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Annual Fund
Programming Fund
Reunion Fund
HCHSAA Marks 50 Years of Service with a Reception in Los Angeles!
HCHSAA hits the road and travels west! Join us as we mark 50 years of service to the students and alumnae/i of Hunter College High School with a kick-off reception in Los Angeles, California. Our in-person event will be held at the home of alumna Paula Zagrecki ’84 in...
HCHSAA’s Diversity Committee Observes Hispanic Heritage Month!
The HCHSAA Diversity Committee is excited to invite alumnae/i to share in its inaugural observance of Hispanic Heritage Month on Thursday, September 22 from 7-8pm ET! This year, we will host a virtual discussion of the book Kid Quixotes: A Group of Students, Their...
Arts Education Podcast Debuts with Lin-Manuel Miranda ’98 and Robert Lopez ’93!
Erica ROSENFELD Halverson ’93 and Alek FRIEDMAN Lev ’93 have teamed up to create the new weekly podcast ARTS EDUCATORS SAVE THE WORLD, which brings successful artists together in conversation with their mentors. Their audio producer is Justin Asher ’93, and the Hunter...
HCHSAA Celebrates 50 Years of Service to Hunter College High School Students and Alumnae/i
This year marks 50 years since the Hunter College High School Alumnae/i was established and incorporated. Throughout the year, there will be opportunities for you to participate in the celebration, which will conclude with Reunion June 2023. Some ways to...
HCHSAA Observes Juneteenth
The HCHSAA recognizes Juneteenth, a day of remembrance and a day of jubilation. The Diversity Committee invites all alumni to share what Juneteenth means to them, as well as suggestions for an enduring, annual way for the HCHSAA students, faculty, and alumnae/i to...
HCHSAA Announces New Directors and Amended By-Laws
HCHSAA is excited to announce that it has added eight new members to its Board of Directors and amended its By-Laws to clarify how membership is defined. Two new directors were appointed by the Board on May 17, 2022 to fill vacant seats in Class B and eight were...
HCHSAA Welcomes its new Executive Director!
AlumNotes: Annual Report
In our Spring 2022 installment of AlumNotes, we present our Annual Report. Featured in this issue are updates and registration information for Reunion and the Annual Meeting, along with a summary of the work of the HCHSAA. We invite you to join us as we plan to host...
Apply for Grants to the High School
Each semester, the Grants Committee reviews proposals for projects at the high school in need of fiscal support. The pending submission deadline for grant applications spanning the coming academic year (Fall 2022-Spring 2023) is Sunday, May 1. For other projects,...
AlumNotes: A Traveller’s Wish
We bring our latest issue of AlumNotes to you! The feature article focuses on travel, and alums who’ve crossed borders for personal and professional pursuits. As many of us have been yearning for a return to pre-pandemic conditions when it comes to our getaways, we...
Hunter College High School current needs
Technology Items
✅ Student Chromebook Class Sets: A class set (30) of Chromebooks can be used for in-class writing and basic online search use. They are also used for AP Exam and other standardized online testing needs.
✅ Student Laptops Carts: A cart has 30 laptops and serves as a charging station and can be moved to each room needed, as needed; some depts (esp Science) require full laptops capacity.
Program Support
✅ Continuation of last year’s curriculum pilot program—Strother Fellows. Last spring 5 HS teachers applied for, and received fellowship funding, to co-partner with the Strother School of Radical Attention to study how to create attention-centered practices in the classroom and to share these curricula with other HCHS and other interested teachers through the Strother School.
Stipend to fund expansion of the HCHS FIRST Robotics program which is done in partnership with its corporate sponsor, Alliance Bernstein. AB has built a new student robotics lab in its new corporate headquarters in Hudson Yards. If HCHS can provide an additional mentor, we will be able to expand the number of students using the lab during the season and to provide middle school student access and activities in the fall.
Diversity Initiatives
✅ Payment of Marketing Outreach for HCHS entrance exam (direct marketing thru Daily
News to targeted geographic communities, parents of school age children)
✅ Funding for DEI consultants to support work of CS Admissions diversity work
✅ Funding support for struggling students (tutoring, additional counseling programs for 1 stgeneration students)
✅ College Trip for Fee waiver students (HCHSAA has funded this for several years). Costs have increased for this 3-day trip, with 3-4 College visits (hotels, bus, meals,chaperones).