New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies

New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies
Established	1987
Type	Public school
President	Chris Maguire
Chairman	Malkam Fernandez (Son of the legendary Alejandro Fernandez)
Principal	Megan Adams,Middle School and Brooke Jackson, High School
Dean	Maggie Feurtado, Middle School & Mark Berkowitz, High School
Founder	Sheila Breslaw and Rob Menken
Students	1,056
Grades	6 - 12
Location	333 West 17th Street, New York, New York, 10011, New York City, New York, United States
Coordinates	40°44′33″N 74°00′09″W
District	2
Colors	Green and White
Mascot	Alligator, "Lady Gator"
Newspaper	West Seventeenth, The Lab Ledger, The Lab Freewrite, Gator Nation, Liner Notes
Website	http://www.nyclabschool.org

The New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies is a secondary school in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City. It consists of grades 6-12 and was described as one of the best schools in Manhattan in 2010 by the New York Post & CUNY. The school is a part of the New York City Department of Education.

Admission

Admission into the 6th grade is based on an entrance exam consisting of one page of mathematics problems and an essay. For admission into the 9th grade, students must follow the DOE high school admissions process. Currently, admissions requirements for the high school are a minimum of 85% in all 7th grade classes and a 3-4(650) in the 7th grade reading and math exams. Admission into both the 6th and 9th grades is competitive, with 3000 students applying for 190 places in the 6th grade and with approximately 3000 students applying for 136 places in the 9th grade.^{[citation needed]} Lab Middle and Lab High are two discrete schools, and students who are accepted to Lab Middle School are not automatically admitted to Lab high school.

Principals

The principal of the NYC Lab Middle School (Grades 6-8) is Megan Adams. The principal of the high school (grades 9-12) is Brooke Jackson.

Ebony Washington

Ebony Washington was a Lab High School student who died of AIDS during 10th grade.^{[citation needed]} A commemorative quilt was first made for her by her class. In 2005, a 6th grade class made a second commemorative quilt in her honor. Since 1997, there has been an annual HIV/ AIDS Action Day for all Lab students in the first week of December. This day is used to bring HIV/AIDS awareness, LGBTQ acceptance, and sexual health education to students within the school. This is done through collaborating with many local health and education organizations. The day is currently organized by the AIDS Action League, a group of High School students founded by Alex Tell, Lexi Sasanow and Susanna Banks in 2006. The League handles all of the logistics of the AIDS Action Day, including scheduling workshops, collaborating with outside organizations, and planning social action initiatives.

School hours

The Lab School's hours are from 8:00 am for high school (8:00 for middle school) (7:11 am for "zero period") to 2:35 pm(2:10 for middle school) (later for some students who have 9th and 10th periods). Students may arrive from 7:30 until 8:00 to have free breakfast in the school's cafeteria. It has one of the earliest dismissals among middle schools.^{[citation needed]}

TASTES from the Meatpacking district through Chelsea

In May 2009, Lab collaborated with some of New York City's top restaurants for "TASTES from the Meatpacking District through Chelsea." The festival featured a walk-around tasting of several New York City restaurants for the purpose of raising money for Lab student programs.

Notable alumni

• Nick Valensi^{[citation needed]} (Attended from 10th-12th grade; graduated in 1998) Guitarist for The Strokes
• Claire Danes^{[citation needed]} (Attended for 8th grade) Actress
• Morena Baccarin^{[citation needed]} (Attended from 7th-8th grade), Actress^{[citation needed]}
• Adam Hann-Byrd^{[citation needed]} (Graduated 2000) Actor
• Charlie Hofheimer^{[citation needed]} (Graduated 1999) Actor
• Kamara James^{[citation needed]} (Attended Jr. High) US Olympic Fencer
• Max Lugavere^{[citation needed]} (Graduated 2000) Host on Current TV
• Shane Ronan^{[citation needed]} (Attended 6-11th grade) World Renowned Financial Systems Technologist

References

Graham Stack, notable alumni around Lab School