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H.S. 685 El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice |
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250 Hooper Street Brooklyn , NY 11211 Phone: (718) 387-1125 Fax: (718) 387-4229 Website Map |
Principal: Hector Calderon Parent Coordinator: Andy Capellan x4074 |
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WHAT'S SPECIAL: Small, welcoming school with close ties to the surrounding community. DOWNSIDE: Few upper level courses or team sports. |
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Grade levels: 9 to 12 Class size: 20 Enrollment: 198 Ethnicity %: 1 W; 11 B; 86 H; 2 A |
4 year graduation rate: 74.0% |
District 14 HS Supt: Dov Rokeach Admissions: educational option/ priority to Brooklyn residents Neighborhood: Williamsburg More school data |
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After a two-year journey through three sites, El Puente Academy for Peace and Justicefound a permanent home in a tidy, renovated former Catholic school building on a quiet block in Williamsburg. Founded in 1993 by organizers from the El Puente organization, the school retains its activist mission and many of the teachers who started the school are still there.  |
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(parent) Nov 3, 2008 |
A story about El Puente securing a permanent home appeared in the New... read more |
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| Jul 27, 2005 | Kristoffer Diaz, a physical education and theater teacher at El Puente, was featured in a July 26, 2005 article in the Daily News because his play, Welcome to Arroyo had its... read more | |
| Feb 9, 2005 | A junior at the school writes: "I believe that this school is one of the best schools in the city. Why? Because in El Puente you feel the love of a community, you never feel left out. Everyone... read more | |
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| This page was last updated on Nov 30, 2009. |
