The High School of Applied Communication Daniel J. Korb, Principal-Lisa Levine, Assistant Principal– Amy DeMarco, Assistant Principal Clara Olaya, Parent Coordinator HSAC Parent Newsletter-Parents Are Always Welcome to Visit Our School! Principal’s Message: We have been having productive discussions at our PTA meetings and would love to see more of you attend. To make it a little easier, we will be serving a light dinner at our next PTA meeting on December 11th and all parents in attendance will receive a two-way metro card. I’d like to give a special shout out to Mr. Alulema whose generosity helped our students buy their new popcorn maker. Finally, I wish all of you a joyous holiday season and new year. Calendar of Events Thursday, December 11th5:00pm—SLT 6:00pm– Parent workshop– Emergency Preparedness Presented by NYC office of Emergency Management. 6:30pm—PTA meeting Wednesday, December 17th– Report cards will be distributed to students. Wednesday, December 24 through Friday, January 2nd– Winter Recess (schools closed-students return to school on Monday, January 5th, 2015) HAPPY HOLIDAYS Upcoming Events Thursday, January 8th, 2015 5:00pm - SLT 6:00pm– Parent Workshop– TBA 6:30pm– PTA meeting Monday, January 19th– Martin Luther King day– Schools Closed Monday, January 26 –Thursday, January 29, 2015- Regents Week. Only students taking the test, will come to school. Friday, January 30– Rating day– No students will be in attendance. Reminders: Marking Periods January 23, March 16, April 27, June 15. Report Cards distributed February 3rd, March 25th, May 6th, June 26th Seniors should be filling out college applications. If your child must leave the building before the school day is over, please send a note with your child and we will call you to confirm. We must have all requests to leave early in writing. Our school website is always being updated. Visit www.hsacny.com. December, 2014 Questions or comments? Call 718-389-3163 ext 4 or 347-628-2324. You can also e-mail us at [email protected]. COMMUNITY OUTREACH Free Financial Aid Family Workshop Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 6:30pm-8:00pm or Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 10:30am-12:00pm at The Bernie Wohl Center 647 Columbus Ave (between 91st and 92nd Streets) NY, NY, 10024; Subways: 1, C, B; Please Register on http://www.goddard.org/ page/options-college-counseling114.html#optreg or contact Jason Brown 212-678-4667. CDC Paid Summer Internship Opportunities for students The enrollment period for the 2015 Summer Intership opportunities at CDC’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equito are now open. Contact Lois Menyweather at 646-284-1689 For New York City Public High School Juniors who love American History! The American History High School Scholars Program will offer the opportunity to study with preeminent American historians and policy experts. Students who attend every session will receive a generous stipend of $600 and a voucher for a free SAT prep course. Application Deadline: December 22, 2014. For information please contact Teen Programs at N-YHS [email protected] or call Chelsea Frosini at 212-485-9281– Manager of Teen Programs PTA corner: Our next PTA meeting will be held on Thursday, December 11th at 6:30pm. PTA donations are being accepted. Please donate and support our PTA. Feel free to e-mail Ms. Cantos, PTA President, [email protected] with any ideas, questions, or suggestions.