Dear Brave families,

I pray that you are all adjusting as well as you can to the evolving circumstances as our community, nation and world respond to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus and COVID-19. Your health and welfare are on my mind and in my prayers each day - especially as we live as a Brave Community in spirit though not in person.

I wanted to briefly touch base in our Wednesday newsletter. Our team is committed to keeping up as many regular routines as we can in this new distance learning experience. This Wednesday newsletter will remain as a key weekly update where you will hear from departments with important information to share. As initiated last week, our Principal, Sam Procopio, will also continue to communicate directly with our students each Friday regarding the learning plan for the week ahead. Mr. Procopio has further guidance in his update below.

I will remain in communication should the need arise to share important information in between these Wednesday Weekly Updates. As we all take such significant efforts to distance ourselves and diminish the spread of the coronavirus, I want you to remain in close communication with us - especially if your student is experiencing any illness we should be aware of. Your contact point for communicating about your student's health remains through our Dean's Office at [email protected] or to our Dean of Students, Chris Bilanko, at [email protected]. Student privacy will always be maintained, but it is vitally important for us to monitor the health of our community.  

In closing, thank you for supporting our online Brave Venture Auction this past weekend. Your generosity in supporting our school and those in need through St. Vincent DePaul was truly inspiring. Look for the next opportunity to bid on a new set of silent auction items beginning this Sunday, March 22.

God Bless and Go Braves,

Tony DeSapio

President

We are in the middle of the first week of our Digital Distance Learning Plan protocol . Teachers and students are adjusting well, and I appreciate all the positive notes sent my way. I am thankful to be a part of a community determined to make the best of this situation.

I have formed administrative teams around four areas: Academic and Teaching Support, Student Support, Educational Technology Support and Student Life. Some of our school's greatest gifts, like the magic created in our physical classrooms each day and the tangible energy when our community is together, will look a little different over the next few months. I will provide updates in the weekly communication as they become available.

There have been many inquiries about standardized tests. We are unsure of how the college application process will be impacted, but the College Board, ACT, college counselors, universities and colleges nationwide are having these conversations right now. Please check the SAT and ACT websites listed below in the counseling section, as they will have the most up to date information about the status of these tests.

As we shift to a remote learning environment, here are some tangible ways families can provide academic support for your student at home:

We will continue to give weekly updates on school programming, activities and events on Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m., communicating more frequently as needed.