World Journalism Preparatory School
Public school in Queens, New York, United States
40°45′54″N 73°47′23″W / 40.765°N 73.789722°W / 40.765; -73.789722The World Journalism Preparatory School (WJPS)[1] (25Q285) is a public high school in Flushing, New York, United States. The school is part the Adrien Block Campus, and shares space with IS 25 Adrien Block School (25Q025) and P233 (a school for disabled children).
History and origin
Dr. Janine Werner became principal in 2017.[2]
The high school opened in 2005 and later opened a middle school in the same building.
Extra-curricular activities and after-school clubs
Sports teams
All of WJPS sports teams are via Public Schools Athletic League. However all students sports teams are from Francis Lewis High School.
After-school program
WJPS offers a free after-school program through the Greater Ridgewood Youth Council (GRYC).[3] It is funded by the Schools Out New York City (SONYC) after-school framework for middle schools from NYC Department of Youth & Community Development.[4]) It started in the 2014–2015 school year. This free high quality after-school program at IS25Q and World Journalism Preparatory School is only for grades 6-8 (students in World Journalism Preparatory School in grades 9-10 can join as youth employment). Students are given free snacks and homework help. They are then given activities aligned to the Common Core. Activities include Art/Drama Club, STEM Club, Chess Club, Guitar/Music Club, Builder's Club, Team Sports Club, Video Game Club, and Fitness Club. The program runs Monday through Friday, from 2:30 to 5:30pm.
References
- ^ "World Journalism Preparatory: A College Board School". www.schools.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "World Journalism Preparatory: A College Board School - District 25 - InsideSchools". insideschools.org. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "GRYC| Pre-K | Afterschool | Youth Internships". the-gryc. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
- ^ "School's Out New York City (SONYC) - DYCD". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
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Education in Queens
- IS 237
- Acad of American Studies
- John Adams HS
- Aviation Career & Technical Education HS
- Baccalaureate School for Global Education
- Bard HS Early College Queens
- Bayside HS
- John Bowne HS
- William Cullen Bryant HS
- Cambria Heights Acad
- Benjamin N. Cardozo HS
- Thomas A. Edison HS
- Flushing HS
- Flushing Int'l HS
- Forest Hills HS
- Townsend Harris HS
- HS for Arts and Business
- HS for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture
- Hillcrest HS
- Information Technology HS
- Int'l High School
- Francis Lewis HS
- Long Island City HS
- Maspeth HS
- Middle College HS at LaGuardia Community College
- Newcomers HS
- Newtown HS
- Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary
- Queens HS for the Sciences
- Queens HS of Teaching
- Queens Met HS
- Queens Tech HS
- Richmond Hill HS
- Frank Sinatra of the Arts
- Scholars' Academy
- Martin Van Buren HS
- World Journalism Prep
- Charter schools
- Renaissance Charter School
- Young Women's Leadership
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- Archbishop Molloy HS
- Cathedral Prep Seminary
- Christ the King Regional HS
- Holy Cross HS
- Mary Louis Acad
- Monsignor McClancy Memorial HS
- St. Agnes HS
- St. Francis Prep
- St. John's Prep
- Other
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- CUNY School of Law
- Queens College
- St. John's University Queens Campus
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- Vaughn College
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See also: Queens Memory Project
See also: Queens Memory Project
