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📅 Sept 10: First Day of School ~~ 📅 Sept 21: Yom Kippur, Schools Closed ~~ 📅 Sept 23: Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences (Middle School & D75) ~~ 📅 Oct 12: Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day, Schools Closed ~~ 📅 Nov 3: Election Day, Remote Learning for All Students ~~ 📅 Nov 11: Veterans Day, Schools Closed ~~ 📅 Nov 12: Afternoon & Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences (Middle School & D75), Early Dismissal ~~ 📅 Nov 26-27: Thanksgiving Recess, Schools Closed ~~ 📅 Dec 24 - Jan 1: Winter Recess, Schools Closed ~~ 📅 Sept 10: First Day of School ~~ 📅 Sept 21: Yom Kippur, Schools Closed ~~ 📅 Sept 23: Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences (Middle School & D75) ~~ 📅 Oct 12: Italian Heritage/Indigenous Peoples' Day, Schools Closed ~~ 📅 Nov 3: Election Day, Remote Learning for All Students ~~ 📅 Nov 11: Veterans Day, Schools Closed ~~ 📅 Nov 12: Afternoon & Evening Parent-Teacher Conferences (Middle School & D75), Early Dismissal ~~ 📅 Nov 26-27: Thanksgiving Recess, Schools Closed ~~ 📅 Dec 24 - Jan 1: Winter Recess, Schools Closed ~~

Student tending to plants in an indoor hydroponic growing lab

Students and staff in traditional cultural attire at diversity celebration event

Students collaborate at a table studying a plant cell diagram

Students examine a sealed bag STEM project during class activity

Students dissecting a frog during a biology lab class

Administrator addresses students and teacher receiving flowers in classroom

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OUR SCHOOL AT A GLANCE

Our school inspires critical, ethical, and global thinking. Our academic program emphasizes an inter-disciplinary approach where faculty and students collaborate to pose essential questions.

Top 40%

of New York State middle schools (U.S. News Best Middle Schools)

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Respect

At I.S. 126, we stay on task, arrive prepared and on time, and follow our school's rules in every setting. We take care of our materials, our surroundings, and each other.

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Open Mindedness

At I.S. 126, we welcome new ideas, stay curious, and treat everyone fairly. We keep a positive attitude and aren't afraid to try new things.

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Achievement

At I.S. 126, we stay engaged, take on challenges with a growth mindset, and learn from our mistakes. We complete our work and lead by example.

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Responsibility

At I.S. 126, we keep our hands, feet, and words to ourselves and treat others' property and feelings with care. We understand that our words and actions affect those around us.