MURROW NEWSLETTER
"being in the know"
Allen Barge, Principal
Ms. Rosie D., Parent Coordinator
...because at Edward R Murrow,
we CARE about our students
UPCOMING EVENTS
See what's happening at MURROW
and
check out the SCHOOL CALENDAR

1/31/20: SING!2020
For more information please call ext 3050 or 1581
For tickets visit: SING!

2/01/20: SING!2020
For more information please call ext 3050 or 1581
For tickets visit: SING!

2/04/20: Last day for Cap & Gown measurements.
For more information please call ext 1581

2/5/20: Auditions for Anzalone & Papp Productions, 3pm
For more information please call ext 2600

2/6/20: Call back auditions, 3pm

2/7/20-2/9/20: Senior Trip
For more information please call ext 1581

2/17/20-2/21/20: Mid-Winter Recess
School is closed!

2/24/20: Back to SCHOOL!

Anzalone Theater
For tickets, visit:

Find your student(s)
MURROW RESOURCES
Explore our FAMILY GUIDE
Daily Schedule: Murrow BAND-AID
Scholarships & Opportunities

Summer Internships in NYC

Go Getter  — Citywide
Ages: Rising 10th to 12th graders
Application due: Monday, April 27, 2020
Interns work as teaching assistants in a K-4 classroom under the supervision of a head teacher. Interns may manage small groups or work with students one-on-one to help with academic skills and model good behavior. Interns also participate in professional development to hone community leadership skills. The internship is unpaid, but service learning credits are offered. Interns demonstrating financial need may apply for a stipend.

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Ages: Rising 10th to 12th graders
Application due: Friday, February 7, 2020 
This eight-week program gives motivated, self-directed students a chance to conduct their research in a state-of-the-art lab under the guidance of a grad student, post-doc fellow, or research technician, and then publicly present their results. A stipend is awarded upon completion of the program.

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Ages: Current 10th to 12th graders who live in or attend school in Manhattan
Application due: Monday, March 9, 2020
Interns help out in one of three different District Attorney’s offices, as well as participate in special presentations and field trips, and take part in mock trial competitions. Interns receive a weekly stipend of $175.

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Student Historian Internship Program   — Upper West Side
Ages: Rising 10th to 12th grade in the NYC metro area
Application due: Sunday, March 15, 2020
American art and history are the means for vocational and academic training in public speaking and leadership. Interns at this program through the New-York Historical Society help with family programming and research art, artifacts, and documents, with an emphasis on future museum careers. Paid internships may be offered to interns who demonstrate financial need and live within NYC; otherwise, the internship is unpaid, but school credit or community service hours can be earned.

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Ages: Current NYC high school juniors and seniors; applicants must reside within the five boroughs
Application due: Monday, March 16, 2020
Created to help ease the difficulty teenagers have finding summer jobs, the Career Connection program spends time teaching interns skills like conflict resolution, dressing for success, and public speaking. The rest of the program is spent mentoring students through six weeks of work at multiple locations, followed by a Portfolio Night, where each presents about their experiences. Interns receive a $2,250 stipend, $300 clothing allowance, and two monthly MetroCards.


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DOROT  — Multiple locations
Ages: Rising 10th to 12th graders
Application due: Sunday, May 10, 2020 (early applications are encouraged as spots often fill up before the deadline)
During two separate four-week sessions, summer interns work together to give back to the community by volunteering with older adults, delivering meals, helping with technology, and socializing with homebound senior citizens. The internship is unpaid but offers community service credit, and stipends are available for travel costs.

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Forest Project at Wave Hill  — the Bronx
Ages: Current 10th to 12th graders
Application due: Application deadline has not been finalized for 2020
This rigorous, five-day a week, two-month physical and academic internship teaches kids about ecology in an urban setting via interns building and maintaining woodland trails, removing invasive plant species, shoring up eroded slopes, and helping restore disturbed woodland toward a more balanced state. First-year interns earn about $2,275 for the summer; second-year interns earn about $2,375.

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Mount Vernon Hotel Museum  — Upper East Side
Ages: Rising 10th to 12th graders or college freshmen
Application due: Tuesday, March 31, 2020
This four-week program allows interns to deep-dive into the daily activities of a city historic site, including researching life and artifacts from the 19th century, supporting summer programming, exploring NYC history, and posting to social media accounts. The program is unpaid, but school credit or community service hours may be earned.


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Metropolitan Museum of Art  — Upper East Side
Ages: Rising 11th or 12th graders who reside in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut
Application due: Applications available in February 2020; 2019 deadline was April 1
This internship consists of three main components: A department placement chosen based on the student’s interests, rotation through an assortment of career labs, and planning and executing a final event where interns demonstrate skills learned throughout the internship.


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Ages: Rising 10th and 11th graders
Application due: Sunday, April 5, 2020
Interns are introduced to a range of museum careers, from behind-the-scenes to public-facing activities. Over six weeks, students engage in collaborative work with museum staff, local designers, and other arts professionals. Interns are paid $15 per hour and receive a MetroCard.​

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The Pencil Fellows  isn’t an internship program, per se. Instead, it prepares NYC students ages 16-22 years for the future by teaching them a variety of career-ready, hard and soft skills, then placing them in a  paid, six-week internship in a local business . In conjunction with the 2020 Ladders for Leaders Program, PENCIL takes applications through Friday, February 7, 2020. Teens are encouraged to apply early to up their odds of finding an internship match.
FAMILY TIME!
Something to do?


Sat Feb 1, 2020
2:00pm
Age:All
Price:FREE
Ring in the Lunar New Year with a family-friendly performance presented by Arts Brookfield, in partnership with the New York Chinese Cultural Center.
A dynamic Lion Parade, led by lion dancers, launches an afternoon filled with bursts of energy and color with traditional Chinese dance and music, a martial arts demonstration, and theatrical players in full traditional make-up and regalia!
Please note, seating for this popular performance is first-come, first-served and early arrival is strongly suggested.

Museum of Illusions  – Chelsea
While this new museum offers plenty of fun, quirky photo ops, there's also real science involved. Each display is accompanied by a placard explaining the science that makes the optical illusion work. It's a sneaky lesson in understanding how the mind and senses operate together.

Museum of Mathematics  – Flatiron
True to its name, this Lower Manhattan gem is heavy on numbers, but offers plenty of hands-on activities to help kids learn to love math and appreciate its application in our everyday lives. The museums's 30 interactive displays are spread over two floors and 19,000 square feet, and include large scale installations like a track for the square-wheeled tricycle, as well as the Enigma Cafe, an entire room filled with mind-bending puzzles to solve.

Sat Feb 1, 2020 - Sun Feb 2, 2020 -
10:00am to 3:00pm
Age:All Ages
Price:Free with admission.
Put on your PJs, pack your teddy bear, and head over to Wave Hill for this much-loved weekend. science-based talks, and tales of hibernators, make animal masks, and engage in communal wellness activities to enhance your well-being.
Admission to the grounds is free until noon on Saturday (only).

Family Art Project: Sleepy Seeds and Winter Dormancy
Create masks to mimic dormant seeds, hibernating groundhogs, torporing bats, and more. Take your newly made mask and perform a dreamy tale of what it means to take rest in the winter.
10am-1pm both days

*The Hibernators' Den
*Wintry Animal Stories and Songs with NYPL
*Restful Yoga for Little Hibernators
*To Sleep or Not to Sleep: Winter Survival Strategies Nature Presentation
*Groundhog's Pancake Breakfast
*Nature Presentation: Going to Bat for New York’s Bats
*Hibernators Ball

Sat Feb 1, 2020
11:00am to 3:00pm
Age:All Ages
Price:FREE
Presented by NYC Parks, Lake Placid, I Love NY, and I Ski NY, Winter Jam is a free winter sports festival for New Yorkers of all ages! The team from Gore Mountain blows lots of snow in the heart of Manhattan, creating an urban snowfield for all to enjoy!
Featured Venues:
  • Lake Placid Snow Field
  • I SKI NY Learn to Ski (limited*)
  • Live Ice Carving
  • Ice Sculpture Garden
Other activities include:
  • Snowshoeing
  • Curling
  • Ice Bowling
  • Dodgeball
  • Heated New York Public Library Reading Room
  • Bobsled Photo Op
  • Snowcat Photo Op
Please note: Activity lines are subject to close early, so arrive early!
Participants in the Learn to Ski and Sledding activities must sign a waiver and provide photo identification before participating in any of these activities. The waivers are provided at the event. Participants under the age of 18 must have a legal guardian present with photo identification to sign the waiver.


BRYANT PARK
Bump, slide, and spin on the ice!
Bumper Cars on Ice are back! Not your typical bumper car, our bumper cars go on the ice! Presented by Bank of America, bump, slide, and spin on The Rink from January 17 - February 28. Take a spin before, during, or after  FrostFest , Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park’s ten-day winter festival.

Reserve a time to skate at NYC's only free admission ice skating rink.
Please note: Bank of America cardholders receive a discount when purchasing onsite at the box office only.

Explore New York City’s museums and attractions with Culture Pass. If you have a library card, you can get free admission to dozens of cultural institutions. Save money and discover more about your city!






The Murrow Way
...we have
HIGH EXPECTATIONS!

When we have high expectations  
for students and provide tasks that are engaging and of  high  interest, students build self-esteem, increase confidence and improve academic performance.

STEP 4
~Meet & Discuss~  
Once you have the first three steps completed, sit down with the other person to discuss your expectations. If you don’t have the first three steps done, there is the risk that, while improved, expectations may still be unclear or incomplete. It will be even better if when you invite them to meet, you encourage them to come prepared as well.


SENIORS!
Please take a look at the

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The Hotline:  877-565-8860
NYC offers many kinds of help in a crisis, but it is sometimes hard to know which is right for you or a loved one. Visit  NYC Well  or call them at 1-888-NYC-WELL (1-888-692-9355) and they will help you find what you need.
Got Got Spirit?
...get some

HONORS HAVEN RESORT, Ellenville, NY
 Friday, 02/07/20 -
Sunday, 02/09/20
Got EATS?


Crock Pot Hawaiian Chicken
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients:
5-6 boneless chicken breasts (approx 2 1/2 lbs)
1-6 oz can of pineapple slices, drained
1-5oz can of mandarin oranges, drained
1/4 cup corn starch
1/2 brown sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tsp ground ginger
salt/pepper, to taste

Directions:
Spray crock pot with non stick cooking spray or use liners. Place chicken in pot.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together corn starch, brown sugar, soy sauce, lemon juice, ginger and salt/pepper. Pour over chicken.
Next, pour in drained pineapple slices and mandarin oranges
Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours.


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Peach Cobbler
Serves 6-8

Ingredients:
Whisk/Mix in bowl:
1 cup self rising flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1 to 2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:
Coat a 8 or 9 inch glass casserole with 3 to 4 T melted butter.
Add 1 can (29 oz) sliced peaches in syrup to casserole.
Sprinkle about 1 to 2 tsp cinnamon over peaches.
Stir with fork.
Pour flour mixture over peaches.
Put little slivers of butter over top
Bake for 40-45 minutes in 350 degree oven, uncovered.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.


SUPPORT @ MURROW
High School is a very important, and often times, stressful time in a youngster's life. Edward R. Murrow High School, employs 14 Guidance Counselors, 3 School Psychologists, a SAPIS counselor, and a School Social Worker to address such times and offer support. But in addition to our NYC DOE support staff named above, we are proud to have 3 Social Emotional Community Based Organizations ("CBO's") located on our campus every day, in room/suite 156.
All of our additional support staff members are Licensed Social Workers who are trained in supporting adolescents in their times of need.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Community Based Organizations (CBO's) listed below, at their extensions/emails, or contact your student's guidance counselor, to set up a meeting/referral for these supports if needed.
Link to Guidance Counselor

Jewish Board Family & Children Services   (Clinical Services)
Ms. Gonzalez – Social Worker T/W  Room 156C Ext: TBD Email: [email protected]
Ms. Barrow – Social Worker  M Room 156C Ext: TBD Email: [email protected]
9am-3pm 

Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy (Supportive Counseling)
Rachel Ralston- Social Worker Room 156B Ext: 1562 Email: [email protected] Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 8am – 4pm
Katelyn Necastro - Social Worker Room 156B Ext 1562 Email: TBD Monday-Friday
8am- 4pm

Day One /RAPP Counselor – (Relationship Abuse Prevention Program ) 
Ashleigh Andersen - Social Worker  M-Th  Room 156A  Ext:1561 Email: [email protected]
9am-3pm

SAPIS Counselor (Substance Abuse Prevention Intervention Specialist)
Ms. Lyle W-F Ext 1255
7:30am- 3pm
Wednesday Room 124T
Thursday/Friday Room 156 C

ER Murrow Staff (NYC DOE Employees)
Fatima Walker – Social Worker M–TH Room: 204 Ext: 2042
Brian Utnick – Psychologist  M-F Room 204 Ext: 2021
Tanya Regis – Psychologist M-F Room 204 Ext: 2043
Words of the WEEK:


amenable: disposed or willing to comply

compunction: a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed

duplicity: the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith

garrulous: full of trivial conversation

modicum: a small or moderate or token amount

SAT Math Challenge

A research assistant randomly selected 75 undergraduate students from the list of all students enrolled in the psychology-degree program at a large university. She asked each of the 75 students, “How many minutes per day do you typically spend reading?” The mean reading time in the sample was 89 minutes, and the margin of error for this estimate was 4.28 minutes. Another research assistant intends to replicate the survey and will attempt to get a smaller margin of error. Which of the following samples will most likely result in a smaller margin of error for the estimated mean time students in the psychology-degree program read per day?


A: 40 randomly selected undergraduate psychology-degree program students

B: 40 randomly selected undergraduate students from all degree programs at the college

C: 300 randomly selected undergraduate psychology-degree program students

D: 300 randomly selected undergraduate students from all degree programs at the college


ENGLISH LANGUAGE PARENT ACADEMY TITLE-I PARENT INVOLVEMENT

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO JOIN IN EDWARD R. MURROW HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE PARENT ACADEMY.


A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET NEW FRIENDS AND PARTICIPATE IN FREE CLASSES TO LEARN ENGLISH.

Class Dates:
February : 24 & 26
March : 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30
April : 1, 6, 8, 20, 22, 27, 29
May : 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 27

Mondays & Wednesdays 6PM – 8PM Please note that the schedule is subject to change due to holidays, and inclement weather.
*BABYSITTING WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SITE.

Flyers:

We now have  mybluecard.org
A letter was backpacked
with your child. 
Please see the BLUE CARD for instructions and more information
on how to enroll!


MURROW FITNESS
Let's get FIT together in Room 109
with Murrow Fitness!!
This will be an ongoing series of fitness workshops...including Pilates, HIIT, Shadowboxing, Toning, etc.

Where: Edward R Murrow HS in Room 109 (Rosie's Office)
When: Wednesday, 2/05/20
Time: 3:15 pm-4:00 pm
Fitness Session:  Shadowboxing

Needed:
sweat towel 
water bottle

PTA WORKSHOPS

02/04/20: Job Prep Workshop
03/10/20: Stress less Workshop
03/24/20: College Search & Prep

Location: Edward R. Murrow HS
Time: 7pm-8:30pm
Where: Room 109

Brought to you by:
The Leadership program,
Edward R Murrow PTA, &
The Title I Committee

For more information
please email PTA: [email protected]
Study Habits for HS
High School Study Tips #1:
Be engaged, take notes, and listen. 
Our minds naturally wander, and when this happens, our focus is removed from the present which MEANS we’re not absorbing the material being taught! Ahhh
  • Participating in class is a great high school study skill to build. It helps you to stay focused on what is being taught. Do this by:
  • Taking notes
  • Raising your hand to ask questions
  • Engaging in class discussion
One method of note-taking is to rephrase your notes in a way that helps you better grasp the concepts, as is shown in the Cornell Method Note-taking.

The New York City Department of Education offers free breakfast, lunch and after-school meals to all NYC public school students during the school year.
Please fill out an application (every application counts)
Edward R Murrow HS
1600 Avenue L
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Phone: 718-258-9283
Fax: 718-252-2611
Ms. Rosie D.
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