Long Island City High School

Our academically and aesthetically enriched programs offer superb preparation for college, career, and life in a nurturing environment. Students benefit from the personalization of a small high school while also taking advantage of the wealth of offerings that a large high school can provide. Every ninth grade student is enrolled in an additional English class that focuses on argumentative writing and non-fiction readings.

• Offers a four-year sequence in culinary training. Students will learn food preparation and production skills in a full-service commercial kitchen. The coursework culminates in an exam which satisfies the Career and Technical Education (CTE) requirements.
• In partnership with the National Academy Foundation, students are prepared to apply skills in supervisory and managerial positions in hotels and restaurants. Students will have senior year internships and take the NOCTI exam for CTE requirements.
• Students in this program complete sequenced coursework, with a focus on sports medicine and health professions. Rigorous instruction in Regents and AP Science courses is at the core of our program. Utilizing our extensive physical education and health clinic facility, including our Olympic-size pool and athletic field, students will have the opportunity to prepare for certifications in lifeguarding, first aid, and CPR.
• Students explore ethical, moral, cultural, and legal factors affecting societies past and present. This program also supports LICÂ’s AVID program which focuses on college readiness skills. Through frequent field trips to major cultural institutions of New York City, this program prepares well-rounded individuals who have skills to serve their community.
• Students interested in being a part of Orchestra Academy or Opera Institute are provided with an opportunity to earn ChancellorÂ’s Endorsed Diploma in the Arts. Students will also write, direct, and perform in musicals and plays. Open to all who want to perform, learn an instrument, sing, create sets, and learn to run productions.
• Students develop skills for careers in international hotel and tourism fields. Along with the core curriculum, students will research and investigate other countries and cultures to be a force in the global society and economy. LICHS is a member of the National Academy FoundationÂ’s Academy of Hospitality & Tourism.
• Dual Language programs are designed to integrate English Language Learners with English-proficient students to receive content instruction in English and a target language. This program is open to all students regardless of interest area.
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• Open to New York City residents
• Open to New York City residents
• Open to New York City residents
• Open to New York City residents
• Open to New York City residents
• Priority given to New York City residents who are English Language Learners
• Priority to students whose have been in a Dual Language Spanish middle school program
• Guaranteed offer to students who apply and live in the zoned area
• Then to New York City residents
• Then to students who have been in a Transitional Bilingual Education Spanish middle school program
• Then to New York City residents

• 42% of offers went to this group

• Standardized Test Scores: Math (1.8-4.5)
• Standardized Test Scores: Math (1.8-4.5)
• Demonstrated Interest: School Visit
• Demonstrated Interest: School Visit
• Demonstrated Interest: School Visit
• Demonstrated Interest: School Visit
• Attendance and Punctuality
• Attendance and Punctuality
• Demonstrated Interest: School Visit
• Demonstrated Interest: School Visit

CTE program(s) in: Hospitality and Tourism

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

Eight Small Learning Communities: Culinary; Restaurant & Hotel Management, AVID, Leadership, Swimming and Physical Education Selections

Future Educators; Sports Medicine; Broadway Productions; Community & Culture; Languages; Hospitality and Tourism; Media Arts & Technology

Art, Music, Computers, Theater, Technology; CUNY College Now through LaGuardia Community College, College Board Advancement Program

AP Art History, AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP English, AP Environmental Science, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, AP Statistics, AP Studio Art, AP US Government and Politics, AP US History, AP World History

Q100, Q102, Q103, Q104, Q18, Q19, Q66, Q69

Community School; Summer Orientation

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC), ASPIRA, Dance, Fall and Spring Drama and Musical Productions, Mu Alpha Theta, Multicultural Festival, National Honor Society, SING, Spirit Squad, Digital Media Program, Winter and Spring Concerts; More than 20 multicultural and interdisciplinary Clubs

• Culinary Institute
• Academy of Restaurant and Hotel Management
• Sports Medicine & Health Sciences
• Community & Culture
• Broadway Productions
• Global Languages Academy
• Dual Language Spanish Program
• Zoned

• Culinary Arts
• Hospitality, Travel and Tourism
• Health Professions
• Law & Government
• Performing Arts/Visual Art & Design
• Hospitality, Travel and Tourism
• Humanities & Interdisciplinary
• Zoned