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The Humanities Department seeks to cultivate intellect and intellectual investigation. This involves the stimulation of independent critical thinking, aesthetic awareness, creative problem solving, and encouragement of the imagination. We seek to provide each student with the oral and written expertise to express and analyze difficult, sophisticated ideas. Our historical partnership with Queens College forged a curriculum that would challenge our intellectually gifted, talented student body.
 
  • Founders Day
  • The Election Simulation Project
  • We the People, Project Citizen
  • Vocabulary Month
  • Spring Musical Play, Debate
  • Black History Month collaboration with Queens College
  • Poetry Festival/Open Mike
  • Theater/Museum Trips 
  • Queens College
  • The Taft Institute for Government
  • The American Forum for Global Education
  • The Museum of Modern Art
  • TDF Open Doors Program
  • 92nd Street Y Poetry Program
  • Model UN
  • SPE (Students for the Preservation of the Earth)
  • We the People – 2010- 2nd place in New York State.
  • Advanced Placement World History Top Performing large school in the nation -2007
  • Random House , Inc. Creative Writing Competition– 2010 – 4 winners in poetry and graphic novel, 2009 - 2008 – Fiction & Drama, Poetry – monetary awards, Honorable Mention Poetry and Memoir, 2006 Third Place Poetry 8 Honorable Mention winners, 2005 Honorable mention; 2004 winners in Literature, Fiction and Drama, Artistic Recognition Award, Best of the Borough, Honorable Mentions; 2003 1st Place Winner in Poetry
  • B’nai B’rith Diverse Minds Youth Writing Challenge – 2010 - 1st Place winner, 2009 – 1st and 2nd Place, 2008 - 1st Place and 2nd place winners.
  • The 9th Korean Heritage Contest – 2006 Honorable Mention, 2004 – 1st Place.
  • Quality of Life Competition –2010- 2nd Place winner, 2 finalist, 2009 - 2008 – 3rd place winner, 3 semi-finalists, Borough Leader, 2007 winner, finalist and semifinalists, 2006 semi-finalists, 2005 1st place and 2 semi-finalists; 2004 3rd Place, Daily News Writing Awards, Youth Venture Grants, Borough Stars; 2003 1st Place, semi finalists; 2002 – semi finalists; 2001 – 1st and 3rd Place Winners.
  • Junior Achievement High School Heroes Essay – 2008 - 1st Place winner.
  • Irish History Writing Contest for High School Students – 2007- 1st and 2nd place
  • Independence of the Judiciary and Free Press” 2009 winner, 2008 winner, 2007 winner, 2006 Essay Contest – finalist
  • NYS Supreme Court Gender Fairness Committee’s Essay Contest – 2007 1st place.
  • NYC Science and Engineering Fair – 2008 3 exhibitions, 2005 finalists and semi-finalists in Social Science Research.
  • Project Citizen – 2009 – 3 winners, 2008 – 1 Superior Ribbon and 3 Honorable Mentions.
  • The English Speaking Union Essay Competition – 2009 – winner, 2006 winners •Fresh Meadows Poetry Competition – 2010 – 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, 2008 Teen Poet Laureate, 2007 – Teen Poet Laureate of Queens, 2004 1st, 3rd, Honorable Mention (5), and Meritorious Mention (12).
  • Creative Communication, Inc. poetry and fiction publication 2009 -2008 – 85 published entries, 2007 - 74 published entries.
  • Citywide High School Poetry Contest – 2009 – 1st place winner and 2 honorable mentions, 2005 winner.
  • Tennessee Mountain Writers Association Historical Fiction Competition- 1st Place.
  • The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards – 2009- 6 Gold Key awards, 2005 4 Gold Key and 2 Silver Key awards.
  • Jewish Heritage NY - 1st place for the past 7 years. •Rider University 26th Annual Writing Contest- place winner.
  • Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest – 2010- Finalist, 2008 3rd Place winner, 2007- 3rd Place winner, 2006- 2nd place, 2005 -1st place; 2004 -2nd place; 2003 1st place.
  • Shakespeare Creative Writing Contest – 2006 1st Place
  • Moot Court Champions, Finalists or Semi-finalists - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009
  • Mock Trial – 2010- Queens Champions in Mock Trial, 2009 semi-finalists, 2008 Queens Champions, 2004 semi-finalists.
  • 2010 Americanism Essay Contest- 1st place. •History Day – 2010 – 15 students moved on to state level in 6 categories, 2009 – 1st Place Exhibition Category, Best of Borough, Queens Exhibition Category, 2008 – 1st and 3rd Place website, 2nd Place Individual Documentary, 3rd Place Group Documentary, 3rd Place Exhibition Category, 2007 City finalists and semi finalists, 2006 City and State Finalists, 2005 City and State Finalists
 
Publications
  • The Classic -ESSPA - Gold Medal, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009- 3 gold, 1 silver, 1bronze, 1honorable mention.
  • The Phoenix - Gold Medal, 1995 - 2002, NCTE- 2008, 2009 -