Tottenville High School

Tottenville High School is located at 100 Luten Avenue, in Huguenot, Staten Island, New York. Tottenville H.S. is in Administrative District 31, and is operated by the New York City Department of Education. The school's principal is Gina Battista, who assumed the role in 2020.

Tottenville H.S. is within walking distance of the Huguenot station of the Staten Island Railway system.

History

Tottenville High School was established in 1898. Tottenville High School was originally located in the building now home to Totten Intermediate School 34 (I.S. 34). In 1937, Dr. Mary E. Meade was appointed principal of the school, becoming the first woman principal of a NYC co-educational school. In 1972, the school moved to its current location in Huguenot. In November 1987, Tottenville was selected as a "School of Excellence" by the U.S. Department of Education.

John P. Tuminaro was principal from 1999 until his retirement in June 2013. Joseph Scarmato took over as principal from 2014 to 2019.

Paul Zindel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and novelist. taught science from 1959 to 1969.

In the mid-1990s, Tottenville High School received twin murals titled Ancient and Modern Commerce (1918 A.J. Bogdanove) which were removed from Paul Robeson HS and restored. The murals can be seen in the Concert Hall.

In 2006, scenes for '' Little Children'' were filmed at the school and on the football field.

Overview

The student population is approximately 3,856.

Tottenville High School offers Regents level classes in Algebra, Algebra II & Trigonometry, American History, Chemistry, Earth Science, English, Geometry, Global History, Italian, Living Environment, Physics & Spanish.

Tottenville also offers CTE (Career and Technical Education) courses in Dental Laboratory and Dental Office Careers, CISCO networking academy and Automotive Technology. Career and Technical Education programs combine college and career preparation for the 21st Century. Programs are endorsed and approved by the New York State Education Department and involve a collaboration with business, colleges and universities with highly trained professionals with licenses in teaching and trained in their professions. The two, NYSED approved programs are: Dental Laboratory and Dental Office Careers and Automotive Technologies.

Students have opportunities for paid internships with professional mentors, advanced post-secondary certifications, and college credit. The flexible curriculum is designed by the teacher according to academic and professional 21st-Century, workplace standards. Students learn in professional environments, like dental laboratories, automotive shops, business centers, and computer network laboratories.

Advanced Placement Classes offered at Tottenville include: U.S. History, Biology, Computer Science Principles, Computer Science A, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, English Language and Composition, English Literature & Composition, Physics 1, Psychology, U.S. Government & Politics, and World History.

Upon entry to Tottenville High School, it is required that every student swipe their ID Card through the CAAS scanning system.

College Credit Classes (from St. John's University) include: College Pre-Calculus and foreign language courses.

Programs

''The Institute'' Programs: The Institute program allows for academically gifted students to take an accelerated course load. All institute students are required to maintain an overall average of 88% and higher. Students are accepted to either the Science Institute or Classics Institute, depending on their academic interests.

''College Now'': Students at Tottenville are eligible to take College Now classes from either The College of Staten Island or Kingsborough Community College

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