Martin Van Buren High School
| Martin Van Buren High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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230-17 Hillside Avenue , 11427 | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′00″N 73°44′21″W / 40.7332°N 73.73918°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1955 |
| Principal | Sam Sochet (interim)[1] |
| Faculty | 180 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 2,350 |
| Color(s) | Red and Blue |
| Mascot | Bumblebee |
| Newspaper | The Beeline |
Martin Van Buren High School (MVBHS) is a public high school in Queens Village, New York. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education.
On December 1, 2017, MVBHS was removed from the list of struggling schools by the New York State Department of Education [2]
History
The school was designed by Eliot B. Willauer of the notable architectural firm Eggers & Higgins, architects on the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, as part of the Board of Education's half-billion dollar post World War II expansion program.[3][4]
The school opened in 1955 as the East Queens High School but was later renamed after the 8th President of the United States, Martin Van Buren.
Notable alumni
This is a partial list of notable alumni of Martin Van Buren High School.
- Jon Bauman (Class of 1964) – Sha Na Na
- Abby Joseph Cohen (Class of 1969) – economist and financial analyst
- Donny Deutsch (Class of 1975) – advertising executive and television personality
- Ilene Graff[5] (Class of 1966) – American actress and singer
- Leigh (Leslie) Harrison (class of 1964) - recording artist, songwriter, poet, author, book reviewer, painter, collage-maker, photographer, political activist
- Madeline Kahn[5] (Class of 1960) – movie actress and singer
- Arthur Kane – member of the New York Dolls
- Ray Kurzweil (Class of 1965) – inventor and futurist
- Martin Lang (born 1949), Olympic fencer[6]
- Robert Mapplethorpe (Class of 1963) - photographer
- Rob Parker (Class of 1982) – sports columnist and TV personality
- Tom Pecora – men's basketball head coach of Fordham University
- Julian Phillips (Class of 1973) – television personality
- Alvin Roth – Nobel prize winner in economics 2012
- Mario Savio (Class of 1960) – American political rights activist
- Lynne Stewart (Class of 1957) – imprisoned civil rights lawyer
- Frank Wilczek – (Class of 1967) - awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics.[7]
References
- ^ Chan, Melissa. "'Failing' Van Buren principal replaced". Queens Courier. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village removed from list of struggling schools - QNS.com". qns.com. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ American Architect Directory: 1956 Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine R.R. Bowker LLC, p.606.
- ^ Landmarks Preservation Commission LP-2131
- ^ a b "Martin Van Buren High School, Q435, Borough of Queens". New York City Department of Education. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ Staff. "Lang, Tishman Head N.Y.U. Fencing Team", The New York Times, July 4, 1971. Accessed February 10, 2018. "Marty Lang of Glen Oaks, Queens, and Jeff Tishman of Glen Rock, N. J., have been named co‐captains of the 1971– 72 New York University fencing team, which shared the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship with Columbia last season.... Lang, a graduate of Martin Van Buren High School in Queens, was a member of the 1969 and 1970 United States senior world championship fencing team."
- ^ Wilczek, Frank. "Autobiography". Nobel Media. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
