Eleanor Roosevelt High School (New York City)

Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Established	2002
Type	Public, Secondary, College Preparatory
Principal	Dimitri Saliani
Students	Approx. 500
Grades	9-12
Location	411 East 76th Street, New York, NY 10021, New York City, New York, USA
Website	www.erhsnyc.org

Eleanor Roosevelt High School is a public high school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Eleanor Roosevelt High School is a small school composed of about 33 teachers and 500 students representing over 40 different countries. Initially opened at a temporary location in Chelsea, with 105 ninth graders and a staff of eight, ERHS currently has over five hundred students and over forty-five staff members. Every year, the school selects 125 to 140 students out of over 6,000 applicants and is often selected over specialized high schools by students looking for a more liberal curriculum. In 2011 Eleanor Roosevelt High School was ranked in the top 1% of public high schools in the nation by Newsweek.

Contents 1 Academics 2 Classes offered 3 Facilities 4 Extracurricular activities 4.1 Athletics 4.2 Clubs 5 References 6 External links

Academics

Eleanor Roosevelt High School offers a comprehensive college preparatory program with Advanced Placement (AP) offerings, electives, and opportunities for college credit. Advanced Placement (AP) courses are college level courses where the student is admitted based on eligibility. The class schedule consists of seven 46-minute periods for the four core subjects, two elective/foreign language courses, and lunch. An advisory class occurs after the student's lunch period (depending on what grade the student is in they may or may not have advisory everyday.) All students are expected to successfully complete four years of core subjects, foreign language, electives, advisory, health and physical education from the extensive course offerings.

The advisory program is a class of approximately twenty students bond with their advisor for the next four years. During advisory, the advisor and advisees discuss topics that vary from social occurrences to current events. Every quarter students have to complete four books and five hours of community service.

Classes offered

Math

Algebra I*, Honors Geometry*, Advanced Algebra/Trigonometry*, Pre - Calculus, AP Statistics** (Elective), AP Calculus AB**

History

Global History and Geography I, Global History and Geography II*, United States History and Government*, Economics, Participation in Government, History through Film (Elective), AP United States History** , AP European History** (Elective), AP Comparative Government** (Elective), AP Macroeconomics**

Science

Biology*, Chemistry*, Physics*, Science and Ethics (Elective), Topics in Science (Elective), Forensics (Elective), Criminology (Elective) Organic Chemistry, AP Biology**, AP Chemistry**, AP Physics B**

English

Global Literature I, Global Literature II, Cinematic Studies (Elective), Creative Writing (Elective), Public Speaking (Elective), Screenplay Writing (Elective), American Literature*, College English, British Literature, English Evolutions, AP English Literature

Foreign Language

Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III*, Spanish IV, AP Spanish Literature, French I, French II, French III*

Physical Education

Physical Education, Health

Arts and Music (All Electives)

Animation, Computer Arts I, Computer Arts II, Videography I, Videpgraphy II, Yearbook, Concert Band I, Concert Band II, Concert Band III, Drama/Musical Theater, Digital Photography I, Digital Photography II, Digital Photography III, Guitar I, Guitar II, Kiboko, Musicianship, Visual Arts I, Visual Arts II, Visual Arts III, AP Music Theory** , AP 2D Studio Art** , AP Art History**

* indicates Regents Exam required in June

** indicates Advanced Placement exam required in May

Facilities

Eleanor Roosevelt High School is a five-floor structure with two modern science laboratories, two elevators, a dance studio, an art studio, a computer laboratory with two different formats (Mac, and Windows) and a music room with four soundproof rooms.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

School varsity teams are through the organization PSAL.

• Baseball (Men)
• Basketball (Men)
• Basketball (Women)
• Softball (Women)
• Soccer (Men)
• Soccer (Women)- a developmental team starting in the 2011-12 school year
• Tennis (Men)
• Tennis (Women)
• Track and Field (Coed)

Club Sports

• Cross Country (Coed)
• Baseball (Mens)
• Softball (Women's)
• Fencing (Coed)
• Volleyball (Women's)

Clubs

References

• "Eleanor Roosevelt/Upper East Side High School". Advocates for Children of New York, InsideSchools.org. http://www.insideschools.org/fs/school_profile.php?id=1144. Retrieved 2007-05-17.  (?)

External links

• Eleanor Roosevelt High School — official website