High School of Fashion Industries Student Services
| High School of Way Industries | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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| 225 West 24th Street New York City ,New York 10011 | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′43″North 73°59′47″Westward / forty.745344°N 73.99629°Due west / 40.745344; -73.99629 Coordinates: xl°44′43″N 73°59′47″W / 40.745344°N 73.99629°W / 40.745344; -73.99629 |
| Information | |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Schoolhouse board | New York City Department of Education |
| School number | M600 |
| Primary | Daryl Blank |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | one,743 (2004–2005 school year) |
| Language | English |
| Color(due south) | blue and yellow |
| Team name | Falcons |
| Website | fashionhighschool.internet |
High Schoolhouse of Mode Industries (HSFI) is a secondary schoolhouse located in Manhattan, New York City, New York. HSFI serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of the New York City Section of Education. HSFI has magnet programs related to way design, fashion fine art, marketing and visual merchandising, graphics and illustration and photography.
Admissions [edit]
Admission to HSFI is highly selective. Students must consummate an awarding to the Lath of Pedagogy, take the school'southward examination that includes an fine art aptitude test, and submit a portfolio. Students are not expected to have formal preparation in the arts, and many students apply who have trivial drawing abilities. For prospective students, the school offers pamphlets in virtually inferior loftier schools and several open house events during the year that include a mock school day with 15-minute classes.
Student trunk [edit]
The school had a total of 1,743 students during the 2004–2005 school twelvemonth.[1]
- 56% were Hispanic
- 39% were African-American
- fifteen% were White
- 4% were Asian
- Less than one% were Native Americans
- In the 2017–xviii school year, it may be more accurate to say 55% Hispanic, 40% African American, two% White, and 3% Asian.
Athletics [edit]
The High School of Manner Industries is the home of the Falcons:[2]
- Basketball game Girls Varsity
- Basketball game Boys Varsity
- Bowling Boys Varsity
- Bowling Girls Varsity
- Indoor Rails Girls Varsity
- Outdoor Track Girls Varsity
- Softball Girls Varsity
- Volleyball Girls Varsity
- Volleyball Boys Varsity[3]
- Girls Wrestling
- Co-Ed Stunts Varsity
History [edit]
Founded in 1926. In March, 1926, Mr Mortimer C. Ritter, with Miss Jessie R. Dutton and Mr. Federick G. Bruck came to the third flooring loft of the Greeley Arcade Edifice and with two classes, ane in dressmaking and the other in garment cut, organized what was to develop into the Cardinal Needle Trades High School.[4]
The school building was completed in 1941 as the Central High School of Needle Trades.[5] [vi]
Auditorium murals [edit]
These murals were painted between 1939 and 1940 by Ernest Fiene.[7] [8] and have landmark status.[9] Construction of the murals (and the school building) were office of the U.s.a. federal government's Works Progress Assistants (WPA) plan.[5] The murals "[portray] in dramatic and moving style the long generation of hope and despair, and the high standard of social and industrial accomplishment in the needle trades."[9]
Notable alumni [edit]
- Antonio Fargas, player, comedian [x]
- Frank Hewitt, jazz pianist[xi]
- Hank Whitney, professional basketball player[12]
- Kerby Jean-Raymond, way designer
References [edit]
- ^ HSFI profile at greatschools.cyberspace
- ^ Official website of HSFI
- ^ Sports at HSFI
- ^ Central Needle Trades High School 1936 Yearbook. p. 10.
- ^ a b About the school Archived 2009-09-23 at the Wayback Machine at its official website
- ^ Chronology of schoolhouse
- ^ Ernest Fiene'south work
- ^ Art: "Fiene'south Whopper", Time. 1 July 1940.
- ^ a b Murals descriptions, adapted and condensed from a educatee handbook written in the late 1950s. Archived Feb 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Noteworthy Graduates: Antonio Fargas at uft.org
- ^ Frank Hewitt contour at cdbaby.com
- ^ Hank Whitney: Cyclone Trailblazer
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