Interested in being involved in Student Government? Join the next Zoom planning meeting on Monday August 29 at 1 pm. Check your email for the link and contact Donovan with any questions. You can also view the slides for the meeting here.
We hope you are enjoying reading a good book (or more) this summer! Please complete the optional Summer Reading Assignment if you would like to enter the library raffle and receive extra credit from your ELA teacher. All Park East library books are due on September 12. Please email Ms. Holland with any questions.
Welcome to the new school year. Please read this letter from Principal Dr. Suzy Ort.
Click here for a list of college acceptances earned by the hardworking Class of 2022!
It is time to order uniforms for next year! Please click here to visit the Park East uniform store. In order to receive items by the start of school, you must order by August 1. We recommended purchasing 4-5 shirts and 2 hoodies and/or fleeces.
New York City is now on HIGH ALERT for COVID spread, the DOE is urging all students and staff to WEAR A MASK AT SCHOOL. Please continue to take the home tests provided by the school and report any positive results immediately. Click here for more information from the DOE and read this document for Park East's COVID policies and procedures.
This is a friendly reminder regarding our uniform, which is required when students are in the main Park East building. Students must always wear a Park East shirt (t-shirt, polo, or hoodie) and either khaki pants, navy pants, or Park East sweatpants (available for $5 from Mrs. Edmonds' office). Jeans, leggings, or non-Park East sweatpants are not allowed. If a student is not in uniform, they will have to serve a lunch detention, unless the school has been notified by a parent/guardian about extenuating circumstances.
Testing is the best tool we have right now for keeping our community safe. It is important that all unvaccinated students submit their COVID testing permission forms. Please complete this consent form and bring it to the main office or upload it to your NYC Schools Account ASAP!
In case you missed our presentation on NYC Graduation and Diploma Requirements, you can view the slides. Please contact Ms. Johnson, Guidance Counselor, at njohnson@parkeasths.org with any questions.
Students, want extra support with your classes? Please come meet with your teachers Monday, Wednesday, and Friday -- in person at Park East or on Zoom using your teacher’s Zoom link. The Office Hours links appear at the bottom of the master schedule. To find out which teachers are available on which days, please check this office hours schedule.
Class of 2022
Girls Volleyball Team 2021-22
Wrestling Team 2021-22
Girls Soccer Team 2021-22
Football Team 2021-22
Staff Welcome 2021
Chancellor's Visit, January 2022
The mission of Park East is to educate all students to be critical thinkers by conducting research, solving complex problems, clearly expressing ideas through writing, providing evidence to support arguments and reading challenging texts. By completing a rigorous curriculum, our students graduate prepared for the challenges of college.
In our classes and through a highly structured advisory system, we help students develop individual and social responsibility by expecting the highest personal and academic standards. Athletics, school-wide activities and traditions at Park East reflect our commitment to being an inclusive, fun-loving and respectful community. Through their educational experiences, Park East students acquire a set of values and a sense of kinship that allow them to realize and reach ambitious goals.
Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year!
I am thrilled to welcome you all back for the year we get to be truly whole and together in full at Park East.
Our building has undergone some serious renovations that will better meet our needs. We have three new beautiful (larger) classrooms. One of our projects for the year will be to give them new names and forever mark this moment. We have also opened a new staircase to minimize crowding in our hallways and stairs – the staircase needs a new name too! We have new teacher offices and new spaces for small group instruction, so we can better build on our successful practice of instructing students in groups of 3-5 to help you achieve strong academic success and be ready to kill it in college.
As we begin this exciting school year and welcome the Class of 2026 to our community, I encourage you to keep our school motto in mind. Purpose, preparation, and pride are not just words. Together, they represent a beacon to shape our futures.
Set your purpose, your intentions, your goals. To achieve your purpose, focus on careful preparation with the support of those around you and with your most thoughtful planning. Do everything with pride in yourself, your school, your family, and all the communities you belong to.
Our vision as a school is to create graduates who are ready to meet the challenges of our complicated, messy world and make it a better place by being lifelong voters, jurors, and social justice activists. As your principal, I constantly refer back to purpose, preparation, and pride as my guide to lead you to achieve your academic, social, and personal goals and have a lot of fun along the way.
Let’s go, Park East! Let’s go, Pride!
Much love,
Dr Suzy Ort
August 2022
Staff Welcome 2021
Football Team 2021-22
Girls Soccer Team 2021-22
Girls Volleyball Team 2021-22
Boys Soccer Team 2021-22
Halloween 2021
Halloween 2021
Halloween 2021
Halloween 2021
Ice Cream Day!
Admin Team at Ice Skating, December 2021
Ice Skating, December 2021
Ice Cream Day!
Ice Skating, December 2021
Ice Skating, December 2021
Ice Skating, December 2021
Ice Skating, December 2021
Ice Skating, December 2021
Ice Skating, December 2021
Ice Skating, December 2021
Ice Skating, December 2021
Wrestling Team 2021-22
Thanksgiving Feast, 2021
Virtual Author Visit, March 2022
As of September 2021, all visitors to Park East MUST show proof of vaccination to enter the building. If you need to pick up a student and do not have proof of vaccination, please call 212-831-1517 x 104 and wait for them outside. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our learning environment safe. Vaccination is highly encouraged for all family and community members.
