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Staten Island Technical High School SITHS
Address
485 Clawson Street Staten Island, New York United States
Information
Type	Public high school, Specialized
Motto	FEAR THE FLOCK!
Established	1988
School district	Region 7
Oversight	New York City Department of Education
Dean	James McCarthy
Principal	Vincent A. Maniscalco
Assistant Principal	Robert J. Andrews Dennis N. Giurici Catherine Piszko Mark Erlenwein
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	900
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Mascot	Seagull
Accreditation	University of the State of New York
Newspaper	The Tech Horizon (Current), The Tech Tribune (Until 2006)
Yearbook	Epoch
Website	http://www.siths.org

Staten Island Technical High School (or Staten Island Tech) is one of the nine specialized public high schools in New York City. It is located in the New Dorp section of Staten Island. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education. It consistently ranks among the best schools in New York City in graduation rate, Regent's test scores and attendance.

Staten Island Tech began in 1982 as an annex of Ralph R. McKee Vocational-Technical High School, located in the St. George section of Staten Island, after New Dorp High School, which had occupied the building since it was built in the 1930s, moved to its current location on New Dorp Lane. The technical courses were taught in the annex, while the vocational courses stayed in St. George.

Through the advocacy of parents, staff, and students, Staten Island Tech was made an independent high school by the New York City Board of Education in May 1988. Nicholas M. Bilotti, who had been serving as director of the annex, was appointed principal of the new high school.

The school admitted students based on their seventh-grade class grades and standardized-test scores until 2005, when it was added to the group of New York City's specialized high schools and therefore began using the New York City Specialized High Schools Admissions Test to screen prospective students.

The curriculum focuses on science and engineering, with classes in AutoCAD, electronics and Cisco networking. However, twelve Advanced Placement courses are offered in subjects ranging from Macroeconomics to Russian- the only language taught at the school. Despite its rather eclectic blend of courses, many gifted students are attracted to Tech due to the relative lack of elite public high schools on Staten Island. In 2007 a homosexual named Matt Signoreli had sexual intercourse with 12 dogs homecoming night. This Problem came when his boyfriend James dumped him for a squirrel.

References

1. Template:Http://schools.nyc.gov/daa/SchoolReports/05asr/531605.pdf

"Directory of the New York City Public High Schools 2006-2007". New York City Department of Education. 2005. Retrieved 2006-12-03.

• Directory of the New York City Public High Schools 2006-2007. New York City Department of Education.

External links

• www.siths.org -- Home page of Staten Island Technical High School

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