High School Application Season Begins

Public high-school application season began on Friday September 15. Two citywide information fairs were held at Brooklyn Technical High School on Saturday September 16 and Sunday September 17, in which students gained information about how to apply to schools and register for sports and special education classes. Information fairs about Bronx High Schools will be held on Saturday October 21 and Sunday October 22 at Theodore Roosevelt Educational Campus on 500 East Fordham Road in the Bronx.
Information about parent workshops in October and November will be passed out in schools, and information fairs about new schools will be held February 3, 4, and 8 of 2007.

Continuing Ed Classes at Monroe College

Monroe College on Jerome Avenue is now offering students continuing education classes. Through continuing education, students will be offered new preparatory course for the FDNY written exam, as well as a variety of health information classes.

Included in the latter category are Health Information Management, Health Insurance and Billing, and Infection Control.

More information is available by calling 718-933-6700, x 8620.

Filming begins in Bronx retrospective

Filming has begun for ESPN’s 8-part miniseries, “The Bronx is Burning.” The series, based on Jonathan Mahler’s book “Ladies and Gentleman, The Bronx is Burning” examines the convergence of several major events and trends in New York City history during one year—1977.

That year, New York City news was dominated by the citywide blackouts, the “Son of Sam” serial killer, disco, a close mayoral race between Ed Koch and Mario Cuomo, and the World Series heroics of Reggie Jackson, whowas often the target of manager Billy Martin’s wrath.

John Turturro plays Billy Martin, while Oliver Platt plays Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and Daniel Sunjata plays Reggie Jackson.

The series is expected to begin airing next summer