Newcomers High School
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox school/short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Newcomers High School (High School 555) is a high school located in Long Island City, Queens, New York City, United States. It opened in 1995 with Lourdes Burrows as its principal;[1] Orlando Sarmiento is the most recent principal, and was appointed in 2009.[2] This school specializes in introducing new immigrants to American culture, and also teaching English to students. In 2009, it was rated as #6 out of U.S. News & World Report's list of top 500 high schools in the U.S.—making it the highest-ranked school out of 12 New York City public schools on the top 500 list.[3] The school is near the Queens Plaza (Template:NYCS trains) and Queensboro Plaza (Template:NYCS trains) New York City Subway stations,[4] as well as numerous MTA Bus/New York City Bus routes.[5]
The school has 836 students as of the 2019–2020 school year.[6] Of the students, 23% are Asian, 69% are Hispanic, 1% are Black, 5% are White, and 2% are Native American.[6]
The school's athletic teams include boys basketball, girls basketball, boys handball, boys soccer, boys swimming, boys tennis, girls tennis, boys volleyball, girls volleyball, and co-ed cricket.[7]
Extracurricular activities include chorus, concerts, GSA, hip-hop dance, human rights, international food festival, media/video, Model United Nations, multicultural show, new student orientation, orchestra, peer learning program, ping pong, SAT preparation, SAYA youth leadership program, science research club, stage production, student government, theater, tutoring, and yearbook program.[7]
References
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- ↑ "Newcomers High School". insideschools.org. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- ↑ "US News & World Report's 'Best High Schools' survey names Newcomers High tops in city, #6 in country". Daily News (New York, New York). December 9, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
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- ↑ a b "School Register: Newcomers High School (Q555)". The New York City Department of Education. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ↑ a b "2018-19 School Quality Snapshot: Newcomers High School (30Q555)". New York City Department of Education. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
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External links
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- NYC Department of Education: Newcomers High School