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Reaching the PEAC: How BFS Athletics Reimagined Physical Education

Over the past year, the word “pivot” has become just as common as the words “Zoom” and “unprecedented.” All of us have had to pivot in one way or the other to adapt to the challenges presented before us. But for longtime Athletic Director David Gardella, who just completed his 26th year at BFS and […]

The BFS Panther, a mascot history

Last month, on the BFS Facebook page, an alumna asked about the BFS Panther, the mascot of the BFS Athletics program. The Panther is relatively new to our athletic program as both our nickname and costumed mascot. BFS Athletic Director David Gardella shared his understanding of the history of the BFS Panther and further information […]

Play an important role at BFS – Friends Forever!

Read the Brooklyn Daily Eagle article  “BFS Bests Calhoun for Volleyball Title“ Great moment last week at BFS: our Boys Varsity Volleyball team won the PSAA championship, an amazing feat for this first-year team. Our team’s ranking, as of today at maxpreps.com: 120th in the U.S, 4th in New York State and 3rd in New […]

Janna Scores 1,000th Career Point

Senior guard Janna J. scored her 1,000th career point for BFS   On Wednesday February 20, 2013, Girls Varsity Basketball Senior Janna J. ’13 scored her 1,000th career point during the second quarter of the final game of her career.  With 5:21 left on the clock she stole the ball at half court and drove to […]

Lovely Surprises

I typically hate surprises, but some are always appreciated: there is nothing quite like finding a BFS historic treasure in either a traditional or electronic mailbox. Every once in a while, kind people find BFS-related items among their personal collections and choose to share them with BFS, thinking (correctly) that BFS might wish to have […]