Herbert H. Lehman High School
| Herbert Lehman High School | |
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| Location | |
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The Bronx, New York, New York United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°50′26″N 73°50′21″W / 40.840516°N 73.839183°WCoordinates: 40°50′26″N 73°50′21″W / 40.840516°N 73.839183°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | Catch the Spirit, Hear the roar |
| Established | 1970 |
| Principal | Mr. John Powers |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 4240 |
| Mascot | Lions |
| Website | www.lehmanhs.com |
Herbert H. Lehman High School is a public high school at 3000 East Tremont Avenue, in the Westchester Square section of the Bronx, New York City, U.S.A. The school is named after former New York State Governor Herbert Henry Lehman (1878 – 1963). The school is not affiliated with Lehman College in the Bronx but does hold its annual graduation ceremony there each June.
The school's first graduating class was in June 1974. The location is unique as the school is built on top of an overpass. This was a result of the fact that no other piece of land large enough for a school was available at the time the school was built. The largest part of the school exists on the west side of the Hutchinson River Parkway, with the rotunda on the east side. Connecting the two is a 3 level section on top of the overpass, with classes looking out over the parkway in both directions.
Behind the school, and alongside the Hutchinson River Parkway, there is a waterway (Westchester Creek) that is a small inlet for boats that load and offload various cargo. The water comes directly up against the school's tennis courts and football field.
In late 2006 and early 2007 the school underwent an external renovation that included painting the entire building. Much of the work was done during the night to avoid disrupting classes.
Robert Leder was the school's second principal and had remained principal for most of its 37-year existence. After a New York City Department of Education investigation of two assistant principals and abuse of overtime funds, Mr. Leder was given the choice to resign his post as principal at the end of the year, or be immediately removed and reassigned. His decision, amid a great deal of student and parent protest, was to resign effective June 30, 2008.
The new principal as of July 2008, is Dr. Janet Saraceno, formerly the principal of High School for Media and Communications in Manhattan, NY.
After 3 years, Dr. Janet Saraceno resigned and was replaced by Mrs. Rose Lobianco, the former assistant principal of Columbus High School in Bronx, NY
In Lehman each student is placed into a certain "mansion" based on his or her academic record. Lehman offers sophomores and above Advanced Placement where students can earn college credit in these college-level classes. Most classes require the student to take a New York State Regents to complete the course and earn a credit. Lehman also offers many academic clubs, in areas such as Math, Law, Science and others. The Lehman law team has had tremendous success in the past and has won numerous state and city-wide titles and championships.
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