The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 4.22.18

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal, Daryl Blank. 

We have 7 weeks of classes left before Regents examinations as the school year winds down.  Make sure your children know this and appreciate the importance of finishing the school year strong.  The second marking period ends this Friday, April 27.  Counselors will be programming students for summer school based on marking period 2 grades.  Students must understand the grades that they receive in June will be the ones that colleges will see.

This Tuesday, April 24, all 10^th graders will be taking the PSAT exam and all 11^th graders will be taking the SAT exam at Fashion.  These exams will be given to all New York City public high school students.  Our 9^th Graders will be taking trips to colleges and universities to get them experience on a college campus.  Our 12^th graders and 9^th graders who do not sign up for a college trip will be in the auditorium for a special assembly.  All students should expect to get out of school or released from their college trip by mid-day. 

We should be very excited as our student showcases begin this week – these are great moments for our students – the ones that they will remember about their HSFI years!

Our first student showcase is the opening of our International Center of Photography exhibit – the opening takes place this Wednesday, April 25 at 4:00 pm in Room 821.  This exhibition called ‘Designing The Future’ features photographs created by our students in our partnership with the International Center of Photography.  The yearlong program includes both in-school and after-school photography classes, which also incorporates critical thinking, writing, and public speaking into the curriculum.

Our future student showcases include:

Our Entrepreneurship Showcase where our business students have been working on business plans that focus on Sustainability and Social Responsibility is on Tuesday, May 1. 

Our Senior Art Show that showcases our Graphics & Illustration students opens on Friday, May 4. 

Our public Fashion Show that showcases our Fashion Design students is on Friday, May 11. 

As always, our window displays will reflect the amazing work that our Visual Merchandising students do on a daily basis.

Thank you!