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Cultural Harmony Festival

TMLA celebrates the rich heritage of our diverse student body each year at the Cultural Harmony Festival.  In the 2020 edition of this event faculty and students were treated to a variety of food, music, dance and colorful costumes that reflect the cultural heritage of members of the Italian, Irish, [ read more ]

TMLA Artists Visit Bushkill Falls

TMLA AP Studio Art Class headed for the Bushkill Falls, PA, for an unforgettable field trip recently.  The students spent the day enjoying the “GORGEOUS” weather while drawing/painting Bushkill’s 100 foot waterfall and surrounding areas!  “Nature scenery provided both inspiration and serenity to focus on my art work.”  This observation [ read more ]

Women in Tech: You’ve Got Mail!

TMLA 9th year Technology class recently sent emails to many women innovators chosen for their contributions in STEM fields.  Students in the tech class had been introduced to a documentary that focused on increasing the visibility of women in tech roles and encouraging young women to explore how they might [ read more ]

Christmas Gift-Giving

TMLA students were extra generous this Advent season in providing hundreds of gifts for girls in two special programs: Hour Children and St. John’s Bread and Life Soup Kitchen.  Toys and crafts for girls ages 2-4 were donated to Hour Children program which is committed to the compassionate and loving [ read more ]

TMLA Swim Team Scores Most Points Ever in Finals

TMLA Swim team competed in the Nassau/Suffolk Championships during November 9 weekend and finished in 2nd place ahead of St. Anthony’s Friars!! Maggie Donlevy, Orla Egan, Olivia Conlan, Olivia Ronaghan, Emma McNulty, Christina Caminiti, Marisa Mamak, Frannie Pedersen, Ciara O’Hagan, Casey Bice, Kathryn Heppner, Candela Sandoval, Sofia Popp, Marykate Maher, [ read more ]

All Souls Celebration

With the help of AP Spanish students, TMLA Library created a special display celebrating Dia do Los Muertos that featured unique constructions called Ofrendas. These structures are dedicated to remembering deceased friends and family who have passed to Eternal life. Popular in Latin America and Mexico, this colorful structure has photos [ read more ]

TMLA Science Honor Society Visits FDA Labs

TMLA National Science Honor Society members discovered that an amazing array of innovative technology and equipment aids researchers in our Food and Drug Administration in carrying out their responsibility for protecting  public health.   Students recently visited the Food and Drug Administration regional office/laboratory facility at the York College campus and [ read more ]

TMLA Junior Presents Research at Student Conference for Conservation Science, Museum of Natural History

TMLA Junior Anna Ducroiset was invited by the Student Conference for Conservation Science at the American Museum of Natural History to present a poster abstract of her recent biochemical research.  Although this international conference was designed for Graduate and PhD students, the conference mentors and attendees were impressed by the [ read more ]

TMLA Senior Wins Harvard Book Award

TMLA Senior Rebecca Tejiran has been given the Harvard Prize Book award. This award is presented annually in more than 2,000 high schools around the world to outstanding students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship, high character combined with achievement in other non-academic areas.  This award is given by alumni of [ read more ]

TMLA Junior Helps Close Gender Gap in Tech

TMLA Junior Myah Mitchell found that NYU Tandon School of Engineering  offered a unique opportunity for young women to help close the gender gap in tech with the program Girls Who Code.   During the 7 week program, Myah and her group of students first learned the basics of coding [ read more ]