Art Students Visit "On Adornment" Exhibit at Pen + Brush Gallery

This week, CHAH Art students visited the exhibit “On Adornment” and Pen + Brush Gallery on 23rd Street in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood.

According to Pen + Brush’s website, the exhibit “features emerging and mid-career artists who are unpacking the concept of adornment, particularly in the context of female imaging and agency, and redefining it in contemporary ways.”

Thank you, Pen + Brush, for hosting this fascinating exhibit!

AP Art Students, "Broken Windows" Policing, and Equity for All

This past week, CHAH AP Art students attended a pop-up art installation that addressed the theory of “broken windows” policing. The “broken windows” theory posits that visible signs of crime, like graffiti and vandalism, create more serious crimes. The theory has been questioned and challenged by many communities, citing improper use of police force on minor infractions.

CHAH Art students debated the pros and cons of the theory, while viewing beautiful art installations.

Later in the week, several of those same art students had their work featured at the annual CLOTH Gala, a fundraising event put on by our partner organization, Community League of the Heights, on the topic of “Equity for All”.

Freshmen and Sophomore Runners Compete and Win at Championships!

This past week, the CHAH Freshmen and Sophomore Cross Country runners competed in the Championships at Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx. Congratulations to Noah Pereyra, for finishing in the Top 15 and winning yet another medal!

Go CHAH, Go!

CHAH Plays Basketball on Staten Island

The CHAH Boys Basketball team spent all of Saturday at the College of Staten Island Team Camp. The team took the Staten Island Ferry where they saw some of New York's most famous sites-the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

Once at the camp, the team played three games against teams from New Jersey, Brooklyn and Staten Island. It was a great experience and we are thankful to the College of Staten Island for including us.

CHAH Gets a Doctor's Visit, in a Good Way

This past week, several medical students from Columbia University Medical Center spoke at CHAH about access to medical care, career pathways for medicine, preparing for medical studies, financial aid, and mindset, believing they can go to medical school or other advanced studies if they set their minds to it. The medical students worked in small groups to allow CHAH students to work with the medical equipment they had brought, such as stethoscopes and blood pressure cuffs.

CHAH is very grateful to the kind and thoughtful medical students who came today to work with our kids. It meant so much that bilingual, Latino medical students took the time to share their knowledge and their experiences with us in this way. Thank you, CUMC, for organizing this wonderful experience!