John Adams High School (New York City)
For schools with similar names, see Adams High School.
| John Adams High School |
|
| Location |
101-01 Rockaway Boulevard
Ozone Park, New York, United States |
| Information |
| Type |
Public |
| Motto |
A Voyage of Excellence |
| Established |
1927 |
| School board |
New York City Public Schools |
| School district |
27 |
| School number |
Q480 |
| Principal |
Grace Zwillenberg good principal |
| Grades |
9–12 |
| Number of students |
3,173[1] |
| Color(s) |
Blue and white |
| Nickname |
Adams |
| Team name |
Spartans |
| Newspaper |
'The Campus' |
| Yearbook |
'The Clipper' |
John Adams High School (H.S. 480; often referred to locally as John Adams) is a public high school in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens, New York City. John Adams High School, Samuel J. Tilden High School, Abraham Lincoln High School, Bayside High School, and Grover Cleveland High School were all built during the Great Depression from one set of blueprints, in order to save money.
Grace Zwillenberg has been principal since 2003.[2].
Jump-start Academy
Jump-start Academy Program which allows freshman to first attend the Annex Building (about 40 blocks away from Adams) before coming to the main building for grade 10. Programs include:
- MSI Program (Math and Science Institute)
- CTI Program (Computer Technology Institute)
- Health Program (Health and related sciences)
- Zoned Program (for students who live near the school)
Facilities
John Adams has three floors and a basement. The basement contains the cafeteria, locker rooms, weight-training room, a swimming pool, and numerous classrooms. The campus of John Adams is roughly six by three city blocks, with baseball, tennis, track, and football fields behind the school. The school also has three gymnasiums. There is also a library, an auditorium, a Virtual Enterprise Room which is a simulated business class, and several computer and science labs throughout all three floors.
Academics
- Grade levels: 9 to 12
- Class size: ~25-90 as of 2006-2007.
- Enrollment: 3247 as of 2009-2010 [3]
- Ethnicity:
- Gender %: 52.8 Male, 47.2 Female
- Attendance: 71%[2]
- Graduation rate: ~5% as of 2009-2010.
- 7-year graduation rate: ~9% as of 2009-2010.
- College admissions: Fair[2]
- Current School Grade: Johns Adams recently received a [B] from the Board of Education. - 2009-2010.[3]
- John Adams is a large traditional High School, offering students a broad range of courses.[2]
Special programs
- The school offers specialized programs in vision care as well as medical and dental technology.[2]
- Taking single sessions of math and English also frees up more time for students to enjoy electives and Advanced Placement courses.[2]
- The school offers College Now, a program run by CUNY offering accredited college courses on site at the high school.[2]
- 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)[2]
- 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.[2]
- 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.[2]
- The school offers day and nighttime GED (General Equivalency Diploma) programs and vocational training. Vocational training is handled off-site.[2]
- The school offers special ed for those with learning challenges.
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