Hats Off To the Class of 2008!

Congratulations to the Class of 2008, The East Harlem School's largest graduating class yet! This class boasted an extremely bright group, with graduates attending top high schools in and outside of the city. Held for the third year at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, graduates were given inspiration by keynote speaker, Dr. Susana Morales, who heeded them to take on life's challenges head-on. We feel confident in sending this class out into the world and expect many great things from them in the years to come!

                                      EHS ALUMNI PANEL

EHS Alumni keep close ties with the School. This June, a group of 8 EHS graduates in high school and college gathered to form our annual Alumni Panel. They shared their high school and college experiences with current EHS students and their families. The third summer of Brooks Fellowships for Community Service has kicked off with 20 participating alumni ranging from the classes of 2000 to 2007. These graduates are awarded stipends for using their summer breaks to work at non-profit and community organizations.

EHS VISITS WASHINGTON, DC

For the fourth consecutive year, select East Harlem School students visited our nation's capital and met with top-ranking government officials.  Students interviewed East Harlem's Congressman Charles B. Rangel, Senator John Kerry, and Congressman Xavier Becerra. This year's group was also fortunate enough to get a private tour of the White House!

THE 2008 POETRY SLAM

This year's East Harlem School Poetry Slam was held on May 7th at Carolines on Broadway.  Guests enjoyed drinks, hor d'oeurves and amazing student poetry! 

THE EAST HARLEM SCHOOL BROKE GROUND!

The children, staff, and faculty of The East Harlem School were joined on October 20, 2006 by dedicated supporters to celebrate the beginning of construction on our future home. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer spoke eloquently about the School and joined trustees in shoveling away the first patches of ceremonial soil. To commemorate this historic event, students presented a time-capsule filled with letters addressed to future classes of EHS. The celebration continued with a small reception at our temporary home, one block from the original Exodus House site. There, Harlem Congressman Charles Rangel addressed the assembly and joined in the festivities of the day!

THE CLASS OF 2007 GRADUATES

For the second year in a row, The East Harlem School's graduation ceremony was held at The New York Society for Ethical Culture. Graduation is a special event at EHS and is attended by all students and families. In addition to diplomas for the eighth grade students, all student achievement awards are presented during this ceremony. This year, we were honored to have Dr. Martin Sternstein present the keynote address. Dr. Sternstein is a profesor of mathematics at Ithaca College and treats our students to an annual lecture, inspiring them with his love of and his dynamic teaching style.

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