Long Island City High School
| Long Island City High School | |
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| Address | |
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14-30 Broadway Long Island City, New York United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Enhancing Education Through Technology |
| Established | 1927 |
| School board | New York City Public Schools |
| School district | 30 |
| School number | Q450 |
| Principal | Vivian Selenikas |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 3,126 |
| Nickname | L.I.C. |
Long Island City High School, commonly abbreviated L.I.C. or LICHS, is a public high school in New York City, located in Long Island City in the borough of Queens. The present building was built in 1995. The school had an enrollment of around 2,500 in 2015.
Long Island City High School is one of the most diverse schools in Queens. It has many students Of Latin American, Asian, African and European descent. As of the 2013-2014 school year, Long Island City High School was 62% Hispanic/Latino, 15% Asian, 12% Black/African American and 10% White.
The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the New York City Department of Education, and has an overall 59% graduation rate which includes special education students and ESL (English as a Second Language) students. The highest graduation rates in the past few years have been the class of 2010 with 70% and the class of 2011 with 89%.
Long Island City High School has a significant population of first-generation immigrants as students.
The school also has award winning courses in music and culinary arts. The Music department consist of various levels of strings, orchestra, band, and choir. The orchestra, band and choir have all been recognized by NYSSMA, the New York State Music Association, as well as individual students in classes such as Opera and strings. The Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay has visited this school to shoot his show Throwdown with Bobby Flay. Each year, culinary program graduates win thousands of dollars in scholarships to well-known culinary academies like CIA. The PSAL organization recently refurbished the football field, which is used by teams all over the city for everything from La Cross to Soccer to Football The field has recently undergone a major renovation, in part due to the generosity of PSAL and the New York Jets (http://www.jetsconfidential.com/news/jets-help-long-island-city-hs-get-new-field/). LICHS Gymnastics teams have won several citywide championships, the most recent being in the 2013 and 2014 school years http://www.psal.org/profiles/team-profile.aspx#009/30523/2014). Alumni have attended Ivy League schools, as well as SUNY and CUNY and parochial post-secondary institutions.
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