Humanities & Arts Magnet High School

Humanities & the Arts challenges students to dream big and accomplish even more. Our strong academic focus is coupled with an equally strong sequence in the Visual Arts that culminates in AP Studio Art in senior year. Performance Arts includes theater, music, and dance. Our college-going culture is fostered by a continuing partnership with Queensborough Community College with the Pathways to Nursing Program, Connect to College Program, as part of the high school day program, and Project Prize. Students can earn as many as 21 credits towards an Associate degree free of cost, beginning in ninth grade. CUNY College Now classes are also available at Queens College for eligible students. All seniors attend College Summit classes. Effort matters.

• Students explore and have the opportunity to focus on Performing Arts (instrumental and vocal music, theater, dance, and acting) or Television Media (set design, lighting, and graphic arts).
• Curriculum includes foundation of art, illustration, fashion, art history, figure drawing, mixed media, painting, calligraphy, computer graphics, drawing, and commercial art.

• Priority to Queens students or residents who attend an information session
• Priority to Queens students or residents
• Then to New York City residents who attend an information session
• Then to New York City residents
• Then to Queens students or residents
• Then to New York City residents

• 22% of offers went to this group
• 83% of offers went to this group

• Course Grades: English (55-100), Math (60-100), Social Studies (60-100), Science (58-100)
• Standardized Test Scores: English Language Arts (1.8-4.5), Math (1.7-4.5)
• Attendance and Punctuality
• Audition
• 22% of offers went to this group
• 83% of offers went to this group

iLearnNYC: Program for expanded online coursework and self-paced learning

APEX online courses, Advanced Regents in Visual Arts, Introduction to Computer Science, and Digital Art Design and Technology; Art Regents diploma;

SAT Prep Classes, Saturday Academy; Teens on Broadway; Classes in Set Design, Theater Production, and Acting

Dance, Jazz Band, and Orchestra, Visiting Artists, Young Audiences, Julliard Repertory Dance, Summer Leadership Program

College credit, A&E Networks TV Mentor program, dual credit in digital art and internet/new media.

AP English, AP Studio Art, AP US History

Q27, Q4, Q77, Q83, Q84, X64

College Trips; Extended Day Program (Credit Recovery); Extended Day Program (Tutoring); Health Center; Internship Expected; Online Grading System; Saturday Programs; Uniform

Robotics, Game Design, Words from Within Poetry, Urban Word, Project Prize Queensborough Community College Liberty Partnership, Arista, Band, Dance Ensemble, French, Glee Club, Choir, Opportunity to audition for HAI Theater Company, Jazz Band, Student Government, Theater Arts, Tutoring, Web Design, Yearbook, and Dance Ensemble

• Institute of the Performing & Media Arts
• Institute of Visual Arts

• Performing Arts
• Visual Art & Design

• A portfolio review of 5 to 10 samples of work using a diversity of media and including use of line, value, and color. Interested students will be required to take a written/performance and visual art aptitude test and to draw from observation and memory.