Martin Van Buren High School (New York City)
- Martin Van Buren High School (New York City)
Infobox Secondary school
name = Martin Van Buren High School
established = 1955
type = Public
principal = Marilyn Shevell
faculty =
students = 3034
mascot = Bee
colors = Red and Blue
city = Queens Village
state = New York
country = USA
grades = 9–12
address = 230-17 Hillside Avenue
newspaper = "The Beeline"
Martin Van Buren High School (MVBHS) is a public high school in Queens Village, New York. Named for 8th U.S. President Martin Van Buren, the school opened in 1955. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education.
Formerly known as the East Queens High School, the school building was designed by notable architects Eggers & Higgins, architects on the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, as part of the Board of Education's half-billion dollar post World War II expansion program. [ [http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/newtownhs.pdf Landmarks Preservation Commission LP-2131] ]
Notable alumni
* Jon "Bowzer" Bauman
* Donny Deutsch
* Ilene Graff - American actress and singer.
* Madeline Kahn
* Arthur "Killer" Kane - Member of the New York Dolls.
* Al Kooper
* Martin G. Raskin- Noted Patent Attorney
* Ray Kurzweil - Inventor and futurist.
* Mario Savio - Civil Rights activist
* James Van Thach - [http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/7/prweb408426.htm The first Vietnamese-American to serve as a Military Advisor to the New Iraqi Army]
* Frank Wilczek - awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics.
* Sherrie Fell - Comedian, Record Label VP of Breaking Records.
* Johnny Demonic - Horror punk guitarist.
* Richard Raskin - Rock bass guitarist/noted Industrial Photographer
Robert Mapplethorpe went to Martin Van Buren High School. He graduated in 1963.
External links
* [http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/26/Q435/default.htm Official Website]
* [http://mvbscholars.blogspot.com/ MVB's Scholars (Honors Program) Website]
* [http://vanburenforensics.com/ MVB's Forensics Dept]
* [http://schools.nyc.gov/Offices/StudentEnroll/HSAdmissions/HSDirectory/Book/?sid=609 NYC Department of Education - Martin Van Buren]
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