Frank Sinatra School of the Arts
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The Frank Sinatra School of the Arts is an art high school located in Long Island City Queens, New York. It was established by Exploring the Arts, a charitable organization co-founded by Tony Bennett. It offers studio courses in instrumental music, vocal music, fine art, dance, and drama. In order to be admitted to this school, a student must audition for one of the art programs. Grades are also a deciding factor.
Students have six periods of academic work and three periods in their studio.
All students within the school are able to tryout for the Musical Theater program (usually beginning in 11th grade) or jazz band. In 2008, when the school will move to their permanent building, the students will be allowed to take film.
[edit] History
The Frank Sinatra School of the Arts was founded in 2001 by the singer Tony Bennett, to honor his good friend Frank Sinatra. The school was originally in the fourth floor of the IDCNY building in Long Island City, where the small student population walked down a single bright blue hallway to get from class to class. In 2005, FSSA moved across the street to the sixth and seventh floors of the Queens Atrium Building. (The DeVry, Long Island City campus and two other smaller high schools are located in the eight floor building.)
In September 2008, the school will move to a permanent building which is being built right now in Astoria, Queens. It will be near the American Museum of the Moving Image and Kaufman Astoria Studios. In that building, students will be allowed to take film. The musical theater group will be opened as a separate studio
[edit] Faculty
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Donna Finn | Principal |
| William Stevens | Vice Principal of Administration |
| Susan Crow | Vice Principal of Instruction |
| Ms. Pridgen | Vice Principal of Guidance |
| John Billera | Dean/Physical Education |
| Jennifer Malvey | Dean |
| Luba Ash | Guidance Counselor |
| Ms. Valetta | Guidance Counselor |
| Catherine Marchetta | Parent Coordinator |
| Alicia Fry | PTA President |
| Name | Studio |
|---|---|
| Eli Kronenberg | Instrumental Music (Concert Band)
William Stevens Instrumental Music (jazz band) |
| Ken Lieberson | Instrumental Music (Symphonic Orchestra) |
| Laura Epstein | Instrumental Music (String Orchestra) |
| Heidi Best | Vocal Music (Choir) |
| Tom Sandri | Vocal Music (Musical Theater) |
| Ira Rosenberg | Drama |
| Robert Frish | Drama |
| Ani Ud0vicki | Dance |
| Olivier Heuts | Dance |
| Carole Johnson | Dance |
| Jane Kahn | Art |
| Gaetano LaRoche | Art |
| Name | Subject |
|---|---|
| Mrs. Sandra Cohen | Math |
| Mr. Addison Love | Math |
| Mr. Andrew Ostrowsky | Math |
| Mr. Marc Di Iorio | Math |
| Ms. Fae Ruiz | Math |
| Mr. Elmousoui | Math/Programing |
| Ms. Pamala Albert | Spanish/Programing |
| Mrs. Raquel Charter | Spanish |
| Mr. Stephen Eller | Spanish |
| Ms. Saunex | Spanish/French |
| Ms. Jennifer Suker | English |
| Mr. Colón | English |
| Ms. Samantha Schisler | English |
| Ms. Carol Gillio | English/Student Relations? |
| Mr. Loren Steele | Science |
| Mr. Dimoulas | Science |
| Ms. Lightbourne | Science |
| Ms. Sandra McNeil | Science |
| Mr. Quest | Science |
| Mr. Mark Lange | History |
| Dr. Lisa Greenwald | History |
| Mr. Stuart Deutsch | History |
| Mr. Michael Burruss | History |
| Mr. Travis Hayes | History |
| Mr. Gregory | Physical Education |
| Ms. Roberts | Physical Education |
