Middle School to attend "Footsteps from Before" at Queens College, February 24

In honor of Black History Month, all middle school students will be attending the play, "Footsteps from Before" at Queens College on W.ednesday, February 24, 2010. There is a $5.00 fee that should be turned in with the permission slip by Friday, January 22, 2010 to the student's advisor.


"Footsteps from Before" is a historical play written by actor Lou Myers, who appeared on television in "A Different World" and on Broadway in "The Color Purple". The play brings to life the historical voices of Booker T. Washington, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, John Brown and Nat Turner.

You can download the permission slip here:

as a .doc

as a .pdf

If you have any questions, or need more information, please call the school office.

SUNY Financial Aid Workshops Click on images to enlarge

College Trip: March 3-4, Upstate NY

Attention 11th grade students and their parents/guardians:

We are pleased to offer an overnight trip to tour colleges in upstate New York: SUNY Albany, Oneonta, Delhi and Marist College in Poughkeepsie. The trip takes place on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 through Thursday, March 4, 2010. The cost is $165.00 and includes transportation on a deluxe coach bus, lunch at SUNY Albany, dinner at SUNY Oneonta, breakfast and overnight stay at Hampton Inn in Oneonta and lunch at SUNY Delhi.

The cost must be paid in cash or money order made out to World Journalism Preparatory School. Additional money will be needed for snacks, souvenirs and personal expenses.

Seats are available on a first come first served basis for the first 50 students who bring their payment and parental consent form to Ms. Poulos in the College Suite, room 324, starting immediately and ending Friday, January 22, 2010. Money will be accepted from 8:30 am to 9:00 am only. Please contact Ms. Poulos, Mr. Lumetta or Ms. Reed for more information.

All other forms are due by Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Here are links to all the forms (in .pdf format) in case your child did not bring them home:

Blood Drive Wednesday, Jan. 20, 12-6 pm

Parents/Guardians and students who are 16 years old and older are encouraged to participate in our first ever Blood Drive! Please call the school at 718-461-2219 and make an appointment for between 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm on Wednesday, January 20. The Blood Drive is open to the community, so family members and friends are invited!

Donors who are 16 years old need a signed permission form in order to donate blood. The form is available in the main office. A sample of the form is shown above. Photocopies or reprints of it will not be accepted.

An Evening with Alan November

Please join us on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 7:00 pm as we welcome Mr. Alan November to WJPS. Mr. November will hold a seminar in which we will learn how our kids use computers, cell phones and Ipods for learning, communicating and entertainment.

Mr. November is an acclaimed educator, author and technology expert who has been a dorm counselor for at-risk students, a teacher, a technology coordinator, an alternative school director, and an education consultant. He is the author of Empowering Students with Technology, and his newest book is Web Literacy for Educators. He has won numerous awards, but is most proud to have been selected one of the original national Christa McAuliffe Educators.

I had the pleasure of attending one of Mr. November's workshops last year. He is warm, funny, engaging, and very serious about students and technology. If your child has access to a computer, cell phone, mp3 player or camera, you should make time to come see Mr. November at WJPS! Come and figure out such topics as:

• Do you know what your kids know (about the Internet, cell phone features)?
• Learn the "grammar" of the internet (who controls content on websites?)
• How we can all expand the boundaries of learning

You can learn more about Mr. November from his website,

http://www.novemberlearning.com/

You can download a flyer about the event, including directions here:

Alan November flyer as a document

Alan November flyer as a .pdf

December & January Calendars

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January 2010

Senior Dance