So far i am happy with the staff at St. Helena. I would like for them to improve is the way they help the kids in reading and math, my daughter is in 3rd grade and she does received help in math a subject that she is very good at but the reading she is not receiving the extra help and she does need
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Posted by a parent on 11/18/08
To be fair there is always a positive and a negative story. What is important to me is the quality of education my Grandson received and the kind of person that St. Helena helped to develop. Where ever he goes people notice his education. At the present he is attending middle school in Florida and
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Posted by a parent on 07/01/08
i have my son in St. Helenas after removing him from a charter school and since he has been attending he has improved in all areas including his behavior, academically and socially. My wife and I love the school, the teachers and the staff. A gem in the Bronx!
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Posted by a parent on 06/10/08
A great place for a child to learn about schoolwork and about being a good person.
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Posted by a other on 01/22/08
i am a graduate of st.helena's and i loved it it is like a family that you can always go back to
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Posted by a other on 01/16/08
This is my second year at St. Helena. I have two boys in this school. The first year was great. His teachers were excellent and I was able to foster a good working relationship with both. This academic year, well... it is the miss year for one of my children. I call the teacher to discuss my son's progress
... Read more and never receive return calls. It is becoming frustrating early on and I even question the level of education skill set to properly teach this particular grade. My other son however is having a better experience except for one teacher. Class size wow! Terrible. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/19/07
When I call the school I do not recieve a call back from the teacher with regards of my child's behavior.
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Posted by a parent on 09/25/07
all of my four children have attended this school. I am very satisfied with their education and the personal touch that all of the teachers give. the school is safe and the children well behaved.the principal mr. meller is the best. monsignor derivan really cares about the children.
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Posted by a parent on 08/22/07
When Monsignor Mulcahy ran St. Helena Parish years ago, this was a school you could believe in and be proud of. Former principal Angela Deegan made a point of hiring bright, young, talented teachers and class sizes were kept small to ensure that students received as much individual attention as possible.
... Read more When Father Derivan took over following Monsignor Mulcahy's untimely death, St. Helena became nothing more than a religiously affiliated babysitting service. Father Derivan and his band of lost boys, Rich Meller included, have driven St. Helena into the ground. Father Derivan is concerned about making money, and nothing more. He is willing to sacrifice paying for quality staff and overcrowding classrooms to pay for atrocious religions monuments and other frivolous expenditures. Read less
Posted by a student on 08/01/07
Well, what can I say about St. Helena that doesn't sound like someone paid me to do it. My son entered this school as someone who could not care less about education. I spoke to his teachers and Father Derivan about his attitude. because let's be real being a black boy in America, his only way out
... Read more is education. They worked with me and my son and now he has a partial scholarship to All Hollows, and Mt. St. Michael. I know I could not have done this on my own. I now have a son that has made himself and myself very proud of him. I hope that he stays affiliated with St. Helena's. I believe that he will go very far in his long journey through life. Read less
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Bronx schools — St Helena School is located at 2050 Benedict Ave, Bronx NY 10462. 2050 Benedict Ave is in the Parkchester neighborhood and 10462 ZIP code in Bronx, NY The school district for St Helena School is the Archdiocese Of New York Education Off. St Helena School is a Catholic school that serves grade levels PK - 8.
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