News & Announcements
School Announcements
Nominate an Educator for Big Apple Award
Teachers are recognized every year across the city with the Big Apple Teacher Award. t’s a multi-step process that takes many months—and it all starts with you! Students, families, administrators, and community members can all nominate any public school teacher. We...
Winter Dance 2025 Warms Students
The cold deterred almost no one on Friday January 10th, 2025 as the Student Government at the HS of American Studies hosted the Annual Winter Dance. With over half of the entire school in attendance, the student body blew off some steam before their week of final...
Three Kings Day Toy Drive a Success!
The Three Kings Toy Drive, an annual event, was a great success this year. Generous donations from members of the Spanish Honor Society were collected and delivered to Ms. Melisa’s 3rd-grade class at PS 315 The Lab School. The students were thrilled to receive the...
Spanish Honor Society Delivers Holiday Churros
With generous assistance from the HSAS PTA the Spanish Honor Society continues its tradition of distributing holiday churros! All students were invited at lunch to take one, even two churros on Friday December 20th, 2024.
National Honor Society General Meeting 1/6
NHS! As the college application process has started to ease up for our seniors, we can begin to meet monthly again! Our next required meeting is on Monday 1/6 in room 128 immediately after school. Our student leadership will discuss goals and an improved application...
Old Sturbridge Village Frosh Trip
The entire 9th grade boarded buses for our annual day trip to Old Sturbridge Village, MA. Interacting with the local townspeople, our students investigated the solutions available to the community surrounding the effects of poverty. The culminating town hall meeting...
BRONX XC Frosh & Soph Championships!
The Bronx-Wide Frosh & Soph Championship races were ran at Van Cortlandt Park on Monday October 7th & Tuesday October 8th. The Boys Frosh Team Placed 2nd among all Bronx High Schools led by Yash Dewan, Henry Boon-Bordenave, Ben Studness, Milan Pannu &...
HS of American Studies Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
The members of the HSAS National Spanish Honors Society decorated the hallway in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. In 1968, Congress passed legislation to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Week. The bill was signed by President Lyndon Baines Johnson....
Varsity Bowlers Roll to Victory!
The HSAS Co-Ed Bowling Team secured a thrilling victory in our second match of the season against South Bronx! It was a nail-biter, with both Team A and Team B coming out on top. Team A was led by Gavin Santoso, who scored an impressive 116, and Julia Fried, who...
CURRICULUM NIGHT FOR CURRENT STUDENTS
For parents and guardians of current HSAS students. Come meet your child's teachers! In-person at HSAS on Thursday, September 26, from 5:00-7:00 PM. For additional details, please see the email sent by Mr. Weiss and Ms. Fiore.
NEW DATE! OPEN HOUSE FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
TUESDAY, October 8, 2024, at 5:30 PM. In-Person at the Lehman College Performing Arts Center No RSVP necessary. Parking is not available. Please click here for...
First Day of School for All Students 9/5
First Day of School We can't wait to see you at 8 AM on Thursday, September 5! For further details, see this letter from Mr. Weiss.
Athletics & Clubs
Bronx FROSH & SOPH Championships
Girls and Boys Freshman/Sophomore teams raced in the Freshman-Sophomore Cross Country Bronx Borough Championships this week. Three out of Four of our teams placed among the top teams in the Bronx. The Varsity and JV championships are this Saturday, October 25th, at...
Senators Tennis Celebrates Senior Day in Style!
On Wednesday, October 15th, the Girls Tennis Team proudly honored their seven outstanding seniors in a heartfelt Senior Day celebration before their match against Economics and Finance. All seven seniors took the court—and they didn’t disappoint! The Senators...
Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams Compete at Six Flags Invitational
On Saturday, September 27th, the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams traveled to New Jersey to compete in the Six Flags Wild Safari Invitational—one of the premier 5K cross country events in the Northeast. Over 150 schools from New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland,...
Tennis Team Remains Unbeaten
The HSAS Senators Girls Tennis Team continued their dominant season, finishing the week a perfect 3-0 and improving their overall record to 6-0, securing 1st place in the Bronx/Manhattan “A” Division. The team opened the week with a 5-0 sweep over Seward Park HS,...
Bowling “Splits” Two Matches this Week
The HSAS Senators split their two matches this week, bringing their overall record to 5-3 and placing them third in the Bronx Division. On Monday, September 29, the Senators secured a 3-0 victory against Albeit Tuitt. Leading the team were Sebastian Kopp and Javier...
Bowling Back 2 Back 2 Back Victories
The HSAS Senators bowling team earned their first victory of the season, defeating Alfred E. Smith in a dominant 3-0 sweep. Captain David Irom led the charge with an impressive game-high score of 165, including a turkey! Diego Nehme followed closely with a solid 111,...
Student Run CLUB FAIR 2025
Our student body leaders are setting up information tables and club sign ups on Tuesday 9/16 & Wednesday 9/17. This is a great opportunity to meet the club leaders and hear about a club's commitment level, meeting schedule and activities. Look at the GREAT signage...
Autumn Athletics Are Underway
NYC Public School Teams begin their Autumn seasons this week! Incoming students and current students are invited to reach out to the Head Coaches TODAY. Our inclusive and competitive seasons have begun and will welcome new participants on a rolling basis! Girls'...
21st Annual Athletic Department’s Awards Night
With nearly half of our student population on a competitive athletic team's roster this year, the highly anticipated and well attended 21st Annual Athletics Awards Night was a huge success. Our Athletic Director Mr. Schulman presided over the evening presenting awards...
Mock Trial Heads to Albany for NYSBA State Championships
The Mock Trial team advanced from the City Championships and placed 5th at the New York State Bar Association Championships. Congratulations to our seniors Ted Lee, Sophie Bretschneider, Daniel Schneiderman, and Mira Goodman who have competed for four years on the...
Baseball Team’s Strong Playoff Run Ends in Quarterfinals
The Baseball team’s impressive playoff journey came to an end in the quarterfinals with a hard-fought 9–3 loss to International Community High School. Earlier in the week, the Senators notched two key postseason victories, defeating Fannie Lou Hamer and LaGuardia High...
Boys Tennis Wins 1A City Championships!
The Boys Tennis team earned their long-awaited redemption with a dominant 4–1 victory over Leon Goldstein High School on Tuesday, May 27th, at Queens College. With this win, the team secured the fourth City Championship in school history—and the first ever by a Boys...