P.S. 62 In the News

May 2007 HP Grant Award
May 2007 InsideSchools.org
January 2008  National Center for Urban School Transformation Award
February 2008  Daily News - NCUST Award
March 2010  Google for Administrators
May 2010  Doodle for Google State Finalist (Look at NY in Grades 3-5)
June 2010 New Community Playground
June 2010 Dot-to-Dot Change Projects
January 2011 Google Apps
February 2011 Angela O'Dowd Principal as Nominee for Women in School Leadership
June 2011 Rohatyn Prize for School Innovation - Semi Finalist
June 2010 New Playground - On NY1
June 2010  Playground Opening featured in Queens Chronicle
October 2011 Sonia Rudolph - Teacher at PS 62 wins a nomination for $1000 in supplies
November 2011 PS 62 Pioneers with Common Core Learning Standards as featured on PBS Teaching Channel 
November 2011 New York Times Schoolbook
January 2012 - National Center for Urban School Transformation - Finalist
May 2012 - 1st Graders Skype with Linda Church from Channel 11
February 2013 - PS 62 is one of 25 Schools to win the Respect for All Award in New York City
May 2013 - Angela O'Dowd will present at the first DOE School Technology Summit in NYC
November 2013 - NYC to give flu shot in 15 schools as a pilot program
March 2014 - PS 62 is winner of the Service in School Award
April 2014 - PS 62 in the UFT News 
July 2014 - Principal Angela O'Dowd wins Excellence in Technology Award
July 2014 - Finalist (again) for Rohatyn prize for School Innovation
November 2014 - Library Makeover Grant (ribbon cutting event) from Fisher-Price and American Girl
January 2015 - Service in Schools Award $1000
February 2015 - Arts Space Grant for new stage lighting, sound system and general upgrade
February 2015 - Arts grant to collaborate with Middle School 137 working with Studio in a School
August 2016 - Announcement: NYC Showcase School for Computer Science
October 2016 - Federal Magnet Grant for Computer Science and Innovation
November 2016 - Arts Grant - New Dance Studio
November 2016 - Arts Grant - Visual Arts for ENL and Special Needs Students and Parent Engagement
March 2017 - Federal Grant for 21st Century Learning Afterschool Program with Boys and Girls Club
October 2017 - Press Release about Showcase Schools for the 2017/2018 - Angela O'Dowd quoted
July 2018 - Finalist for the Rohatyn Prize for Innovation
December 2019 - PS is named as one of 90 schools selected to next level for Imagine Schools NYC grant.