Martin Van Buren High School | |
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Address | |
230-17 Hillside Avenue Queens Village, New York 11427 USA |
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Coordinates | 40°44′00″N 73°44′21″W / 40.7332°N 73.73918°WCoordinates: 40°44′00″N 73°44′21″W / 40.7332°N 73.73918°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1955 |
Principal | Sam Sochet (interim) |
Faculty | 180 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | 2,350 |
Color(s) | Red and Blue |
Mascot | Bumblebee |
Newspaper | The Beeline |
Martin Van Buren High School (MVBHS) is a public high school in Queens Village, New York. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education.
The school was designed by Eliot B. Willauer of the notable architectural firm Eggers & Higgins, architects on the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, as part of the Board of Education's half-billion dollar post World War II expansion program.
The school opened in 1955 as the East Queens High School but was later renamed after the 8th President of the United States, Martin Van Buren.
This is a partial list of notable alumni of Martin Van Buren High School.