Norwood’s P.S. / M.S. 20 – P.O. George J. Werdann, III hosted a high school fair on Friday, Nov. 8, in conjunction with the Office of the Bronx Brough President, providing prospective students with the opportunity to connect with representatives from over 50 schools.
Eighth Grade students and their parents / guardians were invited to the event, while 7th Grade students who wished to attend had to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Michael Pontebbi, principal of P.S. / M.S. 20, located at 3050 Webster Avenue next to the 52nd Precinct, said, “I want to give other schools, not just mine, the opportunity to be able to show off their schools and everything they have to offer the kids. More opportunities [are] more opportunities for success for students as well. So, the more schools they get to know and the more options they have, the better off it is.”
Pontebbi said they had about 160 students from P.S. / M.S. 20 attend the fair along with about 200 students from other schools who came to the fair, bringing the total to around 450 students. Pontebbi also said about 60 schools were represented at the fair, which is an increase from last year’s fair, also hosted by P.S. / M.S. 20, which had about 40 schools…