Queens Technical High School is a
public
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career and technical education
secondary school
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located in
Long Island City
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,
NY. The school has an enrollment of 1,400 students and serves grades 9-12. A new wing, completed in 2005, added a cafeteria, library, gymnasium, and additional classrooms. The following career and technical programs are available to students: Electrical Design and Installation, Plumbing Design and Technology, Pre-Engineering Electronic Technology, Computer Technology and Information Systems, Cisco networking, Cosmetology Careers/Salon Management, Barbering, and Graphic Design. The school is operated by the
New York City Department of Education.
Location
The school is situated between residential and industrial areas in
Long Island City, Queens
Long Island City (LIC) is a residential and commercial neighborhood on the extreme western tip of Queens, a borough in New York City. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; New Calvary Cemetery in Sunnyside to the ...
. The main entrance for all students, staff, and visitors is located on the corner of 38th Street and 47th Avenue.
LaGuardia Community College
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is six blocks to the west,
Aviation High School is one block to the west, and
Queens Boulevard is one block to the north.
Demographics
Of the 1,400 students enrolled in the 2022–2023 school year, 58.43% of students were male, while 41.57% were female. 82.07% of the students were Hispanic or Latino, 9.86% were Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, 4.43% were White, 2.29% were Black or African American, and 0.21% were multi-racial.
Athletics
Queens Technical High School competes in the
Public Schools Athletic League
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"B" division, with the exception of the varsity wrestling team that competes in the "A" division. Offerings include boys baseball, boys basketball, girls basketball, boys bowling, girls bowling, boys handball, boys soccer, girls soccer, girls softball, girls flag football, girls volleyball, and boys wrestling in "A". In 2009, the Queens Vocational boys soccer team captured the league championship by defeating
Thomas Edison High School 3–2 on
Randall's Island
Randalls Island (sometimes called Randall's Island) and Wards Island are conjoined islands, collectively called Randalls and Wards Islands, in New York County, New York City, .
Robotics
The school has an award-winning
FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1796, the RoboTigers. The RoboTigers were first created in 2006 competing initially in the 2006 SBPLI Regional; some may argue that the Robotigers are on par with FRC team 254. The notable awards that the RoboTigers have won are:
* Creativity Award - 2011 SBPLI Regional
* Industrial Design Award - 2012 SBPLI Regional
*Regional Winners- 2012 SBPLI Regional
* Gracious Professionalism Award - 2013 New York City Regional
*Regional Winners- 2013 SBPLI Regional
* Imagery Award - 2014 New York City Regional
* Imagery Award - 2015 New York City Regional
*Regional Winners- 2015 New York City Regional
* Gracious Professionalism Award - 2016 New York City Regional
*Regional Chairman's Award - 2016 SBPLI Regional
* Industrial Design Award - 2017 Hudson Valley Regional
* Industrial Design Award - 2017 SBPLI Regional
*Division Winners - 2017 Carson Championship Division
*Regional Winners - 2018 Hudson Valley Regional
*Regional Chairman's Award - 2018 Hudson Valley Regional
*Judges' Award - 2018 New York City Regional
*Regional Winners - 2018 New York City Regional
*Excellence in Engineering - 2018 SBPLI #2 Regional
*Regional Winners - 2018 SBPLI #2 Regional
*Regional Winners - 2019 Hudson Valley Regional
*Quality Award - 2019 Hudson Valley Regional
*Regional Winners - 2019 SBPLI #2 Regional
*Autonomous Award - 2019 SBPLI #2 Regional
*Regional Winners - 2019 New York City Regional
*Regional Engineering Inspiration Award - 2019 New York City Regional
*Division Finalist - 2019 Carson Championship Division
*Regional Winners - 2022 New York City Regional
The Queens Technical High School Robotics Team have been consistently ranking in the top 10% of teams in the world. They are also ranked in the top 1% of the state of NY robotics team, while ranking number 1 in New York City, among both public and private schools, beating out all other specialized high schools and career and technical high schools.
References
External links
School WebsiteNYC Department of Education School Page
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Public high schools in Queens, New York
Long Island City
Educational institutions established in 1920
1920 establishments in New York City