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Thank You and See You Soon
July 13, 2010 • Jim Tosto, School Psychologist
Filed under Advice, Arts, College Corner, News, Opinions, Poetry, Sports & Clubs, Sports Scores, Top Stories, ¡Exprésate!
The graduation article was the last contribution to Mercury for the 2009- 2010 school year. Mercury will be back with new articles for the 2010-2011 school year at the end of August. With all the changes happening at PHS, we are sure that there will be a lot to write about. This being the first... Read more »
Major of the Week: Graphic Design
April 25, 2010 • Sarinis Chu, College Reporter
Filed under College Corner
Major of the Week: Graphic Design You will learn how to use artistic techniques to communicate ideas and information to business and consumers by designing forms, shapes, and packaging for manufactured products. You will study designing in various plastic and digital media, prototype construction, and... Read more »
Major of the Week: Dental Hygiene
April 19, 2010 • Sarinis Chu, College Reporter
Filed under College Corner
Major of the Week: Dental Hygiene In this program, you will learn how to clean teeth and apply preventive materials, provide oral health education and treatment counseling to patients, identify oral pathologies and injuries, and manage dental hygiene practices. You will study dental anatomy, microbiology... Read more »
College Admission and GPA’s
April 19, 2010 • Jim Tosto- School Psychologist
Filed under College Corner
As Sophomores and Juniors begin the process of exploring colleges, one of the most important factors to check out is the GPA required for admission. Peekskill High School uses percent grades, however, most college publications use a 4-point scale. For the colleges that students visited last week, the... Read more »
Trip to Manhattan College
April 16, 2010
Filed under College Corner
Students visited Manhattan College on April 14th. Check out the pics! Average GPA for students admitted to Manhattan is 87-89 Read More →
Trip to Dominican College
April 16, 2010
Filed under College Corner
Students visited Dominican College on April 14th. Take a look! Average GPA for students admitted to Dominican is 77-79. Read More →
Trip to Iona College
April 16, 2010
Filed under College Corner
Students visited Iona College on April 14th. Take a look at the pics! Average GPA for students admitted to Iona is 87-89. Read More →
Major of the Week: Aerospace Engineering
April 11, 2010 • Sarinis Chu, College Reporter
Filed under College Corner
Major of the Week: AEROSPACE ENGINEERING What do Aerospace Engineers do? Aerospace Engineers research, design, develop, and test commercial and military aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, automobiles, and submarines, and oversee the manufacturing of these products. They develop new technologies for use... Read more »
Head to the Warm Weather! Univ. of Florida in Gainesville
February 28, 2010 • Sarinis Chu, College Reporter
Filed under College Corner
Located in Gainesville, Florida, and home of the Gators, is the University of Florida. It is ranked number 47 on the 2010 U.S. News Best National Colleges. The University of Florida is a public college; the largest in the state, and the admissions officers are very selective, with an acceptance rate... Read more »
Massachusetts Institute Technology
January 10, 2010 • Sarinis Chu, College Reporter
Filed under College Corner
Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is an Ivy League School and is ranked number 4 by the U.S News Best National Colleges. 97% of the students accepted here were ranked in the top tenth of their graduating high school class. MIT only accepts 12% of applicants,... Read more »
