Staff reminder: We will have regularly scheduled committee meetings after school on Monday, October 19th.  Our next Coordinating Council meeting is Wednesday, October 21st at 3:30.

The New York City public library systems are sponsoring the 2009 Summer Reading Program for students. Students who read the greatest number of books and write the greatest number of reviews will be acknowledged for their accomplishment with prizes and celebrations. Kickoff events for the program are happening throughout the month.

 

Congratulations to our 12th grade teachers and students on an outstanding job today on our second annual mock trial.  Our students conducted a war crimes trial of  President Truman for his decision to use the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 and showed us what thoughtful and reflective work they can do with a complex subject.  Congratulations also to Michele and Erin on preparing our students for such a vigorous debate.

I would like to welcome everyone back from the spring vacation.  I hope everyone had a healthy and restful time away from school.  Best wishes for a productive and happy week to all of our students and staff members. It's wonderful to see you all back at FIHS.

The Dream act is a proposal of law that will provide pathways for undocumented students to become citizens or permanent residents of the USA . In addition, if this is passed, undocumented students will also get to receive federal financial aid from the government to attend college. 

Please help us in supporting the Dream Act! You can go to www.dreamact2009.com to learn more about it and sign a petition. Another website you can visit to learn more about the Dream Act  is: www.dreamactivist.org  read more »

I am proud and thrilled to share to everyone that two teams with five students per team will participate in this year's Moody Mega Math Challenge 2009.  Mei Yun Liu, Alina Linkevich, Nelinton Rosario, Jin Yong Kim and Kahing Li represent Team 1 while Rong Lin, Yaki Lin, Ya Lian Yang, Mei ling Guo and Hong Yi Zhou represent Team 2.  These 2 teams will compete online with other 11th and 12th grade students from different High Schools in metropolitan New York City and the entire Northeast,i.e. all New England and Mid-Atlantic states, from Maine to Washington, D.C.  read more »

Internship begins this week for our 12th grade students on the Metamorphosis team.  We wish all of our seniors good luck as they begin their internship experiences.  Everyone is already looking forward to learning from all of you at the internship exhibition in June.

School will be closed until Monday, February 23rd.  We wish everyone a healthy and relaxing vacation.

Elective classes for the second semester begin on Wednesday, February 4th.  11th and 12th grade students will receive their schedules during morning classes on Wednesday.

Connect to our Revolutionary, Evolutionary postings about cancer and its biological implications.  Students from classes D, E, F, G, H, and I researched the various topics about a type of cancer, then responded to one another by comparing their types of cancer.  Please browse around and enjoy listening to our students' amazing work.

Prostate Cancer

Breast Cancer

Skin Cancer

Colon Cancer  read more »