JHS 123 - The Bronx Urban Community Magnet School

Congratulations to our 6th grade students who showcased their final magnet projects at the Bronx Zoo this weekend! We’re so proud of how hard they worked to create innovative zoo enclosure plans for endangered species. Thank you for all your support and expertise. We love working with you.

Can you spell S-U-C-C-E-S-S! Congratulations to our three amazing students who represented our school in the District 8 Spelling Bee this week. We made it to round 3 and are so proud of that accomplishment!

Happy holidays to everyone in our JHS 123 Community. Wishing you all a happy and healthy New Year! To celebrate the season, here are some pics from last week’s Spirit Festivities.

Partner shout out! We love working with and are so grateful to be able to learn how to play such a strategic and challenging game. Also, did you know that chess is our principal’s favorite hobby?

I-N-V-I-S-I-B-L-E, Invisible: was the final word in today’s JHS 123 Scripps Spelling Bee! Congratulations to these two master spellers who will head to the District 8 competition later this year. We’re so proud of all our students who stepped up to the podium today to participate.

Thanks to our whole JHS 123 community for coming out to support our soccer team in the championship game yesterday. In the words of Coach La Porta, “the support that the team felt yesterday and every day is simply amazing! We felt the love like a family feels love.”

Back, back, back again! We ❤️the ! Our 6th grade students spent this week visiting the animal enclosures to learn more about exhibit design and how the protects endangered species. The field experience will help prepare them as they design their own enclosures for endangered species.

A big congratulations to the JHS 123 Soccer Team who made it to the championship playoffs! We’re so proud of all their hard work. Come cheer them on next Tuesday, 11/15 in Soundview Park @ 3:30pm in their first playoff game!

To celebrate our Magnet theme, STEAM Engines: Innovators Driving Change, our school hosts a bi-annual Magnet Community Day where students and staff spend a morning participating in STEAM activities.

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Yesterday’s Magnet Day featured innovative architectural design. Students were challenged to construct three different house prototypes: resourceful houses, sky-high houses, and hydro-houses. Each respective design was tested for durability, strength, and float-ability.

Here’s some highlights from the day!

It’s the final day of Breast Cancer Awareness month. A big thanks to our staff and students who helped raise awareness (and funds) this October. We wear pink in honor of those who have fought the disease. There’s still much more work to be done!

Twinning = Winning! It’s 8th Grade Spirit week and Ms. Ventura, Ms. Connell, and Ms. Zvonkov are matching their students in their Fall flannel.

But it looks like 6th grade team had to join in the fun too. May the Force be with Mr. Rosario, Mr. Fauci, and Mr. Mirowitz in their coordinating shirts.

Shout out to our students who were honored at this week’s 7th grade assembly.

The staff gave out two awards per class: the Glow Up Award for students who demonstrated significant improvement during the month of October and the Acting Responsibility Award for students who consistently exhibit our core value of acting responsibility.

Congratulations to all the awardees! 🎖