A. Philip Randolph Campus High School
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| Established | 1979 |
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| Type | Public High School |
| Principal | Henry Rubio |
| Students | 1450 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Location | 443 W. 135th Street, New York, New York, United States |
The A. Philip Randolph Campus High School is a public secondary school in New York City. It is located in Uptown Manhattan, adjacent to the City College of New York. The school was established in 1979 as an educational collaborative between the Board of Education and The City College of New York. The Campus High School is open to all New York City residents. A Philip Randolph Campus High School is a successful school in that over 90% of our graduates go to attend college. Our Daily attendance rate is 90% or better throughout the year. Our students may take eleven Advanced Placement courses in five subject areas as well as college courses at Randolph, The City College and Borough of Manhattan Community College. In doing so, many Randolph Campus students earn college credits while attending high school.
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[edit] Asa Philip Randolph
Acknowledged as the greatest black labor leader in American history, Asa Philip Randolph founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Pioneeres in advancing racial equality within the labor movement. He was ever in the oref of campaigns to improve wages and working conditions for black and white alike.
As a long-time for Civil Rights he pressures President Roosevelt to order an end to discrimination in war industries and President Truman to ban discrimination in federal employment and the armed services. As a chairman of the 1963 March on Washington, he fought for the oppressed of all races with a strict adherence to democratic Principles.
Retiring as President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1968, Asa Philip Randolph was named the President of the recently formed A. Philip Randolph Institute, established to promote trade unionism in the black community. He continued to serve on the AFL-CIO Executive until 1974. On May 16, 1979, Asa Philip Randolph died in New York.
Now, New York City high school 540, located on the City College of New York campus, is named in honor of Randolph. The school is now called A.Philip Randolph Campus High School.
[edit] Programs Offer
Randolph now offers three screened programs- a Medical Professionals Program, Humanities Program and an Engineering Program. Students applying for either of the screened programs are selected on the basis of
(1) Their 7th grade standardized city-wide reading and math scores in the year
(2) Their GPA Grade Point Average
(3) Attendance and
(4) Priority choice on their application.
The students in these two select programs take regents level and advanced course offerings in science and mathematics-Anatomy, Psychology, Bacteriology, Genetics, Forensic, and Advanced Placement Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The Engineering courses include Technical and Architectural drawings, principles of engineering, engineering programming, and advanced placement Calculus. Research classes involve students in interships and national competitions.
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