HSSL Weekly Parent Update

The Remind App is how we send messages, announcements, and important notices to students and families. Click the link below to join the remind group for your grade.

Marking Period 1 of Semester 1 ends Friday October 10th. Report card will be distributed to students and mailed home starting Thursday, October 16th.

Please login to your NYCSA Account and make sure your home address is up to date so your can receive your child's report card in a timely manner. You can also use NYCSA to monitor your child's grades and attendance.

Don't have NYCSA Account? Click the contact button below and request and account creation code from our Parent Coordinator Mx. Craig.

There is no school Thursday, October 2 in observance of Yom Kippur. Classes resume Friday October 3.

There is no school Monday, October 13th in celebration indigenous peoples & Italian Heritage Day. Classes resume Tuesday, October 14th.

The annual HSSL new kids on the block team building trip. Where our new students and some of our upperclassmen bond to start off the school year.

• October 17 - Brooklyn College Tour (9th Grade)
• October 27-31st - College Week

We will be holding expedited elections for Parent Association Wednesday, October 15th at 6pm on zoom. For:

• President
• Treasure
• Secretary

We will take nominations from the floor, however if you are interested in running for any of these offices you can also reach out to our Election Chairperson Ms. Vassell to nominate yourself or any parent at HSSL for any of these roles. You can you use the link below to email Ms. Vassell with your nominations.

Please include your full name, name and grade of your child in your nomination.

Our 2025 Playwriting Lab Auditions to be held on Thursday, October 9 at our space (511 W 52nd street in Hell's Kitchen). We would love if you could spread the word to potentially interested students and their parents!

Playwriting Lab is part of our Youth Company programs through which NYC high school students come to our space to learn about dramatic writing, performance, and collaboration by creating original work under the direction of professional theater artists. Playwriting Lab students spend the fall/winter learning about playwriting and honing their voices by writing their own plays under the mentorship of playwright Juan Ramirez Jr.

Playwriting Lab 2025 meets on Tuesdays and Thursday from 4:30 - 6:30 PM, October 14 - December 13. Participation is totally FREE. In fact, every student who completes the program receives a $200 stipend. Students interested in participating can fill out this form to reserve an audition spot. All questions can be directed here or to education@mcctheater.org.

Best!

Dom Martello (they/them/she)

Cultural Programs Coordinator

511 West 52nd Street / New York, NY 10019

(212) 727-7722 x 203