Queens Technical High School
Queens Technical High School is a public career and technical education secondary school located in Long Island City, NY. The school has an enrollment of 1,513 students and serves grades 9-12.[3] A new wing, completed in 2005, added a cafeteria, library, gymnasium, and additional classrooms.[4] The following career and technical programs are available to students: Careers in Business, Electrical Design and Installation, Plumbing Design and Technology, Pre-Engineering Electronic Technology, Computer Technology and Information Systems, Cisco networking, Cosmetology Careers/Salon Management, Barbering, and Graphic Design.[5] The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education.
| Queens Technical High School | |
|---|---|
 Exterior of Queens Technical High School | |
| Address | |
37-02 47th Avenue Long Island City , 11101 | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′32″N 73°55′41″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1920 |
| School district | New York City Department of Education |
| School number | Q600 |
| CEEB code | 332900 |
| Principal | Melissa Burg |
| Faculty | 102[1] |
| Grades | 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Number of students | 1513[2] |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Nickname | Queens Tech |
| Newspaper | The Technical Truth |
| Website | www |
Location
The school is situated between residential and industrial areas in Long Island City, Queens. The main entrance for all students, staff, and visitors is located on the corner of 38th Street and 47th Avenue. LaGuardia Community College is six blocks to the west, Aviation High School is one block to the west, and Queens Boulevard is one block to the north.
Demographics
Of the 1,513 students enrolled in the 2017–2018 school year, 62.52% of students were male, while 37.48% were female. 77.99% of the students were Hispanic or Latino, 12.00% were Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, 5.68% were White, 4.89% were Black or African American, and 0.07% were multi-racial.[6]
Athletics
Queens Technical High School competes in the Public Schools Athletic League "B" division, with the exception of the varsity wrestling team that competes in the "A" division. Offerings include boys baseball, boys basketball, girls basketball, boys bowling, girls bowling, boys handball, boys soccer, girls soccer, girls softball, girls flag football, girls volleyball, and boys wrestling in "A".[7] In 2009, the Queens Vocational boys soccer team captured the league championship by defeating Thomas Edison High School 3–2 on Randall's Island.[8]
Robotics
Queens Technical High School is best known for their award-winning FIRST Robotics Team 1796, the RoboTigers. The RoboTigers were first created in 2006 competing initially in the 2006 SBPLI Regional. The team originally consisted of around 6 members with the Lead Mentor Mr. Anthony Ali. After a bumpy start from 2006 to 2009 the RoboTigers won their first regional competition in 2009 (New York City Regional) alongside two New Jersey teams. The notable awards that the RoboTigers have won are:
- Creativity Award - 2011 SBPLI Regional
- Industrial Design Award - 2012 SBPLI Regional
- Regional Winners- 2012 SBPLI Regional
- Gracious Professionalism Award - 2013 New York City Regional
- Regional Winners- 2013 SBPLI Regional
- Imagery Award - 2014 New York City Regional
- Imagery Award - 2015 New York City Regional
- Regional Winners- 2015 New York City Regional
- Gracious Professionalism Award - 2016 New York City Regional
- Regional Chairman's Award - 2016 SBPLI Regional
- Industrial Design Award - 2017 Hudson Valley Regional
- Industrial Design Award - 2017 SBPLI Regional
- Division Winners - 2017 Carson Championship Division
- Regional Winners - 2018 Hudson Valley Regional
- Regional Chairman's Award - 2018 Hudson Valley Regional
- Judges' Award - 2018 New York City Regional
- Regional Winners - 2018 New York City Regional
- Excellence in Engineering - 2018 SBPLI #2 Regional
- Regional Winners - 2018 SBPLI #2 Regional
- Regional Winners - 2019 Hudson Valley Regional
- Quality Award - 2019 Hudson Valley Regional
- Regional Winners - 2019 SBPLI #2 Regional
- Autonomous Award - 2019 SBPLI #2 Regional
- Regional Winners - 2019 New York City Regional
- Regional Engineering Inspiration Award - 2019 New York City Regional
- Division Finalist - 2019 Carson Championship Division[9]
One of the most prestigious awards was award to the RoboTigers twice, once in 2016 and again in 2018. They were the receipts of the Chairman's Award, which is described by FIRST Robotics as "The most prestigious award at FIRST, it honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the purpose and goals of FIRST." Their efforts in raising STEM in their community is not going unnoticed. They are just getting started with spreading STEM to every single corner of New York City.
The Queens Technical High School Robotics Team have been consistently ranking in the top 10% of teams in the world. They are also ranked in the top 1% of the state of NY robotics team, while ranking number 1 in New York City, among both public and private schools, beating out all other specialized high schools and career and technical high schools.
After the official 2019 FIRST Robotics Challenge season the RoboTigers are running on 6 consecutive regional wins. Going into 2020 the RoboTigers are looking to dominate yet once again.
References
- Faculty and Staff Directory
- Register - Queens Technical High School
- Register - Queens Technical High School
- "InsideSchools.org". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- NYC High School Directory
- Register - Queens Technical High School
- PSAL School Profile
- On the Mark: Puma leads Queens Vocational to 'B' title (NY Post)
- "Team 1796 - RoboTigers". The Blue Alliance. Retrieved 2017-08-03.