MELS Alumni Association

MELS ALUMNI!

Come out to support the PTA .... and enjoy 🍫

💙💚Chocolate anyone?
The MELS PTA kicks off our Aigner Chocolates Golden Ticket Fundraiser today!
Be sure to visit Aigner Chocolates this week and purchase a custom candy bar to see if you are the lucky winner of the Golden Ticket!
Enjoy a sweet treat, try for a Golden Ticket and a chance to win great prizes, and help us continue to support our school community💙💚

DOE restrictions have forced MELS as a school to cancel prom. However Class of 2021 has decided to move forward and plan their own event as 'prom'. Since this is no longer a MELS sponsored event, the senior dues are not permitted to be used to fund it. We ask our MELS alumni to share out the go fund me link and help reduce the additional costs and make this affordable for all students in the class of 2021!

Donate to The Class of 2021 Prom, organized by Jemma Thomas Hello there! COVID-19 has presented seniors across the globe with a multitude of unprec… Jemma Thomas needs your support for Donate to The Class of 2021 Prom

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COLLEGE MARCH TODAY @ 12noon

Steaming on Facebook.

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It's finally here — today is the 10th Anniversary of the , and it’s being streamed live right here on Facebook! Tune in at Noon EST to check it out and cheer on the 2,000+ participating seniors.

This coming week is COLLEGE MARCH! With the schools closed indefinitely this celebration for will be a Spirit Week and virtual celebration.

Harvest Feast was always the largest most memorable event. This year was a virtual version.

In Memory of LENNY DISTEFANO - As we shared during last night town hall meeting, another one of our alums has unfortunately passed at a very young age. Lenny Distefano (class of 2017) passed away on Sunday, August 23. Lenny was a quiet kid with a great sense of humor. He loved wrestling and formed tight bonds with his teammates, which helped him throughout high school. Information regarding services can be found at this link: https://www.papaverotributelink.com/obituary/leonard-distefano. We have sent floral arrangements on behalf of the school and will be attending the visitation either tonight or tomorrow. Reach out to us if you need anything.

Congrats Kennedy on your continued success!

We are happy to announce that Ms. Kennedy T. Davis-Nealy will be joining our Speech camp staff as an instructor. Kennedy is a sophomore at Queens College, majoring in a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a current GPA of 3.94. She also has membership in the Youth NAACP and Queen College’s Black Student Union. In the spring of 2020, she became a member of Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority Incorporated., which focuses on scholarship, sisterhood, and service.

In 2016, she joined Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School’s speech and debate team during her freshman year of high school. She competed in the category of OI, Oral Interpretation, in the New York State Forensic League (NYSFL), where she performed prose and poetry pieces for all four years of her speech journey. In the Fall of 2018, she placed 6th in New York State for Oral Interpretation. That same year, she also placed 5th at the Yale Invitational Tournament. During her final year of speech in 2019, Kennedy placed 3rd in her category at Hofstra University’s annual state competition, while also graduating as the Salutatorian of her class.

During the four years of being on the speech team, not only did she compete, she also coached and supported members of the team by providing feedback and encouragement to her peers. In her senior year, she was known as the “speech mom” for all of the love and support she gave to the entire team. Kennedy is excited to guide the next generation of public speakers to success!

It is with great sadness that we inform our MELS alumni community of the sudden passing of Anil Singh. He was a graduate of the 2016 MELS pioneer class. Anil will be remembered to friends and family in and around the community

We send our sincere condolences to his family and friends during this unimaginably difficult time.

A Go Fund Me account has been set up to support the family during this time of need.

In Memory of Anil Kumar Singh organized by Laura Shah Upon hearing about the passing of Anil Singh, a graduate of the class of 2016, it seems unima… Laura Shah needs your support for In Memory of Anil Kumar Singh