High School for Media and Communications

The High School for Media and Communications is a small learning community whose mission is to provide a rigorous education that encourages and inspires inquiry, creativity, critical thinking, and free expression. Our responsibility is to provide a learning environment that is engaging and culturally and socially responsive in order to develop lifelong learners who will succeed in college and future careers, and become productive citizens.

• Priority to District 6 students or residents
• Then to Manhattan students or residents
• Then to New York City residents

• 43% of offers went to this group

• 43% of offers went to this group

AVID, Visual Arts Programs, Creative Writing, Theater Arts, Honors Programs in English and History, Writing for College, Introduction to Film

Introduction to Media Literacy Classes, Leadership Classes, The Reserve OfficersÂ’ Training Corps (ROTC), and After School Academic Programs

We use state of the art technology to enrich our academic programs (iMacs, Macbook Pros, iPads, and SMART boards)

AP English, AP US Government and Politics

Bx18, Bx40, Bx42, Bx7, M100, M101, M3, M4, M98

Community School; Community Service Expected

National Honor Society, Double Discovery Center at Columbia University, Journalism/School Newspaper (The Legacy), Leadership Program, Dance, Cooking Club with Health Corps, Creative Writing, G.W. Campus Youth Theater Company with MCC, NY Peer Mediation, After School Academic Programs, SAT Preparation Program, Tribeca Film Program, Simon & Schuster Book Club, Media Green Team, Swimming Club, Anime/Manga Club, Student Government

Dance Club, Rowing Club; Cycling Club sponsored by iChallenge Myself. We also provide lifeguarding classes to students in our school pool.

• Media and Communications Institute

• Communications