NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in conjunction with the Department of Education, issued additional guidance and recommendations to school principals on March 5th. We are including their recommendations here, for you to read. Principal’s Guidance for2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) School Medical…
BRONX, NY – Harry S Truman High School is among 30 US high schools selected for the JROTC-CS Demonstration Project, a new initiative led by CSforALL (Computer Science for ALL) and the Air Force Junior ROTC, aimed at bridging the CS education access gap at Junior ROTC schools. Today only…
BRONX, NY – How does a new teacher survive in a system as large as the New York City Department of Education? The importance of professional development and networking is near the top of the list, and one Truman teacher took his learning outside the building this fall to build…
BRONX, NY – The Air Force Junior ROTC instructors and cadets of Truman High School in Bronx, NY, earned an overall unit assessment score of “Exceeds Standards”…the highest rating attainable…during their evaluation on 25-Oct-2019. Maj Luis R. Then and MSgt Leon A. Messina created a dynamic and supportive learning environment coupled…
NEW YORK, NY – When the network calls – you answer! And for eight lucky students in Truman’s Media Communications Program, that opportunity kicks off this month with their participation in CBS News Network’s “Eye On the Future” Program. “I really feel that they won’t truly understand the significance of…
It’s time to meet another one of your School Safety Agents here at Truman. As much as Truman students love to play video games, they may have met their video-gaming match in School Safety Agent Hall. “Streetfighter.. Sega.. N64.. Dreamcast. You name it, I had it,” Hall says. However,…
NEW YORK, NY – Two Truman Media students started their summer break with big wins in the Walt Disney Company’s “Get Reel With Your Dreams” annual scholarship competition. The awards are the culmination of the “Get Reel With Your Dreams” program conceived by WABC-TV Eyewitness News anchor Sade Baderinwa. Out…
BRONX, NY – Truman High School Media Teacher David Roush was honored in May with a 2019 Big Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza announced the winners of the seventh annual Big Apple Awards, honoring 17 exemplary New York City public school teachers. The Big…
August 2019 Dear Parents/Guardians and Students, We are all interested in ensuring that your child learns in a safe environment. We also want to finds ways to facilitate the entry process for students in the morning and expedite their arrival to class to maximize instructional time. You can help us…
BRONX, NY – For the first time in the school’s history- Truman’s graduation ceremony will be live-streamed to the Internet for friends and family from around the world to see. “We understand that there are only so many seats available inside the [Performing Arts] Center,” according to Mr. Roush. “So…
NEW YORK, NY – It may look like an episode of “Law and Order” but these Truman High School Students are getting a taste of what the real-world justice system is all about. This year they have risen to become one of the top competitive programs in New York City,…
BRONX, NY – They are “As Local as Local News Gets,” and the studios of News 12 the Bronx became even more up-close and personal for a group of Truman’s first-year Media Communications students in March. “It was breath-taking. I felt like it was a chance of a lifetime because…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – They finally learned what puts the “Happy” in “Happy Valley.” A bus load of over forty Truman students made the four-hour journey to the center of Pennsylvania to tour Penn State University on March 28th. “I’ve been here ten minutes, and I already want to go…
This announcement is for all students. On Wednesday, March 27 the P.S.A.T exam will be administered to 10th graders and the S.A.T. exam will be administered to 11th graders. 10th and 11th graders will receive entrance tickets later this week indicating what time they should enter school and the room where they need to…
BRONX, NY – Truman High School played host to a first-of-its kind Career Fair on January 30th. Over 350 students participated in the small-group conversational event, where they met with 20 professionals from various career fields. “It was a lot of careers that you don’t really think of – that the…