Benjamin N. Cardozo High School

Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
Address
57-00 223rd Street
Bayside, New York 11364
United States
Coordinates 40°45′6.13″N 73°45′23.50″W / 40.7517028°N 73.7565278°W / 40.7517028; -73.7565278Coordinates: 40°45′6.13″N 73°45′23.50″W / 40.7517028°N 73.7565278°W / 40.7517028; -73.7565278
Information
Type Public high school
Established 1966
Principal Meagan Colby
Faculty 143.1 FTEs[1]
Enrollment 3,510 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 24.5:1[1]
Color(s)      Blue
     Orange
Mascot Judges
Nickname 'Dozo
Newspaper The Verdict

Benjamin N. Cardozo High School is a public high school in Bayside, Queens of New York City, United States, and is operated by the New York City Department of Education. Cardozo is one of the leading academic high schools in New York City, and in May 2008, Newsweek ranked Benjamin N. Cardozo High School among the top 5% of high schools in the United States.[2] The school is named for Benjamin N. Cardozo, who served as justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals.

True to its namesake, the school is known for its Mentor Law and Humanities program, offering classes in such subjects like criminal justice, contract law, constitutional law, homeland security as well as a legal internship course. In addition, the school's DaVinci Science and Research Institute 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.

As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3,510 students and 143.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 24.5:1. There were 1,578 students (45.0% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 382 (10.9% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[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 and Culture, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics 1, 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 European History, AP U.S. Government and Politics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, and AP Music Theory.

The school also has a variety of clubs, activities, and athletic and academic teams.

Science Olympiad

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,[3] 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 [4] at the New York City Regional Science Olympiad Competition, ranking above several private and specialized high schools[5] renowned for their academic rigor. In 2012, the team ranked second at the regional competition.[6]

Robotics

FIRST® Robotics Competition

The school has a FIRST® Robotics Team founded in 2014, (Team #5599, The Sentinels). In 2014, the team was awarded the Future Glory Award at the Brunswick Eruption 2014 off-season competition.[7] In 2015, the team took home the Rookie Inspiration Award from the New York City 2015 Regional Competition.[8] In 2017, the team was the leading alliance in finals at the Hudson Valley Rally off-season competition in Yonkers, New York.[9] In 2018, the team played in the quarter-finals in the New York City 2018 Regional Competition on an alliance with specialized school Brooklyn Technical High School and Long Island City High School.[10]

The team has various alumni, mentors, and volunteers that return to teach and guide students still enrolled.

SeaPerch

The High School's Robotics team also includes an underwater robotics division that participates in the United States Navy's SeaPerch program, a program created by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and sponsored by Office of Naval Research. The SeaPerch team placed third in the 2017 season, their first time competing in the program.

Debate

The Debate team won the NYC championship in 2008.[11]

Future Business Leaders of America

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 acclaimed sports teams, which are:

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

  • Matthew "Matt Striker" Kaye (born 1974), former social studies teacher who was fired from his job at Benjamin Cardozo after using sick time to work as a professional wrestler.[24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 School data for Benjamin N Cardozo High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.cardozohigh.com/college_docs/profile.pdf%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  3. ↑ "Science Olympiad Team Takes Second in City" Archived January 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine., The Verdict Archived June 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine., June 16, 2008. Accessed December 18, 2008.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ Lee,Ike. " NYC Regional Competition 2011 Official Results Chart" Archived July 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine., New York Science Olympiad, February 6, 2011. Accessed February 6, 2011.
  6. ↑ http://www.cardozohigh.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=114053&type=d&pREC_ID=222608%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  7. ↑ "History". Brunswick Eruption. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  8. ↑ "Team Information". FIRST. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  9. ↑ "2017 Hudson Valley Rally". The Blue Alliance. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  10. ↑ "2018 New York City Regional". The Blue Alliance. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ Melago, Carrie. "Cardozo High School hurdler on fast track to Olympics", New York Daily News, August 6, 2007. Accessed May 22, 2017. "Every high school student faces hurdles - but not like Dalilah Muhammad.The Cardozo High School student is on the verge of track and field stardom after being named the fastest youth hurdler in the world this summer."
  13. ↑ Darryl Hill, St. John's Red Storm men's basketball. Accessed May 22, 2017. "A four-year starter at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Bayside, N.Y., where he was named the Most Valuable Player for the New York City Public School Athletic League (PSAL)"
  14. ↑ Sengupta, Somini. "Portrait of Young People as Artists", The New York Times, January 18, 1998. Accessed May 22, 2017. "Dawoud Bey, the acclaimed portraitist of African-American life, returned home to Queens recently.... Aklima Khan, a junior at Mr. Bey's alma mater, Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside, learned to notice details."
  15. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL;", The New York Times, January 16, 1990. Accessed November 26, 2007.
  16. ↑ 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 May 22, 2017. "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.'"
  17. ↑ 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."
  18. ↑ "Aziatix", Wikipedia, 2018-05-27, retrieved 2018-06-14
  19. ↑ "[힙합릴레이⑭] '쇼미더머니' 그 이후…플로우식, 멈춤은 없다" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  20. ↑ Pete Munro, The Basebal Cube. Accessed May 22, 2017.
  21. ↑ 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."
  22. 1 2 Hart, John. "The Hedgehog Shoots For Legit" Archived December 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., 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."
  23. ↑ 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.
  24. ↑ Saulny, Susan. "Truant Teacher Who Lost Job Finds His Revenge in the Ring", The New York Times, August 12, 2005. Accessed May 22, 2017. "Mr. Kaye, a former social studies teacher at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Queens, lost his job after he was caught taking sick time to go on a pro wrestling tour. Now, he says, he has signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment, which produces televised wrestling shows."
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