Berta A. Dreyfus Intermediate School 49

Infobox_School2 | name = Berta A. Dreyfus Intermediate School 49
motto = "We Learn and Grow Together"
established = 1963
type = Public
head_name = Principal
head = Linda Hill
students = 1,095
grades = 6,7,8
mascot = 49er Miner
free_label = Colors
free = Gold and Purple
city = 101 Warren St. (Staten Island) New York City
state = New York
country = United States of America

Bertha A. Dreyfus Intermediate School 49 ("I.S.49" for short) is a middle school in Staten Island, in New York City, New York, United States. It was previously known as "Junior High School 49."

The school is a part of the New York City Department of Education

As of 2000 it has offered a magnet program, a special program for gifted students. I.S.49's school day starts strictly at 7:25 a.m. and ends at 1:45 p.m. The extended day ends at 2:22 1/2 p.m. The school starts out with an AM homeroom then eight periods which are each 41 minutes long. Students not mandated to stay for the extended session leave at 1:45 p.m. Students mandated to stay leave at 2:22 1/2 p.m. Monday to Thursday.

Academies

The school currently operates under an academy system. It was first put into effect at the beginning of the 2004-2005 school year. There are currently three academies: Science & Technology, Journalism, and Environmental Studies. Each academy has its own assistant principal and dean. Each academy has students from each grade. Each academy also has its own set of classrooms and homerooms. But a class from one academy can go to another academy's classroom since the academies aren't partitioned off. The academy system was implemented in the 2004-2005 school year. It was created to help the school's staff lower their burden. It wasn't made to separate the school community but to create organization. In the 2004-2005 school year there were four academies. They were Global Studies, Journalism, Law & Government and Arts & Humanities. Global Studies is now Science & Technology. The Arts & Humanities academy was discontinued at the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year due to administrational problems. For the 2006-2007 year the academies have changed names except for Science and Technology. Journalism is now Journalism and Media. Law and Government is now Environmental Studies.

Class Number

I.S. 49 has a new method of assigning class numbers. It was first used in the 2005-2006 school year. The first number identifies your grade. The second number identifies your academy. The third number identifies your class rank. Science & Technology's number is 1, Journalism and Media's number is 2 and Environmental Studies' number is 3. For example, if your class is 822, you are in 8th grade Journalism and your class rank is 1st. The lower the last number, the better the class. In some cases the third number may not reflect the class. The number 1 is not used as a third number. So it is substituted with 2.

Before the 2004-2005 school year, the method used to be somewhat different. The first number would tell your grade number. The last two digits would tell your class rank (with an exception of magnet classes). The lower the last two numbers, the better the class. Magnet classes used to be 611, 612, 711, 712, 811 and 812. Magnet classes always have a 0 on the end of the number. For example, Science & Technology magnet classes are 610, 710, and 810; Journalism & Media is 620, 720, and 820; and Environmental Studies are 630, 730, and 830.

chool Building

The building as of 2006 underwent a major renovation. The bricks and mortar around the building were replaced. The school now has 40 new cameras and fire alarm system. All the windows were also replaced. The floors were replaced. A new speaker and clock system was installed. The building needed this renovation as the previous condition wasn't up to date. The whole renovation project was finished in September 2006. It is said that they are now planning to introduce air conditioners to each room. In Spring 2008, four flat-screen TVs were installed into the cafeteria, although they haven't been used since installation.

Honors Program

The honors program has two classes per grade. These classes are advanced and for gifted students. You must maintain a good average and other guidelines when in it. The only difference between magnet and honors is that honors doesn't get an extra technology class and that you don't need to take a test to get enrolled. Honors is usually considered an example of a good class. Each honors class has an advanced version of social studies, science, math and language arts. If you maintain your overall performance and keep it in good shape you are most likely to stay in honors for the rest of middle school. You will be with the majority of the same students each year if you stay in honors. Students in regular classes who show great achievement are able to go to honors if there is enough space. Students who don't show good performance and don't belong in honors are put in the class that pertains to them.

Magnet program

The magnet program has been with I.S.49 for almost six years. This program is usually considered a higher level then the honors program and students enrolled in is usually expected to do well. Classes numbers that are Magnet usually ends with zeros. Students are told to maintain at least an eighty percent average in order to stay in magnet.

Feeder Patterns

Dreyfus gets the majority of its students from: P.S.13 M.L. Lindenmeyer and P.S.14 Cornelius Vanderbilt. As well as, P.S.16 John J. Driscoll, P.S.35 Clove Valley, P.S.39 Francis J. Murphy Jr, P.S.46 Albert V. Manascaso, P.S. 48 William G. Wilcox, and P.S. 57 Hubert H. Humphrey, which are all zoned to Dreyfus.

Upon graduating, most I.S. 49 students attend either Curtis High School or New Dorp High School which are the zoned high schools for the residences where I.S.49 students live.

Quiet game

On October 10th, Chaz Carvalho's spleen was ruptured after he was hit with a book that was thrown by a classmate at Dreyfus. The student was arrested following this incident. The child's mother had never heard of this incident until she looked up the quiet game.

Arista

As of now, Arista is a program that students that maintain at least an 85.5 averages and no N's or U's on their report card for ALL marking periods are able to apply for. The Arista Program is for ALL grades 6 - 8 and ALL classes as of now.

External links

* [http://www.welearnandgrowtogether.com/ We Learn and Grow Together] , Dreyfus' Official Website
* [http://www.dreyfustimes.com/ "The Dreyfus Times"] , Dreyfus' very own newspaper.