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Urban Assembly School for Media Studies

 
122 Amsterdam Avenue Manhattan, NY 10023
Phone: (212) 501-1110  Fax: (212) 580-0156
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Principal: Lynnette Delgado
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WHAT'S SPECIAL: Unique opportunity for students to work with some of the major media institutions in the city.
DOWNSIDE: School may not be attractive to students looking for a lot of structure.
 
Grade levels: 9 to 12
Class size: 27
Enrollment: 380
Ethnicity %:
  5 W; 38 B; 54 H; 2 A
District 3
HS Supt: Elaine Gorman
Admissions: Citywide
Neighborhood: Upper West Side
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The name Urban Assembly Media High School may raise images of a school filled with budding Oprah Winfreys. Indeed, this may be the path that some of the students take, given they are attending a school with such partners as ABC, TimeWarner, and the Daily News. But founding Principal Lynette Delgado has a much broader concept in mind a school focused on teaching about the power of media, how it works, and how it affects our understanding of the truth. "When I see one neighborhood with a lot of cigarette advertising and another with none, I want to explore why and how it affects a community's perception of itself," Delgado told us.

 

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Sep 8, 2006 "I love the teachers because they really care for you," writes a student. "My friends do not like going to their high schools but I love mine." (August 2006)

Sep 9, 2005 "I feel like a criminal when I enter this school," writes a student referring to a scanning process. "No cell phones or mp3 players can be bought into the building. My cell phone is not an... read more
May 2, 2005 "In my previous school I could stand outside a classroom for an entire period without anyone doing anything. To me, this proves they didn't care," one student says. "I like it here because the... read more


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