Hillcrest High School is a four-year public high school in Jamaica Hills, Queens, New York City. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education.
| Hillcrest High School | |
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 Looking east from Parsons Boulevard | |
| Address | |
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160-05 Highland Ave , 11432 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°42′32″N 73°48′08″W / 40.709°N 73.8022°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | New York City Department of Education |
| NCES School ID | 360010001965[1] |
| Principal | Scott Milczewski |
| Teaching staff | 154.34 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,381 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15.43[1] |
| Campus | City: Large |
| Color(s) | Violet and Gray |
| Mascot | Hawks |
| Yearbook | Prospectus |
| Website | www |
As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3,289 students and 149.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 22.0:1. There were 2,380 students (72.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 311 (9.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]
The mascot is the hawk (changed from the Braves, the original mascot chosen when the school opened in 1971) and the school colors are violet and gray.
Athletics
editThe school's boys and girls' soccer team became division champions in the 06/07 and also the 07/08 season guided by Coach Asqui and captain Joao Azevedo. The school is also notable for its rigorous baseball program led by Coach Malave.
History
editStephen M. Duch was the school principal from 1996 to the beginning of 2014. In 2002 the school was listed as the most violent high school in the city.[2] After his retirement, David T. Morrison, a graduate of Hillcrest and who served as the AP of English for several years, became the new principal.
On November 20, 2023, several hundred students of Hillcrest High School participated in a riot, with the goal of having a teacher fired for her participation in a rally supporting Israel. The teacher barricaded herself with the aid of fellow teachers, as they waited for the police to arrive.[3][4] An NBC News article about the November 20 incident stated, "In another incident at the same school a week before that, students attacked a uniformed school safety officer, police said. The students responsible for the attack were taken into custody and charged, the NYPD shared on X, though their names were not immediately released and it was not known what charges they face. It also was not immediately clear whether the incidents were related, officials said. Elected officials sounded off on what occurred at the school, and how the administration handled the situation."[5]
Notable alumni
editThis is a partial list of notable alumni of Hillcrest High School.
- Fran Drescher (Class of 1975), actress, best known for her role on The Nanny.[6] While there she was told to get voice lessons. Her character Fran Fine from The Nanny also graduated from Hillcrest.
- Nina Foxx (Class of 1982), award-winning author, playwright, filmmaker, and female technologist who wrote the NAACP Image Award-nominated novel Momma: Gone'
- Bianca Golden (Class of 2006), model, best known for America's Next Top Model (Cycle 9)
- Sherrilyn Ifill (Class of 1980), President and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund [7]
- Ray Romano (Class of 1975), actor, best known for his role as Ray Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond and Manny in all five of the Ice Age movies.[8]
- Kenneth Pomeranz (Class of 1976), historian best known for his book The Great Divergence.
References
editNotes
- ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL (360010001965)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ Boniello, Kathianne (October 9, 2002). "Queens high schools crack NYPD's top 10 crime report". QNS TimesLedger.
- ^ Suter, Tara (November 25, 2023). "Queens high school students storm halls after learning teacher attended pro-Israel protest". The Hill. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ "'Riot' in Queens high school as anti-Israel students rush Jewish teacher". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. November 26, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ Queens high school chaos: Safety officer attacked, teacher targeted in separate incidents, NBC News 4 New York, November 27, 2023
- ^ Meisler, Andy. "TELEVISION; Mary Poppins She's Not", The New York Times, December 18, 1994. Accessed November 20, 2007. "After she graduated from Hillcrest High School in Queens, where she met Mr. Jacobson, the two of them moved to Los Angeles and were married."
- ^ Stern, Gary. "Shaping the Civil Rights Discourse: Sherrilyn Ifill '84". Vassar Alumni Quarterly.
- ^ "Yahoo Movies - Ray Romano". Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2006.
Further reading
- Hillcrest High School gets Undeserved Grade on 2007 Progress Report published by the NY Daily News (November 27, 2007)
- Two Hillcrest High Students Caught Setting Fires At School, Queens Chronicle (April 28, 2005)
- Public Advocate's Newsday Op-Ed on School Safety, Public Advocate for The City of New York (April 5, 2005)
- Principal Apple of His Eye, New York Daily news reprint (January 7, 2004)
External links
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- Hillcrest High School website
- Hillcrest High School report card published by the New York State Education Department (NYSED)
- Hillcrest Highschool's library website