It is the best school. The atmosphere is great, and the teachers really enjoy helping the students. They focus so much on academics and the arts.
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Posted by a student on 09/20/09
its amazing. family environment. not suffering much from budget cuts. new buliding. nice kids. great teachers.
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Posted by a student on 09/20/09
My daughter will be junior this year and my son will be a freshman and i cannot be more excited. FSHS is a wonderful school. the teachers are very close with the students and the whole atmosphere is that of a family. I wish their were more schools like this one. The students graduate from this school
... Read more with the fondest memories and the more open and independent minds, they learn to accept and to think for themselves. They graduate better people, not all schools can do that. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/03/09
I graduated this year from FSSA and I couldn't be more sadder. I love this school and I miss it greatly. This school has taught me much. We are so close, all of us students and teachers... just like a family just cause the school is small and we all care about each other. I miss fssa already! :(
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Posted by a student on 09/04/08
I am a sophmore this year at FSSA and i love the surroundings and all of the talented faculty. Although I do have to say, that a few of the teachers are clue-less when it comes to teaching, but then again that is in every school, so that is not a major concern in my opinion because if you are a good
... Read more student you will succeed even if you have a horrible teacher. Although I feel that my studio teacher is always there to help me, and she stays after school and comes in even during the summer to give me lessons, I don't feel that my academic teachers push me enough. Yes, all of my teachers the past year were there for me when I needed them, and gave extra tutoring, especially for regents, I never had to work extremely hard in my opinion to obtain a high 90 average. Read less
Posted by a student on 08/22/07
My name is Nicole and I currently attend Frank Sinatra Highschool. Frank Sinatra is a very deluxe school because not only do they focous on academics, but they also focous on visual and performing arts. I take dance at Frank Sinatra, and they inspire you and encourage you, which gives you so much confidence
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Posted by a student on 06/12/07
My child is a graduating senior and has loved the school. She has had some wonderful, intelligent teachers and she has also had a couple who didn't know how to teach. Academics are not generally given enough importance. The school is small, almost like a private school, which could be an incredible opportunity
... Read more for students to excel but since some of the teachers are inadequate the ratings and college admissions will suffer accordingly.Parents who have strong academic students should probably go elsewhere. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/04/07
i am a senior at frank sinatra and i would like to say the school is beautiful and an amazing experience. we get so many performance opportunities, we have almost a 95% graduation rate, we are challeneged to keep our academics together with our majors, and we recieve individual help, counseling, and
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Posted by a student on 11/07/06
I was thinking of going to FSSA but then I didn't really like the environment. It wasn't that big and I sure wasn't going to wait for my senior year to move into the new building. I love art and I can still put that into work at Brooklyn Tech as well as terrific classes.
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School Profile for Frank Sinatra High School Of The Arts
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Student enrollment:
618
Students per teacher:
56
Full-time teachers:
11
Number of classrooms:
16
Arts
Art
Vocational Education
Health, Phys Ed
English
Literature
Music
Music
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specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
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English as Second Language
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Long Is City schools — Frank Sinatra High School Of The Arts is located at 30-20 Thompson Ave, Long Is City NY 11101. 30-20 Thompson Ave is in the 11101 ZIP code in Long Is City, NY The school district for Frank Sinatra High School Of The Arts is the New York City Department Of Education. Frank Sinatra High School Of The Arts is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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