The Unity Scoop – March 19

I hope you and your loved ones had a wonderful week.

It’s been a short but productive week of learning, both in and beyond our classrooms.

Looking ahead to next week, our middle school students will engage in the third week of state exam preparation while our high school students will begin their Quarter 3 Interim Assessments.

In this edition of The Unity Scoop, we share referral information for our upcoming admissions lottery, highlights from this past week, a full listing of our Semester I Honor Roll students, our PRIDE Points leaders, details on the middle school’s upcoming Spirit Week, and a spotlight on our Unity High’s climbers in action.

Please be reminded that there will be no school tomorrow in observance of Eid al-Fitr. We wish all members of our community who are celebrating a joyful and peaceful holiday.

Eid Mubarak! May this special time bring happiness, reflection, and connection with loved ones. We look forward to welcoming everyone back on Monday.

In unity,
Josh

Josh Beauregard
Executive Director / Co-founder

Updates as of March 19, 2026:

1. New – Attention Unity Families!  Unity’s Admissions Lottery to Take Place in Less than Two Weeks – Spread the Word!

Our 2026–27 school year admissions lottery is scheduled for April 1st, just under two weeks away. To be part of the admissions lottery, new families must submit an application by March 31st. This is your last chance to encourage friends, family, neighbors, and community members to experience all that Unity offers as a small and mighty school.

Become a Unity Connector today by getting the word out about our school and all that it offers. Learn more about our UnityConnect program here and submit your referrals here.

2. New – Classroom Spotlight this Week: Coding Creativity at Unity Prep!

In our Intro to Coding classes, students are designing their own education apps on topics important to them. From Salif’s app teaching users about Eid to Jayda’s sports-focused app, scholars are combining creativity with foundational coding skills to build meaningful, real-world projects.

Meanwhile, our AP Computer Science students are deep in development on their Create Task apps—designing programs that process data and generate outputs based on user input, a key milestone in their AP coursework.

We’re excited to share more next week as these projects continue to take shape!

3. New – Congratulations to Our Honor Roll Students for Quarter 2!: A huge shoutout to our 6th-12th grade students who achieved Honor Roll status in Quarter 2! Your dedication, perseverance, and commitment to learning and growth are truly commendable. Your hard work is paying off—take pride in your accomplishments and keep striving for excellence!

4. New – Kudos to our P.R.I.D.E. Leaders as of the Month: Our P.R.I.D.E. Core Values of Progress, Respect for All, Integrity, Discovery, and Empathy represent qualities that we covet as a school community.  They also represent qualities that we believe empower our students to lead fulfilling lives and, therefore, qualities that we have a responsibility to actively teach and positively reinforce. 

The students listed below are our leaders from the month of February, being recognized by their teachers for demonstrating our Core Values.  On behalf of our school community, we are proud of these students, and look forward to continuing to shout out all of our students when they demonstrate P.R.I.D.E. in our community.

5. New – Unity Middle School’s Spirit Week Is Coming!

We’re excited to kick off Spirit Week at our middle school—a time to bring our best selves and celebrate our school spirit. Throughout the week of March 30th, students will enjoy themed dress days, activities rooted in our Core Values, and fun community-building events that bring out the best of our school. Check out the flyer below for themes and details!

6. New – Unity High’s Climbing Club Reach New Heights!

Led by Mr. Pakter, our Climbing Club is building strength, confidence, and community as students take on new challenges at local gyms. From learning belaying to tackling new routes, climbers are pushing past limits and supporting one another every step of the way. Enjoy the photos below of our climbers in action!

7. Recap – Congrats to Unity’s Students of the Month!

Kudos to our Students of the Month for February!  We celebrate these students for showing exemplary scholarship and citizenship!

8. Recap – Join Us for Our Next Family Ambassadors Meeting, Thursday, March 19th!

We invite all Unity families to join us for our upcoming Family Ambassadors Meeting on Thursday, March 19th, at 6pm on Zoom. This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow families, share ideas, and help strengthen our school community. We look forward to seeing you there!

9. Recap –  Unity Athletics in Action and We Salute our Student-Athletes of the Month!

Unity’s basketball and cheer teams have been hard at work and enjoyed great success over the past two weeks. We congratulate them on their recent achievements and wish them the best as they advance to the playoffs! In addition, we celebrate our February Student-Athletes of the Month.

10. Recap – Unity Middle Rated Excellent by NYC Public Schools!

We are proud to share that Unity Middle was one of just two middle schools in our district to be rated Excellent in Instruction and Performance by NYC Public Schools. This distinction reflects the dedication of our teachers, the partnership of our families, and the hard work and growth of our students. Congratulations to our entire Unity community on this outstanding achievement!

11. Recap – March 2026 Schoolwide Calendar

For your family’s convenience, here is a schoolwide calendar of events for the month of March – print it out and throw it on the refrigerator door!  It is possible that events could change and new events could be added.  An up-to-date events calendar can always be accessed on our website.

12. Recap – Parent Workshops: A Resource for Unity Families!

Unity families are invited to take advantage of free, online parent workshops offered by Marble Health, shared as a helpful resource by our Director of Social Work, Ms. Del Purgatorio. These workshops are developed by clinician and researcher Annie Graham and are held via Zoom, with live captioning available in 35 languages, including Spanish, Mandarin, French, and Russian, to ensure broad accessibility for our families.

13. Recap – Unity’s 2025-26 Student & Family Handbook is Available Here!

14. Recap – 2025-26 School Year Calendar of Key Events and Vacations for Families Calendars for the 2025-26 school year are available below. Note that we have two versions this year – one version for our middle school (grades 6-8) and another version for our high school (grades 9-12).

• Grades 6-8 2025-26 School Calendar of Key Events and Vacations for Families
• Grades 9-12 2025-26 School Calendar of Key Events and Vacations for Families

15. Recap – Help Us Welcome New Panthers to Unity Prep!

Unity has a few limited seats available for the 2025–26 school year – and we’re looking to fill them with amazing families like yours!

Finding the right school can be a big decision, and our current families are our best ambassadors. If you know a family who would thrive in our small, caring, college-prep community, please connect them with Mr. Beckford via email or (862) 294-0219.

As a thank-you, both your family and the new family will receive a $100 Amazon gift card for school supplies when they enroll. Let’s keep building our small and mighty community—one Panther at a time!

16. Recap – Join our New Unity Prep Instagram (IG) Account Today!

We recently launched our new grades 6-12 IG account to bring our entire community together – @unityprepcharterschool.  Don’t miss out – follow us now!