Independence High School

12/12/2022

10/09/2021

Men at work. Members of our fearless Building Response Team keeping us safe.

Not pictured: AP Esteban Colon, who refuses to wear his vest.

10/09/2021

Fresh baked muffins EVERY morning at 8:00 a.m. Get to school on time and get them while they’re still warm!

Independence High School is a New York City transfer school working with students ages seventeen to twenty-one, specializing in credit accumulation in a supportive environment. Follow us on Instagram () and Facebook (independencenyc)!

11/13/2020

📢 We at Independence High School miss all of our students. We understand that, especially this year with the pandemic, it has been a challenging year for many of us.

But we want to stay connected and we want you to say sum! Talk to us. We want to hear from you.

🚨 This is a call to connect! 🚨

🗣 For this challenge Ms. Emma said sum, now it’s your turn. All students who participate in the will earn EXTRA CREDIT in all of their classes.

👀 Also, we will be offering a grand prize to the winner of this challenge! Top versus will be chosen by staff and peers.

📝 Put together your verse and in it be sure to say

1. How are you REALLY?
2. What’s keeping you from school?
3. What can teachers or the DOE do to support you?

📅 The deadline for your submission is Friday, November 20th. Grand prize winner will be announced Monday, November 23rd.

🏆 Grand Prize Winners will receive
1. Baked good of their choice by Mr. Wissel
2. Gift Card from CAMBA
3. The chance to participate in The Humble Youth Arts program and receive mentorship from Grammy nominated engineer & producer Komari “k-Rucka” Bailey

🚫 Please refrain from any slurs or gang affiliated verbiage in your verse.

🗳 Interested in participating? DM us to get more details and to get the link to the instrumental.

👂 We look forward to hearing from you and listening to what you’ve got to say!

06/16/2020

2020 Graduates! We will be having a virtual graduation rehearsal for both graduates AND their families/friends on June 23 at 12pm. This is to help with any tech issues in advance of graduation day. Look for more information in the coming days!