Christopher Columbus High School (Bronx, New York)
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| Christopher Columbus High School |
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| Established | |
| Type | Public |
| Principal | Lisa Maffei-Fuentes |
| Students | 2000 |
| Grades | 9 - 12 |
| Location | 925 Astor Avenue Bronx, NY 10469 |
| Oversight | NYC BOE |
| Colors | silver and blue |
| phone | (718) 944-3400 |
| Website | http://www.columbushs.org |
Christopher Columbus High School is a public secondary school located in the Pelham Parkway, northeast section of the Bronx, New York. It is within walking distance from the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden.
It currently enrolls over 2000 students in grades 9 through 12. The student body is diverse, with students whose families come from 66 countries. Seventy-four percent of its faculty have Masters degrees. The current principal is Lisa Maffei-Fuentes.
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[edit] Partnerships and Special Programs
Columbus High School has been a member of the Foundation for Excellent Schools since 1997.[1] It has a partnership with the University of Vermont, which offers special courses at Columbus. Jet Blue Airlines provides free transportation to faculty and students travelling between Vermont and the Bronx.[2]
As of June, 2005, Columbus High School shared its premises with five, smaller, specialized schools:
- Bronx High School of Visual Arts
- Pelham Preparatory Academy
- Global Enterprise Academy
- Astor Collegiate High School
- Collegiate Institute for Math and Science (Principal Estelle Hans)(CIMS)[3]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Anne Bancroft (as Anna Maria Louise Italiano), won best-actress Oscar for portrayal of Helen Keller's teacher in The Miracle Maker, portrayed "Mrs. Robinson" in The Graduate
- David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam killer.
- Kenneth J. Bialkin, Senior Partner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; leader of major American Jewish organizations
- Albert "Albie" Grant, Long Island University Hall of Fame basketball player
- Christine Jorgensen (as George William Jorgensen, Jr.), one of the first people to have sex reassignment surgery
- John Kuse, George Kuse, Phil Sanchez, Joel Feldman, Denis Kestenbaum - who, as the "The Excellents" (which also included Chuck Epstein, from DeWitt Clinton High School) - recorded the doo wop classic, "Coney Island Baby," in 1962
- Paul Levinson, author of The Plot To Save Socrates, media commentator on The O'Reilly Factor and other tv and radio news shows
- Darlene Rodriguez (as Darlene Pomales), co-anchor, Today in New York, WNBC-TV
[edit] Teams
- Main sport in the school is the Football Team: Columbus Blue Steel, which won the Bronx Championships November 3rd, 2006.
Other Columbus teams include:
- Girls' Teams: Soccer, Soft Ball, Basketball, Tennis, Track, Cheerleader, Step, Bowling, Gymnastics, Golf
- Boys' Teams: Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, Tennis, Track, Bowling, Golf
