A big and heartfelt thank you to all parent volunteers who helped greet families and sell concessions at the Vocal and MT callbacks over the weekend. It’s not too late to volunteer for the Drama and Middle School callbacks on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 14 and 15. Volunteer here!
Atlas Prep is offering our class of 2024 students a free online practice SAT or ACT this Saturday, January 7th, from 9am-1pm.
This gives you the opportunity to experience a college admissions test and grade it immediately after with the support of a live proctor. Further, it gives students a chance to experience the test before taking the ‘real thing’ in March.
Free Online Practice SAT or ACT Exam
Saturday, January 7 from 9am-1pm
Students should register here
Please direct any questions to Atlas at Answers@AtlasTestPrep.com or call/text 716.299.8378
Please mark your calendars for PPAS Picture Day: Monday, December 19th. Every child 6-11 grade will have their portrait taken to be included in the 2023 yearbook. If you are interested in purchasing a school picture package, you should have heard from Portraits USA with details. If you did not receive communication from Portraits USA and are interested in purchasing a package, please contact Teri Gindi at tgindi@ppasshare.org.
All students will also be called during the day for a group picture of their performing arts major (or middle school grade).
Also, any 12th grade student who still needs a senior portrait done can have it done this day.
Tell your friends! Here’s the info:
Come see what the PPAS High School Program has to offer!
Join us on November 1, 2022 at 6:00 PM in person to see live performances by all four majors – Vocal, Dance, Musical Theater, and Drama
In addition, school leadership will present information about auditions, admissions, school culture, academics and more.
Parents are invited to join the PPAS school safety committee on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 9 am to learn more about our safety plan and to ask any questions they might have. The team is working toward a live stream option, so check your email for details on that.
Join Us for our first Fridays at PPAS event!
PPAS Open Mic Night
Friday, October 21 – 6:30-8 pm
Blackbox
Bring a song, a monologue, a comedy routine, your artwork, a poem. Sign-up list outside the main office. $10 at the door for everyone. Concessions hosted by the senior class.
The PPAS Academic Team is excited to present the PPAS Academic Curriculum Night to all parents on Thursday, October 6th at 6:00 PM. We are welcoming parents who would like to come to the building in person (note the NYCDOE policy requires any non-student person entering a school building to be fully vaccinated, so please have proof of vaccination if you choose to come in person).
In person participants can meet some teachers face-to-face and see some of our facility that your child comes to every day. Note that as per DOE policy teachers may choose to participate remotely – those teachers will be presenting from a remote location that will be projected on a large screen.
For parents who choose to participate remotely, we will have Zoom links so that you can fully participate in the presentations and Q and A session.
We will record all Zoom presentations and archive them for viewing at later times. This is particularly helpful for those of you who have more than one child at PPAS!
Curriculum Night will be structured by grade level. Each High School grade will have a presentation, and there will be one presentation for the entire Middle School.
For in-person participation, parents will meet in a dedicated space for their child’s grade level presentations and Q and A at PPAS – 328 West 48th Street.
For remote participation, parents will view presentations on Zoom and will be able to participate in the Q and A by using the chat option in the Zoom room.
We will be sending out grade-level Zoom links next week prior to the Thursday evening presentations.
To All PPAS Community Who Celebrate Rosh Hashanah,
Happy New Year from the PPAS Family! Shana Tovah!
On June 10, PPAS will be hosting a Pride Fest during 4th and 5th periods – but we need your help! We are looking for volunteers to make baked goods for the bake sale. Please fill out our volunteer form. Thank you for your help in making this event a success!
Generation Wrecks features PPAS alumni Victoria Leigh, Violet Prete, Noa Solomon, Jonah Barricklo, Jibreel Mawry, Sam Poon, and Alice Kremelberg. It will be playing its 10th festival on June 20th, at Manhattan Film Festival’s Cinema Village. You can purchase tickets through their website, www.Generation-Wrecks.com.
Victoria and Bridget wrote Generation Wrecks with Victoria’s father, Kevin T. Morales, starting in the summer before junior year and continuing on weekends during school months. Right up to the very moment they started filming three days after Victoria’s last day at PPAS.
Generation Wrecks is not MPAA rated but contains moments of strong language, and teen partying.
Here’s the trailer
