Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics (abbreviated as MCSM) is a public
high school
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at East 116th Street between
Pleasant Avenue
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The street was the northernmost section of Avenue A, which stretched fr ...
and
FDR Drive
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in
East Harlem
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, within
Upper Manhattan
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,
New York City
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.
The
school
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building, which was formerly Benjamin Franklin High School, was designated a
New York City landmark
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by the
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
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on May 29, 2018.
History
The precursor of MCSM in the same building, Benjamin Franklin High School opened in 1934 and was sited at 200
Pleasant Avenue
Pleasant Avenue is a north-south street in the East Harlem neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It begins at E. 114th Street and ends at E. 120th Street.
The street was the northernmost section of Avenue A, which stretched fr ...
, between 114th Street and 116th Street.
A long-time principal there was pioneering educational theorist
Leonard Covello
Leonard Covello (November 26, 1887 - August 19, 1982) was an Italian-born American educator, most known as the founder and first principal of the Benjamin Franklin High School (New York City), Benjamin Franklin High School and for his work on behal ...
, the city's first Italian-American principal.
The New York City Board of Education shuttered the school in June 1982 for performance issues and converted the building into a four-year high school, the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, and a grade 6-8 middle school, the Isaac Newton Middle School for Math and Science, effective September 1982.
Description
Like all New York City high schools, admission is by application. Admission priority for Manhattan Center is given first to students attending the Isaac Newton Junior High School, which shares the campus with Manhattan Center; second to students residing in District 4; and then to other residents citywide.
The academic performance of this school is extremely high, as measured by New York State
Regents Examinations
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scores, scholarship rates and a 95% graduation rate. MCSM is consistently one of the highest performing schools in the State of New York. In 2007, David Jimenez became the Principal. In 2009, MCSM graduated 97% of its students. Students graduating from Manhattan Center have attended top-notch colleges, including
Ivy League
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colleges.
The curriculum includes
Advanced Placement
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courses and special programs, and research and internship opportunities.
NYC DOE school statistics and description.
/ref> The school offers AP World History, AP Art History, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Government, AP US History, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Spanish Language and Culture and AP Spanish Literature and Culture. There are several honors and accelerated courses.
Manhattan Center partners with institutions of higher education, such as New York University, Columbia University, Cornell and CUNY, to offer courses in science, mathematics and humanities. Through these partnerships and Mount Sinai Hospital, Metropolitan Hospital Center, General Electric, Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
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, American Globe Theatre, and Manhattan Theatre Club there is a wide range of opportunities for one-on-one mentoring, internship experiences, academic enrichment and summer programs. They also provide support services, and a variety of sports, clubs and leadership activities for students.
Notable alumni
Franklin High:
* Richie Adams
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(1980)
* Walter Berry (1982)
* Pedro Espada, Jr.
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Espada was at the center of a June 2009 power struggle in the State Senate. He was one of two Democr ...
(1971)
* Elmo Hope
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(late 1930s)
* Floyd Layne
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* Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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(1944)
* Richie Parker
* Johnny Rivera
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Rivera was born in the Bronx, NY, and attended high school at Benjamin Franklin High School. He moved briefly to Puerto Rico before returning to New York City to begin a care ...
* Sonny Rollins
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(1947)
* Edward V. Sparer
* Gary Springer
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High school career
Springer grew up in Harlem, New York and a ...
(1980)
* Isaac Walthour
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(1949)
* John Carro
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(1945)
MCSM:
* Cam'ron
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* Damon Dash
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Early life
Born in New York City, Dash swept the floors of a local barbe ...
* Sanaa Lathan
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* Mase
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* Mekhi Phifer
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References
Notes
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Sources
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External links
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Inside Schools – H.S. 435 Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics
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