Millennium High School (New York City)
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Millennium High School is a selective public high school for grades 9 through 12 in
Demographics
The student body is 64% female, 36% male, 41% Asian, 31% Caucasian, 15% Latino, 7% African American, 2% Native American Indian or Alaskan Native and 5% multi-racial or other. Approximately 44% are eligible for free or reduced lunch and many students are also first-generation students.
History
Millennium High School was founded in 2002. Madelyn Wils, as chair of Manhattan Community Board 1, led an effort raising $16 million to build the school and coordinated planning and site construction. Additional funding included a $500,000 grant from New Visions for Public Schools with money donated from the
An "offshoot" or "sister" school,
Campus
The school occupies the 11th, 12th, and 13th floors of the former ITT building, in Lower Manhattan's Financial District.[7] The interior is modern, colorful, open, cold, and well-lit. The design uses large rooms and gathering spaces more often than corridors and sealed doors, because of its location in an office building. Due to the limited space available, some classes take place in these open spaces of the school, rather than in a classroom. These spaces are equipped with Projectors and the needed facilities for classroom learning, effectively functioning as open-space classrooms.[citation needed]
Millennium High School does not currently have a traditional school gymnasium and instead has an Exercise Machine gym on the 12th floor and a Multipurpose Room on the ground floor that is also used as an auditorium.[citation needed]
There are plans being made to expand to the fourteenth floor to accommodate overcrowding.[8]
Academics and Extracurriculars
All MHS students take four years of English, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science, as well as three years of Foreign Language—either Spanish or Mandarin. There are two to three hours of homework each night and 20 hours of annual community service to fulfill. Millennium offers a rigorous schedule, though as a small school, the
MHS students can participate in after-school clubs. These include Student Government & Ethics, Senior Officers, Art Club, Chess Club, Drama Club, Environmental Club, Equestrian Club, Film Club, Fitness Club, Foreign Exchange, Gay Straight Alliance, Math Team, Myriad - Literary Arts Magazine, MHS Newspaper, Key Club, Peer Mediation, Phoenix Dance Club, School of Rock, Shakespeare Monologues.
Athletics
Originally, Millennium High School's sports teams were called the Millennium Phoenixes, and they drew players from MHS (Manhattan) and
The Public Schools Athletic League sports offered (as John Jay Campus) are: baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, flag football, indoor and outdoor track, soccer, softball, stunt, swimming, table tennis, and volleyball.[11]
Faculty
Former principal Robert Rhodes has long been a public school teacher and administrator. He received Clark University's Secondary Educator of the Year award in 2003. He announced on February 16, 2012, that he would step down from his position after June 2012 to become principal at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, NY.[12] The staff of Millennium High School all have master's degrees and have attended colleges and universities including: NYU, Dartmouth, University of Connecticut, Stanford, Barnard, University of Rochester, Bucknell, Columbia, Michigan, Haverford, MIT, Indiana, Connecticut College, The Ohio State University, Cornell, Rutgers, Wellesley, Skidmore, Wisconsin, UMass, Tufts, and Duke. Many have been recipients of highly competitive grants and have studied around the world. Current Principal Colin McEvoy is a founding faculty member at Millennium High School. Formerly a Peace Corps volunteer in Estonia, where he taught English as a second language, he received a master's degree at Columbia University Teachers College. Assistant Principal Latika Keegan is also a graduate of Columbia University Teachers College, where she received a master's degree in Computing in Education. She also holds master's degrees in English Literature, and Educational Leadership. The faculty members of MHS all have master's degrees in their respective fields, and many have been recipients of highly competitive grants. Some of the school's faculty participate in professional development programs such as the Pace Inquiry Learning Collaborative, while others are recipients of fellowships from Math for America and Fund for Teachers.
Awards and recognition
MHS is a recipient of the 2006 Rising Star High School Award, one of Manhattan Media's Blackboard Awards and is regularly featured in NYC Best Public High Schools. MHS was ranked #8 by the
References
- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - MILLENNIUM HIGH SCHOOL (360007705085)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Millennium High School in New York, NY". US News Best High Schools. February 20, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Santos, Fernanda (January 20, 2011). "New High School Is Approved for Park Slope". The New York Times.
- ^ Zingmond, Laura (November 2018). "Millennium Brooklyn High School: Our Insights". InsideSchools. The New School.
- from the original on August 13, 2012.
- from the original on January 14, 2011.
- ^ "Millennium High School - District 2 - InsideSchools".
- ^ Algar, Selim; Konig, Joseph (January 15, 2020). "Millennium High School in Manhattan to expand by 25,000 square feet". New York Post.
- ^ Elsen-Rooney, Michael (May 9, 2021). "A divided Brooklyn high school campus tries to knock down barriers through sports". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Gould, Jessica; Casanova-Burgess, Alana (June 9, 2022). "Keeping Score: How a divided Brooklyn public school campus is trying to unite through sports". Gothamist. WNYC. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ "John Jay Campus". Public Schools Athletic League. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ Brian, Marschhauser. "Chappaqua Superintendent Chooses Next Horace Greeley Principa". the daily chappaqua. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
External links
- Official website
- NYC Department of Education: Millennium High School
- The Millennium Phoenix — student newspaper (older issues)
- Flux Magazine — student literary magazine (older issues)
- Millennium High School Alumni Association