John Adams High School (Jamaica/Ozone Park, NY)

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John Adams High School (Ozone Park, New York)
Type Public, Secondary
Principal Grace Zwillenberg
Location Ozone Park, New York
Homepage http://www.insideschools.org/fs/school_profile.php?id=1088


John Adams High School (H.S. 480) (often referred to locally as John Adams) is a public secondary school in Ozone Park, New York.

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[edit] Location

[edit] History

  • The 2005-2006 school year marks the 75th anniversary of the school.
  • Principal Grace Zwillenberg, a former assistant principal of science at the school, took the helm in 2003.[1]

[edit] Academics

  • Grade levels: 9 to 12
  • Class size: 30-35[1]
  • Enrollment: 3,400-3,500
  • Ethnicity:
  • Gender %: 52.8 Male, 47.2 Female [2]
  • Attendance: 71%[1]
  • Graduation rate: 43.4%[1]
  • 7-year graduation rate: 70%[1]
  • College admissions: Fair[1]
  • John Adams is a large traditional high school, offering students a broad range of courses.[1]
  • Unlike some other large high schools in Queens, John Adams does not host any super selective programs. Its student population runs the full spectrum of academic achievement, with many kids requiring special education, English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL), and remediation services.[1]
  • In recent years the school has increased the number of guidance counselors from two to eight.[3]
  • Teachers travel to the students, which minimizes the distraction of period changes as well as the opportunity to cut class.[1]

Special and Specialized Education

  • The school offers specialized programs in vision care as well as medical and dental technology.[1]
  • Taking single sessions of math and English also frees up more time for students to enjoy electives and Advanced Placement courses.[1]
  • The school offers College Now, a program run by CUNY offering accredited college courses on site at the high school.[1]
  • The school has "collaborative team teaching" (CTT) classes, where two teachers work with a group of special- and general education students. (Laura Zingmond, October 2005)[1]
  • All incoming freshman may take classes the summer before and after the 9th grade, which means that they can start the 10th grade with as many as 19 of the 44 credits required for graduation.[1]
  • More than 80 percent of John Adams students begin high school performing below grade level. There is no formal accelerated program, but high achievers are grouped together for English and math and are not required to take double sessions of these subjects, as is required for struggling students under the uniform curriculum mandated by New York City.[3]
  • For older students who are at risk of dropping out, there is the PM program--an afternoon session designed to deliver instruction of core subjects in a single classroom environment.[1]
  • The school offers day and nighttime GED (General Equivalency Diploma) programs and vocational training. Vocational training is handled off-site.[1]


Facilities and Resources

  • The school has a resource room, offering materials and instruction tailored to the learning styles of students with special education needs. (Laura Zingmond, October 2005)[1]
  • The opening of a 9th grade annex, located a couple of miles from the main campus, has helped to alleviate the school's longtime struggle with overcrowding.[1]
  • For a large school, resources are spotty. The switch to a single session means more students are in the main building at any given time. Hallways are very crowded when students change classes, and the school has had to convert several computer labs to regular classrooms.[1]
  • John Adams is down to two computer labs, with only two portable laptop carts, each holding approximately 30 machines, to pick up the slack.[1]
  • A United Federation of Teachers-sponsored professional development center was recently created to foster greater collaboration among teachers. It is something much easier to accomplish now that the staff is not spread thin across several sessions.[1]
  • For struggling students, the school's size is its strength because it has the space and staff to offer a variety of ways to bolster the graduation rate, which is below 50 percent.[1]

[edit] Academic Clubs

[edit] Service Clubs

[edit] Special Interest Groups/Clubs

[edit] Athletics

  • 27 athletic teams[1]

[edit] John Adams in the Media

John Adams is remembered by much of America as the school Richard ("Dick") Parsons, Chairman and CEO of Chairman and CEO of AOL/Time Warner attended.

[edit] Notable Alumni

Sean Cory Cooper, aka Sean Cory, Actor

  • Jack Lord - Actor (Hawaii 5-0)

[edit] Other High Schools With This Name

Ja Rule Rapper

[edit] Notes and References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "InsideSchools" profile
  2. ^ a b SchoolTree.org School Profile
  3. ^ a b


[edit] See also

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