High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow

Our school enables students to develop academic and social skills necessary to be productive contributors to society. We offer a small and dynamic learning environment with many service learning opportunities, a major component of our school and student life. Our mission to perform community service is visible in our school and throughout the local neighborhoods. Students graduate with a resume of impressive credentials and experiences. They are encouraged to strive for excellence through challenging course work, medical and legal job internships, and hands-on community service experiences. We create the perfect recipe for success so that students are prepared for college and careers.

• Criminal, civil & constitutional law, juvenile justice, corrections, and criminology. Students will explore education requirements of lawyers, paralegals, court reporters, judges, police officers, criminal psychologists, and criminal investigators with the aid of an assigned mentor.
• Explore healthcare career options, medical science curriculum with clinical applications. Courses include anatomy & physiology, immunology, infectious diseases & public health with hands-on experience at SUNY Downstate Medical Center & Kings County Hospital.
• Service learning, social action, human rights, public policy and civic engineering. Students engage in service and volunteer projects to influence social issues in the community and world leadership training. Internships & scholarship-based competitions are available.

• Priority to Brooklyn students or residents
• Priority to Brooklyn students or residents
• Priority to Brooklyn students or residents
• Then to New York City residents
• Then to New York City residents
• Then to New York City residents

• 91% of offers went to this group
• 100% of offers went to this group
• 100% of offers went to this group

• Course Grades: English (74-100), Math (60-100), Social Studies (65-100), Science (70-100)
• Course Grades: English (65-100), Math (65-100), Social Studies (65-100), Science (65-100)
• Demonstrated Interest: School Visit
• Standardized Test Scores: English Language Arts (2.2-4.5), Math (2.0-4.5)
• Standardized Test Scores: English Language Arts (1.9-4.5), Math (1.9-4.5)
• Attendance and Punctuality
• Attendance and Punctuality
• Demonstrated Interest: School Visit
• Demonstrated Interest: School Visit
• 91% of offers went to this group
• 100% of offers went to this group

Regents Prep, SAT Prep, CUNY College Now, Tutoring; Medical Science Courses: Public Health, Immunology & Disease, Parenting

Human Rights, Quality of Life; Journalism, Drama, Speech & Debate, Documentary Filmmaking, (DC-TV), buildOn, Community Action Now

Global Kids, New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV), ExplorerÂ’s, Law Mentorships, Summer Health and Law Internships

Latin-Hispanic Pre-Nursing, Red Hook Community Youth Court, Telluride Association, Opportunity Network (Op-Net)

Sadie Nash Leadership, Posse Foundation, Coro Youth Leadership Institute, Talent Search

AP Biology, AP English, AP US History, AP World History

B12, B17, B43, B44, B44-SBS

Academic Intervention, AP Prep, Archo/Arista National Honor Societies, Band, Benefit Concert Planning Committee, Chorus, Coro Leadership Training Program, Documentary Filmmaking, Downtown Community Television, Film & Media, Drama, Fitness, Gay-Straight Alliance, Keyboard Lab, Medical, Reaction, NY Cares Mouth Service, Peer Mediation Team, Poetry, Regents Prep, Safe Harbor Peer Leadership, Literary Magazine, Newspaper, Student Government, Teaching Assistants, Travel, Wingate Generals Step Team

• Law Academy – HSPS
• Medical Academy – HSPS
• Public Service Academy: Social Action & Leadership

• Law & Government
• Health Professions
• Humanities & Interdisciplinary