Weekly Email May 18, 2006

Dear parents,

A note on a simply fantastic assembly: On Tuesday, we had a three-person panel speaking from very different vantage points on the pros and cons of various positions on immigration. They were: Michael D. Patrick, LREI '71 (and current Chair of the Board of Trustees), Partner at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, a top immigration law firm; Raquel E. Batista, Executive Director of the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the only legal service organization in the Dominican community; and Michael Cutler, retired from the INS in February 2002 after a career that spanned some 30 years and currently a Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington-based think tank, a Contributing Expert on the nexus between immigration and terrorism for the Counterterrorism Blog, and an advisor to the 911 Families for a Secure America (see the attached bio sheet for more information on these three experts). President Bush's recent proposals were dissected from all sides, and the three took challenging questions from the audience. A follow-up student debate is scheduled for the May 30 assembly.

A packed last few weeks! Coming up:

* Tonight - Come to the Spring Concert! 6:30 PM at Charlton Street.

* See the attached letter from Phil about next Friday's Field Day activities (mandatory for all students in grades 9 - 11, with Seniors greatly encouraged to attend!).

* NYU Courses: Check out the descriptions of the NYU courses for which our students (current tenth and eleventh graders) can sign up, along with a proposal form. The applications will be due to College Guidance Counselor Amy Shapiro on Tuesday, May 23rd.

* High School Sports Awards Night - Tuesday, May 23 at 6:30 PM, Charlton Street PAC.

* May Book Fair: The Literary Committee will have a Spring into Summer Book Fair in the Auditorium on May 25th (see the attached flyer). A selection of the optional reading titles will be sold from 8:00AM-6:00PM.

* Summer 2006 Fun-Raiser: Coming May 25, from 5 PM - 7 PM at
143 Thompson Street: A chance to have a great time, dunk yours truly and help support vital summer work! See the attached flyer for more details.

* The next meeting of Parents of Children who Receive Academic Support: Thursday, May 25, 6:30 PM, Charlton Street.

All the best,

Tony

CALENDAR

May
* Thursday 18 Spring Concert; Day 40 of Trimester III classes
* Tuesday 23 High School Sports Award Evening
* Thursday 25 Book Fair; Summer 2006 Fun-Raiser; Parents of Children who Receive Academic Support
* Friday 26 Field Day - No Classes
* Monday 29 School closed - Memorial Day
* Wednesday 31 Senior Project Presentation Evening

June
* Monday 5 Last day of Trimester III classes
* Tuesday 6-Thursday 8 Trimester III Exams/Presentations; End of Trimester II
* Thursday 8 Senior Banquet
* Friday 9 Graduation
* Monday 12-Tuesday 13 Closing days
* Tuesday 13 School closes at noon for Summer Vacation


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