High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow

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High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow
Location
600 Kingston Avenue

Brooklyn
,
New York

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established2003
School boardNew York City Public Schools
School numberK546
PrincipalSean Rice
Grades9–12
Enrollment402
Websitehighschoolforpublicservice.weebly.com

High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow is a New York City public high school in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2003. In addition to its academic curriculum, HSPS encourages its students to become involved in their communities through public service learning. HSPS was awarded an 'A' by the New York City Department of Education for the 2009–2010 school year.

Awards[edit]

  • The High School for Public Service was named a 2010 National Title 1 Distinguished School for New York State.[1]
  • HSPS was ranked as a bronze medal by U.S. News & World Report[2]
  • NY Daily News Feature Articles on the HSPS Farm[3][4]
  • GrowNYC Blog, "29 Mini-Grants Awarded to NYC School Gardens!"[5]
  • New York Times, "Concrete Farm Grows Chard (Callaloo, Too)"[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Title I Association". 2010 National Title I Distinguished Schools.
  2. ^ "High School for Public Service: Bronze Medal". Best High Schools. Archived from the original on August 15, 2011.
  3. ^ Chapman, Ben (August 13, 2010). "Brooklyn HS reaps 500 lbs of organic produce each week from on-site vegetable garden". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on August 16, 2010.
  4. ^ Chapman, Ben (February 28, 2010). "High School for Public Service in East Flatbush plans Schoolyard Farm to sell fresh produce". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
  5. ^ "29 Mini-Grants Awarded to NYC School Gardens". GrowNYC Blog. May 4, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  6. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (April 29, 2011). "Concrete Farm Grows Chard (Callaloo, Too)". The New York Times.

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