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Extra-Curricular Activities

Alain L. Locke-P.S. 208 offers a large variety of extra-curricular activities to students of all grade levels, further enriching their curiosity to learn and excel.

Students vs. Staff Basketball Game

This past February the Locke Lions challenged the staff of Alain L. Locke Elementary to a basketball game.  In a close match that ended in overtime, the staff of PS 208 was victorious.  The Locke Lions can’t wait for a rematch!

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Posted by: Ms. Burns on March 3, 2010 | Filed under Events, Lions Basketball | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

PS 208 Alain L. Locke 1st Annual Cultural Field Day

Students and staff at PS 208 Alain L. Locke Elementary will be participating in their
1st Annual Cultural Field Day
this Wednesday, June 24th. 
The day will be filled with games, activities, face painting and cultural diversity. Students and staff will be wearing clothes and sharing foods that celebrate their cultural backgrounds.
The Lions Basketball team [...]

Posted by: Ms. Musiowsky on June 23, 2009 | Filed under Events, Lions Basketball, Parents, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Harlem JV Basketball – Final Game results

It was a great season and our Locke’s Lions had a terrific outing in the final game.   They showed dedication, teamwork and great sportsmanship.
Sitting there in the bleechers, Principal Green, AP Ms. Colón, and a group of teachers, parents and classmates, were all very proud of the way our boys hung in there until the final [...]

Posted by: Mr. Mort on June 15, 2009 | Filed under Alain L. Locke School Partners, Lions Basketball, News | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

PS 208 – 1st Annual Basketball Championship Game

Alain L.  Locke’s Lions will be playing PS 83 TODAY!
HARLEM JV BASKETBALL FINALS
@ The Kennedy Center
(135 Street between 5th and Madison Avenues) 
5:00pm. 
Any students wanting to cheer on our Lions in the Championship Game must bring a parent with them. 
Go Lions!
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Posted by: Ms. Musiowsky on June 8, 2009 | Filed under Events, Lions Basketball, News | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Locke’s Lions Basketball Team & Cheerleaders Celebrate Their Season

The regular season recently ended with the Lions finishing with an 11-1 record, good enough to clinch a first round bye in the playoffs.
Alain L. Locke -P.S. 208 team’s greatest test came in the final game of the regular season, when the previously undefeated Lions walked into P.S 83’s gym, complacently expecting to cruise to [...]

Posted by: Kara on June 1, 2009 | Filed under Extra-Curricular Activities, Lions Basketball | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

The Locke Lions’ Record

The Locke Lions Basketball Team of  Alain L. Locke Elementary School – P.S. 208 had an exemplary record in 2009!
Regular Season Results:
January 23: P.S. 208 defeats P.S. 38 by a score of 52 to 18
January 30: P.S. 208 defeats P.S. 242 by a score of 36 to 8
February 6: P.S. 208 defeats P.S. 375 by [...]

Posted by: Kara on May 30, 2009 | Filed under Extra-Curricular Activities, Lions Basketball, News | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

The Student Council at Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208

The Student Council is comprised of representatives from each class at Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208
They work as ambassadors for guests at A.L.L, promote student activities, and participate in school events.  The Student Council elects officers, including president and vice president.
For one event, the students were invited by Principal Green to participate in the [...]

Posted by: Kara on May 5, 2009 | Filed under Events, Extra-Curricular Activities, Student Council | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

History of the Locke Lions Basketball Team of Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208

The Locke’s Lions were born in February, 2008.
After running several weekend basketball clinics at Alain L. Locke Elementary School – P.S. 208, Coach Greer Love established a great relationship with Ms. Green and Ms. Colon. He approached them with a proposal that would introduce a dual-focused academic and athletic program for kids who had an [...]

Posted by: Kara on May 1, 2009 | Filed under Extra-Curricular Activities, Lions Basketball | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Harlem’s Alain L. Locke Elementary School –PS 208 Celebrates Earth Week with Regional Birds of Prey, a New Logo, and Interactive On-Line Presence

Alain L. Locke Elementary School – PS 208, hosted a press conference announcing the school’s Environmental Club’s activities during Earth Week and its newly branded, interactive online platform.
On Thursday, April 23rd, we celebrated Earth Week 2009  with an on-site visit from the Harlem River Ecology Center, , hosted by the center’s founder, Luger Balan.  Our [...]

Posted by: Kara on April 24, 2009 | Filed under Events, News, Showcases & Celebrations, The Environmental Club | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (2)

Alain L. Locke – P.S. 208’s Environmental Club Takes A Tap Water Walk

On Sunday, March 22nd, we participated in UNICEF USA’s Tap Water Walk in New York’s Battery Park.
Our goal:  To help raise awareness and support for children worldwide who suffer from a lack of readily available clean water.
We walked one mile to symbolize the distance many people, particularly children have to walk just to get water [...]

Posted by: Kara on April 20, 2009 | Filed under Events, Extra-Curricular Activities, The Environmental Club | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)