Some more block party and BBQ pics :)

Seniors bonding and having fun at the fall senior trip at Camp Schodack :)

Congrats to the varsity girls volleyball team, who continue their winning ways. :)

Thank you so much to ⁦⁦NYC Council Member Carlina Rivera⁩, Joe Vincente, District 1 NYC & so many others for their support in making the LES Science Center a reality for students and families in our neighborhood. We can’t wait to have everyone visit this spring.

Thank you so much to all of the families who cooked for and donated to the Latinx lunch and to all the parent, student, and staff volunteers. Special thanks to Letty for organizing it all.

Ingrate to our HS girls volleyball tournament for a good showing for a great cause at the DIG PINK volleyball tournament for breast cancer awareness. This crew keeps shining on the court, in the classrooms, and in the community. :)

Congrats to the MS JV Flag Football team and good luck as they continue to advance in the playoffs. :)

Congratulations to our HS soccer team on making it to round 2 of the playoffs. Extra shout out and congrats to our seniors, who were celebrated at senior “night” Saturday :)

It was so great spending time with students and staff on a beautiful fall foliage overnight trip. 😀🍂🍁🎃

Congrats to our chess team on a great performance Sunday :)

Appreciating and thanking all Veterans on this important day, including my father and grandfather—two patriotic and loving men who taught me so much—including you can fight for your country and ask questions of it too.

10th grade history students in a a very thoughtful accountable talk about the Nazi rise to power.

12th graders deep in brilliant discussions, debates, drafting of bills, and deliberations at the mock congress. We could really use them in Washington. :)

11/12th Satire students debating the question, “should there be limits on the use of satire in comedy?”

11/12th grade English students

Students at the Cooper Union Inventor’s Lab: Mechanics & Electronics Unleashed orientation last week

11/12th grade English students using their writing skills and voices to perform songs

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