New Dorp High School

New Dorp High School, commonly referred to as New Dorp or NDHS, is a public school in New Dorp on the East Shore of the New York City borough of Staten Island in the New Dorp neighborhood. The school is administered by the New York City Department of Education. The school is located at 465 New Dorp Lane next to Miller Field, an army airport turned park, which extends to the Lower New York Bay. New Dorp High School is located in Region 7, which encompasses all of Staten Island and portions of southwest Brooklyn.

History

New Dorp High School was originally located in a smaller building, which is now Staten Island Technical High School. Established in 1937, local officials had planned for a high school in the area as early as 1922, per the Staten Island Advance’s archives. Due to the growing population in the area, the school was moved to its current, larger building in 1982.

This building, built on land deeded from Miller Field, follows the NYC public school architecture trends of the time, with long bricks covering the entire building, and an institutional appearance that has led to misinformation that the school building was once a hospital or a prison. On the inside, the design is very similar to schools on Staten Island from the 1950s onward, with the same tiling and doors as most public elementary, middle, and high schools in that date range. Its division into four wings helps organize the smaller learning communities, and its layout promotes speedy arrival to classes.

New Dorp has had many programs over the years, from the defunct classical guitar ensemble, marching band, and Spectrum magazine to the current SING Musical Theater competition, Black Box Theatre, International Festival, the ever-popular Comic-Con, and the annual Spring Musical. For over 80 years, students have taken part in Chorus class, and participated in the school’s yearbook, Argonaut.

In 2015, filming for the movie ''Nerve'', starring Emma Roberts, took place in parts of the school and football field.

Education

All students are enrolled in a certain House, or program within the high school. Students chose which "House" they would prefer while applying to high schools. Each "House" or "SLC" (Smaller Learning Community) focuses on a certain subject area. These programs include:

*The Law Institute & AFJROTC Program
*The Math and Science Institute
*Academy of Education & Leadership
*Institute of Health Sciences
*Institute of Forensic Science & Criminology
*Corporate Center for Business & Technology
*Academy of Fine & Dramatic Arts
*Academy of Communications & Media Arts

Students are required to achieve a passing grade on 5 New York State Regents exams. Advanced Placement courses are offered in Biology, Calculus AB, English Literature, Global History, and US History. There are also plans to introduce AP courses in Computer Science and Statistics. College extension programs are available; these are classes that college credit is offered, but it is given from a specific college rather than through an AP test. College extension classes include Anatomy & Physiology, Pre-Calc, Spanish, and Italian. New Dorp High School has partnerships with local colleges including CUNY College of Staten Island, CUNY Kingsborough Community College

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