Excellence in Academics, Athletics, Arts and Character!

Thanks to last year's East Coast Conference champs St. Thomas Aquinas College coming by to see the guys at open gym! At Upper Room Christian School we do everything possible to enable our students to go to some of the best Colleges and Universities in the country! From our aggressive athletic department to our partnerships with St. John's University and Suffolk Community College we strive for excellence in Academics, Character and Athletics.

Even our elementary and middle school programs with their developmental approach seek to ready our students for college and beyond. And with God's Word, the Bible, at the center of all that we do we are instilling Christian Compassion and Character and a desire in our students to serve their generation with excellence, wisdom and passion.

As this year gets under way we look back at what God has done in our school and our former graduates and we look forward, using all available technology and resources available, to provide our students with the best academic and spiritual environment possible that expresses the love and nature of God in all we do. Let's Go Royals!!

College Acceptances

Four of our seniors have just been accepted to their college of choice! Scmidt Vigne will be going to Bridgeport University, Brian Wilson will be going to Hampton University, Joseph Frank will be going to Virginia State and Daren Damas will be going to Maryland Eastern Shore.

Upper Room Christian School is all about preparing our students for either college, trade school, the military service or the family business. Our goal is to produce students that are competent, caring and ready to take on the challenges of life. We provide solid guidance counseling, college and career fairs as well as career education to help our students choose and prepare for the vocation of their dreams.

We also help our families in the application process and try to provide families with various scholarship opportunities as well as helping them complete the FAFSA forms and the exploration of work/study and internships. Looks like the graduation of 2013 will be another banner year for Upper Room Graduates!

Grace and peace,

Ed

FAFSA Filling Info

This past week Saint Josephs sent a Financial Aid Representative to talk to the seniors about how to fill out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), so that students can effectively apply for Federal Aid. Students were given information from how to apply for their Personal Identification Number (PIN),to the different types of grants that may be available them.


A special thanks to Saint Josephs and Gordan Rowe for a very productive morning.

For more information about FAFSA, TAP or any other Federally Funded Grants you can also visit College.gov.

Remember if you are a senior and plan to attend college in the Fall 2012 you need to file a FAFSA form after January 1,2012.

Thank you
Gina Yodice
College/Career Counselor
(631) 242-5359 ext 222
Gyodice@urcs.org

College Friday

This school year Upper Room Christian School has instituted "College Friday". The guidance department has been working with many colleges to create a one on one atmosphere for the students at Upper Room to be able to sit and speak with college representatives from various colleges. This has created a great buzz within the community here at Upper Room.


In addition to the introduction of the "College Friday" experience. We are have two additional College/Career events. One in February, which be our faculty informational event, and April 3rd will be our Career Fair. Please check this blog regularly for more details regarding both these informational days.

Gina Yodice
(631) 242 - 5359 ext 222
Gyodice@urcs.org

Academic Program

Students here at Upper Room Christian School have the advantage of taking College level courses while they are still in High School! We partner with St. John's University in offering classes like Astronomy, Physics, Calculus, Statistics, Foundations in Education and several other College level courses for College Credit!

We also have an extensive IEP Special Education program for students who have learning disabilities. Our students can receive Resource Room, Testing Modifications, Speech, ESL and Occupational Therapy as well as Psychological Services through the Half Hollow School District provided right here on our premises if they are in need and are eligible.

We use a Developmental Approach to education and believe that each child is a unique individual with individual needs and abilities and we try to match our programs with the needs of our current student population. We even have a partnership with BOCES Wilson Tech where our students can receive a certificate of completion in one of twenty two vocations offered through this extensive program.

Our goal is to help each child to reach their God given potential and enable them to be successful, productive, compassionate adults ready to meet life's challenges with excellence and grace!

Grace and Peace,
Ed

PSATs

Well, it's that time again! The first round of PSATs have begun. Our students and students from all over Long Island are in the Upper Room Christian School gym taking one of the most important tests they will ever take.

At Upper Room we take these exams very seriously and as a result have had many of our students accepted to top tier Colleges and Universities around the country and some with sizable scholarships! We have become a registered PSAT Administration site and do the exams here twice a year. Students come from other schools on Long Island to take the Fall exams especially if their high school's schedule is such that they are unable to take it in their home school.

It's nice to host these other students and nice to have guests in the house! It's also great to work for a place like Upper Room that has a vision not only for our students but for the community as well.
To God be the Glory!
Ed