Linet Mercedes, CHAH Senior and Posse Scholar, Speaks at City Hall

This past week, CHAH was one of many schools recognized for our steadily increasing graduation rate over the past several years. One of our seniors, Linet Mercedes, represented our school with a speech at City Hall in front of Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Richard Carranza. The press corps present, the Mayor, and the Chancellor were all incredibly impressed by Linet’s story.

Thank you very much for your support and continued hard work, Linet! We are all very proud of you. The sky is the limit!

Boy's Basketball Team Having a Solid Season

The boys basketball team is 7-3 in league so far this year!

They have competed in tournaments at Beacon High School and had some exciting wins in front of the always boisterous home crowd!

Next week the boys head to Brooklyn and Queens. They then end the week with their annual trip to Syracuse!

Good luck the rest of the way!

Girl's Varsity Basketball Wins!

The CHAH Girl’s Varsity Basketball Team had a big win over division rival Harlem Village Academy this week. The Lady Phoenix defeated HVA 42-27 and dominated the entire game.

Senior Johanna Diaz had a season high of 21 points. Sophomore Sandra Diaz had 13 points.

The Girls worked hard the entire game, buzzer-to-buzzer, to score the big win. Their record is now approaching .500 this season, with 3 wins. Keep up the good work, Lady Phoenix!

First Annual CHAH Alumni Basketball Game!

CHAH had its first ever alumni game before the varsity team played on Thursday, December 19!

Several alumni returned to play in the game and stayed to cheer on the Varsity team to victory over City College of the Arts.

Class of 2019 Delwyn Alcantrara was named game MVP as he led the "New" Alumni" (Class of 2017-2019) over the "Old" Alumni (Class of 2013-2016).

We look forward to next year's event, and many years to come!

Wednesday Morning Pick-up Basketball at CHAH

Every Wednesday morning, the CHAH gymnasium is filled with high school students playing pick-up basketball from 7:00-8:30 am. The pick-up game is hosted by CHAH math teacher Bill Cronin, who says that the weekly game is about “having fun and learning the game.”

Mr. Cronin has specific rules that the kids must abide by in order for them to learn how to play “good basketball” as he puts it. They have to get back on defense or they can’t touch the ball on the next offense. There is no full-court press allowed. There is no over-and-back whistle. Each basket earns one point, so there are no benefits for three-point shots.

“The kids like the rules because they create more hustle and flow. They create a better pick-up game,” Mr. Cronin explains. “Kids aren’t taking shots from half court. They get back on defense. They pass and cut to get layups instead of three pointers.”

Roughly 20 kids show up every Wednesday morning. Around the holidays, many CHAH alumni also show up. It’s a great program that has been going on for many years and hopefully for many years to come.