BCAM Lions & Lady Lions Visit Nike Zoom Arena





Click HERE to see the entire Nike Zoom slideshow.

On Saturday, February 14^th members of the BCAM Lions and Lady Lions Varsity Basketball Teams, along with Lady Lions Head Coach Hasaun Hunter, Assistant Coach Rahmel King, Athletic Director George Bullock, Principal James O’Brien and honorary BCAM Lion Julian Smith-O’Brien traveled to Manhattan to the Nike Zoom Arena to participate in a special workout with Nike coaches.  The workout was made possible by BCAM partner UWantGame.  The Zoom Arena was part of the Brooklyn-New York NBA All-Star Game 2015 Weekend.  BCAM players were fitted with newly released Nike shoes and practice uniforms and then worked out on the LED court in front of a packed house.  In the middle of their workout young NBA stars Elfrid Payton of the Orlando Magic and Trey Burke of the Utah Jazz joined them and assisted in their instruction. 

It was an incredible experience and a fitting reward for all the hard work the Lions put into their programs.  Shout out to BCAM Lions Head Coach Lawanda Greene who could not attend the trip.  She was missed.  A special thanks must be extended to UWantGame Director Joe Branch, Assistant Director Tracee Loran and Program Director Azia Javier for making this experience possible.  And a hearty thank you and congratulations goes to Nike Brand Director Stanley Lumax for creating the Nike Zoom Arena and for inviting BCAM to be a part of the Nike family.  

1st Quarter Honor Roll
2014 - 2015 School Year
Congratulations to all students!

Gold

 

Silver                                                       Bronze

             

BCAM Student Produced Mix Tape Now LIVE


Click HERE to listen to the Mix Tape produced by BCAM's very own Music Production Group from B. Satz's seminar. The Mix tape features tracks written and performed by students over the course of this year. We invite you to enjoy the musical talent of our students!

We are happy to announce that Concrete Stories: Brooklyn Youth Media Festival was a great success! Senior Nakata Hope helped to produce the festival through a Youth Media Arts internship she completed at BRIC Arts.  Senior Sayquan Prescott was the lead actor in the winning Film which can be viewed HERE.

To see some of the highlights from the festival and a reflection on the internship, please check out this post:

BCAM Day of Justice, Power and Peace
 
Click HERE to see photos from the day

Clic HERE to see BCAM video responses

BCAM represents at the iMentor 3v3 Basketball Tournament

Principal O'Brien, Athletic Director George Bullock, and BCAM supporters, Toreyke Entzminger, and Hanif Chambers had a great time participating in iMentor's First Annual 3v3 Fundraiser Tournament on November 22, 2014 and won all eight games played, they even have the trophy to prove it.

Congratulations! You made us proud!

Go take a Hike!

On Tuesday November 18, 2014, with temperatures hovering around 26° F and winds speeds gusting up to 32 mph, Mr. Lawrence along with 17 BCAM students hiked Mt. Minsi in the Delaware Water Gap.   The group began their hike in the town of Stroudsburg, Pa, which required 1.5 miles to the trailhead before ascending 1,000 ft in 2 miles.
 

Many of our BCAM students were first time hikers, who slid across ice, climbed over rocks, fought the bitter cold and pushed themselves beyond their breaking point.  After braving frigid temperatures and enduring sore muscles they were rewarded with spectacular views of the Mt. Tammany and Delaware River.  Our students are enthusiastically awaiting our Spring Hike.  Snowshoeing any one?

BCAM Artists Collaborate on Community Arts Xigga Project


BCAM Artists are (left to right): Angelica Pizzaro, Nicole Rodrigez, 
Ashley Moreno, Dwight Dawkins, Briana Jean-Mary, Oneisha Conway,
Anastasia Kitt; (Frontrow ) Jeremy Rumnit, (Instructor) Jess Valoris

Check out the slideshow of the event HERE.

A small group of young visionaries from BCAM participated in a community arts workshop with the Xigga Projeck, led by our very own BCAM Visiting Artist-in-Residence Ms Jess Valoris. They spent a little over an hour together, participating in improv activities and writing exercises, and delving into the Xigga manifestas and then it was time to hit the streets.



Armed with courageous creativity and some chalk, these students took over a corner of Brooklyn. They transformed an empty wall and deserted street corner into a vibrant universe and dynamic space for community connection and empowerment. Students started by sketching out pyramids and planets and galaxies and literary excerpts from the xigga manifestas. And then they began to engage passersby... From babies to elders to college students: inviting people to draw on the wall, to share what inspires them and makes them come alive, to write down what they want to manifest in their worlds. It was a powerful nexus of arts and community!! 


Check out the slideshow of the event HERE.

BCAM PSAL Soccer Team Earns Divison Status for 2015

BCAM Lions soccer team ended their first PSAL season in dramatic fashion last Friday, prevailing over the High School for Telecommunication Arts and Technology in overtime.  Our success has earned us a place in Division B for next season.


BCAM players celebrate the season's final win with Coach Diallo.

                         BCAM's "Fronting"


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Congratulations to BCAM's TV class and Mr. Mendola.  Our "Fronting" video has made it to the finals of the 2014 Newsies!

Winners will be announced at the 11th NYC High School Journalism Conference at Baruch on Thursday, December 11, 2014.  To see more of the 2014 finalists, click HERE.

                        

iMentor's 15th Annual Benefit a Success!

iMentor's 15-Year Anniversary Benefit took place on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 and was a resounding success! Highlights from the evening:

Big Fundraising Success—$4.7M Raised

The benefit raised $4.7M for iMentor’s work. Raising that amount of money with one fundraising event is incredibly rare. It’s a massive testament to how hard their Development Team works to ensure that iMentor is able to serve more and more students every year.

New Videos—Check Them Out!

The benefit premiered two fantastic new videos about iMentor’s work. One is featured below. Click on the picture.

 

Congratulations to our partner iMentor.  To learn more about iMentor, please click HERE.

BCAM's 1st iMentor reception was held at BCAM High School on November 6, 2014 @6pm.

  

Friday Oct 10th was our first 2014 Fresh Friday, a day where advisories of students and staff explored the city in advisory groups, completing community building activities and documenting their experiences. Some adventures included: exploring the outdoor garden space on the Manhattan Highline, creating pottery at a local artist's studio, visiting Chelsea art galleries, exploring the Sony Technology Lab, and walking Pier 6 on the Brooklyn Promenade. Truly it was a fun and educational day for all students and staff involved!

Click HERE to see some photos from the day's events!

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                               K117 Gym Upgrade!!

                     

Thanks to the hardwork, push, and efforts of BCAM High School, the K117 Campus has received a gym upgrade. 

It now has a completely redone floor, the removal of the center partition barrier, newly painted lines including an official volleyball court, and a new logo at center court!!!! The gym was ready by October 20, 2014. Click on the above picture to increase the viewing size.

BCAM's very own, Ms. Christy Herbes-Samaroo, designed the artwork for the new logo at center court.  Job well done!!!!

We invite you to stop by and take a look for yourself at the new upgrades.  And keep coming back to this website to hear about other upgrades that BCAM is initiating in the K117 Campus.  Many good things to come!

A Performance Theater, Dance & Recording Studio are on its way to the K117 Campus!!

BCAM and Campus 117 are proud to announce that the proposal Principal O’Brien wrote and pushed for four years to get the three huge condemned rooms in our building’s basement renovated and remodeled has been green-lighted and the work will commence February 2014.  They will be turned into a black box mini performance theater, a fully equipped dance studio, and a fully equipped audio and video recording studio.  How about that!!!  BCAM once again turning Campus 117 into a 21^st Century school building to support BCAM’s arts mission as well as the entire campus community.

Click on the blueprints below to see them up close:

     

                 Desire by Denise

             

Denise Fasuyi is a graduate from BCAM's 1st Graduating Class.  She has developed, created, and designed her 'Desire by Denise' Fashion line. Denise is truly a star in the making.   Please help BCAM in congratulating Denise!

Desire by Denise exists to bring all your fashionable desires to life. It's a clothing line that consists of fun, flirty, crazy, bold and bright garments. By taking her love for colorful African prints and incorporating them into modern everyday wear; DbyD happily celebrates African culture, bringing awareness and placing emphasis on its uniqueness.

Watch Future Arts Gala 2013 Videos Online!



Did you miss the BCAM Future Arts fundraising gala 2013 last month? Do you want to see the amazing performances again in HD video? We are proud to announce that you can now watch videos of the epic student performances online! Click HERE to see the creative show that successfully raised incredible funding for our BCAM arts program! Thanks to our Video Educator, Mr. Mendola, for capturing the talent of our students!

BCAM Backtalk TV Now Online!



Click HERE to go to the BCAM Backtalk site.

The moment you've all been waiting for is here!

BCAM Backtalk TV is a 24-hour online station that currently consists of short, quick videos about the things that matter to YOU, the BCAM community. Check out our trailers for upcoming shows, including BCAM Lions' Home Games, Community Circle, "The Story of My Tattoo," "BCAM Advice," and much, much more!