Thanks 03.26.07

Biodiesel Club: Sam and his students were featured in a short but very descriptive article. Click here to read all about it in the NY Post!

Washington DC Trip: Thank you to Sam for organizing 14 Seniors on their trip to Washington, D.C. for a Climate Change Conference for a day of meaningful conversation and activism. Students visited Senators Schumer and Clinton's offices, and also spent an hour with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, who was very inspirational and extremely generous with her time. It was a great experience for seniors in the government class.

Community Garden Conference: Thank you to Roy for bringing several Harbor Corps members to an all day Community Garden Conference in the Bronx on Saturday.

School Quality Review: Thank you to the entire staff and students for work and focus during the School Quality Review this past week. Particular thanks to Des and Dorothy for their work to take care of several situations that occurred this past week. Also thanks to Jen and all the teachers who met with our reviewer, Mr. Peter Lewis. We obviously have many things to work on, but it was good to know that we are a "proficient" school.

Open School Event: Thank you to all staff who worked Open School Night. It was a relatively low turn out and there are many factors that went into that, but many staff reported that the conversations that did take place seemed very profitable. Still, it is clear that we must continue to work on our outreach for these important opportunities to communicate with parents.