When has a school project ever required you to become an engineer? This year the IB physics juniors were given the task of building a car that is powered by a mousetrap. This was a frustrating challenge for many, but the motivation of competition...
Curtis High School has complied with the city wide mandate to put over 21,000 alarms on the doors of every Public School in NYC. This stems from the passing of Avonte´s Law, named for Avonte Oquendo, a 14 year old autistic stud...
Every time the Students of the Month are listed over the morning announcements, PRIDE Cards are mentioned in tandem. PRIDE cards were originally created as a positive reinforcement to modify student behavior. The rationale was that often good deeds go unnoti...
This year was Curtis High School’s First NJROTC Ball. The ball took place at the Cichon Post on November 1st. There was a huge turnout, with over 90 people in attendance, including NJROTC students, parents and students from other prog...
Due to renovations in the auditorium, where the open house is usually held, students thinking of attending Curtis were placed in the girls gymnasium. This change was met with conflicting views. Many people did not mind sitting ...
In recent years Curtis has become a school that runs on technology. With Smart Boards, Chromebooks, and classrooms full of computers, technical difficulties, like the internet being down, can cause serious problems for teachers and students alike.
In ...
Astronomy is now offered as a class. Ms. Jackson teaches two sections of this new science elective. Curtis also has a popular Astronomy Research club run by Jackson. She is passionate about the stars and is excited about bringing that enthusiasm to h...
For the past few years, Curtis High School has been ‘Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.’ The annual walk for breast cancer awareness and research took place on Sunday, October 18th, at Midland Beach. Nursing teacher Barbara DiStefano lead the ...
For the fourth time in our librarian’s 13 years here, the library flooded. On November 18th and 19th the roof leaked in the auditorium, causing a flood in the library. The auditorium is in the middle of a construction project to replace the windows. ...
Curtis High School has won many championships in basketball, football, bowling, lacrosse, etc. But these trophies are never on display in the hallways or lobby; instead they sit on top of the teachers’ mailboxes in the main office. There are 22 trophies above the mailboxes. These include the Curtis High...
