Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School
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Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School is a vocational high school in the Melrose
section of South Bronx
, Bronx, New York. It was originally built in the early 20th Century as the "Bronx Continuation School" for students who left the school system. The school eventually became a vocational high school in the 1920s. The school was named after the former New York State governor
and Democratic nominee for president, Alfred E. Smith in 1965. Its address is 151 E. 151 Street. The school is near the Third Avenue and E. 149th Street station of the 2 and 5
IRT trains. The current principal is Rene Cassanova, and its enrollment is 1086 students.
The school offers automotive, home construction, plumbing, and heating/air-conditioning ventilation programs. There are plenty of shops where students work on real cars brought in by people in the community. The school also has a room large enough for those studying carpentry to construct a full size wooden frame house.
The New York City Department of Education
planned to close the school but the plan was cancelled after strong protests from the community.
Melrose, Bronx
Melrose is primarily a residential neighborhood geographically located in the SouthWestern section of the borough of The Bronx in New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1. Its boundaries, starting from the North and moving clockwise are: East 161st Street to the North,...
section of South Bronx
South Bronx
The South Bronx is an area of the New York City borough of The Bronx. The neighborhoods of Tremont, University Heights, Highbridge, Morrisania, Soundview, Hunts Point, and Castle Hill are sometimes considered part of the South Bronx....
, Bronx, New York. It was originally built in the early 20th Century as the "Bronx Continuation School" for students who left the school system. The school eventually became a vocational high school in the 1920s. The school was named after the former New York State governor
Governor
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and Democratic nominee for president, Alfred E. Smith in 1965. Its address is 151 E. 151 Street. The school is near the Third Avenue and E. 149th Street station of the 2 and 5
IRT White Plains Road Line
The White Plains Road Line is a rapid transit line of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, serving the central Bronx. It is mostly elevated, and served both subway and elevated trains until 1952...
IRT trains. The current principal is Rene Cassanova, and its enrollment is 1086 students.
The school offers automotive, home construction, plumbing, and heating/air-conditioning ventilation programs. There are plenty of shops where students work on real cars brought in by people in the community. The school also has a room large enough for those studying carpentry to construct a full size wooden frame house.
The New York City Department of Education
New York City Department of Education
The New York City Department of Education is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the city's public school system. It is the largest school system in the United States, with over 1.1 million students taught in more than 1,700 separate schools...
planned to close the school but the plan was cancelled after strong protests from the community.