Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
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| Bayside, New York USA |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1966 |
| Principal | Gerald Martori |
| Faculty | 189.0 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Enrollment | 4,042 (as of 2005-06)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.4[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue Orange |
| Nickname | Dozo, Shpaloozo |
| Newspaper | The Verdict |
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School is a public high school in Bayside, Queens a borough of New York City, USA. The school is named for Benjamin N. Cardozo, who served as chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals and then as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Like all New York City public schools, Cardozo High School is operated by the New York City Department of Education. It is generally referred to simply as "Cardozo," or just "'Dozo" by the students.
Benjamin N. Cardozo High School is rated among the best public high schools in the city and in 1998, Newsweek magazine named it one of the top 100 schools in the United States.
True to its namesake, the school is known for its Mentor Law and Humanities program, offering classes in such subjects as contract law as well as a legal internship course. In addition, the school's DaVinci Research program provides students an emphasis on science and mathematics, and the Performing Dance program, for which students are selected through an audition process, provides instruction in many different forms of dance with an emphasis on learning how to be strong independent women. As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 4,042 students and 189.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 21.4.[1]
Academics
Cardozo High School offers a wide variety of Honors and Advanced Placement Courses, including AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science A, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP U.S. History, AP World History, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP Macroeconomics, and AP Microeconomics.
The school's Science Olympiad team consistently ranks in the top five at the New York City Regional Competition. The team won second place in 2008,[2] third place in 2009, and fourth place in 2010. On February 5, 2011, the school's Science Olympiad team ranked first for the first time since 1999 [3] at the New York City Regional Science Olympiad Competition, ranking above several private and specialized high schools[4] renowned for their academic rigor. In 2012, the team ranked second at the regional competition.[5]
The Debate team won the NYC championship in 2008.[6]
Cardozo's chapter of FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) consistently places among the top students/schools on the city-level and on the state level of the competitions in various competitive events such as Marketing, Economics, Personal Finance, Business Math, Cyber Security, Parliamentary Procedures, Networking Concepts, Business Procedures, Hospitality Management, Accounting I, Sports Management, and more. Students place in the top of their competitive events, gaining higher rankings than students from schools such as Ward Melville HS, Brighton HS, Mamaroneck HS, Jericho HS, Shenendehowa HS, and many other schools. In 2011, Cardozo FBLA went on to the national level of the competitions in Orlando, Florida.
Athletics
Cardozo also has a large number of sports teams, which are:
- Boys: Track, Baseball, Football, Basketball, Cross country, Fencing, Golf, Handball, Lacrosse, Soccer, Tennis, and Volleyball.
- Girls: Track, Basketball, Cross country, Fencing, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Lacrosse, Softball, Swimming, Soccer, Tennis, and Volleyball.
- Co-ed: Bowling and Wrestling.
Notable alumni
- George Tenet (1953-), former director of the CIA.[7]
- Rafer Alston (1976-), former NBA player.[8]
- Darryl Hill (basketball) [3]
- Dawoud Bey (David Smikle) (1953 -) Photographer, writer and curator.[9]
- Pete Munro - Major league baseball [4]
- Duane Causwell (1968-), NBA player.[10]
- Royal Ivey (1981-), NBA player with the Philadelphia 76ers.[11]
- Ron Jeremy (1953-), adult film actor.[12]
- Mike "Pizon" Scala (1982-) Rapper, record producer, 2012 US Congressional candidate
- Howie Rose (1954-), New York Mets Broadcaster.[13]
- Reginald VelJohnson (1952-), actor, known for his role in Family Matters.[12]
- Spyder D - rapper
- Matthew "Matt Striker" Kaye, Former teacher at Benjamin Cardozo, professional wrestler, commentator
- Frankie Palmeri (1969-), musician, frontman for the band Emmure.
- Carol Shaya Castro (1970-), former NYPD officer that appeared in the August 1994 issue of Playboy magazine.
- Anthony Raneri (1982-), Lead singer of Bayside (band).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Benjamin N. Cardozo High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 9, 2008.
- ↑ "Science Olympiad Team Takes Second in City", The Verdict, June 16, 2008. Accessed December 18, 2008.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Lee,Ike. " NYC Regional Competition 2011 Official Results Chart", New York Science Olympiad, February 6, 2011. Accessed February 6, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.cardozohigh.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=114053&type=d&pREC_ID=222608
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Bumiller, Elisabeth. "THREATS AND RESPONSES: GOVERNMENT; Under Fire for Sept. 11, C.I.A. Chief Gains From His Bond With Bush", The New York Times, December 17, 2002. Accessed November 20, 2007. "In a speech in 1999 at his alma mater, Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Queens, Mr. Tenet called himself the short fat guy from Little Neck, and told the crowd that many of you will go on to college and you will run into people who went to fancy prep schools and who appear to have a higher quality education than you do. They don't."
- ↑ Friend, Tom. "BASKETBALL; A Point Guard Leaves in Order to Go Back Home", The New York Times, November 25, 1994. Accessed November 20, 2007. "Letters from John Thompson were no antidote; his classmates at Cardozo High in Bayside, Queens, graduated last June without mailing him an invitation."
- ↑ http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=1387&category=MediaMakers
- ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL;", The New York Times, January 16, 1990. Accessed November 26, 2007.
- ↑ Dicker, Ron. "HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: NEW YORK STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS; Rice and Cardozo Advance to Class A Final", The New York Times, March 27, 1999. Accessed January 27, 2008.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Hart, John. "The Hedgehog Shoots For Legit", The Village Voice, Accessed December 6, 2007. "Long before Hollywood called, Jeremy was just another Bayside kid who enjoyed afternoons playing on his favorite tree outside his home on Bell Boulevard. He attended Benjamin Cardozo High School, where he appeared in theatrical productions like Oklahoma. One of his fellow cast members was Reginald Vel Johnson, who went on to fame in the Die Hard movie series and TV's Family Matters."
- ↑ Czerwinski, Kevin T. "Notes: Vaughn uncertain of return", Major League Baseball, May 6, 2003. Accessed March 20, 2008. "Third baseman Ty Wigginton, Mets broadcaster Howie Rose and the Dodgers' Jason Romano participated in the unveiling of a new baseball field at Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside, Queens on Tuesday. Rose is a graduate of Cardozo."
