Principal's Message
Miriam Zambrano
Our Mission Statement
Rockaway Park High School for Environmental Sustainability, in collaboration with families and community, strives to prepare our diverse school community to become lifelong learners and responsible citizens ready to meet the challenges of the future.
Our Educational Focus
Rockaway Park High School for Environmental Sustainability will focus on increasing academic rigor and student engagement by providing opportunities for students to delve into content through extended writing tasks that are informed by quality discussions around high level questioning.
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Rock Park partners with CCNY!!
Opportunities for Students
Dear BTG Applicant/Parent,
We are delighted that you are inquiring about Bridging the Gap programs’ Science and Technology Entry
Program (STEP) at New York City College of Technology for Summer 2022.
ALL Summer 2022 classes will be held IN-PERSON.
In- Person Classes are FREE!
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION:
Per CUNY policy, all IN- PERSON classes will require ALL students to be fully vaccinated by the day
classes begin and MUST complete the daily DOE Health Screening to enter the college.
Health Screening; https://healthscreening.schools.nyc/
We will continue to use Google Classroom. ALL class assignments, reviews, class resources, quizzes &
assessments and final grades will be posted in Google Classroom. It is mandatory for all accepted applicants
to register to google classroom when summer starts, using a GMAIL account. If you do not have a Gmail
account already, you will have to create a new Gmail account to register into Google classroom.
Completed applications with copy of current school transcript and/or report card submitted on or
before the deadline will be considered on a first come, first served basis; late applications will be
processed in accord to space availability. Incomplete applications will automatically be placed in our
pending list.
ALL APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL! (NO in person, NO mail and NO Fax will be accepted).
ALL CONSENT FORMS WILL REQUIRED SIGNATURES, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE OR INITIALS.
Once admission decisions are made you will be notified by EMAIL. Parents should include their email on
the application if they want to receive ongoing information from Bridging the Gap/STEP.
Please be advised that Bridging the Gap/STEP program classes are NON-credit classes.
Alana Kim
Director of Bridging the Gap/ STEP Program
Parent Coordinator Corner-Ms. Greta Godoy
Parent Workshop
Hello Rockway Park High School Parents, we would like to welcome you back to our workshops. It has been a while, but we have very interesting topics you will enjoy and can learn from. Life has been incredibly challenging for all of us, I hope you enjoy the interesting topics we have for you. Our Saturday's mornings workshop is scheduled at 8:30am be prompt for breakfast will be provided. This can help us to get to know each other a little bit more. Please RSVP by calling me at the number above or email me at GGodoy4@schools.nyc.gov
Evening Thursday March 31st virtual 6pm Internet Safety by Ms. Luisa Travaglia.
Morning Sat April 9th in person 9am Assertive Discipline Practices for Parent by Mr. William Quintana
Morning Sat April 30th in person 9am Anger Management /Conflict Resolution by Mr. William Quintana.
Evening wed May 11th virtual 6pm Dealing with Video Game and Internet Screen Addiction by Mr. William Quintana.
Messages for Families
Messages to Families on the NYC Schools Website
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