STATEN ISLAND, New York – Two New York City public high school teachers will help drop the Times Square New Year’s ball on Tuesday.
Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, co-organizers of Times Square New Year’s Eve, announced that this year’s event will honor a select group of New York City science teachers and students as special guests. in recognition of original and innovative ideas for tackling the climate. crisis.
The two award-winning public teachers and four students will take to the stage as representatives of the ongoing efforts around the world to address climate change, which is the most discussed topic of 2020.
“On New Year’s Eve, we look back and reflect on last year’s dominant themes and look for hope and inspiration as we wait,” said Times Square Alliance President Tim Tompkins. “You should have no burial in the sands of Saudi Arabia so as not to be alarmed by all the environmental catastrophes of 2020, and you should also have a polystyrene foam soul that will not let you be moved by the passion of young people who they demand that we do it better, listen to science to start solving the problem. “
More than a million people are expected to flock to Times Square on New Year’s Eve to watch the ball fall. Thousands of officers will be present during the iconic celebration to keep New Yorkers and tourists safe.
There will be several artists performing at the celebration, including Post Malone, BTS, Sam Hunt and Alanis Morisette, during the New Year’s Eve special, “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021 ”. Introducing the show’s sponsor, it will review the top YouTube trends of the last decade and make a surprise announcement.
The celebration will be broadcast live on December 31 at 8 pm on ABC Television.
Jared Fox, a professor at the Washington Heights School of Experimental Learning in Upper Manhattan, and Aida Rosenbaum, who teaches at the Latin Bronx School, will help push the glass button on the main stage in downtown Times Square. This indicates the lowering of the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s ball.
This moment, seen by billions of people around the world, officially begins the 60-second countdown to the new year.
The professors represent two of the seven recipients of the eleventh edition of the Sloan Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics in Education in New York City. The awards recognize creative science and math teachers in New York public schools who achieve excellent results and promote a fondness for science and math.
Tottenville high school teacher Rachel Mancini also received this award. With 3,700 students, Mancini considers himself a pioneer in the math community and has established a learning environment that gives voice to his students.
“So we listen to science teachers and celebrate them and their students for working to solve this global problem through science: two of the most important high school science teachers here in New York City, along with four of his best students, ”Tompkins said.
Fox will be joined by high school students Ricardo Herrera and Diane Arevalo, who are working to create a “Green Clean Air Corridor” between their school and Highbridge Park.
“While climate change is a global threat, its impact will be felt locally and more acutely by minority and low-income communities, such as those at my school who traditionally have no power or agency,” Fox said. . “As a result, I believe it is my responsibility as a science educator to equip my students with the knowledge, skills and activist knowledge to make their voices heard and their participation in the youth-led movement fighting for action. climate change “.
Rosenbaum will be joined by high school students Daniel Soto and Van Troy Ulloa from their AP Environmental Science class. They led a Water Walk initiative to raise money for places without clean water and also organized participation in the Youth Climate March.
“I don’t think the action will take place unless young people drive it; they are the next generation of voters and they have to have a very strong understanding of science and be able to test. Claims based,” Rosenbaum said. “I hope that when New Year’s Eve people see me and my students, they raise awareness about the cause and that those who see it realize that it is everyone’s responsibility to be part of the solution to climate change.”
NEW YEAR’S FORECAST
New Year’s Eve in New York City will be cloudy with periods of sunshine during the day and the maximum will be around 42 degrees, according to AccuWeather.com.
If you’re planning to ring in 2021 in Times Square due to the ball falling, you may want to dress warmer. The minimum at night will be 33 degrees, but it will feel like 22 degrees. The weather before the holidays will be close to or around 50 degrees, with two days of rain.
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