High School of American Studies at Lehman College

Infobox Secondary school
name = High School of American Studies at Lehman College

motto =
established = 2002
type = Public, Specialized
principal = Alessandro Weiss
faculty = 28
students = less than 400
grades = 9-12
nickname = Senators
city = The Bronx
state = New York 10468
country = United States
address = 2925 Goulden Avenue
website = http://www.hsas-lehman.org
associated website = http://www.hsascommunity.comThe High School of American Studies at Lehman College, also called "HSAS" or "American Studies", is one of nine specialized high schools in New York City. Since it is a specialized high school, one must receive a high enough score on the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) in order to be admitted to the school.

The school is administered by the New York City Department of Education. It receives supplementary funding from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

The High School of American Studies is located on the Lehman College campus, one block from the Bronx High School of Science, in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx.

Due its location at Lehman College the school is often improperly referred to as "Lehman," especially by students at the nearby Bronx High School of Science. This abbreviation is frowned upon by the school's students due to the fact that that name has been traditionally used by the Herbert H. Lehman High School which is both nearby and is considered to have not as good of a reputation. Acceptable abbreviations include "H-S-A-S," "The High School of American Studies" or most commonly "American Studies."

Rivalries

Softball: Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy

Basketball: Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy

Cross Country & Track: Bronx Science, Clinton, Columbus, Kennedy & Lehman

Mock Trial: Many

Moot Court: None

History

American Studies was designed as a small school for about four hundred students. It was created in 2002 along with Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, and the High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College. (New York City previously had three specialized high schools, Brooklyn Tech, Bronx Science, and Stuyvesant, besides LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. The three new schools were created to provide more opportunities for students beyond the previous three specialized high schools.) [http://www.nystringer.com/html/examsch.htm]

When it was created in 2002, American Studies occupied one corridor in the APEX, Lehman College's gymnasium. In 2003 the school moved to its current location, Lehman's Reservoir Building. Founding Principal Myra Luftman retired shortly after the High School of American Studies at Lehman College graduated its first senior class on June 26, 2006, and was succeeded by the current principal, Alessandro Weiss.

College

With the first three graduating classes, students from the High School of American Studies at Lehman College were accepted to many of the top schools in the US including:

American University,
Harvard University,
University of Pennsylvania,
Cornell University,Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York,
Georgetown University,
Duke University,
Dartmouth College,
Amherst College,
Williams College,
Swarthmore College,
Columbia University,
Barnard College,
Rochester Institute of Technology,the State University of New York at Geneseo,the State University of New York at Stony Brook,the State University of New York at Binghamtonand
University of North Carolina.

External links

* [http://www.insideschools.org/fs/school_profile.php?id=1173 The Insideschools.org Profile]
* [http://www.hsas-lehman.org/ HSAS's official website]
* [http://www.hsascommunity.com/ HSAS's student website]
* [http://schools.nyc.gov/OurSchools/Region1/X696/default.htm NYC DoE school page]