The HPCMS Chronicle

By Arthur Troy, Damian Frankovic, Jada Pilgrim, and Nico Kladopoulos  A mural depicting Newtown Creek, a landmark dividing Queens and Brooklyn was uncovered at 3502 Borden Avenue on the wall of the HPCMS Campus. Federico "Iena Cruz" Massa is an artist who has painted the mural on the Hunters Point community Middle School (HPCMS) wall, as an act of support for the Newtown Creek Alliance. The grand unveiling took place at 10/21/20 12:00PM in Hunters Point South. The Newtown Creek Alliance is a community-based organization dedicated to restoring the waterway in Newtown Creek. This new mural is showcasing a variety of birds that live around Newtown Creek such, as the centerpiece heron and cormorant. The paint that they used to make the mural absorbs harmful greenhouse gases that is in the air making it better for the environment. Newtown creek is located in the border between Brooklyn and Queens where it then connects to the east river. The point of this mural is to spread aware...

The school blog would like to invite you to the 2020 Spring Festival Fundraiser hosted by our very own PTA on May 8th at 5:30 here at HPCMS!  The theme this year is heroes. We encourage all attendees to dress up as your hero, whether it is a superhero or your long time role model. "Our goal for the Heroes: Assemble event is to have some fun and raise some money to support our school activities. This is the first year that we are having a costume competition, which is exciting, and I am looking forward to hearing the teacher band,” said Caroline King, a member of the HPCMS PTA. Also, there will be food, raffle tickets and amazing opportunities to win! Ticket admissions will cost $10 for kids and $15 for adults. If you are interested in coming, buy your tickets NOW!