Fort Hamilton High School

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Fort Hamilton High School
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Address
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8301 Shore Road

Brooklyn
,
New York

USA
CoordinatesCoordinates: 40°37′38″N 74°02′22″W / 40.62722°N 74.03944°W / 40.62722; -74.03944
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoExcellence in Education
Established1941
School districtNYC Geog District #20 - Ric #7
PrincipalKaye Houlihan
Faculty250 (2012–2013)
Grades9–12
Enrollment4,550 approx. (2018-2019)
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Navy Blue & White
MascotTiger
NewspaperThe Pilot
Websiteschools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/20/K490/
Front entrance
From the Bay

Fort Hamilton High School (HS 490) is a public high school in Brooklyn, New York, USA, under the jurisdiction of the New York City Department of Education. Students in Bay Ridge, Sunset Park and Dyker Heights are zoned to Fort Hamilton HS. It has stood overlooking the Narrows and Lower New York Bay since 1941.

Academics[]

The graduation rate of the 2016–2017 school year was 83%. In addition, a selective program is currently offered known as the Honors Academy, which is for students who are exceeding school standards in middle school. Fort Hamilton was once a private school.

Extracurricular activities[]

Extracurricular activities at Fort Hamilton H.S. include the Honors Academy, Academy Arts of Finance, Virtual Enterprise, JROTC, Junior Math League, Leadership, Mock Trial, The National Honor Society, Performing Arts, Model UN, Swimming, Lifeguard, Photography, Histology, Ceramics, Public Speaking, the Anchor, Math Team, and Shakespeare Contests.

The boys varsity swim team won the title of New York City Champions in 1999 for the first time in the school's history. The swim team also won Brooklyn champions in 1998 and during the 2007–2010 seasons. The NYC Championship was lost to Stuyvesant High School in 1998 and 2010 as well to Brooklyn Technical High School in 2008.[citation needed] The boys varsity football team won the 2005, 2006, and 2010 Football PSAL Championship. The girls varsity swim team has won three city championship titles. Bon Voyage Travel from Fort Hamilton High School won first place internationally in the Virtual Enterprise program.

Notable alumni[]

Albert King, pictured as a member of the boys' varsity basketball team, would go on to be an NCAA All-American and nine-season NBA veteran.

References[]

  1. ^ "Stephen Antonakos, Sculptor of Neon, Dies at 86", The New York Times, September 7, 2013. Accessed November 23, 2020. "After graduating from Fort Hamilton High School in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, he served from 1945 to 1947 with an Army artillery unit in the Philippines."
  2. ^ Baker, Al. "James Fyfe, 63, Criminologist and Police Training Director, Is Dead", The New York Times, November 15, 2005. Accessed November 23, 2020. "Born in Brooklyn on Feb. 16, 1942, Dr. Fyfe graduated from Fort Hamilton High School."
  3. ^ "For a New Bay Ridge, A New Tony Manero", The New York Times, April 1, 2001. Accessed November 23, 2020. "'As they are cruising down 86th Street in the movie, it is interesting to see what was standing in 1977 and realize that we've come a long way,' said State Senator Vincent Gentile, a 1977 graduate of Fort Hamilton High School."
  4. ^ Barker, CyrilJosh. [amsterdamnews.com/news/2018/dec/27/person-year-letitia-james/ "Person of The Year: Letitia James"], New York Amsterdam News, December 27, 2018. Accessed November 23, 2020. "Raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn, James is one of eight children. She attended Fort Hamilton High School."
  5. ^ Cosentino, Dom. "5 things to know about Jaiquawn Jarrett, star of Jets' upset of Pittsburgh Steelers", NJ advance Media for NJ.com, November 10, 2014, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed November 23, 2020. "He starred at Fort Hamilton High School, and last year he told our Darryl Slater he spent weekends during the 2012 season—when he was out of the league after getting cut by the Eagles—back in Brooklyn,"
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Johnson, Roy S. "Sibling Rivalry in the N.B.A.", The New York Times, November 9, 1982. Accessed November 23, 2020. "Bernard does not find this contrast in their playing styles odd, despite the fact that they are both products of the same coach at Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn. 'You tend to play the way that you were coached, or the way you were used, early in your career,' he said. Because of the three-year age difference, Bernard and Albert were not close when they were young."
  7. ^ Boland, Erik. "Division Series Playoffs", Newsday, October 5, 2006. Accessed November 23, 2020. "Lugo, 30, moved from the Dominican Republic to Sunset Park in Brooklyn with his family when he was 13 and attended Fort Hamilton High School."
  8. ^ Roberts, Sam. "George Preti, 75, Dies; Studied Bodily Odors as Biological Clues; In his 'bizarre niche' of science, he sought to weaponize odors as a means to sniff out disease, even using dogs to do so.", The New York Times, April 1, 2020. Accessed November 23, 2020. "After graduating from Fort Hamilton High School, he received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry in 1966 from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now the Tandon School of Engineering of New York University)."
  9. ^ "Samara, Penn Ace, Takes Decathlon In U.S.T.F.F. Meet", The New York Times, May 23, 1971. Accessed November 23, 2020. "Samara, a graduate of Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, finished second to Princeton's Bill Foucher in the day's other event—the 110‐meter high hurdles—in 14.9 seconds for 859 points."
  10. ^ Yee, Vivian. "A Glimpse of Yellen’s Career, Chronicled in Her High School Newspaper", The New York Times City Room, October 9, 2013. Accessed November 23, 2020. "She was valedictorian of the class of 1963, newspaper editor in chief, honor society inductee, psychology club member, budding scientist and rock collector. She won scholarships and prizes and studied math on Saturday mornings.... But the editors of The Tower, the yearbook of Fort Hamilton High School in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, did not think Janet Yellen — who is poised to become the first woman ever to lead the Federal Reserve — merited the designation 'Most Likely to Succeed.'"

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