September 20, 2014
Don’t miss visiting our brand-new online website Store. Check out the beautiful Polo Shirt embroidered with our new Alumni insignia designed by De’VIA artist Hinda Kasher – it’s a terrific way to show “47” Blue & Gold School Color Pride.

January 26, 2015
We recently renamed Sports Fund to Eugene “Silent” Hairston Sports Award. He was a well-known in boxing circles for his amazing boxing career as a middleweight boxer from 1947 – 1952. Also there is a story of Eugene “Silent” Hairston who passed away on November 24 at the age of 85. He entered P.S. 47 in 1938 to 1947. You can look up more information HERE.

February 20, 2015
We plan to upgrade our email client from AOL to Google Gmail in the near future.  Once the transition begins we will post announcement on this page as well as in the Alumni Newsletter.

May 15, 2015
Great News – this Website has been deemed Mobile-Friendly. Click HERE to see for yourself how our website fares in the Google Mobile-Friendly Test.

March 14, 2016
The Alumni board voted to rename “47” school lobby as the Yola Walker Lobby and a ceremony honoring her legacy  is tentatively planned for May or June 2016. For additional information visit this page.

December, 2016
In Loving Memory of Rolf S. Olsen CLICK HERE.

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