Jonathan Levin High School for Media and Communications

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Coordinates: 40°50′23″N 73°54′40″W / 40.839844°N 73.911153°W / 40.839844; -73.911153

Jonathan Levin High School for Media and Communications
Type Public high school
Gender Co-ed
Principal Nasib Hoxha
Students 445 (as of 2009)
Grades 9–12
Location 240 E. 172nd St.
The Bronx,
New York City,
Website Jonathan Levin HS

Jonathan Levin High School for Media and Communications is a public high school located in The Bronx, New York City. It is one of six smaller specialty high schools located on the campus of the former William H. Taft High School, which was closed in 2008 and divided into separate collocated specialty schools.[1][2]

Jonathan Levin H.S. specializes in the development of skills used in the film industry through hands-on training. The school has a small enrollment: 445 students as of 2009.[2] According to the NYC Department of Education website: “Students are introduced to the fields of photography, web design and film and will gain the skills and knowledge necessary to contribute to an institution of higher learning and/or the workforce.”[2]

The school’s motto is “We come together as one to make a difference”.[3]

New York state has stated that the school is failing and is preparing to close it down.[4]

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Name [edit]

Jonathan Levin H.S. is named for Jonathan Levin, a teacher at the former W. H. Taft High School, who was murdered by a student in 1997.[5][6][7]

Achievements [edit]

  • Received an -A in the 2007-2008 NYC School Progress Reports survey.[8]

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References [edit]

Notes
  1. ^ "Jonathan Levin High School for Media and Communications". NYC Department of Education. Retrieved 2011-04-24. 
  2. ^ a b c "Jonathan Levin High School for Media and Communications". NYC Department of Education. Retrieved 2011-04-24. 
  3. ^ "Jonathan Levin High School". Jonathan Levin High School. Retrieved 2011-04-24. 
  4. ^ "Born as a Tribute but Faltering, a Bronx School Nears Its End". New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2013. 
  5. ^ James Rutenberg with Bob Liff (June 26, 1997). "Taft Pays Tribute to Levin HS Remembers Its Slain Teacher on Graduation Day". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2011-04-24. 
  6. ^ David Rohde (1998-12-11). "Jurors Convict Youth in Killing Of His Teacher". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  7. ^ "Jonathan Levin High School for Media and Communications". InsideSchools.org. Retrieved 2011-04-24. 
  8. ^ "NYC Schools". School Progress Reports. NYC School Board. 

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