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Newtown High School is a high school in Elmhurst, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. Its multinational student body consists of approximately 2,879 students, with a larger percentage of Hispanic and Asian students. Newtown High School celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2007. For the first time in over 30 years, Newtown High School held its graduation at York College in 2010, instead of other locations such as St. John's University and Forest Park.

The school offers college courses, advanced placement classes in English Literature, Biology, Spanish Language, Chinese Language, Calculus BC, History among others; a business/technology program; a pre-engineering/technology preparation; as well as an art program.

Newtown High School has teams in a variety of sports, whether they are co-ed or broken down into gender. The sports offered include wrestling, soccer, baseball, golf, cross-country, outdoor track, softball, bowling, handball, volleyball, basketball, tennis, break-dancing, among others. Gymnastics once played a part, but has been discontinued.

Newtown has a newspaper, a Key Club, the student organization, a language club, a poetry club, debate team, mediation, several culture clubs, among others. Newtown also has a notable Guitar class. Mr. Federico Vazquez, who is currently in charge of the class, performs at exhibitions. He also performs with his students at the winter and spring concerts. The class has also performed for QPTV (Queens Public Television) .

Notable alumni

Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice
John Carlucci, musician
Rudy D'Amico, NBA basketball scout, and former college and professional basketball coach
Kevin Dobson, Actor
Richard Grasso, former chairman and Chief Executive of the New York Stock Exchange
Crockett Johnson, cartoonist (Barnaby) and creator of children's books (Harold and the Purple Crayon)
Arthur "Killer" Kane, a member of the New York Dolls, subject of the film: "A New York Doll"
Estee Lauder, Cosmetic company founder
Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos, NASA astronomer and astrophysicist (class of 1965)
Omar Minaya, Major League Baseball General Manager
Gary Mokotoff, Genealogist
Carroll O'Connor, Actor
Frank D. O'Connor, Prosecutor and judge
Peter Orlovsky, an American poet of the Beat Generation.
Smush Parker, NBA Player
Frances Fox Piven, City University of New York professor
Ad Reinhardt, abstract expressionist painter
Don Rickles, Comedian
Zoe Saldana, Actress
Otto Sanchez, Actor, with roles in "Bad Boys 2", HBO's "Oz", and others.
Shaan, Pakistani Actor
Gene Simmons, a member of Kiss
Rise Stevens, American mezzo-soprano
Sylvain Sylvain, a member of the New York Dolls
Johnny Thunders, a member of the New York Dolls
Charlie Villanueva NBA Player, Detroit Piston
Gema (Wheeler) Long National Bodybuilding Champion and Promoter (1st amateur bodybuilding event promoter on ESPN Sports)

External links

Homepage.
Newtown High School. Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City.
Queens high school girls soccer

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-'''Newtown High School''' is a [[high school]] in [[Elmhurst, Queens|Elmhurst]], a neighborhood in the [[New York City]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Queens]]. Its multinational student body consists of approximately 2,879 students, with a larger percentage of Hispanic and Asian students. Newtown High School celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2007. For the first time in over 30 years, Newtown High School held its graduation at [[York College (CUNY)|York College]] in 2010, instead of [[Forest Park (Queens, New York)|Forest Park]].
+'''Newtown High School''' is a [[high school]] in [[Elmhurst, Queens|Elmhurst]], a neighborhood in the [[New York City]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Queens]]. Its multinational student body consists of approximately 2,879 students, with a larger percentage of Hispanic and Asian students. Newtown High School celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2007. For the first time in over 30 years, Newtown High School held its graduation at [[York College (CUNY)|York College]] in 2010, instead of other locations such as St. John's University and [[Forest Park (Queens, New York)|Forest Park]].
 The school offers college courses, [[Advanced Placement Program|advanced placement]] classes in English Literature, Biology, Spanish Language, Chinese Language, Calculus BC, History among others; a business/technology program; a pre-engineering/technology preparation; as well as an art program.