News and Announcements
The Fall 2025 High School Application is Now Open
From October 1 until December 4, 2024, NYC families can apply to high school for the 2024–25 school year. Learn more about this year's admissions processes, including suggested tips and tools that you can use to discover and select programs, and submit your application!
It's Mental Illness Awareness Week
Book of the week : If Dominican were a color
The colors of Hispaniola burst into life in this striking, evocative debut picture book that celebrates the joy of being Dominican.
If Dominican were a color, it would be the sunset in the sky, blazing red and burning bright.
If Dominican were a color, it’d be the roar of the ocean in the deep of the night,
With the moon beaming down rays of sheer delight.
The palette of the Dominican Republic is exuberant and unlimited. Maiz comes up amarillo, the blue-black of dreams washes over sandy shores, and people’s skin can be the shade of cinnamon in cocoa or of mahogany. This exuberantly colorful, softly rhyming picture book is a gentle reminder that a nation’s hues are as wide as nature itself.
Lexile measure: 640L Accelerated Reader: 3.6 Publisher-Recommended Age and Grade: 4 years to 8 years
Find a copy at your NYPL, BrooklynLibrary, or Queens Library
High school applications are now officially OPEN!
Reminder School Closed
Today marks the beginning of Heat Season in NYC!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Fall 2025 Middle School Admissions Timeline*
Below are the application open, close, and offer release dates for each of the admissions processes. These dates are for students who are applying during the 2024-2025 school year for admission in the 2025-2026 school year.
*Please note: These dates are subject to change. Any changes will be announced and communicated directly to families. Sign up for updates here.
Middle School Admissions
- Wednesday, October 9, 2024: Middle School Application Opens
- Friday, November 8, 2024: Deadline to register to test for Mark Twain I.S. 239 (21K239) and District 21 Talent Tests
- Friday, December 13, 2024: Middle School Application Closes
- Wednesday, April 9, 2025: Middle School Offer Release
The Youth Leadership Council application closes on October 6!
We’re excited to announce key updates to our middle and high school applications!
There are no longer district requirements when applying to middle schools. Families can now apply to an unlimited number of high schools. We’ve expanded information through MySchools.
Check out important dates for the 2025-2026 school year enrollment period: High school applications open on October 1, 2024, and close on December 4, 2024 Middle school applications open on October 9, 2024, and close on December 13, 2024. http://MySchools.nyc.