Students participated in the Bay Ridge Community Council’s annual Halloween Window Painting Contest. Students created designs and painted their artwork onto the windows of stores nearby 86th Street & 5th avenue.
Pocono Bike Trip
Students experienced a day in the wild this May when they took a 25 mile bike trip in Jim Thorpe State Park in Pennsylvania. Mr. Hanson, Ms. Terry, Mr. Lucki and Mr. Montes led the intrepid explorers through beautiful trails and gorges. The trip was designed to show students that physical fitness is lifelong fun.
Principal's Club Outing
The Principal's Club and their advisor Ms. Katrina Vogel were guests of the New York Mets at a recent game. The Principal's Club is made up of students with high academic grades and school spirit. They are deeply involved in community service projects throughout the yet and this weekend outing was a well-deserved reward for their efforts. Let's Go Mets!
HSTAT's New Wing Opens
On January 30, 2008, the opening of the spring term, classes began their work in the new rooms of our long-awaited building addition. The new wing replaces classroom space in the trailers and the temporary rooms in the auditorium and balcony. There are 16 new rooms, each equipped with a TV, DVD player and computers. The rooms will be air-conditioned in summer and have been supplied with specially designed furniture to facilitate group work. Demolition will now begin on the auditorium and in ten months HSTAT will have a completely new 900 seat theatre space.
HSTAT In The News!
HSTAT received a coveted grade of "A" from the Chancellor on this year's Progress report. Possible grades ranged from A to F and there were comparatively few schools accorded this highest honor. HSTAT was also judged by outside agencies hired to conduct a Quality Review n and here again scored a grade of "Outstanding", the highest possible achievement. More information and ratings can be found in the book, The Best Public High Schools in New York City.
HSTAT review @ insideschools.org
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