreds of students ultimately participating
December 2025
Leahy is now in his 53rd year as headmaster of St. Benedict’s, a position he’s held since leading a group of like-minded faculty in resurrecting the school in 1973 following a year-long closure in the wake of racial and financial tensions.
December 2025
We celebrate #WorldAIDSDay and fight that much harder in 2026 because we are closer to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic than ever before!” said Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber, the center’s chief activist.
Press Releases
- Russ Berrie Making A Difference Award Announces Honorees For The 29th Annual Ceremony
- 2024 Nominations Open Press Release
- Russ Berrie Making A Difference Award Announces Honorees For The 27th Annual Ceremony
- Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award Announces 2022 Honorees
- Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award Announces 2021 Honorees
- Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award Celebrates Honorees at 23rd Annual Ceremony at Ramapo College