The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 10.28.18

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal Daryl Blank.

It was great to see so many HSFI Families at our Family Visitation Days this past Thursday and Friday.  The next opportunity for HSFI families is Parent-Teacher Conferences on November 29 and 30.  We will have another HSFI Family Visitation Days during the Spring term on March 14 and 15 – mark your calendars.  As always, HSFI is committed to our partnership with our families!

Students will receive their first marking period report cards on Monday during their third period classes.  You and your child need to understand that student grades are cumulative, meaning that all grades count during a given term.  Grades do not start over with the second marking period and there are not separate grades for each marking period.  Second marking period grades are a combination of the first and second marking periods.  Third marking period grades and the grades that go on a student’s transcript and seen by colleges are a combination of the first, second and third marking periods. 

This week is School Spirit week!  Monday is Flag Day; Tuesday is Neon Day; Wednesday is Halloween where students can dress up; Thursday is Decades Day; Friday is Twin Day; and Saturday night is a school dance.  Please encourage your child to show their school spirit and participate in these spirit activities.

It is critically important that all HSFI students check their HSFI email & Jupiter Grades everyday.  Every day we send out a daily announcements message that lists all the activities for the day and key reminders.  If students do not read these daily announcements and do not check their HSFI email and Jupiter Grades, they will miss out on some valuable opportunities and not know what is going on in the school.

Thank you!

The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 10.21.18

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal Daryl Blank.

The first marking period of the school year has ended as of this past Friday.  Report cards for the first marking period will be distributed to students next week.  This Monday marks the beginning of the second marking period.  You and your child need to understand that student grades are cumulative, meaning that all grades count during a given term.  Grades do not start over with the second marking period and there are not separate grades for each marking period.  Second marking period grades are a combination of the first and second marking periods.  Third marking period grades and the grades that go on a student’s transcript and seen by colleges are a combination of the first, second and third marking periods. 

HSFI is thrilled to continue again this year our Family Visitation Days this Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26.  During HSFI Family Visitation Days, you will be able to observe your children in action in their classes.  You may come and leave when you wish during those days.  During your child’s lunch period, you and your child are invited to lunch in the Principal’s conference room.  Assistant Principal Danielle Silva will be welcoming you in the school lobby and giving you an orientation for the visit.  Below is a link to our school website where we have an online signup form for Family Visitation Day. 

https://fashionhighschool.net/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=475549&id=1

Please make sure you fill out this form so we can get an idea of how many parents will be visiting and let the teachers know you are coming.  Please remember that this is not a day to conference with your child’s teachers. You will be able to do this during Parent- Teacher Conferences on November 29 and 30 or by appointment through your child's guidance counselor. As always, HSFI is committed to our partnership with our families!

This Monday is our annual College Gear Day.  A large majority of our staff will be wearing a t-shirt, sweatshirt or some sort of gear from the college that they attended in celebration of the beginning of College Application Week for our seniors.  The day will hopefully have a motivating effect on our seniors who are beginning to work on their college applications and get our 9^th, 10^th and 11^th graders thinking about the college process. 

It is critically important that all HSFI students check their HSFI email & Jupiter Grades everyday.  Every day we send out a daily announcements message that lists all the activities for the day and key reminders.  If students do not read these daily announcements and do not check their HSFI email and Jupiter Grades, they will miss out on some valuable opportunities and not know what is going on in the school.

Thank you!

The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 10.14.18

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal Daryl Blank.

This Friday, October 19 represents the end of the first marking period of the school year.  Next Monday will mark the beginning of the second marking period.  You and your child need to understand that student grades are cumulative, meaning that all grades count during a given term.  Grades do not start over with the second marking period and there are not separate grades for each marking period.  Second marking period grades are a combination of the first and second marking periods.  Third marking period grades and the grades that go on a student’s transcript and seen by colleges are a combination of the first, second and third marking periods. 

As you are planning your schedule for the week, I hope you can attend our October Parents Association meeting this Wednesday, October 17 at 6:00 pm in the school auditorium.  At this meeting, we will have our annual Financial Aid night.  This informational session about paying for college is for parents of all grades whether you are the parent of a senior going to college next year or a parent of a 9^th, 10^th or 11^th grader.   I want to thank our new Parents Association Executive Board for stepping up to represent our great families.  In my previous message that identified our Executive Board members last month, I mistakenly misidentified our new PA President.  Our new PA President is Ms. Felicia Fann.  Thank you Ms. Fann and my apologies to you for my previous mistake.

HSFI is thrilled to continue again this year our Family Visitation Days on Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26.  During HSFI Family Visitation Days, you will be able to observe your children in action in their classes.  You may come and leave when you wish during those days.  During your child’s lunch period, you and your child are invited to lunch in the Principal’s conference room.  Assistant Principal Danielle Silva will be welcoming you in the school lobby and giving you an orientation for the visit.  Next week we will be sending an online signup form, so we can get an idea of how many parents will be visiting and let the teachers know you are coming.  Please remember that this is not a day to conference with your child’s teachers. You will be able to do this during Parent- Teacher Conferences on November 29 and 30 or by appointment through your child's guidance counselor. As always, HSFI is committed to our partnership with our families!

Aligned to our school belief that emotions matter at HSFI, this school year we will be spending a considerable amount of effort examining the impact of race on our community and how we feel about ourselves and one another.  To this end, we are part of a partnership with Harvard University to explore these questions.  This week we will be giving student surveys that ask questions about their perceptions of race and equity.  A copy of this survey is attached to the email that goes along with this message and it will also be posted on the school website.

It is critically important that all HSFI students check their HSFI email & Jupiter Grades everyday.  Every day we send out a daily announcements message that lists all the activities for the day and key reminders.  If students do not read these daily announcements and do not check their HSFI email and Jupiter Grades, they will miss out on some valuable opportunities and not know what is going on in the school.

Thank you!

The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 10.8.18

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal Daryl Blank.

This week I want to showcase all the clubs and activities that go on at the High School of Fashion Industries.  Please encourage your children to get engaged in any of these activities that interest them.  If your child is interested in starting a club, please have them reach out to me directly to see what we can do to create this type of activity.  The listing below includes the name of the club, the staff member who supervises the activity, the day of the week that club meets, when the club begins (some of them might have started already but its not too late to join) and the room number where the activity meets.  This listing will be on the school website if you are not receiving this message by email.  All these clubs and activities are part of our belief that emotions matter and that we want our students to feel happy, excited, motivated and energized.

Club Name	Staff Member	Day(s) of the week the club meets	Start Date	Room Number
SING	C Vega	Every day / depends on role	10/3/2018	427
Latin Groove Dance team	S Medina	Mondays	9/17/2018	544
Visual Merchandising club	L Newport	Mondays	9/24/2018	419
STOKED (Skateboarding club)		Mondays and Wednesdays / Tuesdays and Thursdays	10/1/2018	640
Cheerleading / Stunts club	K Pinto	Randomized 1-2 days a week	10/1/2018	802
Anime Club	M Kalisch	Tuesdays	9/25/2018	TBD
HSFI - Work-Based Learning	I Cisse	Tuesdays	9/18/2018	727
Key club	J Bohner	Tuesdays	10/1/2018	645
Photography 1	B Russell	Tuesdays	11/27/2018	243
Student Publications	M Adamczyk	Tuesdays	10/2/2018	925
Math club	B Liu	Tuesdays		606
Fashion Institute of Technology Portfolio club	A Carranza	Tuesdays (every other week)	10/16/2018	744
Iconoclan Dance team	S Paz	Tuesdays and Thursdays	9/6/2018	cafe east
Step team	D Nurse	Tuesdays and Thursdays		Café
Feminist club	M Bailey	Tuesdays and Thursdays (alternating each week)	9/13/2018	806
Animal Welfare club	K Kearns	Tuesdays or Thursdays	9/18/2018	906
Peer Mediation	K Kearns	Tuesdays or Thursdays	9/13/2018	906
Anti-Prom Fashion Design club	I Cisse	Wednesdays	10/3/2018	727
Fashion With A Purpose (Recycling) club	B David	Wednesdays	9/12/2018	621
GSA - Gay Straight Alliance	A Padron	Wednesdays	9/26/2018	829
Health Corps Cooking club	C Starks	Wednesdays	10/3/2018	619
KPOP club	M Bailey	Wednesdays	10/3/2018	806
Photography 2	B Russell	Wednesdays	11/28/2018	243
RIF RAF Book club	N. Moore	Wednesdays	10/17/2018	229
Yearbook	A Powell	Wednesdays	9/26/2018	704
Crochet club	I Serrano	Thursdays	10/18/2018	822
Gaming club	J Dahill	Thursdays	10/5/2018	501
Ice Skating club	D Stampone	Fridays	9/28/2018	604
Drag Club	D Varrichio	TBD
Alliance Francaise / French club	S Dye	TBD	10/9/2018	743
UNICEF	I Kilpatrick	TBD	9/5/2018	542
Weight Lifting club	A Rodrigues	TBD	10/15/2018	1027

It is critically important that all HSFI students check their HSFI email & Jupiter Grades everyday.  Every day we send out a daily announcements message that lists all the activities for the day and key reminders.  If students do not read these daily announcements and do not check their HSFI email and Jupiter Grades, they will miss out on some valuable opportunities and not know what is going on in the school.

Thank you!