2024-2025 School Year

Student orientation will take place on Wednesday, September 4 and Thursday, September 5.

If you have any questions, please direct them to the following staff members:

Academics or Student Schedules - Ms. Andrea McDermott, Assistant Principal for Academics
Powerschool - Dr. John Mercorella, Assistant Principal for Student Life
Books - Mr. Christopher Lauber, Textbook Coordinator
Dress Code - Mr. Steven Pettus, Dean of Students
Health Forms - Mrs. Maryann Casaccio-Ortiz, Administrative Assistant
Athletics - Mr. Salvatore Annunziata, Athletic Director
Transportation or General Questions - Mrs. Tina Porco, Administrative Coordinator

Freshman Orientation

Sophomore Orientation

Junior Orientation

Senior Orientation

Forms

Principal's Office

Dean's Office

Absentee Card

Health Forms

Physical Exam Form
- Students cannot play sports, get work papers or participate on trips with expired physicals. All new students must have a physical on file within 30 days of starting school. Must have ahead of time for preseason.
Asthma Medication Form
- Parent must sign 2nd page! Students may carry their own inhalers.
General Medication Form
- Parent must sign 2nd page! If a student needs to take any other medications in school; Also used for permission to have Tylenol or Motrin in school for pain, fever or headache.
Allergies - Anaphylaxis Medication Form
- Parent must sign 2nd page! Students must bring in their own epipens. We have benadryl in Nurse's Office.
Diabetes Medication Form
- Parent must sign page 3!
Request for Health Services/Section 504 Accommodations Parent Form

Working Papers

Christian Service Forms

Forms will be available in September

Technology

Acceptable Use Policy

College Counseling

Transcript Release Permission Form (for current students)
College Visit Form

Parents or guardians should call Mrs. Ortiz, the Attendance Officer, before 8:25 AM am each day of a student’s absence (718-584-8328). A student returning after an absence must present to Mrs. Ortiz an Absentee Card signed by either a parent or guardian. This is to be done between 8 and 8:25 am on the morning of the first day the student is back in school. This card is to state explicitly the day(s) and date(s) of and reason for the absence. No student is to go to AM attendance or to class after an absence before reporting to the Attendance Office.

Click here to see a printable Absentee Card.

Click here to see the Student and Parent Handbook for further details.

College Counseling

Athletics

Food Service

The dining services at Fordham Prep are managed by Lexington Independents. Lexington Independents offers a food service program, led by food service director as well as an on-campus chef. Students have many options for an affordable, high quality and healthy breakfast, lunch and snacks throughout the day. The menu changes on a weekly basis so that students have different options each week. There are also options for students with special dietary needs including gluten free, vegetarian, etc. If you have any questions about the food offerings at any time, please contact the Food Service Director at meg.mcguire@lexingtonindependents.com.

Managing food Accounts

Please click a link below to manage your son's food account.

Account

For information on Lexington Independents, click below:

INFORMATION

Meg McGuire Food Service Director
meg.mcguire@lexingtonindependents.com

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2024-2025 School Year

Student Information

Book Information

Dress Code

Forms

Absentee Procedures

College Counseling

Athletics

Food Service

Managing food Accounts

Parent Organizations