Fiona Fragomen: Grade 7
Imagine just one little particle explaining the start of our world. This particle, known as the Higgs boson or sometimes “The God Particle,” holds the answer to one of the most important questions in the universe today: “How did we come to be?”
Walter Stackler: Grade 7
May 8, 1945:
German President Karl Dönitz and military commanders signed the unconditional surrender of all German troops, ending twelve years of Nazi rule in Germany.
Walter Stackler: Grade 7
May 15, 1915: A German U-20 submarine torpedoed and sank the British passenger ship RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people (including 128 Americans) and speeding up the involvement of the United States in World War I.
Grace Limoncelli: Grade 7
Often the media refers to reducing our carbon footprints. But what are these elusive calculations that seem to rule our actions in becoming “greener people,” and how can we lessen our bigfoot-sized prints into small pitter-patters?
Grace Limoncelli: Grade 7
It is evident, from catastrophes like Superstorm Sandy, that there is a great need for formal training in first aid. Becoming certified by foundations like The Red Cross is not just a piece of paper. Being formally certified is a chance to aid your community in times of emergency and to become an educated and active citizen.
Walter Stackler: Grade 7
Today is the 101st anniversary of the sinking of the supership RMS Titanic. Two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic, the vessel sank at 2:20 am. Only 710 of the 2,227 passengers survived.
Dear B. Lord Buckley,
My little brother is really getting on my nerves, and I don’t know what to do. Yeah, I know I’m supposed to be the older one and just ignore him, but it’s becoming too much.
Chloe Ventura: Grade 7
Since spring has just begun, stores around the world are releasing their spring collections, and all of the winter clothes are on great sales.
Eleana Tsiamtsiouris: Grade 7
Did You Know?
1. BCDS was originally founded in 1923 (the original building was in Great Neck and used to be called the Great Neck Preparatory School).
2. The building used to be a mansion owned by Frederic Lunning, and the campus used to be 19 acres!
Questions:
Who won the first Red/Blue field day competition?
Where was the first location of Buckley?
When did the Hagedorn Library open?
Who started the Field Day competitions?
What were some of the first Field Day events?
Walter Stackler: Grade 7
April 10th, 1606: James I of England establishes the Virginia Company of London to establish North American colonial settlements.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Company
The Buckley Bark 