High School Girls Needed for ICE's Girls Varsity Soccer Team

The soccer season has begun and the HS Girls Varsity team can use a few more players! There will not be a JV team in the spring, so players of all experience & skill levels are welcome. Interested players should join the Google Classroom page (code pv4r2yw) and complete the form that is posted there. Practices are Monday & Thursday afternoons and the game schedule can be found here. Interested students with questions should email JD. Goooooooooo ICE!

Attend the First PTA Meeting of the School Year!

The first PTA meeting of the school year will be held on Wednesday September 18th at 6:00pm room 518. Our presentation will be:

• After School Programs Q&A with Kristin Gruppuso, After School Director

• Kristen Bonnicci, Assistant Principal

• Pete Karp, Principal

Donate Feminine Products for the Girls' Bathroom

About a year and a half ago, an ICE student, (now alumni), suggested in a Girls' Leadership meeting, that the school provide feminine products in the girls' bathroom. We agree! Since that time, we've done our best to keep it well stocked - so students can take what they need, when they need it.

If you'd like to help contribute to the effort, please take a look at our Amazon Wishlist specifically for the bathroom. (If you're not so into Amazon, or trying to lighten your carbon footprint and would rather send different products than listed, please feel free, and have them shipped to: 345 E. 15th Street / 5th Floor - rm. 518 (office) / New York, NY 10003

Thank you for all the ways you help support our community!

Photography Request from Jeffrey

Hello I.C.E. Community,

Amongst the many jobs I do at I.C.E., two very important activities are running the photography program as well as the international trips to Nepal and Malaysia.
I am in the process of trying to develop and advance the quality and depth of these activities.

Some of the things I would like to do are:

1. Bring in photographers who would be willing to show & tell the work they have done. I am hoping these photographers can show students different “ways of seeing”
   through photography (whether it’d be fashion photography, portrait work, editing
   techniques, landscape photography, etc.). I understand there are a number of parents who are professional photographers and/or involved in the photo-journalism field in other ways and would be willing to volunteer their time to show & tell their work and create a workshop for the students, please contact me. Also, if you know photographers, or those connected with the photo-journalism field, it would be helpful if you could put them in touch with me.

1. Provide possible studio space, open loft space etc. where myself and my students could, on occasion, practice photography skills outside of the school.

1. Donate photo equipment materials: these could be point and shoot digital cameras, cell phones with picture taking capabilities (these are really needed – it turns out these are very effective for using with students on the international trips. These phone would be used ONLY for their photo taking capabilities), and film cameras, and, any darkroom
   supplies. Please keep in mind, of course any donated materials must be in good, working
   condition.
   

Please feel free to contact me through my email address charliepotato@gmail.com or through the school.

MS After School is Hiring--Spread the Word

MS After School is looking to hire staff to join our team for this school year! This is a great part-time job opportunity to work with our wonderful middle school students. Some positions we'd like to fill are coaches for soccer and baseball; assistant coach for soccer and flag football; debate; dance and step; and cooking. We're also open to adding new activities for our participants to take part in. If you're interested or want to learn more please reach out to SONYC @ ICE's Site Director, Kristin Gruppuso via email or phone (929-246-0498) for the full job descriptions.