James Madison High School is a public high school located at 3787 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, and educates grades 9 through 12. It is part of Region 6 in the New York City Department of Education. The current principal is Joseph Gogliormella. For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions. ... A public high school is a secondary school that is financed by tax revenues and other government-collected revenues, and administered exclusively by, and at the discretion of, state and local officials. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the state. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... For other uses, see Yearbook (disambiguation). ... A public high school is a secondary school that is financed by tax revenues and other government-collected revenues, and administered exclusively by, and at the discretion of, state and local officials. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... The Official Seal of the City of New York The New York City Department of Education is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the citys public school system. ...

Built over 75 years ago, James Madison has graduated several Nobel Prize winners^[1], famous musicians, authors, sports players, a mafia hitman [1] and a United States Supreme Court Justice. The Nobel Prize (Swedish: ), as designated in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, is awarded in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States...

The 2006 election of Bernard Sanders (I-VT) to the U.S. Senate, meant that three sitting Senators, including Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Norm Coleman (R-MN), will be graduates of James Madison. Sanders, at the podium, announces National Dairy Equity Act Bernard (Bernie) Sanders (born September 8, 1941) has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, representing the state of Vermont. ... Charles Ellis Chuck Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is a Jewish American politician. ... See Norman Jay Coleman for the former secretary of Agriculture. ...

Academics

James Madison High School is organized in accordance with the House Model. There are eight houses at JMHS. Each House has a Teacher Coordinator, a Guidance Counselor, and an Assistant Principal assigned to supervise and assist students.

Special Programs

Most students who apply to James Madison High School have the opportunity to apply into a specific "House". The most notable houses in Madison are

• Bio-Medical Institute- One of the top three houses in Madison, it is sometimes referred to as simply, Bio-Med. In this honor program, students who are interested in the Sciences take such classes as Biology, AP Biology, Chemistry, AP Chemistry, Physics, Pathology,Laboratory Techniques, and Computer Research. Students in this program are offered internships in health science facilities as well as the opportunity to participate in local and national science competitions.
• Math Academy-One of the top three houses in Madison, the Math Academy has students who are given the opportunity to study mathematics and computer science. Students in this House take some of the following classes: Advanced Placement Java, Advanced Placement Calculus AB and Advanced Placement Calculus BC
  • Bio-Med and Math Academy usually have the same events/trips because the adviser is the same
• Law House- One of the top three houses in Madison, it is designed for successful Social Studies students. In addition to being taught reasoning and communication skills, the students develop an understanding of American Legal institutions. Students in the Law House take classes/participate in activities such as Model U.N, Mock Trial, Moot Court, We The People, Legal Economics,Criminology Advanced Placement Economics

• • It is very common that students in these three Houses have the same classes together, because they are considered the Top Three Houses in Madison
  • It is also very common that students outside of these Houses takes the above listed classes

Some of the other Houses include: Biology studies the variety of life (clockwise from top-left) E. coli, tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle Biology (from Greek: βίος, bio, life; and λόγος, logos, knowledge), also referred to as the biological sciences, is the study of living organisms utilizing the scientific method. ... AP Biology is a course offered by the College Board to high school students in the United States to earn credit for a college-level biology course. ... For other uses, see Chemistry (disambiguation). ... The Advanced Placement Chemistry (or AP Chemistry) course and the corresponding exam offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program allows United States high school students to potentially earn college-level credit in chemistry. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... A renal cell carcinoma (chromophobe type) viewed on a hematoxylin & eosin stained slide Pathologist redirects here. ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... Criminology is the scientific study of crime as an individual and social phenomenon. ... Advanced Placement Economics (AP Economics or AP Econ) includes two, separate examinations that are offered as part of the College Boards Advanced Placement Program. ...

• Academy of Finance
• Information Technology House
• The Humanities House
• The International House (for students of Limited English proficiency)
• The Media Arts House
• Madison Academy of Community and Civil Service

Special Classes

AP Classes

There are many AP classes offered at James Madison High School. These classes include

• AP Chemistry
• AP Biology
• AP Economics/AP Participation in Government
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Statistics
• AP Spanish]
• AP English]
• AP European History
• AP American History
• AP Physics (This class has not been available to students for some time because not enough students have registered for it)

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Honor/Elective Classes

Along with these AP classes, Madison offerers a wide number of Honor/elective classes. Some of these include

• Biotechnology
• Pre-Calculus which Ms. Tatyana Smaylovsky teaches with Russian passion and determination.
• European History Honors
• American History Honors Mr. Ned Campbell and Mr. Good teach this subject with the same vigor as a West Point teacher would.
• Physics Honors
  • Please note that there are no regular Physics classes
• Biology Honors
• Chemistry Honors

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Extracurricular Activities

football-varsity coaches(Tom Mobilia) (Teddy Camponella)

SING!- Advisors Include Mrs. Rutter, Mrs. Julia Diorio, Ms. Olga Parakis and Ms. Gambino. SING!, which is a student produced musical, has been a madison Tradition for many Years Students are split into 2 Teams, Senior/Soph and Junior/Fresh. Senior/Soph has won for the last 6 years.

"but Junior/Fresh plans to make a strong comeback in the 2008 Production, win the show, and go down in history!"

Junior/Fresh's Plan Failed, Senior/Soph won Sing 2008.

Notable alumni

Throughout the History of James Madison High School, there have been a number of distinguished people who graduated from this school. These include:

• Cal Abrams, Major League Baseball Player
• Larry Baxter, Professional Basketball Player
• Gary Becker, Nobel Prize Winner - Economics
• Mimi Benzell, Opera Singer (deceased)
• Albert Blumenthal, New York State Assembly Leader
• Carmela Seidel Bourcier, Executive Producer
• Andrew Dice Clay, Comedian
• Norm Coleman, US Senator (Minnesota)
• Stanley Cohen, Nobel Prize winner
• Sonny Fox, TV Personality
• William Gaines, Publisher of Mad Magazine
• Marty Glickman, Olympian, Sports Broadcaster
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice
• Stanley Kaplan, Educational Testing Innovator
• Stanley Karnow, Pulitzer Prize Author
• Carole King (Klein),singer/songwriter
• Martin Landau, Actor
• Rudy LaRusso, Professional Basketball Player
• John William Malone, U.S Congressman
• Bruce Morrow, "Cousin Brucie" of Radio
• Sylvia Porter, Financial Columnist (deceased)
• Chris Rock, Comedian
• Herb Rosenblum, Broadcast Journalist, Author
• Dmitriy Salita, Boxer, NABA Light-Welterweight Champion
• Bernard Sanders, U.S. Senator (Vermont)
• Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator (New York)
• Irwin Shaw, Novelist (deceased)
• Judy Blum Sheindlin, Judge/TV Personality
• Claire Shulman Kantoff, Queens Borough President
• Janis Siegel, Singer
• Robert Solow, Nobel Prize Winner-Economics
• Frank Torre, Professional Baseball player
• Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, University President
• Roger Shulman, Screenwriter ALF, Shrek
• Thaddeus Boyd (1980), an African American realist and actor (Tears of the Sun).
• Howie Klein, President of Reprise/Warner Bros. Records between 1989 and 2001, and a Progressive political activist.

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Statistics

• Total Student Population - 4,500
  • Female - 1,788 = 45.94%
  • Male - 2,104 = 54.06%

• Ethnicity
  • American Indian - 5 = 0.17%
  • Asian / Pac. Islam - 625 = 16.06%
  • Hispanic - 576 = 14.80%
  • Black - 1,041 = 26.75%
  • White - 1,628 = 41.83%
  • Not Reported - 17 = 0.44%

• English Language Learners (ELL)
  • ELL - 320 = 8.22%

• Special Education
  • General Ed - 3,528 = 90.65%
  • Least Restrictive Environment - 219 = 5.63%
  • Most Restrictive Environment - 145 = 3.73%

• • Updated - November 21st 2007 at 3:05 AM

Notes

1. ^ Nobel Prize laureates by secondary school affiliation

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External links

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