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Embracing Diversity, Cultivating Unity & Advancing Equity

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Community Resource Fair 2025

Pre Kindergarten students for perfect attendance

Pre Kindergarten - Perfect Attendance

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Ballet Hispanico celebration

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Student Council helping deliver bags of food

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Dual language classes - Kindergarten and 1st Grade

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Mother's Day celebration for parents - Candle Making by Candle De Lite

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Mother's Day celebration with class K-316

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5th Grade - Perfect Attendance

5th grade students celebrating hispanic heritage month

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

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Celebrating Mother's Day with Kindergarten

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Pre-Kindergarten 215 students celebrating Holi

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Bilingual Education Fair

Our Vision

At P. S 97Q, The Forest Park School community develops students’ talents, celebrates their diversity and provides them with every opportunity to meet and exceed the standards through rigorous and culturally relevant education while fostering a community of collaboration and professional learning.

Our Mission

At P.S 97Q, The Forest Park School, we prepare our students for college and career by embracing their strengths and providing them with an equitable, culturally and linguistically relevant education in which they are challenged to reach their maximum potential academically and personally through rich learning experiences.

School News

Meet the Teacher/Staff Night

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Meet the Teacher/Staff Night
Parents will have an opportunity to visit their child's classroom
Wednesday September 17th
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Dads Take Your Child To School Day!

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All Father Figures are welcome
Including stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles, brothers, foster fathers and other significant male role models.
Friday September 19th at 8:30 am

Scholastic Book Fair

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Our students will have an opportunity to shop during their lunch periods
Monday September 15th - Thursday September 18th

Ice Cream Friday

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Ice Cream Friday
Students will have an opportunity to purchase ice cream at lunch periods
Kindergarten - 5th students ONLY
Friday September 12th
Friday September 19th

Back to School Checklist

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Back to School checklist -
Information and resources to get you ready for the first day of school.
First Day of School -
Thursday September 4th 2025
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Principal’s Message

September 4th 2025
 
Welcome to P.S. 97, The Forest Park School. Whether you are a new parent to our school or a returning parent, we invite you to be an active member of our school community. 
 
As we embark on a new school year, we welcome your collaboration to enrich every child’s learning experience. Cultural relevance and equity will be infused in every aspect of our work as we meet the academic, social, and emotional needs of every student. 
 
Every parent/guardian, regardless of language spoken, is encouraged to attend the many workshops, events and learning that we hold throughout the school year. We welcome parents/guardians from different cultures and backgrounds to serve on different school level teams such as School Leadership Team (SLT), Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and Parent Advisory Council (PAC). Parent involvement does lead to student achievement.
 
I am excited to lead the P.S. 97 school community with a dedicated and passionate group of educators. The
entire staff is looking forward to working with you and your children as we launch another successful school
year. With your support and involvement, we are confident that every child will make progress to meet and
exceed our expectations.
 
In Unity,
Yassine Aggoub
Principal
Welcome message from Principal Aggoub
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Principal's Report

Back to School Updates

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