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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
All-American runner Alexi Pappas, who also competed for the Greek team at the 2016 Olympics, has gone far beyond sport in touching people about her struggles dealing with depression and her athletic exploits are making her a role model too.
Kaylan Zysk is a senior who runs cross country and competes in track and field at Little Falls High School in upstate New York went undefeated in individual competition at dual meets during the 2020 autumn Cross Country season when she set a course record in Dolgeville and won the Center State Conference championship meet by more than one minute over her nearest competitor.
She told the Times Telegram in an interview that “I’ve looked up to Alexi Pappas for my entire running career. She is a Greek-American distance runner who holds the Greek national record for the 10,000 meters.”
It's Pappas' other endeavors that appeal to her too. “She's also a director, actress and author. She inspires me to pursue all of my interests with as much passion as I pursue my athletics,” said Zysk. During the COVID-19 pandemic she said that's helped with distance running goals.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 13 people, authorities said.
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter was banned for life from the NBA on Wednesday after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and wagered on games, even betting on the Raptors to lose.
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country would be the one to decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earlier this week, brushing off calls for restraint from close allies.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he strongly supports a proposal from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending crucial bipartisan support to the precarious effort to approve $95 billion in funding for the U.
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders over a two-day summit of the special European Council will discuss economic and competitiveness issues in Ukraine, Türkiye, the Middle East and Lebanon, stated Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis upon his arrival in Brussels on Wednesday night.