City Honors School at Fosdick-Masten Park (City Honors, or CHS) is a rigorous college preparatory school in Buffalo, New York. City Honors is part of the Buffalo Public Schools system. The school was founded in 1975 by three faculty members from Bennett High School and Clinton Junior High for academically gifted and talented high school students. In 1975, it was born as an a school-within-a-school program and in one year it became a school of its own. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 666 KB) City Honors School as viewed from Best Street. ... The Buffalo Public Schools in Buffalo, New York are going through a transitional phase. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... “NY” redirects here. ... The Buffalo Public Schools in Buffalo, New York are going through a transitional phase. ... Bennett High School, Public School 200, is located in the University Heights section of Buffalo, New York. ...

Today, the school thrives as the 8th best school in Newsweek's 2007 list of "America's Best High Schools".^[1] It's curriculum includes Advanced Placement & International Baccalaureate courses as well as Regents courses required by New York State Education Department. Currently 885 students from grades 5-12 attend the school. The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... The Advanced Placement Program is a program that offers college level courses at high schools across the United States and Canada. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into International Baccalaureate Organization. ... Regents Examinations, or simply The Regents, are a set of standardized tests given to high school students through the New York State Education Department, designed and administered under the authority of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. ... The State Education Building, located in Albany The New York State Education Department is the state education department in New York State. ...

Academics

Dr. William Kresse, the current principal of City Honors School.

City Honors School currently offers Advanced Placement & International Baccalaureate courses to its high school students. Since 1991, juniors and seniors at City Honors have been given the opportunity to enroll in the IB Diploma Programme. The IB courses that are offered at City Honors include English A1 HL (Higher Level), Language B (French or Spanish), Economics SL (Standard Level), History of the Americas HL (Higher Level), Biology HL (Higher Level), Physics HL (Higher Level), Mathematics SL (Standard Level), Mathematics Studies SL (Standard Level), and Theory of Knowledge (ToK). The school is currently implementing the Middle Years Program (MYP), which would bring such courses to its middle school students as well. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (600x800, 254 KB) Picture of William Kresse, current principal of City Honors School Also known as the one who will change City Honors for the worst. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (600x800, 254 KB) Picture of William Kresse, current principal of City Honors School Also known as the one who will change City Honors for the worst. ... The Advanced Placement Program is a program that offers college level courses at high schools across the United States and Canada. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into International Baccalaureate Organization. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

AP Exams offered at City Honors include: English Language and Composition, English Literature (taken by all sophomores), European History (taken by select sophomores), U.S. History (taken by all juniors), U.S. Government and Politics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Calculus, Statistics, Biology, Physics, Environmental Science, French, Spanish, Music Theory and Studio Art.

Along with these courses, students are required to fulfill all requirements made by the New York State Education Department. At City Honors School, achieving a Regents Diploma is the minimum expectation. It is encouraged that each student acquire at least an 85 on each Regents examination to exhibit mastery.

Sports

An early drawing of what would become Chiron the Centaur, the school's mascot.

City Honors students participate in a wide variety of varsity and club sports. The list of sports at CHS includes Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Men's and Women's Crew, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's Hockey, Men's and Women's Soccer, Women's Softball, Men's and Women's Swim Team, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Track & Field, Women's Volleyball, and Men's and Women's Rugby. Image File history File links Chiron_the_Centaur. ... Image File history File links Chiron_the_Centaur. ...

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City Honors has a long tradition of athletic success:

• The Men's Basketball team won the New York State Class C Championship in 2003, defeating Cooperstown 66-59. In 2002, the team went to the title game but lost to Blind Brook 57-49. [1]
• From 1990 to 1993, the Women's Volleyball team won four straight New York State Class C Championships. [2]
• City Honors is the only public high school in Western New York with its own rowing program. Founded in 1996, the Men's and Women's Crew team has consistently been one of the top teams in the nation, winning medals at the NYS Scholastic Championships, US Nationals, US Masters Nationals, the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, and regional regattas in Western New York and Southern Ontario. [3]
• Former City Honors physical education teacher Drake Francescone--who coached Men's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Men's and Women's Cross Country and Men's and Women's Tennis--is one of only 25 members of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. He was inducted in 2006. [4]
• City Honors was one of the first high schools in Western New York to have a rugby team. The Men's team won the Division II state title in 2004-05. The Women's team placed well in a national tournament in 2005-06. In January of 2006, Women's Rugby Team alumna Carretta Reese was named to the USA Rugby National Women's Team. [5]

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Clubs and extra-curricular activities

City Honors School has over 35 extra curricular activities and clubs, as seen below.

African Dance, American Field Service (AFS), Amnesty International, Anime Club, Bible Club, Book Club, Chess Club, Color Guard, Debate, Donate Life, French Film Club, GSA (Gay/Straight Alliance), Gospel Chorus, Helicon Literary Magazine, High School and Middle School Ski Club, Jazz Combo, Junior Chorus, Marching Band, Masterminds, Media Club, NYS Math League, Middle School Chorus, Middle School Orchestra, Middle School Swim Club, Mock Trial, Model U.N., Multi-Cultural Club, Music Coach, Orchestra, Quaerere (School newspaper), Public Speaking, Richmond Speaking, Salsa Dancing Club, Science Olympiad, Select Chorus - High School, SODA, Student Council, Writer's Circle, Yearbook.

Trivia

• The building that houses City Honors is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [6]
• City Honors School has been named top public high school and middle school in Western New York by Business First in every year since the publication began its rankings in 1997.
• The school was named one of the top 50 public feeder high schools in the United States by Worth Magazine.
• In 1951 long time City Honors staff member Irene McVay was involved in a student-led strike protesting racial segregation in the school system in Prince Edward county, Virginia. The two week strike led to a lawsuit, Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, which became part of the famous Brown v. Board of Education desegregation decision.
• Buffalo native, Tim Russert of NBC's Meet The Press was named an honorary City Honors graduate by Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent Dr. James A. Williams on May 22, 2007
• City Honors Highschool was named #4 highschool in the nation by Newsweek magazine in 2006.
• City Honors Highschool was named #8 highscool in the nation by Newsweek magazine in 2007.

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Alumni

Notable alumni from City Honors and Fosdick-Masten Park include: [7]

• Distinguished poet Lucille Clifton, Class of '53
• Olympic athlete Bridget Finn, Class of '94, a member of the Women's Synchronized Swimming team that won the gold in the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Local news anchor Mylous Hairston, Class of '83
• Author Jake Halpern, Class of '93
• Richard Hofstadter, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian who was often cited as one of the leading public intellectuals of the 20th century, Class of '33
• Kit Klein, Class of '28, a figure skater who won gold medals in the 1932 and 1936 Winter Olympics
• Steve Mesler, a member of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team, Class of '96
• Author Connie Porter, Class of '77
• Entertainer "Buffalo Bob" Smith, the host of the popular 1950s children's show [[Howdy Doody]], Class of '33
• Rexford G. Tugwell, a member of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "Brain Trust" who served as under-secretary of agriculture, Class of '11

An old photo of the original school itself, Fosdick High School.

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See also

• Buffalo Public Schools

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References

1. ^ Kantrowitz, Barbara and Wingert, Pat. "The Top of the Class", Newsweek, 22 May 2007. Retrieved on [[22 May 2007]]. 

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External links

• City Honors School
• From Masten Park High School to City Honors: The Story of a School Site
• City Honors Receives a Top Honor
• International Baccalaureate Organization