Fawzla Khan- Female Athlete of the Month
December 4, 2018
Filed under Female Athletes, Sport
Congratulations to Fawzla Khan, this month's Female Athlete of the Month. Fawzla is a senior member of the Girls Table Tennis team. Coach Stanco nominated Fawzla for her leadership and sportsmanship on the team. As Fawzla got to know more about the activities and opportunities at FDR, she became more...
Andy Wen and Shangli Chen- Male Athletes of the Month
December 4, 2018
Filed under Male Athletes, Sport, Uncategorized
Congratulations to Andy Wen and Shangli Chen, FDR's Male Athletes of the Month. Coach Lam nominated these two players for their hard work and dedication to the Boys Table Tennis program. Andy and Shangli, both really enjoy attending FDR. They really like their teachers and making friends. Andy feels...
Teams on the Rise in the 2018-2019 NBA Season
Sean Markisic, Reporter
December 4, 2018
Filed under Sport
The Golden State Warriors have won three NBA championships in the last four season with the unstoppable trio of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant. In the last four finals the Warriors played Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, but with Lebron taking his talents to the Los Angeles Lakers,...
Cougar Wrestling, Going For The Pin!
Sean Markisic, Reporter
December 4, 2018
Filed under Sport, Team Sports
The Cougar Wrestling Team is looking to Pin and Win this 2018-2019 season. The team will be led by seniors Nodirbek Tursurnov, Mohamed Hassan and Eduard Dzhioev. Our City Champion in 2017 ,Mohamed Hassan, is working hard to return to the top of the podium this season. New York State qualifier for...
Girls Basketball Is Ready To Roll!
Emroyana Caesar, Reporter
December 4, 2018
Filed under Sport, Team Sports
Looking years back at FDR's Girls Basketball team, it was pretty scary. There is honestly no nice way to put it, they needed to improve. In their 2015-2016 season their record was 0-16, 0 wins 16 loses. The year after, they improved somewhat, and the record was 4-12. The following year of 2017-2018 was...
Male Athlete of the Month- Hsueh Chien (John) Chen
October 11, 2018
Filed under Male Athletes, Sport
Congratulations to Hsueh Chien (John) Chen, October's Male Athlete of the Month. John was nominated by Coach Hellman for his outstanding commitment and leadership on the Boys Badminton team. John loves all the academic and sports options he gets at FDR. He believes attending FDR was a major turning...
Female Athlete of the Month- Qiuyi (Alice) Liu
October 11, 2018
Filed under Female Athletes, Sport
Congratulations to Qiuyi (Alice) Liu, October's Female Athlete of the Month. Alice is the setter on the Lady Cougar's Volleyball team. Not only is she a great athlete, she is a strong student and is taking Advanced Placement courses to challenge herself. Alice really enjoys attending FDR. She has...
Lady Cougars Tennis Team
Emroyana Caesar, Reporter
October 11, 2018
Filed under Sport, Team Sports
For the first time in three years, the Lady Cougars have made it to the playoffs! Some may say it was long overdue. However, it wasn't just their hard work that led them to the playoffs; it was the push of their coach. Coach Kolesnik, day in and day out, motivated the girls. With a season record of 7-3,...
FDR Cougars Football
Sean Markisic, Reporter
October 11, 2018
Filed under Sport, Team Sports
Coach Klyap was a great football player at Stonybrook University, and he brought his incredible passion for the game to our FDR Cougars. Klyap is proud of what the team has accomplished over the last few seasons. He continues to hope for bigger and better things. Will the team be able to deliver a great...
Serena Williams In A Man’s World
Emroyana Caesar, reporter
October 11, 2018
Filed under Pro-Sports, Sport
Serena Jameka Williams, born on September 26, 1981, ans she discovered her love for tennis in Los Angeles during her youth. Serena and her sister were taught by their father how to play tennis, and from there on it was history. Serena has won a total of 23 Grand Slams. Some would say she is the best fe...