Juniors and seniors – volunteers are needed to help out with setting up and cleaning up the Back to School Family Night this Friday, September 18th.
Full IB Diploma juniors and seniors can use this for a service to school experience for CAS.
Volunteers would be needed starting at 3:30 pm in the atrium and then would be needed to help clean up starting at 7:30 pm.
Please email Mrs. Banas or message her in Schoology if you can help out.
As the 2025-2026 school year kicks off, the New York Civil Liberties Union is excited to invite motivated teens to join our Teen Activist Project (TAP) – a dynamic youth leadership program dedicated to social justice, activism, and legal education.
About TAP Buffalo:
Eligibility:
How to Apply: If you know any young people who might be interested, please share the attached flyer and direct them to apply online at nyclu.org/youth.
Important Dates:
Thank you for supporting our mission to empower youth voices. We are excited to work with new TAP members who will bring energy to our program and the Buffalo community!
For any questions, please feel free to contact me at QMartha@nyclu.org.
Quinn
IB DP students at City Honors are invited by students at KenWest to attend the KenTon School Board meeting on Tuesday, March 3rd at 5 pm at the Kenmore Junior Senior High School building (155 Delaware Rd., Kenmore).
The students at Kenmore West are looking for your support in appealing to the board to reverse the decision to end the IB Diploma Program at their school.
Volunteers are needed to help sell raffle tickets. The event begins at 6 pm. Volunteers would need to arrive by 5:45 pm.
Text Harper at (716) 783-0392 or email him at harper@ourcityactionbuffalo.com to volunteer!
Admissions testing will be taking place at City Honors this year. Testing will take place the mornings of October 19th, November 2nd, and November 23rd.
Here is the link to sign up:
From Mrs. Hannah:
The City Honors/Olmsted Admissions test sessions will be held at City Honors School on Saturday, October 19, November 2, and November 23, 2024 from 7:45 AM-11:15 AM.
Our Open House will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM. Students in grades 10, 11 and 12 are eligible to sign up.
A Quick Note About Me:
My name is James Halt. I am an International Baccalaureate
(IB) diploma recipient. I recently graduated from City Honors School in 2024
and am now a first-year student in college.
The purpose of this mini-article is to share with you, the current Juniors and Seniors in the IB Diploma Program at City Honors, as well as future IB Diploma students, how I found immense value in the IB Diploma Program. In addition to how the program has helped me tremendously so far into my time in college.
The IB Diploma Program helped me join clubs and discover new areas of interest in college.
Initially, you may not think that the IB Diploma Program, a program focused mainly on academics, would help someone join clubs but in my experience it does. Thanks to the program's requirement for Creativity, Activity, and Service (CAS) I was encouraged to explore a wide range of activities, many of which I had little experience with. Joining a wide variety of clubs and learning about a variety of different topics in high school for CAS broadened my perspective on life and helped me to discover activities I now enjoy. Joining an array of clubs was something that I knew I wanted to carry over into college. Without being in the IB Diploma Program and having to fulfill CAS I am sure I would never have joined so many clubs and tried so many different experiences.
The IB Diploma Program helped improve my research and organizational skills.
Working on the IB Diploma’s required internal assessments (IAs) and Extended Essay should be seen as opportunities to improve independent research skills. Through my experience in college so far I have found these skills necessary as in many college courses you must self-study to learn the material. Thanks to the IB Diploma Program I have been prepared for these courses. Students in the IB Diploma Program are better prepared for college lectures thanks to self-study opportunities like the Extended Essay and the internal assessments.
The IB Diploma Program has helped me better myself by pushing me to engage in new activities for CAS and by requiring me to learn more about the topics I selected for the internal assessments (IA’s) and the Extended Essay. The IB Diploma Program holds values that should not be taken for granted.
Please see the flyer for information. If you can help, join the Student Council Remind group at @9gchf7 and/or message Mr. Sharratt there or on Schoology to let him know you are coming.
MANY volunteers are needed to help run this year's Christmas in the City event. Volunteers are needed from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm (the event runs from 12 pm to 4 pm).
Students are needed to help set up before and clean up after the event. During the event, there are many activity centers needing student assistance, from photos with Santa to cookie decorating and and a craft table.
Mr. Sharratt with have a sign up sheet available in the next few weeks.
For grades 11 and 12
Saturday, April 29th from 10 am -12 pm
Saturday, May 6th from 10 am - 12 pm
To volunteer for the annual spring clean up of the Elmwood Village, taking place on Saturday, May 6th, email: info@elmwoodvillage.org
Volunteers will meet at 9:00 am at 875 Elmwood Avenue - next to the playground. It will end at 1 pm.
Thursday, April 13th - after school until 4 pm - repairing a fence
Friday, April 14th - after school until 4 pm - repairing a fence
Saturday, April 15th from 10 am to 12 pm to set up for an event being held at the Garden
Volunteers are needed for Christmas in the City on Saturday, December 10th from 11:15 am to 4:45 pm. Please listen to the announcements for details and sign up in room 116.
