High School For Environmental Studies
| High School For Environmental Studies | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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444 West 56th St New York, New York, USA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1992 |
| Founder | John W. Komminski |
| Dean | Ryan Lambiais, Glen Pandolfino, Jose Ferrer |
| Principal | Amber Najmi-Shadid |
| Asst. Principal | Maximillian Sugiura, Rachel Cornelius, Michael Bordwell, Selina Yuen, Gerald Gross, Luis Nazario |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1339 |
| Colour(s) | Green |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| National ranking | 531th |
| Website | http://www.envirostudies.org/index.jsp |
The High School for Environmental Studies, is located in West Midtown, a neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The High School for Environmental Studies was once a 21st Century Fox movie studio. The school's demographics is 16% Asians, 15% Blacks, 60% Hispanics, and 9% Whites. 15% of the school's population are enrolled in Special Education and 10% are in ESL.[1]
The school was featured on the news on September 20, 2012 when 18-year-old Theodore Beckles was stabbed to death by a group of teens at about 2:30 p.m. outside the High School for Environmental Studies on West 56th Street.[2] All 4 of the teens from the High School for Environmental Studies have been charged with gang assault.[3]
The school does not permit students to leave the building during their respective lunch periods and bathrooms are closed during the first and last 10 minutes of each periods.[4]
On 3/20/2015 a 16-year-old student had brought a loaded gun (.32 caliber revolver) to the High school of Environmental Studies that was later featured on the news.[5]
About 75% of graduates enroll in 2-year or 4-year colleges and according to the school’s Progress Report. Of those who go to college, roughly half go to CUNY, 25% to SUNY and 25% to other colleges.[6]
References
- ↑ insideschools,High School of Environmental Studies,January 2,2014
- ↑ Daily News,Student, 19, stabbed dead in melee that erupted by High School for Environmental Studies in Hell's Kitchen,January 2,2014
- ↑ NYDNMother of slain NYC high schooler makes plea for witnesses to come forward,January 2,2014
- ↑ HSES,Procedures & Policies,January 2,2014
- ↑ NYP,Teen busted with loaded gun at NYC high school, March 21,2015
- ↑ insideschools,High School of Environmental Studies,January 2,2014
Coordinates: 40°46′04″N 73°59′18″W / 40.76789°N 73.98837°W