U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng To Serve As Class of 2024 Commencement Speaker

We are excited to announce and pleased to welcome this year’s commencement speaker, U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng, for the Class of 2024 Commencement on Sunday, June 9 at The Kew-Forest School. 

The ceremony will be available to livestream at 11:00 a.m. EST at https://www.kewforest.org/graduation.

To watch a special video message from Congresswoman Meng to the Class of 2024, visit here.
 
ABOUT U.S. CONGRESSWOMAN GRACE MENG:
U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng is serving her sixth term in the United States House of Representatives, where she represents New York's Sixth Congressional District, in which Kew-Forest is located. Her district can be found in the New York City borough of Queens, including west, central, and northeast Queens.
 
Congresswoman Meng is the first and only Asian American Member of Congress from New York State. In Congress, she serves on the House Appropriations Committee, the State and Foreign Operations subcommittee and the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies subcommittee. Congresswoman Meng also serves as the First Vice-Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, a co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Taskforce for Combatting Antisemitism, and as a Vice-Chair of the LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus.
 
While in Congress, Congresswoman Meng has fought to expand opportunities for communities of color, young people, families, small businesses, and women. Prior to being elected to Congress, she served in the New York State Assembly. Before entering public service, she worked as a public-interest lawyer.
 
Born in Elmhurst, Queens, and raised in the Elmhurst, Bayside, and Flushing sections of the borough, Congresswoman Meng attended local schools and graduated from Stuyvesant High School. She also attended the University of Michigan before earning her law degree from Yeshiva University's Benjamin Cardozo School of Law.
 
Congresswoman Meng is raising her family in Queens, where she lives with her husband, Wayne, and their two sons.
 
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    DAY 3

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    First Day of School (PS-12)


    Lunch will be served.

    Middle & Upper School will follow a modified schedule today. To review the schedule and for more information, please refer to the communication from Ms. Vessio and Ms. Coratti dated Fri 30 Aug.
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    No Afterschool Today

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    Pre-Loved Uniform & Jagwear Collection for KFPA Uniform/Jagwear Resale


    The KFPA organizes a uniform and Jagwear resale at various times throughout the school year. We sell clean, gently used pieces for $5 each. In preparation for our next Uniform & Jagwear Resale on Fri 13 Sept, from 8:00-9:30 am and 3:00-5:00 pm, we will be collecting donations from Wed 4 Sept through Wed 11 Sept.

    If you have clean, gently used Lands End uniforms and/ or Jagwear you would like to donate, please drop them off at the Lower School Entrance or Main Entrance.

    Note: Only uniforms from Lands’ End are permitted for donation. Uniforms from Flynn O’Hara are no longer permitted.
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    PS/PK, & K Half Day of School


    Dismissal at 11:30 am.
    No lunch will be served.
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The Kew-Forest School

119-17 Union Turnpike
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-4667
The oldest independent school in the borough of Queens, The Kew-Forest School is an independent co-educational, college preparatory school for students in Preschool through Grade 12.