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'''Cardozo High School''' is the name of two [[high school]]s, one located in [[Bayside, Queens|Bayside]] neighborhood of [[Queens, New York City|Queens]] in [[New York City]] and another in [[Washington, D.C.]]. |
'''Cardozo High School''' is the name of two [[high school]]s, one located in the [[Bayside, Queens|Bayside]] neighborhood of [[Queens, New York City|Queens]] in [[New York City]] and another in [[Washington, D.C.]]. |
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Revision as of 14:12, 10 September 2005
Cardozo High School is the name of two high schools, one located in the Bayside neighborhood of Queens in New York City and another in Washington, D.C..
Queens, NY
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School (sometimes called "'Dozo" by its students and others) is named for U.S. Supreme Court justice Benjamin Cardozo. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education.
A moderate amount of violence and crime pervades this school as with most high schools in New York City, but the area is relatively affluent and safe compared to the rest of New York City. Some have rated it among the best public high schools in the city and in 1998 Newsweek magazine rated it one of the top 100 schools in the United States. [1] A large amount of the students who go to the school are from out of the school's district.
True to its namesake, the school is known around New York City for its law program, offering classes in such subjects as contract law as well as a law internship program. In addition, the school's DaVinci program provides students an emphasis on scientific classes.
Washington, DC
Cardozo Senior High School, also known as Cardozo High School is the name of a high school located at 13th and Clifton Street. NW, Washington, DC. The school is named after Francis Cardozo, to first African American to hold an administrative office in South Carolina. [2]The U St./Cardozo/African-American Civil War Memorial Metro Stop is partially named after this school.