Francis Lewis High School

Francis Lewis High School
Address
58-20 Utopia Parkway
Fresh Meadows, New York
USA
Information
Type Public
Motto Preparing students for success in college, career, and life
Established 1960 - first graduating class 1963
Status Open
School district 26
Principal Dr. David Marmor
Grades 9 to 12
Number of students 4141
Color(s) Red     , Black     , and White     
Athletics 30 sports
Athletics conference PSAL
Mascot Patriots
Nickname Franny Lew/Franny
Rivals

Benjamin N. Cardozo High School

Bayside High School (Queens)
Yearbook Galaxy
Website francislewishs.org

Francis Lewis High School (FLHS), commonly referred to Franny Lew, is a public high school located in Fresh Meadows, in the New York City borough of Queens. Operated by the New York City Department of Education, the school serves students of grades 9 through 12. The school is named after Francis Lewis, a representative of New York and signatory of the Declaration of Independence.

The school has approximately a 92% attendance rate and 86% graduation rate.

Student body

As the most-selected non-specialized public high school in New York City,[1] Francis Lewis is one of the most overcrowded schools in New York City, with an enrollment of approximately 4100 students, exceeding the 2,300 capacity by 176 percent.[2][3] Overcrowding issues are solved with portable classrooms and classes that start as early as 7AM and end as late as 4:55PM.

For the 2014 academic year, the student body was 54% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 14% Caucasian, and 7% African American.

Academics

Language studies

In keeping with the school's diversity, Francis Lewis offers numerous foreign languages, including Hebrew, French, AP French, Korean, Japanese, AP Japanese, Chinese, AP Chinese, Latin, Modern Greek, Ancient Greek, Spanish, AP Spanish, AP Spanish Literature, and Arabic.

Advanced Placement courses

In 1978, Francis Lewis High School was the first public high school to achieve certification to the International Baccalaureate[4][5] which supplemented the Advanced Placement (AP) courses by offering college credit for work done during high school (based on the final test score). Students may choose the full program to get a full years' college credit, or simply courses of interest (for credit towards single college courses such as math or humanities).

Students can choose from 25 AP courses offered at Francis Lewis, including Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science A, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, French Language and Culture, Human Geography, Japanese Language and Culture, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Physics B, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, United States Government and Politics, United States History, and World History.

Honors programs

Francis Lewis offers a number of special programs upon admission, including the Jacob K. Javits Law Institute for law studies, the University Scholars Program, a highly selective program which gives its students an accelerated humanities program with a requirement of two foreign languages, and a Math and Science Research Program that offers advanced studies of math, science and statistics.

The Science Research Program has garnered various Siemens Competition and Intel Science Talent Search finalists and winners.[6][7][8]

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

In 1994, the US Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program was established in the school.[9] It is the largest in the nation, with more than 1000 cadets of the 1,725 high school chapters in the country.[10] The battalion is an honor unit with distinction, and is considered one of the best and well-known US Army JROTC units in the nation.[11] It has a 100% graduation rate, and more students are accepted and enroll into the United States Military Academy than any other high school in the country.[12]

There are six JROTC teams, Academic, Choir, Drum Corps, Honor Guard, Raiders, and Drill Team. Three teams compete: Academic, Drill Team (Unarmed- Patriot Pride, Armed- Patriot Guard) and Raiders (female- Patriot Strength, male- Patriot Force).[13]
The Patriot Guard were national champions in 2007,[14] 2009-2011,[15] and placed second in 2012. The Patriot Pride came in second in 2006, 2008 and 2009 and first in the 2013 National Championships in Daytona, Florida.[16]
The female Raiders had been national championships for four consecutive years, until their defeat in 2013.[17] The male Raiders' most recent first place title was in 2011, having come in third in the 2012 Nationals and second in the 2013 Nationals.[18]
The Academic team placed as finalists in the JROTC Leadership Academic Bowl in 2011, 2012, and 2013, and was first at the 2015 Leadership Bowl Nationals.[19]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Montefinise, Angela (2008-10-12). "JAM-PACKED QNS. HS IS CITY KIDS' TOP PICK". New York Post. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  2. ↑ "1 in 3 city schools overcrowded: audit". Daily News (New York). 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  3. ↑ Medina, Jennifer (2009-09-28). "At Francis Lewis High School in Queens, Crowding Signals Success". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  4. ↑ "The first IB class at Francis Lewis High School 1975-1978". Ferretronix.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  5. ↑ Schools Across Frontiers: The Story of the International Baccalaureate and ... - Alexander Duncan Campbell Peterson - Google Boeken. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  6. ↑ Gustafson, Anna (2010-11-10). "Francis Lewis teens win spot on Siemens list • TimesLedger". Timesledger.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  7. ↑ Gustafson, Anna (2009-12-09). "Francis Lewis HS team takes 3rd in Siemens contest | New York Post". Nypost.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  8. ↑ "2012 semifinalists and Regional Finalists Announced in the Siemens Competition". Nycprivateschoolsblog.com. 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  9. ↑ Winerip, Michael (2011-06-19). "At High School in Queens, an R.O.T.C. Program's Enduring Influence". The New York Times.
  10. ↑ "Queens Junior ROTC Cadets Put Discipline On Display". NY1. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  11. ↑ "Francis Lewis HS JROTC is perfection - Queens Chronicle: North/Northeast Queens News". Qchron.com. 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  12. ↑ "Bigger is better at 4,000-student strong Francis Lewis High School in Queens". Daily News (New York). 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  13. ↑ "FLHS PATRIOT BATTALION JROTC - Francis Lewis Patriot Battalion". Flhspatriotbattalion.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  14. ↑ "NHSDTC Masters Level Past Champions - 1987 through the present". Thenationals.net. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  15. ↑ "National High School Drill Team Championships : Masters Level Event Standings" (PDF). Thenationals.net. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "Video". NBC New York. 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  17. ↑ "2014 Raider Nationals Overall Score Report Female Division" (PDF). Thenationals.net. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  18. ↑ http://www.army.mil/article/114427/Campbell__Adairsville__join_Smith_Cotton_as_2013_National_Raider_champs/
  19. ↑ http://collegeoptionsfoundation.net/2015-jlab-results/
  20. ↑ http://wcbsfm.cbslocal.com/2012/01/05/get-mr-gs-thursday-forecast-and-see-his-high-school-yearbook-photo/

External links

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