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Discovery High School

  
2780 Reservoir Avenue Bronx, NY 10468
Phone: (718) 733-3872  Fax: (718) 733-3621
Website   Map 		Principal: Rolando Rivera
Parent Coordinator: Louise Fickens (347) 563-4805
WHAT'S SPECIAL: Energetic, enthusiastic teachers
DOWNSIDE: Students must pass through metal detectors
 
Grade levels: 9 to 12
Class size: 25
Enrollment: 454
Ethnicity %:
  1 W; 25 B; 72 H; 1 A
4 year graduation rate: 49.3%
 District 10
HS Supt: Elena Papaliberios
Admissions: Bronx priority
Neighborhood: Kingsbridge
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NOVEMBER 2007 UPDATE: Rolando Rivera, former assistant principal at the school for one year became the principal in July 2007, replacing Scott Goldener, who "left the city."

NOVEMBER 2005 REVIEW: One of five, new small schools in the Walton High School building, Discovery High School aims to expose students to drama, visual arts, and multi-media performances while giving them the personal attention that so often is missing from a large high school. The students seem happy; the teachers are. . .

 

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Jan 10, 2006 "Discovery has come a long way from where it started," writes student Courtney. "The teachers care about what you are becoming. The hallways are safe. There are not a lot of fights in the school,... read more
Dec 12, 2005 "Last week we went on a trip to Washington for six nights," a student said. "That was the best trip of my life. That's one of the reasons I love this school." (November 2005)

Dec 12, 2005 "There are not many fights, and when there is, security is here in two minutes," a student said. (November 2005)



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