Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School
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| Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School | |
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160-20 Goethals Avenue Jamaica , Queens , New York 11432 United States | |
| Information | |
| School district | 28 |
| Principal | Judy Henry |
| Grades | 7th - 12th |
| Gender | 35% male : 65% female |
| Age | 12 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 612 (2008) |
| • Grade 7 | 94 |
| • Grade 8 | 85 |
| • Grade 9 | 109 |
| • Grade 10 | 129 |
| • Grade 11 | 106 |
| • Grade 12 | 89 |
| Average class size | 28 |
| Team name | Gladiators |
| Website | www.queensgateway.com |
Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School is a school in the borough of Queens, New York which places emphasis on the health sciences. The school serves grades 6–12. It has recently been ranked the 34th best high school in the city of New York and is consistently given a silver medal by U.S. News for the quality of learning taught there. However, the school has been criticized for its lack of sports and extracurricular activities.
Advanced Placement Courses
The school offers AP World History, English Language & Composition, Calculus AB, Physics, and Environmental Science. Its AP Biology and AP Chemistry courses were cut in the summer of 2011 due to budget cuts. Queens Gateway has gotten back these courses for the 2012–13 academic year.
Special Programs
Programs which are college and career oriented include College Now, GEAR-UP, After School, Saturday Academy, Bridge to Medicine, PSAT and SAT preparation, Hospital Experience, Advanced Placement Courses, Accelerated Mathematics\Science.
Partnerships
The school has partnerships with Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Gateway Institute, Queens Hospital Center, York College, Queens College, and St. John's University.
History
The school moved to a new building for the 2010–11 school year. The new building is located at 160-20 Goethals Avenue and has many new features. The school has a DNA lab as well as a library. The Rugby team named Gateway Gladiators is a new addition recently granted by PSAL. It was also granted Girls Cross Country and Co-ed Track & Field in the 2011–12 year. The students wish to have sport such as basketball, volleyball, wrestling, and tennis in the near future. The school focuses on the health and medical fields, but offers its students opportunities in whatever field they are most interested in. The school has welcomed 6th graders in the 2011–12 school year.
Middle School
The middle school students are welcome to participate in the CHAMPS program (Cooperative, Healthy, Active, Motivated, Positive Students).