The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 10.30.16

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal Daryl Blank.  On Tuesday, students will be receiving their first marking period report card.  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. 

Attached to the email and posted on the school website is a copy of HSFI’s Grading Policy.  All teacher grading policies should align to the school-wide policy.

 

Make sure you and your child are checking Jupiter Grades to know where they stand in their classes.  Students should be getting in the habit of checking their HSFI email every day.

We maintain a weekly blog for HSFI Parents - the link is: http://hsfifashionabletimes.blogspot.com/

The school website has a section specifically for HSFI Parents – the link is: www.fashionhighschool.net

Thank you!

The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 10.23.16

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal Daryl Blank.  This Monday marks the beginning of the second marking period, so make sure your child starts off in strong fashion.  It was great to see so many parents at Financial Aid night this past Wednesday at our Parents Association meeting.

This week I would like to highlight the support of the Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer’s support of the High School of Fashion Industries.  Last year we received $500,000 dollars from President Brewer to air condition our school cafeteria and main office.  I am happy to report that the construction is complete and now our students get to enjoy the comforts of this central air.  I am especially psyched about the cafeteria as it gets hot in there with the kitchen.   This year, the Borough President gave us funds to upgrade our gymnasium.  As you see, we have a big fan in the Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer!

  

Make sure you and your child are checking Jupiter Grades to know where they stand in their classes.  Your child should be checking their HSFI email every day.  Students should be getting in the habit of checking their HSFI email every day.

We maintain a weekly blog for HSFI Parents - the link is: http://hsfifashionabletimes.blogspot.com/

The school website has a section specifically for HSFI Parents – the link is: www.fashionhighschool.net

Thank you!

The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 10.16.16

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal Daryl Blank.  The first marking period ends this Friday.  Make sure you and your child are checking Jupiter Grades to know where they stand in their classes.  Your child should be checking their HSFI email every day.  Students should be getting in the habit of checking their HSFI email every day.

As you are planning your schedule for the week I hope you can attend our October Parents Association meeting this Wednesday, October 19 at 6:00 pm in Room 829.  At this meeting we will have our annual Financial Aid night.  This informational session 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.

In very exciting news, the High School of Fashion Industries will be featured on the Rachel Ray Show on Monday, October 17^th on ABC (Channel 7) at 10am.  The Rachel Ray staff did a much needed reorganization of our fabric room in the basement. 

This Monday marks the first ‘First Monday’ where students will start school later and be dismissed from school early so that our staff can meet in teacher teams for professional development.  Students who begin school 1^st period will start at 8:30 am.  Students who begin school 2^nd period will start at 9:09 am.  Students who finish school after 8^th period will be dismissed at 1:43 pm.  Students who finish school after 9^th period will be dismissed at 2:22 pm. 

On Monday, we will be conducting a soft lockdown drill.  These drills are conducted four times a year in an effort to promote student safety and heighten school community preparedness in the event of a real lockdown.  The drill will last approximately twenty minutes.  During the drill, students will be expected to maintain silence and remain out of sight with classroom lights turned off.  Youth Officers from the 10^th Precinct, along with School Safety Agents will assist School Administration in checking that all classroom and exterior doors are locked and secure.  Once the drill has concluded, students will then resume their normal schedules and activities in their classrooms.  Please take a moment to discuss the importance of this exercise with your child.  We will email and call you before the drill takes place and after it is finished. 

I am pleased to share with you another tool that HSFI has created to help support students who want some extra help – tutoring and mentoring from our National Honor Society students.  Every day we will have our very best students from the National Honor Society available after school to tutor and mentor their classmates.  All your child needs to do is go to the school library after school to receive this help.  Students can go after school whether they finish after 8^th period or after 9^th period.  This is in addition to the staff tutoring we have available to students.

We maintain a weekly blog for HSFI Parents - the link is: http://hsfifashionabletimes.blogspot.com/

The school website has a section specifically for HSFI Parents – the link is: www.fashionhighschool.net

Thank you!

The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 10.10.16

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal Daryl Blank.  We are only 8 days away from the end of the first marking period.  Make sure you and your child are checking Jupiter Grades to know where they stand in their classes.  Your child should be checking their HSFI email every day.  Students should be getting in the habit of checking their HSFI email every day because they will lose out on many opportunities if they don’t do so.

I am pleased to share with you another tool that HSFI has created to help support students who want some extra help – tutoring and mentoring from our National Honor Society students.  Every day we will have our very best students from the National Honor Society available after school to tutor and mentor their classmates.  All your child needs to do is go to the school library after school to receive this help.  Students can go after school whether they finish after 8^th period or after 9^th period.  This is in addition to the staff tutoring we have available to students.

If you have not done so yet, your child’s lunch application is now due.  I am pleased to announce that the deadline for submitting lunch applications is October 21.  After that date, if you have not returned your lunch application, students will have to pay the full price of $1.75 cents for lunch.  We still have close to 600 students who have not returned their application.  In addition, Title I funding in New York City is tied to the information that parents/guardians provide on the yearly lunch application.  The High School of Fashion Industries receives nearly $1 million in Title I funding each year.  You can now fill out your lunch application online at https://www.myschoolapps.com/

On the school website is a document that outlines the school committees that HSFI parents can participate in.  The committees include the Advocating & Preparing for Post-Secondary Success (APPS) Committee; the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (Fashion Dollars) Committee; the Academic & Career and Technical Education Accreditation Committee; the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Committee and the School Safety Committee.  Descriptions of the committees are on the document. It would be great to have as many HSFI parents as possible to get involved in developing our strategic plans to make HSFI better each day.

We maintain a weekly blog for HSFI Parents - the link is: http://hsfifashionabletimes.blogspot.com/

The school website has a section specifically for HSFI Parents – the link is: www.fashionhighschool.net

Thank you!

The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 10.4.16

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal Daryl Blank.  We have a short week this week.  Incredibly, we are already in October and only 11 days away from the end of the first marking period.  Make sure you and your child are checking Jupiter Grades to know where they stand in their classes.  Your child should be checking their HSFI email every day.  Students should be getting in the habit of checking their HSFI email every day because they will lose out on many opportunities if they don’t do so.  Seniors are emailed college information almost on a daily basis by HSFI.

On the school website - www.fashionhighschool.net - is a document that outlines the school committees that HSFI parents can participate in.  The committees includes the Advocating & Preparing for Post-Secondary Success (APPS) Committee; the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (Fashion Dollars) Committee; the Academic & Career and Technical Education Accreditation Committee; the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Committee and the School Safety Committee.  Descriptions of the committee are on the document. It would be great to have as many HSFI parents as possible to get involved in developing our strategic plans to make HSFI better each day.

On the school website - www.fashionhighschool.net - is a document that has the information on all our school clubs and activities.  Please feel free to contact the HSFI staff members who run these clubs and activities.  Please encourage your children to join a club or activity to connect them to the school.

If you have not done so yet, your child’s lunch application is now due.  This is important to make sure your child pays or does not pay the appropriate amount of money for lunch.  In addition, Title I funding in New York City is tied to the information that parents/guardians provide on the yearly lunch application.  The High School of Fashion Industries receives nearly $1 million in Title I funding each year.  You can now fill out your lunch application online at https://www.myschoolapps.com/

Thank you!