TAPCo in the Media 

This year's Battle of the Boroughs Minecraft competition is challenging students to reimagine what the historic Kingsbridge Armory would look like.  News 12's Elly Morillo spoke to educators and students about why this year's theme reflects Bronx culture and how the challenge is inspiring the participants to refocus.

It’s lights, camera and action for young filmmakers at the fifth annual NYC Public School Film Festival.  The television and movie business is an $82 billion industry for the City of New York and it helps employ about 185,000 people. Some New York City public school students are preparing for those jobs with the hope of making the movies of tomorrow.

Student-generated ideas for remodeling one Bronx school have become a reality with construction now underway.  Students at the Theatre Arts Production Company School (TAPCO) began coming up with ideas to renovate their school a few years ago. Students say they thought it would be great to create a rooftop garden and soundstage for the school.