The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 6.24.18

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal, Daryl Blank. 

Monday and Tuesday are the last two days of the school year.

Tomorrow, Monday, June 25, students report to their period 3 classes at 8:30 am where their official attendance will be taken. This includes seniors.  At 9:00 am, students will report to their 1st Monday Redesign activity – again this includes seniors.  From 9:00 am until 9:30 am, students and teachers will debrief on highlights and suggested improvements for the First Monday Redesign activity.

From 9:30 am until 11:30 am, students will then work in groups with HSFI teachers to come up with ideas to improve the school using the following questions as a basis for the discussion:

□ How can the High School of Fashion Industries better understand and support the emotional needs of students?

□ How can the High School of Fashion Industries best challenge and support students?

□ How can the High School of Fashion Industries make curriculum more relevant to students’ lives and interests?

I encourage all students to attend and have their voice heard to improve their school.

Students will be dismissed for lunch at 11:30 am.  They can have lunch and then go home at that time.

Tuesday, June 26 is the last day of school for students.  Students will arrive at 9:00 am to pick up their report cards, diplomas and sadly for some, their summer school programs.  Students who get to school after 9:45 am will not be given these materials.  No exceptions will be made.  9^th, 10^th and 11^th graders will have their materials mailed home to them.  Seniors will need to come back to school at another time to pick up their diplomas.  If seniors do not pick up their diplomas, they will have to come to the school over the summer to do so.  No exceptions will be made.

Thank you for all your support as HSFI parents.  It is a pleasure to serve you and your children as the school’s Principal.  Please do not hesitate to contact me over the summer if you or your child need anything that I can help with.  I would like to say goodbye to all of our senior families who children graduated.

Thank you! Have a great summer!

The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 6.17.18

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal, Daryl Blank. 

First, Happy Father’s Day to all our HSFI Dads!

Regents continue all this week.  As we get Regents scores, we will post the scores on the HSFI website.  Exam invitations have been distributed to all students.  Please check with your children to make sure you know which exams they are scheduled to take.  When students come to school for these Regents exams they should bring: (1) Exam tickets (2) Student identification card and (3) 2 pencils and 2 pens.  It is important that students DO NOT BRING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT INTO THEIR TESTING ROOM. We tell students to put their electronic equipment in their lockers before their exam.  The presence of this electronic equipment with your child will result in their score being invalidated and given a 0 on the exam.  This electronic equipment policy is New York State law. If a student does not have an exam, they should not report to school unless there is a special event or tutoring session.  Make sure your children are studying for these exams as they need them to graduate high school and build up their college resume.  The June 2018 Regents examination schedule has also been sent out and also attached to this message.   Please contact anyone of our Assistant Principals—Ms. Moore (English); Mr. Kohm (Math); Mr. Rodrigues (Social Studies); Ms. Frank (Science); Ms. Boulamaali (Majors) - if you have any specific questions about these exams. 

Graduation for seniors is on Friday, June 22.

Students will report to school on Monday, June 25 for a half-day of instruction where students will get to have their voice on plans for upcoming 2018-19 school year.  The last day of school where students pick up their diplomas, final report cards and sadly for some, their summer school information, is on Tuesday, June 26.

As you are planning your schedule for the week I hope you can attend our last Parents Association meeting this Wednesday, June 20 at 6:00 pm.  We are still looking for nominations for all the positions of our Parent Association Executive Board - PA President, PA Vice President, PA Treasurer, and School Leadership Team members.  If you are interested in running for a PA Executive Board position or nominating another HSFI parent, please visit the website link under Parent News section on the HSFI homepage, www.fashionhighschool.net.  Descriptions of the Parents Association positions are on the website link.  Here is direct website link:

http://fashionhighschool.net/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=509648&id=0

Thank you!

The Fashionable Times Principal's Message 6.10.18

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal, Daryl Blank. 

Tomorrow, Monday, June 11, is the last day of classes. Regents exams begin Tuesday, June 12.  There are no exams this Friday, June 15 as schools are closed.  Exam invitations have been distributed to all students.  Please check with your children to make sure you know which exams they are scheduled to take.  If a student does not have an exam, they should not report to school unless there is a special event or tutoring session.  Make sure your children are studying for these exams as they need them to graduate high school and build up their college resume.  The June 2018 Regents examination schedule has also been sent out and also attached to this message.   Please contact anyone of our Assistant Principals—Ms. Moore (English); Mr. Kohm (Math); Mr. Rodrigues (Social Studies); Ms. Frank (Science); Ms. Boulamaali (Majors) - if you have any specific questions about these exams.

Graduation for seniors is on Friday, June 22.

Students will report to school on Monday, June 25 for a half-day of instruction where students will get to have their voice on plans for upcoming 2018-19 school year.  The last day of school where students pick up their diplomas, final report cards and sadly for some, their summer school information, on Tuesday, June 26.

This past week HSFI received amazing media coverage with showcases on MSNBC, NY1, the New York Post and WNYC.  The descriptions of the media coverage are below and posted on the school website.

First, we were on MSNBC  (Stephanie Ruhle Show) which showcased our GLAM4GOOD event where some big names in the fashion and media industries spoke to our senior students about what was needed to be successful while also giving back to the community around them.

http://www.msnbc.com/stephanie-ruhle/watch/glam4good-treats-students-to-shopping-spree-1250339907859

NY1 Spectrum News covered our Kleinfeld Bridal showcase where a group of 11^th graders competed to win through our partnership with the famous ‘Say Yes To The Dress’ store.

http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2018/06/07/bridal-dress-competition-for-students-held-by-kleinfeld-in-manhattan.html#

Next is some coverage about our Anti-Prom team that was instrumental in creating a safe space for students who do not feel comfortable in the traditional ‘Prom’ space – first is an article from the NY Post and then a radio spot from WNYC with a brief write-up.

https://nypost.com/2018/06/06/anti-prom-dresses-are-cooler-than-actual-prom-dresses/

https://www.wnyc.org/story/party-library-how-new-york-librarians-do-prom/

All of the website links to the media coverage is located in one article on the HSFI website in the ‘Fashion News’ section – hope you ENJOY!

http://fashionhighschool.net/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=515034&id=1

We are still looking for nominations for all the positions of our Parent Association Executive Board - PA President, PA Vice President, PA Treasurer, and School Leadership Team members.  If you are interested in running for a PA Executive Board position or nominating another HSFI parent, please visit the website link under Parent News section on the HSFI homepage, www.fashionhighschool.net.  Descriptions of the Parents Association positions are on the website link.  Here is direct website link:

http://fashionhighschool.net/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=509648&id=0

Thank you!

The Fashionable Times Blog Principal's Message 6.3.18

Greetings Fashion Families from your Principal, Daryl Blank. 

We only have 3 regular school days left – this Wednesday, June 6; this Friday, June 8; and next Monday, June 11. Make sure your children know this and appreciate the importance of finishing the school year strong.  Students must understand the grades that they receive in June will be the ones that colleges will see and ultimately determine whether or not they are scheduled for summer school or not.

Tomorrow, Monday, June 4, we will have our last installment of our new First Monday program.  The redesign of our First Monday involves students participating in educational activities where students selected from a menu of activities based on their personal interests.  Students report to school at 8:30 am where they will take attendance in their 3^rd period classes.  From there, students will move onto their First Monday activity that will last until approximately 11:30 am.  At this point, students will be able to get lunch.  From 12:30 pm to 1:15 pm, students will have an opportunity to have individual conferences with their teachers and/or receive tutoring from them.  If a student is facing academic difficulties, I would encourage them to attend this session to meet with their teacher and receive additional tutoring, if needed.  The school day will officially end at 1:15 pm when HSFI teachers will then begin their professional development activities. If a student does not stay for lunch and does not take advantage of the opportunity to have individual conferences or tutoring from teachers, they can leave for home at 11:30 am.  Again, I encourage them to stay for lunch and take advantage of this individual time with their teachers.

On Tuesday, June 5, we will be administering the new Global History Regents Exam to all 10^th graders and a culminating Merchandising exam – there will be no regular classes on this date and only the students taking these exams will be in attendance.  Students have been given an exam invitation who are taking these exams and must bring this invitation and their ID card to the exam.

There is no school for students this Thursday, June 7.  It is a staff professional development as we will be working with our staff to make sure we finish the school year strong and plan for next year.

Regents exam begin next Tuesday, June 12.  Exam invitations have been distributed to all students.  Please check with your children to make sure you know which exams they are scheduled to take.  Make sure your children are studying for these exams as they need them to graduate high school.  The June 2018 Regents examination schedule has also been sent out.  Please contact anyone of our Assistant Principals—Ms. Moore (English); Mr. Kohm (Math); Mr. Rodrigues (Social Studies); Ms. Frank (Science); Ms. Boulamaali (Majors) - if you have any specific questions about these exams. 

We are still looking for nominations for all the positions of our Parent Association Executive Board - PA President, PA Vice President, PA Treasurer, and School Leadership Team members.  If you are interested in running for a PA Executive Board position or nominating another HSFI parent, please visit the website link under Parent News section on the HSFI homepage, www.fashionhighschool.net.  Descriptions of the Parents Association positions are on the website link.  Here is direct website link:

http://fashionhighschool.net/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=509648&id=0

Thank you!