Dear Parents and Guardians,
We hope you are enjoying the final days of summer. As we prepare for a successful new school year, we want to inform you about the New York City Department of Education’s updated Student Phone Policy, which aligns with Chancellor’s Regulation A-413 and guidance from the New York State Education Department (NYSED) regarding the use of electronic devices in schools.
At the Academy of American Studies we are proud to present the 6th annual History Day Fair. The concept of our fair is modeled after the National History Day competition. In fact, some entries moved onto the city-wide competition in March and won. Six of the projects are moving on to the state wide competition. Students had the opportunity to complete the project individually or as a group with the exception of research papers that can only be done by an individual. There were five possible categories that students could choose as the option for their project. Those categories are websites, documentaries, podcasts, virtual exhibits and research papers. This year the theme in which the projects had to relate to was “Communication in History: The Key to Understanding”. This project involves students from across grades 9-11 and we are particularly proud this year of all their hard work because it was done remotely. We are happy that this year we could maintain this important tradition at Academy and celebrate the accomplishments of our students.
