Francis Lewis High School
| Francis Lewis High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 58-20 Utopia Parkway Fresh Meadows, New York USA |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Preparing students for success in college, career, and life |
| Established | 1960 - first graduating class 1963 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | 26 |
| Principal | Dr. David Marmor |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Number of students | 4141 |
| Color(s) | Red , Black , and White |
| Athletics | 30 sports |
| Athletics conference | PSAL |
| Mascot | Patriots |
| Nickname | Franny Lew/Franny |
| Rivals | Benjamin N. Cardozo High School Bayside High School (Queens) |
| Yearbook | Galaxy |
| Website | francislewishs.org |
Francis Lewis High School (FLHS), commonly referred to Franny Lew, is a public high school located in Fresh Meadows, in the New York City borough of Queens. Operated by the New York City Department of Education, the school serves students of grades 9 through 12. The school is named after Francis Lewis, a representative of New York and signatory of the Declaration of independence.
The school has approximately a 92% attendance rate and 86% graduation rate.
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Student body
As the most-selected non-specialized public high school in New York City,[2] Francis Lewis is one of the most overcrowded schools in New York City, with an enrollment of approximately 4100 students, exceeding the 2,300 capacity by 176 percent.[3][4] Overcrowding issues are solved with portable classrooms and classes that start as early as 7AM and end as late as 4:55PM.[citation needed]
For the 2014 academic year, the student body was 54% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 14% Caucasian, and 7% African American.
Academics
Language studies
In keeping with the school's diversity, Francis Lewis offers numerous foreign languages, including Hebrew, French, AP French, Korean, Japanese, AP Japanese, Chinese, AP Chinese, Latin, Modern Greek, Ancient Greek, Spanish, AP Spanish, AP Spanish Literature, and Arabic.
Advanced Placement courses
In 1978, Francis Lewis High School was the first public high school to achieve certification to the International Baccalaureate[5][6] which supplemented the Advanced Placement (AP) courses by offering college credit for work done during high school (based on the final test score). Students may choose the full program to get a full years' college credit, or simply courses of interest (for credit towards single college courses such as math or humanities).
Students can choose from 25 AP courses offered at Francis Lewis, including Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science A, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, French Language and Culture, Human Geography, Japanese Language and Culture, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Physics B, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, United States Government and Politics, United States History, and World History.
Honors programs
Francis Lewis offers a number of special programs upon admission, including the Jacob K. Javits Law Institute for law studies, the University Scholars Program, a highly selective program which gives its students an accelerated humanities program with a requirement of two foreign languages, and a Math and Science Research Program that offers advanced studies of math, science and statistics.
The Science Research Program has garnered various Siemens Competition and Intel Science Talent Search finalists and winners.[7][8][9]
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
In 1994, the US Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program was established in the school.[10] It is the largest in the nation, with more than 1000 cadets of the 1,725 high school chapters in the country.[11] The battalion is an honor unit with distinction, and is considered one of the best and well-known US Army JROTC units in the nation.[12] It has a 100% graduation rate, and more students are accepted and enroll into the United States Military Academy than any other high school in the country.[13]
There are six JROTC teams, Academic, Choir, Drum Corps, Honor Guard, Raiders, and Drill Team. Three teams compete: Academic, Drill Team (Unarmed- Patriot Pride, Armed- Patriot Guard) and Raiders (female- Patriot Strength, male- Patriot Force).[14]
The Patriot Guard were national champions in 2007,[15] 2009-2011,[16] and placed second in 2012. The Patriot Pride came in second in 2006, 2008 and 2009 and first in the 2013 National Championships in Daytona, Florida.[17]
The female Raiders had been national championships for four consecutive years, until their defeat in 2013.[18] The male Raiders' most recent first place title was in 2011, having come in third in the 2012 Nationals and second in the 2013 Nationals.[19]
The Academic team has placed as finalists in the JROTC Leadership Academic Bowl in 2011, 2012, and 2013, and was first at the 2015 Leadership Bowl Nationals.[20]
Notable alumni
- Steve Dorff (1968) - composer/music producer
- Rick Elice (1973) - actor, writer
- Steve Greenberg (1978) - record producer, former President of Columbia Records
- Peter Guttman (1972) - Travel journalist, lecturer, and author
- Heejun Han (2007) - Finalist on American Idol, Season 11
- Mike Jorgensen (1973) - baseball player, manager
- Jonathan Pontell - television director, producer and editor.
- Ron Shandler (1974) - national baseball analyst, author of Baseball Forecaster, founder of BaseballHQ.com, columnist for USA Today.
- Dennis Walcott - Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education
- Chris Welty (1981) - computer scientist
- Albie Hecht - Former President of Nickelodeon, Founder of Spike TV and CEO of Worldwide Biggies
- Ronnie Mund - Radio Personality of the Howard Stern Show and Professional Limo Driver for Howard Stern
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- ↑ http://collegeoptionsfoundation.net/2015-jlab-results/
External links
- Francis Lewis High School
- At High School in Queens, R.O.T.C.’s Enduring Influence
- At School in Queens, Success Draws Crowd - NY TImes
- National Drill Competition- Champions Interview- NBC
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