Queens High School for the Sciences at York

Queens High School for the Sciences at York College Welcome

School Overview • • Founded in 2002 One of the nine specialized high schools in New York City Diverse student population Partnership with York College – College Now Program – students can take college level courses free of charge.

Student Body Enrollment: 515 Male: 273 Female: 242 The majority of our students speak more than one language: Mandarin, Spanish, Bengali, Urdu and others.

Why you should choose our school? Rankings • Ranked #3 in New York City by U. S. News and World Report (2020) • Queens High School for the Sciences at York College is ranked #28 in the National Rankings • Advanced Placement Exam passing rate: 90% • Attendance Rate: 98. 5%

College and Career Readiness 2019 Graduation Cohort Total Number of Students in the Cohort: 113 • 100% graduation rate • 98% of the students earned an Advanced Regents Diploma • 100% of the graduates attending 4 year colleges (Harvard, Yale, Brown, Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, Northeastern University, Northwestern University, Fordham, Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, Carnegie Mellon, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Barnard College, Baruch College, NYU, Stony Brook, Binghamton and others)

College and Career Readiness • 100% College and Career Readiness for the Class of 2019 • On-site college courses: ELA, Pre-Calculus and Calculus • Refer to the 2020 -2021 school profile for more details

Rigorous Classroom Instruction Student-centered classroom q Collaborative work q Academic discourse q Peer-assessment and self-assessment q Writing across the curriculum q Inquiry-based learning q Problem solving skills q Authentic Assessment q Hands-on learning

Challenging Course Offerings • • • We currently offer 17 AP Courses in a number of subjects Onsite college courses: English Literature, Pre-Calculus and Calculus Advanced Science Research and Math Research International Relations, Forensics and Philosophy College Now Courses: Psychology, Sociology, Computer Science, Health and Genetics • Awards/Honor Societies: ARISTA, Tri-Music Honor Societies, and Senior Awards

Extra-Curricular Activities • Student Government Organization, Social Media Team, Newspaper Team, Yearbook Team, Debate Team, Veritas Literary Magazine and the School Orchestra. • Clubs: Key Club, STEMinism, Basketball Club, Science Club, Modern Ink, Digital Photography Club and others. • ADL No Place for Hate, Amnesty International, Make a Wish, and Vietnam Veterans of America. • PSAL Sports: Coed Handball, Swimming, Tennis and Bowling

Social and Emotional Support • Individualized attention • Advisor classes • Two guidance counselors – provide academic and social/emotional support to all students § Emphasis on the “whole child”. We stress the importance of “soft skills” not just § § academics Clubs After school activities School events organized by our students Collaboration with THRIVENYC

ARISTA Ceremony

Career Day/Alumni Day

Student Government Organization

Multicultural Day

Pi Day/Battle of the Grades

Talent Show Dance Club KPop Club

Talent Show/Senior Showcase Drama Club

Contact us Contact Ms. Barbara Wittstruck at Bwittst@schools. nyc. gov if you would like more information. Due to the pandemic, we are not offering school tours at this time. We look forward to hearing from you soon.