I am a 2009 graduate here at 61 and Im so upset to leave. This school has brought me the best memories of my life and friends I never want to lose. The teachers here are amazing (Mrs.Arbus-I never stopped laughing during her class. It was too much fun.(She's an 8th grade english teacher and a 7th grade
... Read more creative writing teacher)) and the A.P's (Mr.LaMorte) are the best . Over the past 3 years I have never once doubted why i came to this school and never once stopped laughing. I love 61 with all my heart and best of luck to all of the 2009 graduates in High School! ~Christine Read less
Posted by a student on 08/25/09
this school i great the school amazing things to do!
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Posted by a student on 07/16/09
I am a sixth grader here at I.S.61! I absolutly love this school!! I am a drama major here an i love it! I'm really glad I still have two more years here because I really don't want to leave and when I do graduate I'm definatly coming back to visit! If you're thinking about sending your child to this
... Read more school definatly do that! They will love it here! There are so many things to choose from like drama, dance, journalism, art, band, strings, chorus and much much much more!!Definatly come here!!!! Read less
Posted by a student on 05/28/09
This school is a wonderful school!!!! my children and i love is 61 and i think the teachers and the staff are great!! they work very hard with the children academically by giving them every opportunity to pull high grades. They send home letters informing us of the progress and they really care about
... Read more the children. I had the opportunity to meet alot of the teachers and the children last year and again this year while helping out with this years school play 'the wiz' and they were respectful, helpful and energetic and lets not forget extremely talented people!! they were excited and they performed perfectly!! is 61 rocks!! i am soooo happy my children attend this school!! keep up the great work!! i would also like to add that i had an older child who attended another i.S. School and i feel that is 61 totally tops it!! :))) Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/10/09
I am am eighth grader at 61, and this school is amazing! Alot of the graduating class(including myself) have been accepted into really great highschool Programs, like Curtis IB/SIS, LaGuardia, Wagner Scholars and more. This school has amazing after school programs like Life Designs led my the always
... Read more helpful, Mr. Feurstein, over the last 3 years he has been more then a teacher to me and my friends, he became a friend to us. Same for my A.P and Dean Mr. LaMorte and Mr. Luisi. I will miss this school forever and longer. It gave me some of my greatest memories and friends, im so sad to leave and I appreciate every thing that the staff has done fo rme and my fellow graduates, good luck to all students in 61 now and for the years to come. Read less
Posted by a student on 04/04/09
Seems to be a good school thus far. Mr.Emery and Mr.Kittleson are extremely involved and dedicated to making this a great school.
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Posted by a parent on 03/30/09
My child will graduate from this school in June and I wanted everyone to know that it has been a fantastic experience. The teachers are wonderful and so is the office staff. I was a little nervous because of the size of the school but we have not had one negative thing we could say about the 3 years.
... Read more I know alot of the 8th graders are going on to private schools with scholarships and also alot were accepted to specialized schools. If you have any reservations I would say do not believe every thing you read (in the newspaper)) and give this school a chance. As we all know only the bad news makes the papers, maybe someone should ask the advance to do an article on all the positive things that go on Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/30/09
This school is amazing. All of the teachers help as much as they can whenever possible. I myself as a Drama major/Honor Student have learned so much from Ms. Mcnally, Miss Zee and all of my other teachers. Mr. LaMorte is always such a great assistant principle; if you need anything just ask him and he
... Read more will deal with it. This school is the best school I have ever went to. As a seventh grader myself i reccomend this school to students who want to strive for bigger and better things: 'Power, Prestige, and Money' -The Wiz '09 - Read less
Posted by a student on 03/30/09
I'm asixth grade student here and I'm majoring in journalism. If you have a problem in the school, any teacher, dean, vice principal, or guidence counselor can help sort it out. If you don't want your child to go there, think again. There are so many magnet choices to choose from. There's dance, journalism,
... Read more art, drama, band, strings, chorus, and more. Journalism is what I major in. I love journalism so much now that I want to get a degree in journalism and become a television reporter broadcasting the news on ABC, just like Diane Sawyer. I love IS 61! If I were to rate IS 61 on a scale of 1 to 10. I pick 999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999 billion! Go 61! Read less
Posted by a student on 03/29/09
This school, my daughter has been going to she likes and is enjoying. When I need a problem resolved such as she needed a bus pass it was resolved within an hour. The teachers respond when you need them. Some of the teachers have websites where the homeworks can be found. The faculty is very nice
... Read more and understanding and they know the children- even the security guards pretty much know the students by names which is a pleasure. There are people within the school for the children to speak to if they need and they help out a lot. Read less
* In 2008-2009 New York used the New York State Assessments to test students in grades 3 through 8 in English language arts and math, in grades 4 and 8 in science and in grades 5 and 8 in social studies. The tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of New York. The goal is for 90% of students to meet or exceed grade-level standards on the tests.
Student enrollment:
1,364
Students per teacher:
36
Full-time teachers:
38
Number of classrooms:
60
Arts
Art
Fine Arts
Dance, Drama
Vocational Education
Health, Phys Ed
English
Journalism
Special Education
Mentally Challenged, Speech/Language Pathologists
Music
Music, Orchestra
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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.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Staten Island schools — Is 61 William Morris is located at 445 Castleton Ave, Staten Island NY 10301. 445 Castleton Ave is in the Randall Manor neighborhood and 10301 ZIP code in Staten Island, NY The school district for Is 61 William Morris is the New York City Department Of Education. Is 61 William Morris is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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