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High school raises the roof with graffiti program
The Villager, November 4, 2008

"I think it's almost a museum."

With the pride of a new parent, Jesse Pais gestured expansively at the rooftop. Between the ramps and rails of skateboarders' delight, a rainbow of expression was on view. Works by artists from as far away as Brazil, the Czech Republic and Japan and as close as the Lower East Side covered the brickwork of an era before the concept of spray paint existed.

It wasn't MoMA, the Met or the Guggenheim - but the roof of Seward Park High School, and Pais is part curator and part dean for the incredible collection on display.
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FocusFit Newsletter, 2007

An alternative to the traditional classes offered in the public education system, FocusFit is dedicated to transforming fitness trends within our adolescent community. Through creative, fun, and innovative class formats, their instructors inspire teens to consistently take a proactive role in improving their health.
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Immigration Politics
From the newsletter of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, May 2006

What role do you think the American school system should play in educating immigrants? This is a difficult question that has been debated for nearly as long as immigrants have come to America.
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In Defense Of Big Schools
Gotham Gazette, March 2006

Gotham Gazette's Reading NYC Book Club met with author Samuel Freedman, New York Times education columnist, and Jessica Siegel, the teacher who is one of the subjects of "Small Victories: The Real World of a Teacher, Her Students and Their High School." An edited transcript is below:
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Angel Acosta Still Values FES Principles and Helps Others by Implementing Them
January 31, 2006

Provost Bob Golden, a stellar member of the Foundation for Excellent Schools (FES) team at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, had a pleasant surprise at the start of the school year. As Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Golden's office hires lots of student interns. And sophomore Angel Acosta, a new assistant, had something unexpected in common with Golden: FES...
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Hannah and Meyer Scher
January 4, 2006

Hannah and Meyer Scher, 57-year residents of Palo Alto, celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary Dec. 17. The couple met at a high school dance in 1938 while attending Seward Park High School...
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Documentary Being Made About Seward - Your Help Needed
January 17, 2006

I wanted to introduce myself and the Seward Park retrospective documentary so that we may make best use of the limited time available to us.
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Greatest Generation Scholarships
November 18, 2005

The program selects high-need New York City high school seniors who demonstrate academic performance, leadership skills and a commitment to community service. The program is named after Tom Brokaw's best-selling book about the generation who helped transform America after World War II...
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Seward Park To Get Two New High Schools
Downtown Express February 4 - 10, 2005
By:  Divya Watal

Two new schools are slated to open in Lower Manhattan this September as part of a plan to create 52 small secondary schools in the city, according to the Department of Education.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein announced the plan on Tuesday. Over 6,750 students will enroll in the new small schools, which offer personalized learning environments and academically rigorous standards, according to the mayor's office. There are already 105 such schools in the city...
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Making High Schools Smaller
By Gail Robinson
November 18, 2004

For years, despite its prime location near Lincoln Center, Martin Luther King Jr. High School symbolized much of what ails New York City high schools. Under 50 percent of students graduated, and a lawsuit charged the school illegally turned away students because of their poor academic performance. The worst moment came in 2002 when a former King student slipped through school metal detectors and shot two students...
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