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| Established | 2002 |
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| Type | Public Specialized |
| Principal | Alessandro Weiss |
| Faculty | 28 |
| Students | less than 400 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 2925 Goulden Avenue, The Bronx, New York 10468, United States |
| Newspaper | Common Sense Periodical [1] |
| Website | http://www.hsas-lehman.org |
The school is administered by the New York City Department of Education. It receives supplementary funding from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
American Studies is located on the Lehman College campus in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx. The Bronx High School of Science is one block away.
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Academic Rigors
Representative Electives
Advanced Placement courses
Student life
Extra-curricular activities
Clubs
- Asian Culture Club
- Environmental Club
- Key Club
Academic Teams
- Debate Team
- Mock Trial
- Model U.N.
- Moot Court
Sports
- Baseball and Softball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Track and Field
- Tennis
Rivalries
- Softball: Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy
- Basketball: Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy
- Cross Country & Track: Bronx Science, Clinton
History
American Studies was designed as a small school for about four hundred students. It was created in 2002 along with Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, and the High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College. (New York City previously had three specialized high schools, Brooklyn Tech, Bronx Science, and Stuyvesant, besides LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. The three new schools were created to provide more opportunities for students beyond the previous three specialized high schools.) [2]
When it was created in 2002, American Studies occupied one corridor in the APEX, Lehman College's gymnasium. In 2003 the school moved to its current location, Lehman's Reservoir Building.
Founding Principal Myra Luftman retired shortly after the High School of American Studies at Lehman College graduated its first senior class on June 26, 2006, and was succeeded by the current principal, Alessandro Weiss.
2008 - 2009
In 2008, American Studies was awarded a Gold Medal for Best Public High School from U.S News and World Report. The school was ranked #29, beating their rival school Bronx High School of Science and placing second in New York State. Fellow specialized high school Stuyvesant High School ranked at #23.[1] The following year, in 2009, it climbed up 10 spots and was ranked as the #19th Best Public High School, claiming the top spot for a Specialized NYC High School and 2nd for all of New York State.
External links
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References
- ^ "HS of American Studies on U.S News". www.usnews.com. December 2008. http://www.usnews.com/listings/high-schools/new_york/high_school_of_american_studies_at_lehman_college. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
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