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.
The 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.
Historyedit
Stephen 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 alumniedit
This 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'
^Boniello, Kathianne (Oct 9, 2002). "Queens high schools crack NYPD's top 10 crime report". QNS TimesLedger.
^Suter, Tara (2023-11-25). "Queens high school students storm halls after learning teacher attended pro-Israel protest". The Hill. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
^"'Riot' in Queens high school as anti-Israel students rush Jewish teacher". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
^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.
^. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved 2006-08-23.
Further reading
published by the NY Daily News (November 27, 2007)
, 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)
, New York Daily news reprint (January 7, 2004)
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hillcrest High School (Queens).
Hillcrest High School website
Hillcrest High School report card published by the New York State Education Department (NYSED)
Hillcrest Highschool's library website
January 01, 1970
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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 SchoolLooking east from Parsons BoulevardAddress160 05 Highland AveJamaica Queens New York 11432United StatesCoordinates40 42 32 N 73 48 08 W 40 709 N 73 8022 W 40 709 73 8022InformationTypePublicSchool districtNew York City Department of EducationNCES School ID360010001965 1 PrincipalScott MilczewskiTeaching staff154 34 on an FTE basis 1 Grades9 12Enrollment2 381 2022 2023 1 Student to teacher ratio15 43 1 CampusCity LargeColor s Violet and Gray MascotHawksYearbookProspectusWebsitewww wbr hillcrestweb wbr com 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 Contents 1 Athletics 2 History 3 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksAthletics 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 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 Oct 9 2002 Queens high schools crack NYPD s top 10 crime report QNS TimesLedger Suter Tara 2023 11 25 Queens high school students storm halls after learning teacher attended pro Israel protest The Hill Retrieved 2023 11 26 Riot in Queens high school as anti Israel students rush Jewish teacher The Jerusalem Post JPost com 2023 11 26 Retrieved 2023 11 26 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 2006 08 23 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 edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hillcrest High School Queens Hillcrest High School website Hillcrest High School report card published by the New York State Education Department NYSED Hillcrest Highschool s library website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hillcrest High School Queens amp oldid 1218040668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
