High School of American Studies at Lehman College
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| High School of American Studies at Lehman College |
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| Established | 2002 |
| Type | Public, Specialized |
| Principal | Alessandro Weiss |
| Faculty | 28 |
| Students | less than 400 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 2925 Goulden Avenue The Bronx, New York 10468 United States |
| Website | http://www.hsas-lehman.org |
The High School of American Studies at Lehman College, also called HSAS or "American Studies", is one of nine specialized high schools in New York City. Since it is a specialized high school, one must pass the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) in order to be admitted to the school.
The school is administered by the New York City Department of Education. It receives supplementary funding from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
The High School of American Studies is located on the Lehman College campus, one block from the Bronx High School of Science, in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx.
Most students at the High School of American Studies perceive an attitude of pretentiousness from the Bronx Science Students which can often result in a measurable degree of tension and rivalry between the schools.
Due its location at Lehman College the school is often improperly referred to as "Lehman," especially by Students at the nearby Bronx High School of Science. This abbreviation is frowned upon by the school's students due to the fact that that name has been traditionally used by the Herbert H. Lehman High School which is both nearby and is considered to have not as good of a reputation. Acceptable abbreviations include "H-S-A-S," "The High School of American Studies" or most commonly "American Studies."
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[edit] Rivalries
Mock Trial: Many
Moot Court: None
Track: Clinton, Bronx Science & Lehman
Basketball: Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy
[edit] History
American Studies was designed as a small school for about four hundred students. It was created in 2002 along with Queens High School for the Sciences at York College, and High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College. HSAS was meant to be a smaller, "friendlier" alternative to the large Specialized High Schools Stuyvesant, Bronx Science and Brooklyn Tech.
When it was created in 2002, American Studies occupied one corridor in the APEX, Lehman College's gymnasium. In 2003 the school moved to its current location, Lehman's Reservoir Building.
Founding Principal Myra Luftman retired shortly after the High School of American Studies at Lehman College graduated its first senior class on June 26, 2006, and was succeeded by the current principal, Alessandro Weiss.
[edit] College
Last year, its first graduating class, students from the High School of American Studies at Lehman College were accepted to many of the top schools in the US including: Stanford, Georgetown University, Columbia University, Middlebury College and the University of Michigan.
