Midwood High School
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| Motto | "Grow in mind and body; serve the community" |
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| Established | 1940 |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | David Cohen |
| Faculty | 206 |
| Students | 3742[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 2839 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Colors | blue, white, and red |
| Mascot | Hornet |
| Yearbook | 'Epilog' |
| Newspaper | 'Argus' |
| Website | www.midwoodhighschool.org |
Midwood High School, at Brooklyn College, is a public, urban, co-ed high school located on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City.
The school, which is administered by the New York City Department of Education, has over 3,500 students and is overcrowded; the school is made for 2,200 students.[citation needed] Its H-shaped building, with six Ionic columns and a Georgian cupola, was constructed in 1940.
A new annex is being built across the original building which is scheduled to be completed in summer 2008. The building will house new science labs and will replace the antiquated lab in the original building. The annex will be connected to the original building by a bridge. The bridge will connect the second and third floor from both sides of the building.
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[edit] Academics
[edit] Ranking
Midwood High School traditionally places among the best high schools in Brooklyn. It is ranked as one of the top 100 high schools in the nation. [2] Midwood is ranked as a "School Of Excellence" by U.S. News and World Report. Midwood has also been chosen as a Blue Ribbon Secondary School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education.
The New York Times reported in an article on June 29, 1986, that: "Getting into Midwood High School ... is about as tough as getting into an Ivy League college. More than 12,000 eager eighth graders applied this year for 450 fall openings in Midwood's highly touted programs in the medical sciences and humanities."[3]
In May 2007, Midwood was the second most popular high school in New York City, with more eighth-graders listing it as their first choice than any other school in the five boroughs.[4]
[edit] Special Programs
Midwood houses 3 institutes -- Medical Science, Humanities, and Collegiate. Collegiate, Humanities and Medical Science students are placed into the courses that are specifically designed and catered to the structure of their program.
The Collegiate program which is typically comprised of students who live within the immediate community. The Collegiate program is known as a college preparatory program; te requirements are the basic NYC high school requirements.
The Medical Science Institute is for students interested in science or the medical field. It requires 5 years of science and 4 years of math. As of 2007, incoming freshman of the Medical Science Institute must choose a course of study—ranging from anatomy to robotics.
The Humanities institute requires two foreign languages, including Latin. 5 years of English, and 5 of social studies.
[edit] Advanced Placement Courses
Midwood offers over 18 Advanced Placement courses, and the College Board listed it among the best schools in the nation in terms of AP offerings.[5] Midwood offers Advanced Placement courses in
- AP Biology
- AP Psychology
- AP Environmental Science (only available years in which enough people sign up for it)
- AP Chemistry
- AP Physics B
- AP Physics C
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Statistics
- AP English Literature
- AP United States History
- AP European History
- AP Economics
- AP U.S. Government and Politics
- AP Spanish
- AP French (only available years in which enough people sign up for it)
- AP Italian (only available years in which enough people sign up for it)
- AP World History
[edit] Intel Science Talent Search Competition
Midwood has 2 classes that specialize in creating projects for the nationwide INTEL competition - Science INTEL and Social Science INTEL (directed by teachers Glenn Elert and George A. Hero, respectively). In 1999, Midwood had more semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search than did any other high school in the nation; In 2000, it tied for first place.
[edit] Siemens-Westinghouse Science & Technology Competition
As of 2006 Midwood had more semifinalists in the Siemens-Westinghouse Science & Technology Competition than any other New York City high school. [6]
[edit] Extracurricular Activities
[edit] Sports
Midwood has several sports teams. They include teams in baseball, bowling, basketball, football, golf, cheerleading, handball, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, wrestling, and volleyball.
Midwood's lacrosse team has won several city championships, including 2006, 2007, and 2008.
[edit] SING!
SING!, an annual student-run musical theater competition put on by some high schools in New York City, was started by Bella Tillis, a music teacher at Midwood, in 1947.[7][8] It is still being produced in 2008. The 1989 movie Sing was based on SING!. SING has been responsible for hours of dedication and hard work as well as fierce competition among students.
In the summer of 2004, the film The Squid and the Whale filmed in Midwood High School's auditorium, using students from the school's Drama Club as extra seat fillers, in 80s style costumes. The production also used background scenes on the stage that had been painted for the Drama Club's production of Bye Bye Birdie two months prior. The film production crew also enlisted the help of a former Drama Club and SING! lighting manager to help them light the stage for the scene.
[edit] Clubs
Midwood has nearly 100 clubs, including Key Club, Akiva Club, Philosophy, Amnesty International, Young Democrats, the Environmental Club, Gay-Straight Alliance, the step team 'Lady Phoenix and Infinite', and BHA (Black Heritage Alliance).
[edit] Argus
The Argus School Newspaper, which is published monthly, gives student journalists a chance to have their articles published.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Kin M. Tsang, Illustrator
- Woody Allen, Academy Award-winning film director, writer, actor, and comedian
- Noah Baumbach, independent film writer-director
- Richard Campagna - 2004 Libertarian PartyVice Presidential Candidate
- Roz Chast, cartoonist
- Stan Collender, political commentator[citation needed]
- Didi Conn, motion picture, stage, and television actress
- John Corigliano, composer
- Martin Fettman, astronaut
- Marvin Hamlisch, Academy Award-winning composer of film scores
- Emmanuel Lewis, actor
- Michael Lynne, movie executive, vintner
- Wentworth Miller, actor. Though he didn't graduate from Midwood, he did attend for two years in the late 80s.
- Joel Moses, former provost, MIT
- Andre Michel Schub, pianist[citation needed]
- Erich Segal, author, screenwriter, and educator
- William Thompson, New York City Comptroller
- Sean Wilentz, Professor of History, Princeton University
- Victor Williams, actor, King of Queens (Deacon Palmer)
- Louis Torelli, former owner of Brooklyn's own, PIPS Comedy Club[citation needed]
- Paula Rosen Janis - Actress - Children's television "The Magic Garden"[citation needed]
- Carole Demas - Actress - Children's television "The Magic Garden[citation needed]
- Joel Craig - Actor - writer for "Sesame Street"[citation needed]
- Eric Goldschein- Writer/Activist- Original Magazine columnist and political activist
[edit] Statistics
- Admissions policy: neighborhood school; screened
- Grade levels: 9-12
- Graduation rate: 96.2%
- Class size: 31-34
- Ethnicity: 25% W, 43% B, 9% H, 25% A
- Average SATs: Verbal, 526; Math, 560
- Free lunch: 13%
[edit] References
- ^ New York City Department of Education
- ^ Midwood High School At Brooklyn College
- ^ Education Watch; Philosophical Objections To Elite City High Schools - Free Preview - The New York Times
- ^ Qns. High Highest On Students' Lists
- ^ New York Metro: Best High Schools in New York
- ^ Midwood Science Awards 2006-2007
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Jessica Steen Sing Article
[edit] External links
- Midwood High School Official Website
- NYC Department of Education new School Portal For Midwood High School
- Midwood High School Physical Science Department
- Midwood High School Class of 1988 Reunion
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