What: We will be rallying against hydraulic fracturing (a dangerous form of natural gas drilling) in New York State and sending the message to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation that the “Draft Supplement Generic Environmental Impact Statement” has not satisfactorily addressed the dangers of hydraulic fracturing.

When: Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
3:45 PM Meet in front of auditorium. We will take the train to Stuyvesant High School, the location of the event, in a group.
5 PM Rally & Press Conference
6:30 PM Department of Environmental Conservation Public Hearing

Never heard of hydraulic fracturing? You are especially welcomed to come along and find out about it!

RSVP to inkyfingers19@verizon.net

More info at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-stringer/state-must-end-threat-to_b_345504.html
http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/takeaction/urgent-action.asp?ID=79&cat=Water%20Quality%20Threat&subcat=Gas%20Drilling

So why is MTV especially interested in Brooklyn teens? “It’s a no brainer. We were handed the task of finding the most charismatic and actually edgy kids we could,” casting agent Kim Madalinski tells Brokelyn. “We need real people with real life experiences and the courage to show it. Everyone says ‘you need to go to my neighborhood,’ and ‘my neighborhood’ is always somewhere in Brooklyn.’ “ Though the the US version will be ultimately set in Baltimore (ahem!), casting calls—specifically aimed at those without acting experience—have been announced only for NYC and Toronto so far.

The NYC casting call is Nov. 15 from 10 to 4 at the University Settlement at the Houston Street Center, 273 Bowery, (corner of Bowery and Houston) NYC. Bring photo ID as proof of age: 15-18 only. Contact: skinsuscasting@gmail.com.

We will follow a regular Wednesday schedule with shortened periods starting as follows:

1. 9:00 AM
2. 9:45
3. 10:30
4. 11:15
5. 12:00
There will be the usual 5 minute passing periods.

Community Day Assignments

Please read carefully, as assignments are different for this semester.  Assignments are by last name AND advisory.

How to read the chart:

1. Your type of advisory
2. The first letter of your last name
3. Your item assignment

Dessert/Snack

Please select one item below and bring enough for 4-6 people. [Note: “100 Calorie Packs” are a great way to fulfill your assignment!]

-  Trail mix

-  Cookies (oatmeal raisin, walnut, macadamia nut)

-  Granola bars

-  Pretzels

-  Fig bars

-  Tortilla chips and salsa

-  Pita and hummus

-  Raisins, dried fruit

-  Breads (banana, carrot, etc.)

-  Baked potato chips

Drinks

Please select one item below and bring enough for 4-6 people. NO SODA, PLEASE.

-  Water

-  Fruit juice

-  Gatorade/sports drink

-  Apple cider

Fruits/vegetables

Please select one item below and bring enough for 4-6 people:

-  Fruit salad

-  Whole fruit

-  Sliced vegetables (carrots, celery, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, etc.)

-  Fruit snacks

Do Not Bring:

-  Soda

-  Chewing gum

-  Candy (including hard candy, jellies, gums, marshmallow candy, fondant, licorice, spun candy, and candy coated popcorn)

Please be sure to list the ingredients of all home-baked items clearly on the front. Also, each item must be CLEARLY labeled with the name of your advisory group.  Please see Ms. Bates in 406 with questions.

Please be sure to list the ingredients of all home-baked items clearly on the front. Also, each item must be CLEARLY labeled with the name of your advisory group.  Please see Ms. Bates in 406 with questions.

Sponsored by the New York City Bar Association

November 21, 2009

11am-2:30pm

Please join judges, lawyers and high school students from the New York area to learn what’s behind the law and recent Supreme Court decisions and discuss how the Constitution affects your life.

Students will select two discussion sessions from the following topics:

Treating Youth as Adults in the Criminal Justice System

Separation of Church & State

Drugs, Health & the Constitution

Speakers:

Hon. Jeffrey D. Lebowitz

Hon. Daniel Lewis

Hon. John E.H. Stackhouse

Elizabeth R. Yablon

Zeb Landsman

Zakiyyah T. Salim

Agenda

10:15am – Registration Opens

11am – President’s Welcome/Opening Remarks

11:30am – 12:40pm – Small group discussion 1

12:45pm – Luncheon

1:20-2:30pm – Small group discussion 2

The program will be held at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. The Association is located on 44th Street between 5th & 6th Avenue.

Girls Soccer

Boys Soccer: Class B Breakdown, Boys Soccer highlights from Saturday

Girls Volleyball The girls also defeated Lab Museum United (currently 2nd in the league) on Friday in 3 games.

Congrats to all of our student athletes!!

Stay tuned for more details…..

-The BHSEC Students’ Union

• Monday-Beetlejuice
• Tuesday- The Addam’s Family: two or three  shows from the television series.
• Wednesday- An Alfred Hitchcock movie
• Thursday- Coraline

On Friday October 30th, come to school in costume for a Ghoul Pageant in the auditorium at 3:50. Tickets cost $1.50 before and $2 at the door. The fiercest, most creative ghoul will win a prize!

New York City Council Public Hearing
Committee on Environmental Protection
Friday, October 23, 2009
10:00 a.m.
Committee Room – City Hall

The natural gas extraction industry has left a devastating trail of water, air & soil contamination wherever they have operated – Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Texas, Louisiana and more recently in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. Now it is about to happen in New York, including the Catskill-Delaware Watershed that provides drinking water to over 9 million people in the NYC area.

The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) wants to give the green light to the gas industry to begin drilling in New York State. On September 30, 2009, the DEC released the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS). This document, as written, would lead to tens of thousands of gas wells drilled throughout New York. (Reuters: NY state weighs natgas drilling in Marcellus shale, October 1, 2009):
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN0129722520091001<http://ethreemail.com/e3ds/mail_link.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FmarketsNews%2FidUSN0129722520091001&i=0&d=X45VW3Y1-W251-4VZ0-YXVY-YU8U86896473&e=kpowell@bhsec.bard.edu>

Be Heard, NYC!

To voice your concerns, please come to the October 23rd hearing at City Hall. The City Council Committee on Environmental Protection will take up the issue of the DSEIS and consider a resolution to ban gas drilling in the City’s invaluable watershed.
The evidence of the hazards continues to mount and is hitting closer to home. Drilling waste water appears to be the culprit in a fish kill that wiped aquatic life for a 35 mile stretch of Dunkard Creek along the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Drilling water may be cause of fish kill http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09287/1005306-113.stm<http://ethreemail.com/e3ds/mail_link.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.post-gazette.com%2Fpg%2F09287%2F1005306-113.stm&i=1&d=X45VW3Y1-W251-4VZ0-YXVY-YU8U86896473&e=kpowell@bhsec.bard.edu>, October 1, 2009)

Sunday, November 1, 2009, 4:45 to 7pm

(Dinner is included)

The People’s Republic of China is 60 years old.

Will it become the next world leader?

Over the last 60 years, the People’s Republic of China has become a global economic and political powerhouse. China is on an economic path second only to the United States, and has become the principle challenger to the United States for world leadership. What lies ahead for this growing nation?

• What is China’s future path, both politically and economically?
• Will China be the next world leader?
• Is China’s position on Taiwan & Tibet affecting their social and political standing with Western nations?
• Should the United States have a closer relationship with China? What are the benefits? Are there disadvantages?
• Is an economic relationship necessary between the United States and China in order to create a positive political relationship?

Engage in a discussion about these critical questions with Ralph Buultjens, an expert in International Politics and Global History. He is a frequent commentator on the world media and a professor at NYU, and Cambridge University, UK. He has led seminars and lectures on college campuses and at the UN, and is a frequent participant in study groups and task forces at the Council on Foreign Relations. Professor Buultjens is a frequent lecturer at the 92nd Street Y’s series on World Politics.

Students who attend will receive a certificate of completion from the 92nd Street Y Teen Center.

For more information, contact:

Jose Ortiz, Jr. (JOEY), Director, Teen Center & NOAR After School Program

Phone: 212.415.5624, Fax: 212.415.5637, JOrtiz@92Y.org

The Spitzer Institute, supported by an endowment from Anne and Bernard Spitzer, encourages high school students to think critically about contemporary issues and to understand the importance of taking an active role in shaping a democratic society. The Spitzer Institute addresses topics in the forefront of our national and international dialogue.