Hüseyin Avni Sözen Anadolu Lisesi

Hüseyin Avni Sözen Anadolu Lisesi, Hasal, is a small, selective grammar (or magnet) secondary school located in the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1984, the school has a history of distinguished scholarship, and is particularly well known for the strength of its English language study programme. It has a very strong academic record, with a high proportion of pupils proceeding to Boğaziçi (15% in OSS 2006) and İTÜ(18% in OSS 2006) and other prominent universities. In 2006 OSS, 45% of the graduates preferred to continue their higher education in engineering, 16% in medical departments. 67% of the graduates were placed in their first 5 choices. Today, Hasal consistently ranks among the top high schools in the nation as it is cited in a recent article. The school achieved some remarkable success in nation-wide sports competitions, including several volleyball, basketball, and chess championship cups in its reserve. The school's traditional "Talaş Börek Günü" Day in late June occupies an important role in the school's culture, and serves as a meeting day for its alumni.Lately, Şafak MİRİOĞLU, class of 07, became the 1^st in OSS examination amongst 1.7 million high school graduates. According to OSS 07, Hasal ranked in the top 5 in all categories in Turkey. [http://www.hasal.k12.tr/oss2007/turkiye.htm]

Infobox Secondary school
name = Hüseyin Avni Sözen Anadolu Lisesi

head_label = Headmaster
head = Muhterem Yıldız
established = 1984
type = State Governed Grammar School
city = Koşuyolu, Istanbul
country = Turkey
enrollment = 585
grades = Prep. + 9–12
faculty = 50
campus = City, 7445 square meters
colours = Claret Red and White
motto = "Hedefimiz Herkesin Hedefi Olmaktır", "We Aim to be Aimed by All"
website = http://www.hasal.k12.tr

List of Headmasters

* Hikmet Özaslan - 1984-2003
* Hüseyin Yalçın - 2003-2005
* Muhterem Yıldız - 2005-present

Extracurricular Activities and Student Clubs

*ICT Club
*Biological Research Society
*Geography Club
*RPG Society
*Dancing
*Literature Society
*PCM (Physics-Chemistry-Maths) Society
*Hip-Hop Club
*Rockers Society
*Chess Club
*History Club
*Foreign Languages and Cultures Club
*Student Government

School Teams

*Volleyball
*Basketball
*Chess
*Scrabble

External links

* [http://www.hasal.k12.tr Hasal official web site in Turkish]
* [http://www.geocities.com/corlumeh Hasal unofficial web site in English]
* [http://www.hasalonline.net Hasal student forum and collaborative dictionary]