March 13, 2011
Filed under College Corner
Mercury is happy to inform our readers that we have teamed up with the Unigo Expert Network to provide information and articles for our "College Corner" column. Come back weekly to learn more about how to get into the college...
Jim Tosto
March 10, 2011
Filed under College Corner
When I look around our school at this time of year, I see many students handing things in late in an attempt to save their grades. Usually in our school, the saying " Better late than never," holds up. But, I recently heard two...
February 25, 2011
Filed under College Corner
It will start soon, if it has not happened already. Seniors will be getting acceptance letters from the schools they applied to, and they will have to decide where they will go in September. For all students, this is a big decision,...
February 13, 2011
Filed under College Corner
Facing rejection is tough. Nobody likes to hear the word " No", but when you have your heart set on something, it makes it even worse. Waiting to hear back from the colleges you applied to is nerve racking. So try to prepare yourself,...
Derek Johnson (Class of 2011)
December 8, 2010
Filed under Advice, College Corner
All Seniors know the process all too well by now but there is always something you don't know. As the due dates for most college applications draws ever closer there are a few things you should go over, if you have not done...
Paige Hill and Sade Salley
November 22, 2010
Filed under College Corner
Freshmen don't usually start thinking about college, but what we dont realize is that it is going to come sooner than we think. On Wednesday November 10th, teams A, C, and E went on college trips to Concordia, Purchase, Lehman,...
Sade Salley and Aaron Cataquet
October 25, 2010
Filed under College Corner
On Wednesday there will be a college fair held in the cafeteria from 8:30-10:30. All
Juniors and Seniors are invited to attend this special event. Representatives from the following colleges are expected to attend the fair:
Art...
October 24, 2010
Filed under College Corner
PEEKSKILL…. This fall, 24 Peekskill High School seniors have headed off early every Saturday morning to Monroe College in New Rochelle to attend Monroe’s innovative Jumpstart Program. This 15-week program gives seniors the...
October 2, 2010
Filed under College Corner
Mrs. Gordineer has been busy in the College Resource Center (CRC) entertaining representatives from various local colleges. During September PHS students had the opportunity to learn about colleges such as Pace, New Paltz and...
September 11, 2010
Filed under College Corner
College Visit Schedule:
Wednesday September 29 9:00 a.m. New Paltz
Thursday September 30 1:00 p.m. PACE
Get a pass from your teacher. All meetings are in the CRC Roo...
Sarinis Chu, College Reporter
April 25, 2010
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...
Sarinis Chu, College Reporter
April 19, 2010
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,...
