Buzzer Beater for the CHAH Boys Basketball Team!

Community Health Academy of the Heights @CHAH_NYC over Maspeth at the buzzer #nycbasketball #psal @hsboxscoresnyc @eliovelez @TheMikeLibert pic.twitter.com/94PMfZR6eX

— Marc Skelton (@Coach_Skelton) December 17, 2018

The CHAH Boys Basketball team won at home to put move their record to 9-3 overall (6-1 in PSAL play)

This win was especially exciting as CHAH won on a buzzer beater from Marcel Garcia. It was a true team effort as Delwyn Alcantrara started the play, Jacob Ramirez made the pass, Jhoasy Herrera set the vital pick, and Bruce Mata was key in spreading out the court.

As seen on the video, the crowd enjoyed the moment and was an important part of the victory!

Art Students Visit Iconic Museums

This past week, AP Art students visited MoMA, the Museum of Modern Art, to see the Charles White exhibit and Frida Khalo artworks. They were also able to visit a classroom lecturer by Sara Dinkelacker.

They also visited the Schomburg Center with artist Oscar Cornjeo to see the exhibit “Joy out of Fire” by Firelei Baez.

NBA Coach Visits CHAH

Indiana Pacers NBA Assistant Coach Bill Bayno stopped by CHAH this week with his college teammate, and father of 2 CHAH students, Roger Younger. Coach Bayno has over 30 years of Division I and NBA coaching experience and has been an NBA coach for the Portland Trailblazers, Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers.

Bayno gave great advice to the CHAH basketball players, telling them to "love your teammates and treat officials with respect.”

Thanks for stopping by, Coach Bayno!

NY State Senator Jackson Visits CHAH

State Senator Elect Robert Jackson visited Community Health Academy of the Heights (CHAH) this week! As a member of the New York City Council, Jackson was instrumental in securing funding to open CHAH. After being greeted by Yvonne Stennett, Executive Director of Community League of the Heights (CLOTH), he was given a tour by CHAH's principal Mark House. Jackson went out of his way to introduce himself to students, staff, and the cafeteria workers during the tour and assure them that his first priority is to make certain that all public schools, particularly in New York City, receive their fair share of financial resources from the New York State government.

Jackson visited several classrooms and was very comfortable interacting with the students - he was seen bobbing his head "to the beat" in a dance class. He queried House about the systems in place at CHAH and their effectiveness. Jackson stated repeatedly that he was very impressed with CHAH's approach to responding to the academic and health needs of its students. All in all, Jackson's visit was an insightful and enjoyable one.

Geriatric Career Development Program (GCD) Participants to get Certified!

Patient Care Technician Class (PCT) has begun!

On Thursday, twenty-two GCD High School Seniors advanced into the Patient Care Technician (PCT) Class. The course is offered through a joint collaboration between GCD and Lehman College. Upon completing the course, participants will be Certified Nursing Assistants & Patient Care Technicians with the ability to read EKG’s and practice phlebotomy (drawing blood). Two CHAH participants photographed above, Laurentino Perez and Scarlet Mercedes, are highly involved in the program. Well done, future CHAH PCTs!