Staten Island Technical High School

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Staten Island Technical High School
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Address
485 Clawson Street Region 7 Staten Island, New York, Richmond, 10306 USA
Coordinates	40°34′4.54″N 74°6′55.18″W / 40.5679278, -74.1153278Coordinates: 40°34′4.54″N 74°6′55.18″W / 40.5679278, -74.1153278
Information
School number	R605
School board	New York City Department of Education
School district	31
Superintendent	Linda Waite
Principal	Vincent Maniscalco
Vice principal	Robert J. Andrews Kenneth Bonamo Mark Erlenwein Dennis N. Giurici
Dean	James McCarthy
Chief custodian	Michael Paul
Staff	72
Enrollment	900
CEEB Code	335401
Average class size	33
Average class size	about 120
Student:teacher ratio	1:19
Type	Public high school, Specialized
Budget	12,442.59 USD
Grades	9-12
Language	English
Classrooms	55
Hours in school day	6.75
Accreditation(s)	University of the State of New York
Team name	MSIT Seagulls
Nickname	Tech
School Colour(s)	Gold      Black
Yearbook	Epoch
Newspaper	The Tech Horizon
Established	1988
Status	Open
Homepage	http://www.siths.org

Staten Island Technical High School (also referred to as Staten Island Tech, S.I.T.H.S., or simply Tech), is one of the nine specialized public high schools in New York City. It is located in the New Dorp neighborhood of Staten Island. Recently, Newsweek published Staten Island Tech as the 22nd best school in the United States. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education. It consistently ranks among the best schools in New York City in graduation rate, Regents test scores, and attendance.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Curriculum 3 Athletics and extracurricular activities 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

Staten Island Tech began in 1982 as an annex of Ralph R. McKee Vocational-Technical High School, located in the New Dorp neighborhood of Staten Island, after New Dorp High School, which had occupied the building since it was built in the 1930s, moved to its current location on New Dorp Lane. The technical courses were taught in the annex, while the vocational courses stayed in St. George. Through the advocacy of parents, staff, and students, Staten Island Tech was made an independent high school by the New York City Board of Education in May 1988. Nicholas M. Bilotti, who had been serving as director of the annex, was appointed principal of the new high school.

The school admitted students based on their seventh-grade class grades and standardized-test scores until 2005, when it was added to the group of New York City's specialized high schools and therefore began using the New York City Specialized High Schools Admissions Test to screen prospective students.^[2] Thus, it became the first and only specialized high school on Staten Island.

[edit] Curriculum

The curriculum is purely college preparatory, focusing on science and engineering with mandatory classes in AutoCAD, C++, electronics, and Cisco networking. In addition, twelve Advanced Placement courses are offered in subjects including AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus BC, and Russian, which is the only foreign language taught at the school.^[3] In addition, the school operates College Now, a program run by Kingsborough Community College.

[edit] Athletics and extracurricular activities

Staten Island Technical High School's sports program operates in partnership with McKee High School, and their shared teams are known as the MSIT Seagulls. The MSIT teams play various sports including football, soccer, and volleyball. As far as other optional activities go, Staten Island Tech runs SING!, has a spring musical, and runs more than forty-five clubs.^[4]

Staten Island Technical High School's robotics team is one of the most well developed in the city. The team competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition as Team 375, or "The Robotic Plague", and is one of the number one teams in New York City, with their 2006 season being their most successful, where they were the Regional Winner and won the Chairman's award with their robot, the "Rambo".^[5][6] They consistently win the Autodesk Inventor Animation Award at the New York City Regional, and has won the Chairman's award in New York City in 2006.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Jeff Berardelli '93, television meteorologist for WFOR-TV.
• Ingrid Michaelson '97, musician.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• www.siths.org -- Home page of Staten Island Technical High School

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