1st Annual CitySquash Closed Championships
Last weekend, CitySquash held the first annual CitySquash Closed Tournament for its elementary and middle school students. 58 CitySquash students competed in the two day tournament which culminated Sunday evening in four tough fought finals. CitySquash’s founder, Sanford Schwartz, was at hand to watch the finals and present the awards. Director of Squash, Bryan Patterson, […]
Local High Schoolers Learn the History of Immigration in NYC
CitySquash’s local eighth, ninth, and tenth graders spent their mid-winter break studying Immigration in New York City. The week began as our students watched the 2002 Martin Scorsese film Gangs of New York, introducing us to a very chaotic time period in American history. Afterwards, our students had a fruitful discussion on the major themes […]
5th Graders Tour the City’s Museums
CitySquash 5th graders spent their mid-winter break visiting several different types of museums around Manhattan. On Monday, they toured the Museum of Jewish Heritage, to supplement their completion of the book, Number The Stars. After the guided tour, students met an elderly husband and wife, both of whom survived the Holocaust in Poland. On Tuesday, […]
Boarding School Tour
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2012 National Middle School Championships
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CitySquash Finds Success at Urban Teams
For the second straight year, CitySquash won four titles at the Urban Team Nationals which were held last weekend at our home courts at Fordham University and the StreetSquash Center in Harlem. CitySquash won the boys and girls under 13 divisions as well as the girls under 15 division. CitySquash high schooler, Marisela Palafox, won […]