Newtown High School (New York City)
Encyclopedia
Newtown High School is a high school
in Elmhurst
, a neighborhood in the New York City
borough
of Queens
. Its multinational student body consists of approximately 4,030 students, mostly Spanish-speaking. Newtown High School celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2007. For the first time in over 30 years, Newtown High School held its 2010 graduation at York College instead of Forest Park.
classes in English Literature, Biology, Spanish Language, Chinese Language, Calculus BC, History among others; a business/technology program; a pre-engineering/technology preparation; as well as an art program.
Newtown also has a notable Guitar class. Mr. Federico Vazquez, who is currently in charge of the class, performs at exhibitions. He also performs with his students at the winter and spring concerts, the class has also performed for QPTV (Queens Public Television) .
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Elmhurst
Elmhurst, Queens
Elmhurst is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Roosevelt Avenue on the north; Corona to the northeast; Junction Boulevard on the east; Rego Park to the southeast; the Long Island Expressway on the south; Middle Village to the south and southwest; and Maspeth...
, a neighborhood in the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
borough
Borough (New York City)
New York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is composed of five boroughs. Each borough now has the same boundaries as the county it is in. County governments were dissolved when the city consolidated in 1898, along with all city, town, and village governments within each county...
of Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
. Its multinational student body consists of approximately 4,030 students, mostly Spanish-speaking. Newtown High School celebrated its 110th anniversary in 2007. For the first time in over 30 years, Newtown High School held its 2010 graduation at York College instead of Forest Park.
Academics
The school offers college courses, advanced placementAdvanced Placement Program
The Advanced Placement program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college...
classes in English Literature, Biology, Spanish Language, Chinese Language, Calculus BC, History among others; a business/technology program; a pre-engineering/technology preparation; as well as an art program.
Sports
Newtown High School has teams in a variety of sports, whether they are co-ed or broken down into gender. The sports offered include wrestling, soccer, baseball, golf, cross-country, outdoor track, softball, bowling, handball, volleyball, basketball, tennis, break-dancing, among others. Gymnastics once played a part, but has recently been discontinued for several reasons.Extracurricular activities
Newtown has a newspaper, a Key club, the student organization, a language club, a poetry club, debate team, mediation, several culture clubs, among others.Newtown also has a notable Guitar class. Mr. Federico Vazquez, who is currently in charge of the class, performs at exhibitions. He also performs with his students at the winter and spring concerts, the class has also performed for QPTV (Queens Public Television) .
Notable alumni
- Lanny A. BreuerLanny A. BreuerLanny Breuer is an American lawyer and the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.After graduating from Columbia Law School, Breuer was an assistant district attorney in Manhattan from 1985 to 1989...
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, Aka: "Speediejohn" bass player of The Speedies" (Power pop band ) & The Fuzztones (Garage band) - Rudy D'AmicoRudy D'AmicoRudy D'Amico is a professional National Basketball Association scout, and former college and professional basketball coach who coached Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Euroleague Championship. He scouts for the Orlando Magic....
, NBA basketball scout, and former college and professional basketball coach - Kevin DobsonKevin DobsonKevin Patrick Dobson is an American film and television actor of Irish descent, who is primarily known for his roles on television. His most prominent roles were as Lt. Theo Kojak's trusted partner, Det. Bobby Crocker on the popular 1970s TV crime drama Kojak, and as Karen MacKenzie's second...
, Actor - Richard GrassoRichard GrassoRichard A. "Dick" Grasso was chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange from 1995 to 2003, the culmination of a career that began in 1968 when Grasso was hired by the Exchange as a floor clerk...
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, cartoonist (BarnabyBarnabyBarnaby was a comic strip which began April 20, 1942 in the newspaper PM and was later syndicated in 64 American newspapers ....
) and creator of children's books (Harold and the Purple CrayonHarold and the Purple CrayonHarold and the Purple Crayon is a 1955 children's book by Crockett Johnson. Johnson's most popular book, it led to a series of books, and inspired many adaptations.-Plot:...
) - Arthur "Killer" Kane, a member of the New York Dolls, subject of the film: "A New York Doll"
- Joe Katz, bass player of The Mumps (CBGB's) / Max's Era band & bass player in Klaus NomiKlaus NomiKlaus Sperber , better known as Klaus Nomi, was a German countertenor noted for his wide vocal range and an unusual, otherworldly stage persona....
's band - Estee LauderEstée LauderEstée Lauder may refer to:* Estée Lauder * Estée Lauder Companies...
, Cosmetic company founder - Andreas Gerasimos MichalitsianosAndreas Gerasimos MichalitsianosDr. Andreas 'Andy' Gerasimos Michalitsianos was a Greek-American astronomer and a NASA astrophysicist, also known and published as Andrew G. Michalitsianos....
, NASA astronomer and astrophysicist (class of 1965) - Omar MinayaOmar MinayaOmar Teodoro Antonio Minaya y Sánchez is a former baseball executive who served as General Manager for the Montreal Expos and New York Mets.-Early life:...
, Major League BaseballMajor League BaseballMajor League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
General Manager - Gary MokotoffGary MokotoffGary Mokotoff is an American genealogist who focuses primarily on Jewish genealogy. He is the first person to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies for which he was president...
, Genealogist - Carroll O'ConnorCarroll O'ConnorJohn Carroll O'Connor best known as Carroll O'Connor, was an American actor, producer and director whose television career spanned four decades...
, Actor - Frank D. O'ConnorFrank D. O'ConnorFrank D. O'Connor was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was District Attorney of Queens County, New York from 1956 to 1965.-Life:...
, famous lawyer from Queens - Peter OrlovskyPeter OrlovskyPeter Anton Orlovsky was an American poet.-Life and work:Orlovsky was born in the Lower East Side of New York City, the son of Katherine and Oleg Orlovsky, a Russian immigrant. He was raised in poverty and was forced to drop out of Newtown High School in his senior year so he could support his...
, an American poet of the Beat Generation. - Smush ParkerSmush ParkerWilliam Henry "Smush" Parker is an American professional basketball player. Parker played shooting guard in college but moved to point guard in the NBA...
, NBA Player - Frances Fox PivenFrances Fox PivenFrances Fox Piven is an American professor of political science and sociology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, where she has taught since 1982.-Life and education:...
, City University of New YorkCity University of New YorkThe City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
professor - Ad ReinhardtAd ReinhardtAdolph Frederick Reinhardt was an Abstract painter active in New York beginning in the 1930s and continuing through the 1960s. He was a member of the American Abstract Artists and was a part of the movement centered around the Betty Parsons Gallery that became known as Abstract Expressionism...
, abstract expressionist painter - Don RicklesDon RicklesDonald Jay "Don" Rickles is an American stand-up comedian and actor. A frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Rickles has acted in comedic and dramatic roles, but is best known as an insult comic....
, Comedian - Zoe SaldanaZoe SaldanaZoe Saldana , sometimes stylized Zoë Saldaña, is an American actress. She had her breakthrough role in the 2000 film Center Stage and later gained prominence for her roles as Anamaria in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Uhura in the 2009 film Star Trek, and a starring role...
, Actress - Otto SanchezOtto SanchezOtto Sanchez is an American actor best known for playing Carmen Guerra in the HBO prison drama Oz. He also played the role of Otto in the short-lived drama Kidnapped. He appeared as a supporting character in Bad Boys 2. He played the lead role of Paul in the film Push which won awards at The Long...
, American actor, with roles in "Bad Boys 2", HBO's "Oz", and others. - Shaan, Pakistani Actor
- Gene SimmonsGene SimmonsGene Simmons is an Israeli-American entrepreneur, singer-songwriter, actor, and rock bassist. Known as "The Demon", he is the bassist/vocalist of Kiss, a hard rock band he co-founded in the early 1970s.-Early life:...
, a member of KissKISS (band)Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,... - Rise StevensRisë StevensRisë Stevens is a retired American operatic mezzo-soprano.-Professional life:Stevens studied at New York's Juilliard School for three years. She went to Vienna, where she was trained by Marie Gutheil-Schoder and Herbert Graf. She made her début as Mignon in Prague in 1936 and stayed there until...
, American mezzo-soprano - Sylvain SylvainSylvain SylvainSylvain Sylvain is an American rock guitarist, most notable for being a member of the New York Dolls.-Early years:...
, a member of the New York DollsNew York DollsThe New York Dolls is an American rock band, formed in New York in 1971. The band's protopunk sound prefigured much of what was to come in the punk rock era; their visual style influenced the look of many new wave and 1980s-era glam metal groups, and they began the local New York scene that later... - Johnny ThundersJohnny ThundersJohnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale, Jr. , was an American protopunk guitarist, singer and songwriter.He came to prominence in the early '70s as a member of the New York Dolls...
, a member of the New York Dolls
External links
- Homepage.
- Newtown High School. Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City.
- http://www.team1635.org
- http://www.psal.org
- http://www.psal.org/psalsports/news/psal_stories.asp?ID=15974