65 Fannie Lou students have begun a virtual CUNY College Now course and a career exploration program to prepare them for paid internships in the spring through Work, Learn, and Grow.

Blended learning students were welcomed back to the school building for the first day of in-person, socially-distanced instruction for the semester. In-person instruction for students are participating in blended learning will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays until further notice.

Schedule information and links to online meetings are being delivered to your child's email address. Please check to be clear for next week's schedule. If you have questions about schedules or need computer access, please contact your child's advisor or use this link to request that someone contact you (https://bit.ly/3kn3Z7s).

We want to be in communication with you about the needs of your child and transparent about sharing information about the start of the school year with you as soon as it is available. Join a virtual Q&A session with the principal to learn more about our current plans.

The Fannie Lou community gathered in a Zoom meeting to continue our celebration of the amazing class of 2020. We laughed and cried at the wonderful memories we've made during the past four years and we imagined how the strength of this class may be used to forge a better future for our society.

Even though we were not allowed to have a traditional graduation ceremony this year, there was no way to keep staff from celebrating the accomplishments of the class of 2020. So, in addition to a virtual graduation ceremony, staff spent 2 days delivering diplomas to graduating seniors and cheering them on with their neighbors.

" I am sick of tired of being sick and tired" - Fannie Lou Hamer
The horrific murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery the last few weeks and the countless other senseless murders throughout the years of African Americans and Latinos at the hands of the police have been outrageous acts of injustice and a continued threat to equity and equality.  Unfortunately, we all feel the same as the namesake of our school, we are ALL sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Students are using our Habits of Mind to discuss the work they've been doing this academic year. Although we're not able to sit side-by-side, our assessments are continuing with Google Hangouts.

9th and 10th graders are using FlipGrid to present the science experiments they've developed at home and to connect with each other about what they're learning.

Student Government continues to meet remotely to plan for what our annual Peace Block Party will look like this year. It will have a different form, certainly, but still will have many of the features you've come to know and love.