It’s September, and that means it’s time for the Star-Revue’s first annual Back to School guide, featuring Q&A’s with some Red Hook’s dearest educational institutions. We sent questions to every school in Red Hook, and these were the responses we received. Don’t forget to do your homework! South Brooklyn Community High School How many students attend SBCHS? 157 When […]
Day: September 7, 2016
A special talent creates a Red Hook institution, by Halley Bondy
When Tshawn attended PS 27 elementary school, his mother Tiffiney Davis was concerned about his future. She lacked financial resources and lived in a Red Hook neighborhood full of pitfalls for young African-American men, she recalls. Moreover, Tshawn seemed to have trouble communicating with people. When school volunteer Deirdre Swords approached her with the harebrained idea of teaching art to […]