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School History

Eleanor Roosevelt High School was opened in September, 2003. The first and current principal is Susan Elliott. Miss Elliott had served as Assistant Principal of Baruch College Campus High School, (named after Bernard Baruch). Prior to that, she helped to start Urban Peace Academy, an alternative high school, and worked there as an administrative assistant and math teacher Miss Elliott began her career as a middle school math teacher. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American political leader who used her stature as First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 to promote her husbands (Franklin D. Roosevelts) New Deal, as well as civil rights. ... A principal is generally the chief administrator in an elementary school, middle school, or high school. ... Baruch College Campus High School (BCCHS) was established in the year 1997. ... Bernard Mannes Baruch (August 19, 1870–June 20, 1965) was an American financier, stock market speculator, statesman, and presidential adviser. ... Great Neck Village School, an alternative school in Great Neck, New York in the United States An alternative school, sometimes referred to as a minischool, or remedial school, is any public or private school having a special curriculum, especially an elementary or secondary school offering a more flexible program of... Incorrect shortening of Mathematics. ... A teacher writes on a blackboard in an American college. ... Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ...

Structure

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The Student Body

Eleanor Roosevelt High School serves grades nine through twelve. There have been roughly five-hundred students enrolled, a small student population for a school that represents the New York Board of Education. The school has proven to be a highly intellectual atmosphere for students and is academically rigorous. Eleanor Roosevelt High School is one of the top ranked public high schools in New York City. The high school had its first graduating class in June, 2006, with the students going on to such colleges as Bard College, Barnard College, Emory University, Georgetown University, Boston University, Hunter College, Penn State, New York University and Smith College. An intellectual is a person who uses his or her intellect to work, study, reflect, speculate on, or ask and answer questions with regard to a variety of different ideas. ... For other meanings of the word Bard, see Bard (disambiguation). ... Barnard College, founded in 1889, is one of the four undergraduate divisions of Columbia University. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Georgetown University, incorporated as the The President and Directors of the College of Georgetown, is a private university in the United States, located in Georgetown, a historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded on January 23, 1789 by Father John Carroll, it is both the oldest Roman Catholic and oldest... For the unrelated Jesuit university in Chestnut Hill, see Boston College. ... Hunter College of The City University of New York See also: Hunter College High School Hunter College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as simply Hunter College) is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY), located on Manhattans Upper East Side. ... The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, is the largest womens college in the United States []. Smith admits only female undergraduates, but admits both men and women as graduate students. ...

Eleanor Roosevelt H.S. is currently the most difficult high school to get into in New York City with a 3.6% acceptance rate.

Achievements

• The Science Olympiad group won the Spirit Award in February 2007.

• Eleanor Roosevelt's Science Olympiad group for the "Write It, Do It" Tournament won second place to Townsend Harris in 2006.

• Eleanor Roosevelt also took the PSAL (Public School Athletic League) Tennis Division "B" Championship second year after entering the public school league, 2006.

• Eleanor Roosevelt has also been successful in starting a webcasting (internet radio) program, under supervision of Susan Ettenheim, and with senior webcasting hosts Cedric Tam (Big C at Sports Central) and David Lugassy (M.One the real One).

• Eleanor Roosevelt won a NYC Blackboard award - Best New School.

• Eleanor Roosevelt's girl's tennis team are Division B Manhattan Champions.

• Eleanor Roosevelt's Debate Team won 2nd place in the Lincoln Douglas City-wide Debates.

• Eleanor Roosevelt participates in Students on Ice Trip to Antarctica - full scholarship by invitation only.

• Eleanor Roosevelt achieved 3rd place in experimental design science in the City-wide Olympiad (including public and private Highschools).

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National Honor Society

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Debate Team

Eleanor Roosevelt's Debate Team won 2nd place in the Lincoln Douglas City-wide Debates in 2006 and received multiple individual awards. In 2005 the team won 3rd place in the Tournament.

Sports Team

Eleanor Roosevelt High School has four major teams, soccer, basketball, track and field, and tennis. The Soccer Team is co-ed. However, there will be no girls on the roster for the 2006-2007 season. Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ...

External links

• Eleanor Roosevelt High School
• Eleanor Roosevelt High School eChalk