Francis Lewis High School

Francis Lewis High School
Address
58-20 Utopia Parkway
Fresh Meadows, New York
USA
Coordinates 40°44′27″N 73°47′38″W / 40.74083°N 73.79389°W / 40.74083; -73.79389Coordinates: 40°44′27″N 73°47′38″W / 40.74083°N 73.79389°W / 40.74083; -73.79389
Information
Type Public
Motto Preparing students for success in college, career, and life
Established 1960 - first graduating class 1963
Status Open
School district 26
CEEB code 331926[1]
Principal Dr. David Marmor
Grades 9 to 12
Number of students 4141
Color(s) Red     , Black     , and White     
Athletics 30 sports
Athletics conference PSAL
Mascot Patriots
Nickname Lewis • Franny Lew • Franny
Team name Patriots
Rivals Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
Bayside High School (Queens)
Yearbook Galaxy
Website www.francislewishs.org

Francis Lewis High School (FLHS) is a public high school located in Fresh Meadows, in the New York City borough of Queens. Operated by the New York City Department of Education, the school serves students of grades 9 through 12. The school is named after Francis Lewis, a representative of New York and signatory of the Declaration of Independence.

The school has approximately a 92% attendance rate and 86% graduation rate.

Student body

As the most-selected non-specialized public high school in New York City,[2] Francis Lewis is one of the most overcrowded schools in New York City, with an enrollment of approximately 4100 students, exceeding the 2,300 capacity by 176 percent.[3][4]

On March 2016, Francis Lewis had 9,468 applicants applying for a seat in the school.[5]

For the 2014 academic year, the student body was 54% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 14% Caucasian, and 7% African American.

Academics

To give students high school credit and Regents credit, Francis Lewis offers numerous classes such as Integrated Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry/Algebra II, Pre-Trigonometry, English, Living Environment/Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Global History and Geography, US History and Geography, US Government and Economics, Health, Music Appreciation, and Graphic Design.

For Physical Education, Francis Lewis offers Frisbee, Racket Sports, Soccer, Basketball, Yoga and Dance, Weight Training and Conditioning, and Volleyball.

Language studies

In keeping with the school's diversity, Francis Lewis offers numerous foreign languages, including Hebrew, French, AP French, Korean, Japanese, AP Japanese, Chinese, AP Chinese, Latin, Modern Greek, Ancient Greek, Spanish, AP Spanish, AP Spanish Literature, and Arabic.

Advanced Placement courses

In 1978, Francis Lewis High School was the first public high school to achieve certification to the International Baccalaureate[6][7] which supplemented the Advanced Placement (AP) courses by offering college credit for work done during high school (based on the final test score). Students may choose the full program to get a full years' college credit, or simply courses of interest (for credit towards single college courses such as math or humanities).

Students can choose from 25 AP courses offered at Francis Lewis, including Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science A, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, French Language and Culture, Human Geography, Japanese Language and Culture, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Physics B, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics, Psychology, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, Statistics, United States Government and Politics, United States History, and World History.

College Now! Courses

Francis Lewis offers several courses from College Now (CN), a program offered by CUNY to allow students access Community University of New York classes as well as college credit.

Students can choose up to six classes including Astronomy, Health and Nutrition, Criminal Justice/Sociology, Computers in Modern Society, English, and Pre-Calculous.

Special Programs

Francis Lewis offers a number of programs upon admission, including:

The Science Research Program has garnered various Siemens Competition and Intel Science Talent Search finalists and winners.[13][14]

Francis Lewis offers several more programs that are offered before sophomore year, including:

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

In 1994, the US Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program was established in the school.[18] It is the largest in the nation, with more than 1000 cadets of the 1,725 high school chapters in the country.[19] The battalion is an honor unit with distinction, and is considered one of the best and well-known US Army JROTC units in the nation.[20] It has a 100% graduation rate, and more students are accepted and enroll into the United States Military Academy than any other high school in the country.[21]

There are six JROTC teams, Academic, Choir, Drum Corps, Honor Guard, Raiders, and Drill Team(Armed and Unarmed). Three teams compete: Academic, Drill Team (Unarmed- Patriot Pride, Armed- Patriot Guard) and Raiders (female- Patriot Strength, male- Patriot Force).[22]
The Patriot Guard were national champions in 2007,[23] 2009-2011,[24] and placed second in 2012. The Patriot Pride came in second in 2006, 2008 and 2009 and first in 2010 and 2013 National Championships in Daytona, Florida.[25]
The female Raiders had been national championships for four consecutive years, until their defeat in 2013.[26] The male Raiders' most recent first place title was in 2011, having come in third in the 2012 Nationals and second in the 2013 Nationals.[27]
The Academic team placed as finalists in the JROTC Leadership Academic Bowl in 2011, 2012, and 2013, and was first at the 2015 Leadership Bowl Nationals.[28]

The JROTC Program can be chosen as a major or an elective a student can have in addition to their program.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "The state University of New York". Suny.edu. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Montefinise, Angela (2008-10-12). "JAM-PACKED QNS. HS IS CITY KIDS' TOP PICK". New York Post. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  3. ↑ "1 in 3 city schools overcrowded: audit". Daily News. New York. 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  4. ↑ Medina, Jennifer (2009-09-28). "At Francis Lewis High School in Queens, Crowding Signals Success". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  5. ↑ "Francis Lewis High School has highest applicant number in city". Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  6. ↑ "The first IB class at Francis Lewis High School 1975-1978". Ferretronix.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  7. ↑ Schools Across Frontiers: The Story of the International Baccalaureate and ... - Alexander Duncan Campbell Peterson - Google Boeken. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  8. ↑ "Jacob Javits Law Academy". Jacob Javits Law Academy. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  9. ↑ "Courses". Francis Lewis HS English Language Arts. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  10. ↑ "scienceresearch2". Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  11. ↑ "FLHS Robotics". www.flhsrobotics.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  12. ↑ "International Relations". www.francislewissocialstudies.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  13. ↑ Gustafson, Anna (2010-11-10). "Francis Lewis teens win spot on Siemens list • TimesLedger". Timesledger.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  14. ↑ "2012 semifinalists and Regional Finalists Announced in the Siemens Competition". Nycprivateschoolsblog.com. 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  15. ↑ "Francis Lewis High School". Francis Lewis High School. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  16. ↑ "home". Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  17. ↑ "virtualenterprise". Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  18. ↑ Winerip, Michael (2011-06-19). "At High School in Queens, an R.O.T.C. Program's Enduring Influence". The New York Times.
  19. ↑ "Queens Junior ROTC Cadets Put Discipline On Display". NY1. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  20. ↑ "Francis Lewis HS JROTC is perfection - Queens Chronicle: North/Northeast Queens News". Qchron.com. 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  21. ↑ "Bigger is better at 4,000-student strong Francis Lewis High School in Queens". Daily News. New York. 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  22. ↑ "FLHS PATRIOT BATTALION JROTC - Francis Lewis Patriot Battalion". Flhspatriotbattalion.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  23. ↑ "NHSDTC Masters Level Past Champions - 1987 through the present". Thenationals.net. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  24. ↑ "National High School Drill Team Championships : Masters Level Event Standings" (PDF). Thenationals.net. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  25. ↑ "Video". NBC New York. 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  26. ↑ "2014 Raider Nationals Overall Score Report Female Division" (PDF). Thenationals.net. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  27. ↑ http://www.army.mil/article/114427/Campbell__Adairsville__join_Smith_Cotton_as_2013_National_Raider_champs/
  28. ↑ http://collegeoptionsfoundation.net/2015-jlab-results/
  29. ↑ http://wcbsfm.cbslocal.com/2012/01/05/get-mr-gs-thursday-forecast-and-see-his-high-school-yearbook-photo/

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