Gothamist: NYC Nerds Rule Science Contest

pianokid

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:54:24 -0500

k,amsci,BYC: THHS class of 98 here! THHS has propelled from being strictly a humanities school to a very well rounded school. You're right to say that most New Yorkers don't know about Townsend Harris... it just seems that "brand-naming" education exists, even on the high school level. I'm in the process of interviewing some of the Intel Science candidates for admission to Columbia. I'll definitely be looking for the same well-roundedness.

BYC

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:37:19 -0500

Townsend Harris is the most engaging school in NYC. Stuy is filled with slackers and drugies as my friends who attend put it. Last I checked the Times, Townsend Harris is the #1 school in NYC. So being a junior there, I would like to state that the majority of adults do not use proper grammatical english and believe "I says to him" is a proper sentence.

k

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:29:37 -0500

Actually, the Siemens Westinghouse Competition is another prestigious high school science competition--based soley on the research that the student submit--so the Stuy student was the winner of that in 2003. This year's Siemens finals were held at NYU this past December (http://www.siemens-foundation.org/).

tien

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:02:24 -0500

s, a quick look found dalton and horace mann.

MyManMisterC

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:57:57 -0500

Nice picture, I am certain ARVID carried the team to victory.

K

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:50:37 -0500

greetings amsci! i was class of 99 i've probably bumped into you in the halls at some point =) I definetely hated the school while i was there, but i've grown to appreciate how its prepared me for college, and life in general.

s

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:35:54 -0500

did any private schools get any love this year? just curious...

amsci

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:35:49 -0500

K: It's my alma mater too (class o' 97). The majority of people I've met -- native NYers included -- have never heard of THHS. Maybe it's because it was only re-established as a H.S. in the early 80's? *shrug* I have mixed feelings about the place, but I got a hell of an education there and it's definitely on par with its sister specialized schools.

K

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:09:21 -0500

how come theres no love for Townsend Harris HS (my alma mater) 4 kids from that school were semifinalists! and its a humanities school and not a science school to boot

Marilyn

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:02:59 -0500

Where did you dig up that Head Of The Class picture? I use to love that show!

enjil

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:42:24 -0500

There's a listing for Flushing, so maybe Queens high schools are listed by neighborhood?

Nick

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:51:54 -0500

Btw, Siemens Westinghouse != Intel STS. Intel STS = Old Westinghouse. So Stuy hasn't one it since the 80s I believe.