Hillcrest High School
Looking east from Parsons Boulevard
Address
160-05 Highland Avenue

Queens
,
New York

United States
Coordinates40°42′32″N 73°48′08″W / 40.709°N 73.8022°W / 40.709; -73.8022
Information
TypePublic high school
PrincipalScott Milczewski
Faculty149.2 FTEs[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,289 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Student to teacher ratio22.0:1[1]
Color(s)Violet and Gray
MascotHawk
Websitehttp://schools.nycenet.edu

Hillcrest High School is a four-year public high school in Jamaica Hills, Queens, New York City. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education.

As of the 2014–15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3,289 students and 149.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 22.0:1. There were 2,380 students (72.4% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 311 (9.5% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[1]

The mascot is the hawk (changed from the Braves, the original mascot chosen when the school opened in 1971) and the school colors are violet and gray.

Athletics

The school's boys and girls' soccer team became division champions in the 06/07 and also the 07/08 season guided by Coach Asqui and captain Joao Azevedo. The school is also notable for its rigorous baseball program led by Coach Malave.

History

Stephen M. Duch was the school principal from 1996 to the beginning of 2014. In 2002 the school was listed as the most violent high school in the city.[2] After his retirement, David T. Morrison, a graduate of Hillcrest and who served as the AP of English for several years, became the new principal.

On November 20, 2023, several hundred students of Hillcrest High School participated in a riot, with the goal of having a Jewish educator fired for her participation in a rally supporting Israel. The teacher was forced to barricade herself with the aid of fellow teachers, as they waited for the police to arrive.[3][4] An NBC News article about the November 20 incident stated, "In another incident at the same school a week before that, students attacked a uniformed school safety officer, police said. The students responsible for the attack were taken into custody and charged, the NYPD shared on X, though their names were not immediately released and it was not known what charges they face. It also was not immediately clear whether the incidents were related, officials said. Elected officials sounded off on what occurred at the school, and how the administration handled the situation."[5]

Notable alumni

This is a partial list of notable alumni of Hillcrest High School.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 School data for Hillcrest High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ Boniello, Kathianne (Oct 9, 2002). "Queens high schools crack NYPD's top 10 crime report". QNS TimesLedger.
  3. ↑ Suter, Tara (2023-11-25). "Queens high school students storm halls after learning teacher attended pro-Israel protest". The Hill. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  4. ↑ "'Riot' in Queens high school as anti-Israel students rush Jewish teacher". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  5. ↑ Queens high school chaos: Safety officer attacked, teacher targeted in separate incidents, NBC News 4 New York, November 27, 2023
  6. ↑ Meisler, Andy. "TELEVISION; Mary Poppins She's Not", The New York Times, December 18, 1994. Accessed November 20, 2007. "After she graduated from Hillcrest High School in Queens, where she met Mr. Jacobson, the two of them moved to Los Angeles and were married."
  7. ↑ Stern, Gary. "Shaping the Civil Rights Discourse: Sherrilyn Ifill '84". Vassar Alumni Quarterly.
  8. ↑ "Yahoo Movies - Ray Romano". Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved 2006-08-23.

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