The film, produced and directed by Dean Irwin and featuring Mayor Bloomberg and Harbor School staff, students and supporters, highlights our historic move from Bushwick, Brooklyn to Governors Island. The documentary also offers an unusual look at what can be accomplished at a New York City public school whose maritime mission inspires every aspect of student education, gives it meaning, and lays a foundation for the future.

We are extremely proud and excited by this nomination. We would like to thank the NYC Media office, the filmmakers, our students, staff and supporters, and the ADEONA FOUNDATION, whose grant made the film possible.

The New York Emmy Awards, which recognize outstanding content in the industry, will be presented on Sunday, April 1 at the Times Square Marriott Marquis. To purchase tickets to the Emmy Awards, click here. We would love to see you there!

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Thank you to all of you who have supported us.

Murray and Nate

I just spent a week in Maine attending the annual meetings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS), the consortium that oversees underwater researchers and their standards and practices. After a steep learning curve and a two-year application process, our request for organizational membership was voted on by their board yesterday, and Harbor School was accepted as the first public high school in the AAUS. We join 138 other member institutions, primarily major research universities, as well as aquariums and consulting firms. A private boarding school in Hawaii is the only other high school member. A full list of organizational members is available at http://data.memberclicks.com/site/aaus/Paid_2011_OMs_August_1.pdf

On a practical level, this membership will help open new research opportunities and partnerships to our dive students (as well as possibilities for our marine science and robotics students), give them a strong addition to their college applications to major universities, give them a head start towards field work in the marine sciences, and hopefully bring in outside researchers for collaborative projects.

Thanks to all Harbor teachers for their flexibility and everyone in the administration, foundation, and oyster restoration project for their support of the program. Special thanks to outside Diving Control Board members Lenny Speregen and Michael Raftery for their expert consultation, without which this membership would not have been possible.

Joe Gessert

Press for the event:

http://sailmagazine.com/racing/the_harbor_school_regatta_sets_sail/

http://www.dnainfo.com/20111004/downtown/sailboat-race-raises-money-for-new-york-harbor-school

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204524604576609210871656884.html

Pictures for the event:

http://korenreyes.com/galleries/harbor-school/index.shtml

http://pimvanhemmen.zenfolio.com/nyharborschoolregatta

http://pimvanhemmen.zenfolio.com/bestofnyharborschoolregatta