Announcements

• Summer Bridge Program August 26 -28 9am - 12pm

  New students should join us for summer bridge by signing up at this link. 

   

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• 2025-2026 Family Handbook Now Available

  Please read McCown's updated Family Handbook to learn about school procedures and policies.  

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• Summer at Tottenville HS

  Happy summer, McCown!

  The McCown building will be closed until August 25th.  Please email Ms. Murgolo at dcasciomurgolo@schools.nyc.gov if you need anything over the summer.  We are working out of Tottenville High School for summer school at 100 Luten Ave.  

  Be advised that no one will be available to provide working papers August 4th - 8th.  

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• Mental Health Resources for Teens and Families

  Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide

  • Parent Resource Center: https://sptsusa.org/parents/
  • Parent & Caregiver Toolkit: https://sptsusa.org/parent-caregiver-toolkit/
  • “Worried About My Child?” – Downloadable guide
  • “I am worried about my child” Resource Flyer https://sptsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Worried_About_My_Child.pdf
  • “Not My Kid” Awareness Page: https://sptsusa.org/not-my-kid/
  • It Gets Better - Video Resources for Students and Families

  Other Resources (Linked) 

  • Talking to Children about Grief (For Parents & Caregivers)
  • Having Conversations about Mental Health
  • Grief Fact Sheet
  • When a Friend Dies: Guidelines for Students
  • JED's Mental Health Resource Center
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  • Suicide Prevention Resource Center
  • youth.gov/youth-topics/youth-suicide-prevention
  • Education & Training for Suicide Prevention

   

  Organizations & Outside Support

  • 24/7 Crisis Support:

  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (available in English and Spanish)

  • https://988lifeline.org/ - Text and chat available

  • Dial 988 for immediate emotional support

  • RUMC Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP): 

  • 718)-818-6300

  • SI Jewish Board Children’s Mobile Crisis Team (CMCT):
    • 1-844-ONE-CALL (1-844-663-2255)

  Free Therapy for NYC Students

  • Talkspace for Teens – Free online therapy for NYC DOE students

  • Link for free online therapy for NYCDOE Students

  • • The Jewish Board Bereavement Support: 
      • Offers individual and group bereavement support that are individualized for specific types of loss.

  • The Trevor Project

  • • •  Offers free phone, text and chat-based crisis interven-on for LGBTQ+ youth. Call 1-866-488-7386 | thetrevorproject.org

  • The National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) Teen & Young Adult HelpLine 

  • • • A peer run hotline with phone, text, and chat op-ons available for free, Monday through Friday 10am-10pm ET. Call 1-800-950-6264 | Text “friend” to 62640 | nami.org/TalkToUs

  • Crisis Text Line 

  • • • Offers free text-based crisis support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Text HOME to 741741 | crisistextline.org

  • Trans Lifeline’s Hotline 

  • A peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning callers. Call if you need someone to talk to, even if you’re not in a crisis or you’re not sure you’re trans. Call 1-877-565-8860 | translifeline.org

  • National Alliance for Children’s Grief : 

  • Raises awareness about the needs of children and teens who are grieving a death and provides education and resources for anyone who supports them. Through the collective voice of our members and partners, we educate, advocate and raise awareness about childhood bereavement.

   

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• New Student Orientation

  This Saturday is new student orientation from 10am - 12pm at McCown.  

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• Bell Schedule for 24-25

  See this year's bell schedule here.

   

  Be advised that Fridays are shortened days.  

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• Henrietta Lacks Day

  Ms. Langis' College Biology students observed Henrietta Lacks Day on February 1, 2024. This day honors Henrietta Lacks' contribution to the field of medicine through the use of her cells. Lacks and her family were initially unaware that her cells were being used for research. Students observe this day to acknowledge the unethical treatment Lacks experienced. To learn more about Lacks, see this school newspaper article written by McCown Times' very own Catherine Feery and Eli Karov.

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• McCown Makes the AP School Honor Roll for the 2023 School Year!!!

  Congratulations to Gaynor McCown Expeditionary Learning School which has been named to the 2023 AP School Honor Roll! McCown  is a Bronze member of the Honor Roll! McCown and had 40%  of seniors who took at least one AP exam during high school & 25% of seniors scoring a three or higher on at least one AP exam.  

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• Attention McCown Alumni! Join our Linkedin Networking group

  Are are a McCown graduate?  Join our alumni networking group on Linkedin to keep up connections with other McCown alums.  Most career opportunities are found through personal connections - don't miss out on an opportunity that may present itself for you via another McCown grad. 

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• McCown Featured in Chancellor's List of "Great High School Options"

  Spotlight on Great High School Options

  These schools – both screened and unscreened – represent just a slice of the diverse, high-quality educational settings available to New York City’s students. Although not comprehensive, we hope this list represents that in every community there are excellent options for young people. 

   

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