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Vol. 40 No. 40 Winter 2011/2012 (Cover Page)
Story Behind the New Walter J. Connolly Playground
Vol. 41 No. 41 Spring 2012 (Cover Page)
Vol. 42 No. 42 Summer/Fall 2012 (Cover Page)
Vol. 43 No. 43 Winter 2012/2013 (Cover Page)
Vol. 44 No. 44 Spring 2013 (Cover Page)
Vol. 45 No. 45 Fall 2013 – Winter 2013/2014 (Cover Page)
Vol. 46 No. 46 Spring 2014 (Cover Page)
Vol. 47 No. 47 Summer 2014 (Cover Page)
Vol. 48 No. 48 Fall 2014 – Winter 2014/2015 (Cover Page)
Vol. 49 No. 49 Spring/Summer 2015 (Cover Page)
Vol. 50 No. 50 Fall 2015 – Winter 2015/2016 (Cover Page)
Vol. 51 No. 51 Spring 2016 (Cover Page)
Vol. 52 No. 52 Summer 2016 (Cover Page)
Archivist’s Corner
“47” Alumni Store
“47” Alumni Polo Shirt
100th Anniversary Souvenirs
Photographs and Videos on Fridays
Alumni Open House
Alumni YouTube ASL Videos
Donating Your School Memorabilia
Meet our new co-assistant Archivist Sarita Laina
Meet our Official Archivists – Steven Fertik and William Newman
Photographs and Videos on Tuesdays
PowerPoint Presentation History of “47”
PowerPoint Presentation Moses E. Josephs Auditorium Grand Re-Opening
Moses E. Josephs Auditorium Biography
Revival of “47” Milestone Book
School Museums Tour
Auditorium Foyer Museum
J.H.S. 47 Vocational Education Museum
Recent Discoveries
Vocational Education Museum Photo Gallery
Room 216 Museum
The Alumni Room 216 and its New Wooden Floor
What’s happening at school Today
Moses E. Josephs Auditorium Upgrade
Renaming of two schools
School Building Exterior Work
Awards
Alumni Awards
“47” Alumni Awards Nomination Form
“47” Hall of Fame Award
Hall of Fame Award (2013) – Thomas Samuels, Class of 1952
Hall of Fame Award (1978) – Dorothy (Finkelstein) Pakula, Class of 1942
Hall of Fame Award (1988) – Alexander Fleischman, Class of 1937
Hall of Fame Award (1988) – JoAnn (Marmo) DiGiorgi, Class of 1961
Hall of Fame Award (1994) – Alfred Sonnenstrahl, Class of 1951
Hall of Fame Award (1994) – Dorothy Cohler, Class of 1957
Hall of Fame Award (1994) – Joel Goldfarb, Class of 1959
Hall of Fame Award (1998) – Donald Cole Zulauf, Class of 1951
Hall of Fame Award (2003) – Dr. Gerald “Bummy” Burstein, Class of 1943
Hall of Fame Award (2003) – Dr. Lawrence (Larry) Taub, Class of 1968
Hall of Fame Award (2008) – Norman Finkelstein, Class of 1940
Hall of Fame Award (2013) – Betty (Drummer) Kasher, Class of 1965
Hall of Fame Award (2013) – Dr. Allen E. Sussman, Ph.D., Class of 1947
Posthumous Hall of Fame Award (2008) – Robert H. Penn, Class of 1958
Posthumous Hall of Fame Award (2013) – Walter J. Connolly, Class of 1914
Humanitarian Award
Humanitarian Award (2003) – Rose Pizzo, Class of 1949
Humanitarian Award (2008) – Egidio “Al” Lepre, Class of 1952
Humanitarian Award (2013) – Mario Mucci, Class of 1954
Man of the Year Award
Man of the Year Award (1983) – Alfred Sonnenstrahl, Class of 1951
Man of the Year Award (1990) – Dr. Gerald “Bummy” Burstein, Class of 1943
Man of the Year Award (1994) – Dr. Joel D. Ziev, Ed.D., Director of NYSD
Man of the Year Award (1998) – Mark Alan Nathanson (left ‘56)
Man of the Year Award (2003) – Isaac “Ike” Pakula (left ’55)
Man of the Year Award (2008) – Alfred Weinrib, Class of 1947
Man of the Year Award (2008) – Lloyd Shikin, Class of 1953
Man of the Year Award (2013) – Lance Fischer (left ’59)
Woman of the Year Award
Woman of the Year Award (1998) – Maureen (Costigan) Woods ‘57
Woman of the Year Award (2003) – Randy Sue (Nathanson) Rothman (left ‘55)
Woman of the Year Award (2008) – June (Rothenberg) McMahon (left ‘63)
Woman of the Year Award (2008) – Rebecca Marshall, Principal
Woman of the Year Award (2013) – Sarita Laina, Class of 1978
Young Alumni Achievement Award
Young Alumni Achievement Award (2003) – Rebecca (Aranow) Gallagher, Class of 1977
Young Alumni Achievement Award (2013) – Charles Chambers, Class of 1986
Recognition Awards
“47″ Alumni Special Honor Award
Achievement Award
Award of Appreciation
Dr. Russell Rosen – Teacher College Professor
NY State Assembly Member Steven Sanders and his Chief of Staff Steve Kaufman
Sam Wolfson – “47” Alumni Supporter
Dedication Award
Former Staff Recognition Award
PTA Parent Award
Posthumous PTA Parent Award (2013) – Billie Lane Nathanson
Special Award to Former Principal
Special Dedication to “47” Award
Special Dedication to “47” Award (2013) – Rolf Olsen, Class of 1959
Special Extraordinary Dedication Service Award
2008 Special Extraordinary Dedication Service Award – Cheryl (Pipp) Mortensen ’62
2013 Special Extraordinary Dedication Service Award – Kenneth Mortensen (Left ’55)
Special Thank You Award
Staff Recognition Award
Student Awards
Eugene “Silent” Hairston Sports Award (Established 2015)
Eugene “Silent” Hairston Sports Award Biography
Harriet McLaughlin Memorial Award (1984-2001)
Robert H. Penn Community Service Award (Established 2009)
Board and Officers 2019 – 2020
Board Members
47 Alumni Board and Officers
Board Members (2014 – 2015, and 2016-2017 (Two Terms)
President’s message 2014 and 2016
Honorary Board Members and in Memoriam
Evelyn Gamsu ‘57
Past Board Members (1916 to 1988)
Past Board Members (1989 to 2008)
Past Board Members (2009 – 2013)
Contact
Contact Information
“47” Alumni Information Fact Sheet/Membership Application
“47” School Information Leaflet
PS 347 School Information Fact Sheet
Directions
Dedication of Gerald “Bummy” Burstein Auditorium Foyer May 21, 2019
Donation Form
Events
“47” ers Travel News Photo Gallery
Events Coming Soon
“47” Alumni Association General Meeting and Museums/School Tour – November 15, 2015
Renaming “47” School Lobby as Yola Walker Lobby – May/June 2016
Past Events
“47” Alumni Association General Meeting/Election – November 20, 2011
“47” Alumni Association General Meeting/Election – November 19, 2013 (Photo Gallery)
“47” Alumni Live Auction – January 14, 2012 (Photo Gallery)
100th Anniversary Celebration of “47” – June 1, 2008
100th Anniversary Congratulatory Letters
100th Anniversary Photo Gallery
Dedication of 100th Anniversary Journal Book in memory of Robert H. Penn ’58
105th Anniversary Celebration of “47” April, May and June 2013 Photo Gallery
13th Annual “47” Alumni Reunion Picnic at Eisenhower Park Long Island – June 3, 2012 (Photo Gallery)
14th Annual “47” Alumni Reunion Picnic at Eisenhower Park Long Island – June 9, 2013 (Photo Gallery)
15th Annual “47” Alumni Reunion Picnic at Eisenhower Park Long Island – June 22, 2014 (Photo Gallery)
16th Annual Alumni Picnic Reunion – July 12, 2015 (Photo Gallery)
2nd Annual Big Apple ASL Expo and Festival – September 1, 2013
3rd Annual Big Apple ASL Expo and Festival Manhattan – October 5, 2014 (Photo Gallery)
50th Anniversary Celebration of JHS 47 – May 10, 1958 (Photo Gallery)
All-Day Activities at School – November 18, 2014 (Photo Gallery)
“47” Alumni Association General Meeting & Entertainment – November 18, 2014
November 18, 2014 Photo Gallery Part 1 – Re-dedication of the Moses E. Josephs Auditorium Ceremony
November 18, 2014 Photo Gallery Part 2 – Special Tour of School Museums
“47” Alumni letter to the Josephs Family
November 18, 2014 Photo Gallery Part 3 – “47” Alumni Association General Meeting & Entertainment
Re-dedication of the Moses E. Josephs Auditorium
November 18, 2014 Morning Event Program
Big Apple ASL Expo and Festival – September 8, 2012
DEAF FEST 2013 – September 22, 2013
Dedication Ceremony – December 12, 2005
The Carrie W. Kearns Library
The Edith (Allerup) Kleberg Library
Dedication Ceremony – June 3, 2011
100th Anniversary Celebration of the Grandfather Clock 1910 – 2010
The David M. Schwartz Gym
The H. William Bernstein Cafeteria
The Moses E. Josephs Auditorium
The Walter J. Connolly Playground
Dingo at St. Elizabeth Church Manhattan – March 29, 2014 (Photo Gallery)
Dingo at St. Elizabeth Church Manhattan – May 17, 2014 (Photo Gallery)
Dingo Halloween Night at St. Elizabeth Church Manhattan – October 26, 2013 (Photo Gallery)
Dingo/Flea Market – May 18, 2013
Dorothy (Finkelstein) Pakula Memorial Service – March 12, 2011
Happy Halloween Dingo at St. Elizabeth Church Manhattan – October 18, 2014 (Photo Gallery)
Spring Dingo at St. Elizabeth Church Manhattan – May 16, 2015 (Photo Gallery)
Yola Walker Lobby Ceremony – June 14, 2016
Remarks by “47” Alumni Association Secretary Dorothy Cohler in Eulogy for Yola Walker – February 11, 2016
History
“47” Songs, Poems, and Poetry
“47” School We Love
“47” We Proudly Say
47, my 47
Happiness Is Being A Teacher
How I Love “47”
Let Us Shine
Our School Cry
P.S. 47
Poet by Hinda Kasher, 2015
Progress of Our School – P.S. 47 ASL
School Memory of Deaf Singer Johnnie Ray
The Colors of Forty-Seven
The Voice
We Will Never Be Sorry
Grandfather’s Clock and Fireplace in School Lobby
Fireplace in School Lobby
Grandfather Clock in School Lobby
History of P.S. 47
History of Principals
Anniversary Celebration Theme “Togetherness”
History of School’s Name
J.H.S. 47 ARISTA (National Honor Society)
Rubella epidemic (1963-1964)
School and Alumni Logo and Insignia over the Years
School Anniversary Proclamations
School Colors
School Milestones
School Motto
School Newsletters
“47” Speaks
The Voice
School Physical Education
Farewell to our beloved physical education teacher, Arnold Allison
PSAL Winged Victory Medal
Shooting Tigers of “47” (Archery)
Shooting Tigers of “47” Win 2016 New York State Olympic Archery Championship
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In Loving Memory of Rolf S. Olsen
Our Anniversaries Over The Years
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