Newcomers High School (High School 555) is a high school located in
Long Island City
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,
Queens
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, New York City, United States. It opened in 1995 with Lourdes Burrows as its principal;
Orlando Sarmiento is the most recent principal, and was appointed in 2009. This school specializes in introducing new immigrants to American culture, and also
teaching English to students. In 2009, it was rated as #6 out of U.S. News & World Report's list of top 500 high schools in the U.S.—making it the highest-ranked school out of 12 New York City public schools on the top 500 list. The school is near the
Queens Plaza () and
Queensboro Plaza ()
New York City Subway
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stations, as well as numerous
MTA Bus
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New York City Bus
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routes.
The school has 836 students as of the 2019–2020 school year.
[School Register: Newcomers High School (Q555)]
. ''The New York City Department of Education''. Retrieved February 16, 2020. Of the students, 23% are Asian, 69% are Hispanic, 1% are Black, 5% are White, and 2% are Native American.
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The school's athletic teams include boys basketball, girls basketball, boys handball, boys soccer, boys swimming, boys tennis, girls tennis, boys volleyball, girls volleyball, and co-ed cricket.][2018-19 School Quality Snapshot: Newcomers High School (30Q555)]
. ''New York City Department of Education''. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
Extracurricular activities include chorus, concerts, GSA, hip-hop dance, human rights, international food festival, media/video, Model United Nations
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, multicultural show, new student orientation, orchestra, peer learning program, ping pong, SAT
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preparation, SAYA youth leadership program, science research club, stage production, student government, theater, tutoring, and yearbook program.[
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References
External links
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NYC Department of Education: Newcomers High School
Educational institutions established in 1995
Public high schools in Queens, New York
Long Island City
1995 establishments in New York City
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