High School of American Studies at Lehman College
| High School of American Studies at Lehman College | |
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| Established | 2002 |
| Type | Public Specialized |
| Principal | Alessandro Weiss |
| Faculty | 28 |
| Students | approximately 400 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 2925 Goulden Avenue, The Bronx, New York 10468, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°52′29″N 73°53′43″W / 40.874834°N 73.895187°WCoordinates: 40°52′29″N 73°53′43″W / 40.874834°N 73.895187°W |
| Newspaper | Common Sense Periodical [1] |
| Website | http://www.hsas-lehman.org |
Ranked 19th best in country by US News and World Report. 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
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[edit] History
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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 Technical High School, 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.)
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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 29th best, beating their rival school Bronx High School of Science, Brooklyn Technical High School, and Fellow specialized high school Stuyvesant High School .[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.
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[edit] 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.
