Jayjon Burnett, a New York City public school student was riding the train Friday, October 14th just after 4pm in Far Rockaway, Queens when he was shot in the chest multiple times and died. He was 15 years...

Screening for middle school admissions in NYC, which was suspended during the pandemic, is back. QSI doesn’t use screening for middle school admissions and won’t start now. Instead, QSI will stick...

When students returned to school after summer break this year, a new rule was instituted.  It was announced via a Sept. 19 email that all high school students would be required to wear their new IDs [identification]...

In October, Ms. Chloe Kesten, the new art teacher, wanted students to use art to represent the struggles we have faced as a society, as well as how art can bring about positive change. High school...

Parliaments and enrichment days are both times when students have an opportunity to relax during a hectic day of classes or after a busy month of studying.  Although in past years QSI had advisory...

On November 2, Plastic Free Lunch Day USA came to QSI. This event is where everyone tries to not use any single-use plastic products in their lunch. Single-use plastic products are primarily made from...

At first, half-day Fridays seemed fun, but as students got used to it, it has slowly become a little tedious. The activity options, what to do during the time with our parliament group, and being stuck...

With the start of the 2022-2023 school year, a change to the school's grading system arose. The mastery based grading system was put into place, leaving behind standards based learning. “Mastery based...

A new addition has been brought to QSI, the College and Career Resource Center (CCRC). This room was made thanks to Ms. Krysten Malloy, Early College Initiative (ECI) Access Coordinator. Malloy has been...

I’m sad to say that the lack of participation in National Plastic Free Lunch Day confirmed my pessimism about our chances of stopping climate change. Maybe most students didn’t participate because...