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Academic program: The academic program focuses on thedevelopment of college-level methodologies; throughout theirtime in high school, students are supported by faculty in theprocess of pursuing individualized research projects. Allstudents engage in a three-year chronological study of Americanhistory, so that history comes alive through the use of primarysource documents, films, biographies, literature, and creativeteaching techniques. With the support of the Gilder-LehrmanInstitute, students gain first-hand knowledge of the key eventsin American History, taking trips to sites and cities of historicimportance and participating in seminars with guest speakers.HSAS also offers honors-level and Advanced Placementcourses in mathematics, science, constitutional and criminallaw, literature, foreign languages, history, and the arts. Througha partnership with Lehman College, students have access to theCollege’s campus library and athletic facilities and may takecredit-bearing college classes and seminars in their junior andsenior years.Extracurricular activities: After school, students mayparticipate in a wide variety of clubs, join one of the school'smany athletic teams, and take part in competitive activities, suchas moot court, mock trial, debate, and Model UN.2015 Admissions: 16,771 students listed HSAS at LehmanCollege as a choice on the SHSAT, and 161 offers were made.Queens High School for theSciences at York College94-50 159th Street, Jamaica, New York 11433Phone: (718) 657-3181 Website: www.qhss.orgEmail: lgibson4@qhss.orgOverview: Queens High School for the Sciences at York Collegeis dedicated to providing a rigorous curriculum in collaborationwith York College that emphasizes the sciences andmathematics. The school philosophy is students are moresuccessful when nurtured in a small learning community. Theschool mission is to develop a community of diligent learnersand independent thinkers who are inspired to attain academicexcellence and prepare them for the competitive environmentand challenges of higher education.Academic program: In line with offering small sized classes forstandard high school courses (such as English, Social Studies,Science, and Mathematics), the school offers a wide range ofelective courses in all academic subjects, as well as art, musicand language. Advanced Placement courses, including Biology,Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese, EnglishLanguage and Composition, Environmental Science, Physics 1,Spanish, U .S. History, and World History, are available to thosewho qualify. Students also have the opportunity to enroll in CityUniversity of New York (CUNY) College Now courses, such asBiology, Sociology, Health Services, Nutrition and Health, Pre-Calculus, and Psychology. Course offerings vary from year toyear. Besides offering nurturing, small classes, students arefurther supported with tutoring by teachers and honorsstudents. Guidance counselors support and assist students inall areas of concern, especially the selection of and applicationto colleges.Extracurricular activities: Since the school is located on thecampus of York College, students enjoy state-of-the-art facilitiessuch as the College’s library, gymnasium, pool, theater, andcafeteria/food court throughout their high school career. Avariety of clubs (determined by student suggestion and staffcapacity) are available to all students, including Model UN,Amnesty International, chess, Sigma sorority, philosophy,basketball, Key club and many others. Boys and GirlsSwimming, Girls Bowling, and Coed Tennis and Handballcomprise the school’s athletic teams.2015 Admissions: 16,648 students listed Queens High Schoolfor the Sciences at York College as a choice on the SHSAT, and155 offers were made.STATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL485 Clawson Street, Staten Island, New York 10306Phone: (718) 667-3222 Website: www.siths.orgEmail: BMalenfant@schools.nyc.govOverview: Staten Island Technical High School’s collegepreparatory curriculum provides a robust liberal arts curriculumthat includes courses in Science, Technology, Engineering, Artsand Mathematics (STEAM), and a cutting edge Career andTechnical Education (CTE) program. All 9th grade studentsreceive an iPad to use in school and take home for four yearsvia a 1:1 Digital Education Initiative. Over 60% of the facultymembers teach Advanced Placement (AP) and other collegelevel courses.Academic program: Students advance beyond the corecurriculum by taking four years of mathematics and a widearray of science and AP courses. Students also have the optionof participating in the Science & Engineering Researchprogram, in which they compete in the New York City Scienceand Engineering Fair, Intel Science Talent Search, Google andQuality of Life competitions. All freshmen take an IntensiveWriting course and English and Language Arts College BoardCommon Core-aligned Springboard curriculum, which preparesthem for AP Language and AP Literature and Compositioncurricula. All students graduate with at least two AP SocialStudies courses and take three years of Russian languagecourses. There is an optional fourth-year of a second languageoffered via a blended learning program.The CTE program features pre-engineering, autoCAD, digitalanalogelectronics, and computer science courses and anextensive Work Based Learning- College and Career Explorationsequence featuring career talks, job shadowing, career andcollege fairs, and internships. All students participate in the CTEprogram.7