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Washington Irving Campus
Address
Map
40 Irving Place

New York
,
New York
10003
Coordinates40°44′07″N 73°59′15″W / 40.7353°N 73.98741°W / 40.7353; -73.98741
Information
School typePublic; Charter
Founded1902[1]
SuperintendentMarisol Rosales
PrincipalVadewatie Ramsuchit, Susan Dicicco, Shawn Raeke, Sarah Hernandez, Bernardo Ascona; Dan Rojas
GradesK–5, 9–12
Enrollment1,775 (September 2015)
LanguageEnglish
AreaVarious

The Washington Irving Campus is a public school building located at 40

Success Academy Charter School.[2]

History

Washington Irving High School

The school was founded as an all-girls school due in large part to the efforts of Patrick F. McGowan, then head of the Board of Education and later acting mayor of New York City.

C.B.J. Snyder and built in 1913. The original building is eight stories high, though the extension on 16th Street designed by Walter C. Martin and built in 1938, is twelve stories high. The school's first principal was William McAndrew.[4][5]

The school had been located on

Hector Xavier Monsegur (Sabu) attended Irving, 55% of the school's students graduated with their classes.[7]

Closure and conversion to campus

The New York City Department of Education announced in December 2011 that WIHS would be one of two high schools to be closed by summer 2015. The school was to be replaced with

Success Academy Charter School. Among the reasons for closing include a graduation rate of 48%.[8] Success Academy Charter School planned to open an elementary school in the building in 2013.[9] The site was suggested by the City Department of Education but the decision was not final until 2014.[10]
Washington Irving High School officially closed in June 2015 after graduating its last class, resulting in Success Academy taking over its site along with the other high schools.

Incidents

On February 25, 2016, a fire broke out in the building after an electrical explosion, resulting in the campus to be closed for an unspecified amount of time. All students and staff were relocated to another building.[11]

On December 5, 2017, a student was arrested and charged for raping another student.[12] The suspect is identified as 18 year-old Jevon Martin while the victim is a 16-year-old girl. The incident took place in a stairwell between the third and fourth floors.[13][14]

Artwork

One enters the lobby through the main doors, which are opposite a grand decorative fireplace. It features a plaster bas-relief overmantel, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by sculptor

sit-com Head of the Class. The school's auditorium
is located in the middle, between the left and the right wings. It is usually accessed only from the lobby, but has seats on the second level. There are many performances held at the auditorium, by students and outside artists.

  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Frances Grimes
    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Frances Grimes
  • Henry Hudson Landing in Manhattan by Barry Faulkner
    Henry Hudson Landing in Manhattan by Barry Faulkner
  • Indian Hunters by Barry Faulkner
    Indian Hunters by Barry Faulkner
  • Skirmish between Dutch Settlers and Indians by Barry Faulkner
    Skirmish between Dutch Settlers and Indians by Barry Faulkner
  • Dutch Pioneer Women by Barry Faulkner
    Dutch Pioneer Women by Barry Faulkner
  • Washington Irving by Friedrich Beer
    Washington Irving by Friedrich Beer

Student life

Students enter the building from East 16th Street, swipe their

MP3 players
and some other electronic devices are banned in New York City public schools. In addition, students may no longer enter the building after 10:00 AM.

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

See also

References

  1. ^ "M'Andrew Gets School Plum". Newspapers.com. Times Union (Brooklyn, New York). October 29, 1914. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ Bloodworth, Aryn "Washington Irving High School Review" New York. [1]. Retrieved on September 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "P.F. McGowan Buried". New York Times. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  4. ^ "M'Andrew To Head Schools of Chicago". Newspapers.com. The Standard Union. 10 January 1924. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ "WM. M'ANDREW, 73, EDUCATOR, IS DEAD; When School Superintendent in Chicago, He Had Clash With Mayor Thompson A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HERE Also Served as an Associate Superintendent in New YorkSpent 40 Years in Work Fight Against Politics Vindicated by Court Taught in Chicago in 1889 Backed by the Board (Published 1937)". The New York Times. 29 June 1937. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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  7. ^ Fishman, Steve. "“Hello, I Am Sabu ..." New York. June 11, 2012. p. 2. Retrieved on April 10, 2013.
  8. ^ Phillips, Anna M. (December 9, 2011). "List of Schools Targeted by City for Closing Is Up to 19". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  9. ^ Fleisher, Lisa (July 15, 2012). "New Charters Proposed for Manhattan". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  10. ^ Johnson, Mary (July 17, 2012). "DOE Selects 'Suggested' Sites for Success Academy Collocations". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  11. ^ "DOE Delays Opening Of Manhattan School Building After Electrical Explosion". New York, New York. CBS2. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  12. ^ Cook, Lauren (December 5, 2017). "Student raped inside Manhattan school staircase, NYPD says". AM New York. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  13. ^ Colletti, Roseanne (December 5, 2017). "16-Year-Old Student Raped on Staircase at Manhattan Public School Building: NYPD". NBC News. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  14. ^ Musumeci, Natalie; Lapin, Tamar; DeGregory, Priscilla; Moore, Tina (December 5, 2017). "Teen charged with raping classmate in high school stairwell". New York Post. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  15. ^ Scenes from the Early History of Manhattan, from NYC Department of Education.
  16. ^ Ingall, Marjorie (7 May 2013). "The Woman Behind the Dolls". Tablet. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  17. ^ "Asa Akira – Biography". IMDb.com.
  18. ^ "Claudette Colbert". TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies.
  19. ^ "Whoopi Goldberg". NNDB.
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  22. ^ Kleinfield, N. R.; Sengupta, Somini (8 March 2012). "Hacker, Informant and Party Boy of the Projects". The New York Times.
  23. ^ Raboteau, Albert (2013). "Moss Arts Center: an extraordinary canvas for art and education". Impact. No. Winter 2013. Office of University Development, Virginia Tech. p. 12. Retrieved December 19, 2013. ... her talent was recognized by a teacher whose encouragement helped convince Moss' mother to send her daughter to Washington Irving High School, in Manhattan, which had a strong arts program.
  24. ^ Klemesrud, Judy (September 13, 1970). "Shelley Plimpton: From 'Hair' to Maternity". The New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  25. ^ McKinley, James C. Jr. (September 30, 2011). "Sylvia Robinson, Pioneering Producer of Hip-Hop, Is Dead at 75". The New York Times.
  26. ^ "Bella Spewack". jwa.org. Jewish Women's Archive.
  27. ^ Dasey, Annette (February 11, 2010). "Precious's Gabourey Sidibe: From Phone Rep to Oscar Nominee". Yahoo! Lifestyle. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014.

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