Category: General

January 23, 2020 - A new law allows 16- and 17-year-olds to preregister to vote. That means they will automatically be registered on their 18th birthdays. New Yorkers are not permitted to register to vote unless they will be 18 years of age by the end of the year, and by the date of the election in which they intend to vote. To learn more, go to https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-landmark-legislation-modernizing-new-yorks-voting-laws Read More →

January 12, 2020 - Please be sure to read communication from the College Guidance Office. The letter from Ms. Phillips and the newsletter. Read More →

January 12, 2020 - The PENCIL team is looking ahead to this summer’s Ladders for Leaders Internship Program (L4L). Ladders for Leaders provides NYC students with access to career readiness training and paid summer internship opportunities.  The L4L application is now open and can be found https://application.nycsyep.com/. The application is due by 11:59 PM on January 24, 2020. Ladders for Leaders is open to all NYC students ages 16-21, with a cumulative GPA of at least an 80 or 3.0, and some work or volunteer experience (childcare and leadership in school activities are acceptable). Please reach out to Katje King (KKing@pencil.org) or Marina Karnofsky (mkarnofsky@pencil.org) with any […] Read More →

January 12, 2020 - Applications are now open for the 2020 summer STEM programs. The NYU Tandon Center for K12 STEM Education is seeking bright, motivated rising 9th to 12th grade students looking for engaging, hands-on science, technology and engineering experiences designed by highly respected NYU researchers. For more information, go to https://engineering.nyu.edu/research-innovation/k12-stem-education/tandon-summer-programs Read More →

January 5, 2020 - Dear Parents/Guardians, We are presently working on our first Career Day! This will be a great experience for our students. This is just a heads up for those who have family and friends who would enjoy talking about their job with our students. We will be updating you with more details, but right now it is as follows: Date:  2/28/20 Time:  5th and 6th period. 11:32 am – 1:06 pm Place: The BCCHS Gym There will be more information coming soon! Read More →

December 8, 2019 - Dear Baruch Families, We are thrilled to announce that after submitting our proposal, we have been granted $10,000 by the Lemelson-MIT foundation! With these funds, we are designing a sustainable washing machine which will be made accessible to homeless students at P.S. 188 where over half the students are homeless. This is a huge honor and an even bigger responsibility. We now have about 8 months to build, test, and fix our machine. We will present our invention at the EurekaFest in D.C. this June– it’s a big deal! We would love your support in any way possible, whether it’s […] Read More →

November 17, 2019 - Help restock our general school supplies! 1 ream of copy paper (white or color) 1 box of Dry Erase markers 1 box of #2 pencils 1 box of assorted colors markers (Sharpies or Crayola or similar) 1 box of tissues 1 roll of paper towel 1 bottle of hand sanitizer You can also order online and have delivered directly to school via this link (See below to designate BCCHS as your Amazon Smile charity!) Read More →