Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School

Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School is a vocational high school in the Melrose section of South Bronx, Bronx, New York. It was originally built in the early 20th Century as the "Bronx Continuation School" for students who left the school system. The school eventually became a vocational high school in the 1920s. The school was named after the former New York State governor and Democratic nominee for president, Alfred E. Smith in 1965.[1] Its address is 151 E. 151 Street. The school is near the Third Avenue and E. 149th Street station of the 2 and 5 IRT trains. The current principal is Rene Cassanova, and its enrollment is 1086 students.

The school offers automotive, home construction, plumbing, and heating/air-conditioning ventilation programs. There are plenty of shops where students work on real cars brought in by people in the community. The school also has a room large enough for those studying carpentry to construct a full size wooden frame house.[2]

The New York City Department of Education planned to close the school but the plan was cancelled after strong protests from the community.[3][4][5][6]

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  1. ^ Directory of the Public High Schools, 1997-98, New York City Board of Education.
  2. ^ "H.S. 600 Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School". InsideSchools.org. http://insideschools.org/index.php?fs=296. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  3. ^ "City proposes closing more schools". WABC-TV. December 9, 2009. http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/education&id=7159949. Retrieved 2011-04223. 
  4. ^ Jaccarino, Mike (December 24, 2009). "Parents and teachers prepare to fight to keep Alfred E. Smith High School open". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/education/2009/12/24/2009-12-24_itll_be_war_over_threat_of_closure_for_one_boro_high_school.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  5. ^ Jaccarino, Mike (2010-01-26). "Alfred E. Smith avoids chopping block thanks to an outpouring of concern from community". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/education/2010/01/26/2010-01-26_residents_speak_up__and_save_hs_from_ax.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  6. ^ Otterman, Sharon (2010-02-15). "At Bronx Vocational School, Concern Over Plan for Charter". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/nyregion/16smith.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

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