News & Announcements
School Announcements
Autumn Sports Have Begun
NYC Public School Teams begin their Autumn seasons on Monday 8/19! Incoming students and current students are invited to reach out to the Head Coaches TODAY. Girl's Tennis – Coach Schulman steven.schulman@lehman.cuny.edu Boy’s Running, XC – Coach Elinson ...
FROSH Academic Awards 2024
With our school schedule for June being altered this year we did not have our annual Frosh Awards celebration. Usually held on the last day of school in late June, each year we all have gathered in the Gillette Hall auditorium where teachers then distribute...
URGENT DATE CHANGE Sports Award Night Now June 10th
Due to the exceptional performance of our Softball team, we are compelled to reschedule the Sports Award Night. The new date is Monday June 10th at 5:00PM at the Lovinger Theater. Please update your calendars accordingly. We understand that some students may not be...
Softball Wins on Senior Day, Takes Home League Title, Marches Through Playoffs!
The Senators began their Friday last week honoring five Seniors; Belen Bankert, Nora Demak, Nathalia Dominguez, Leo Rowe and Jordyn Sickle and then proceeded to blast local rival Marie Curie by a score of 13-2. The Senators scored early and often going out a big lead...
Teacher Appreciation Week Now Has A NYCPS Site.
The New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) has launched a "Shout Out" page on their website. It is a place where students, parents, and school staff can publicly acknowledge Teachers and express their appreciation. Go to NYCPS Shout Outs and share your appreciation...
Earth and Space Science at HSAS
First, there was the earthquake! This was a new experience for most of us on the East Coast. And then, the eclipse...which, while lacking the drama and surprise of the temblor, nevertheless captured our attention. While some of our staff and students took the...
Presentation on Voting Rights and Civic Engagement
On Thursday, April 4, HSAS was visited by Diane Burrows, from the League of Women Voters, who spoke to students about the history of voting rights in the United States, current challenges to suffrage, and the ways in which young people can ensure that their voices are...
Mock Trial Team Advances to the Quarter Finals
HSAS's Mock Trial Team beat the Dwight School in the Sweet 16 round of competition before Second Circuit Court of Appeals judge, Myrna Perez. Pictured is the amazing defense team that scored the win. On April 7, the prosecution team will face off against Hunter...
Open House for Accepted Students
Congratulations to all of our newly admitted students! Ms. Fiore, our parent coordinator, recently emailed your parent or guardian an invitation to an open house that we are hosting for you. If you have any questions, please contact her at 718-329-2144 or by emailing...
HSAS Celebrates Black History Month
The members of our Black Student Union and some of the students in our AP African American Studies classes recently organized a teach-in to celebrate Black History Month. Students made presentations on topics such as the history of the Black Panther Party, Jamaican...
Debate Team Succeeds!
February’s Topic - Resolved: The United States federal government should ban single-use plastics. Congratulations to our Debaters: Despite the online format, I am thrilled to announce the outstanding achievements of our debaters in this month's debate! Novice speakers...
Black History is American History
On February 1, the HSAS Black Student Union kicked off our celebration of Black History Month by distributing buttons to students and staff. The BSU is also planning our annual Black History Teach-In, during which members of the BSU conduct workshops and presentations...
Athletics & Clubs
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...
Senior Abby Theriault Makes History as First Female Track and Field Athlete to Win City Championship
Abby Theriault, a senior at the High School of American Studies and Outdoor track Captain, made history by becoming the first female track and field athlete at the school to win a City Championship. She claimed the gold medal in the 1500-meter race walk with a...
Senators Charge into City Championship After Back-to-Back Wins
On Tuesday, May 20th, the tennis team delivered a stellar performance, defeating longtime rivals Environmental Studies 4–1 in the City Quarter-finals. Doubles pair Senior Isaac Lipman and Freshman York Douglas set the tone with a dominant 10–0 win. Rising Star...
Boys Tennis Remains Undefeated
The Boys tennis team remained undefeated with a hard fought 4-1 victory of Divisional Rival Environmental Studies. Seniors Isaac Lipman and Santiago Efron secured singles victories both wining close matches by a score of 10-7. In doubles Ezra Dipietra teamed up with...
Softball Gets the Win over Inwood Campus
The Senators captured a hard-fought victory defeating Inwood Campus on April 21 by a score of 10-4. Isabella Diaz continued her constant improvement on the mound pitching a complete game, giving up only one hit, and striking out 6. Ashley Seo and Ruby Greenberg had...
Baseball Bounces Back with Win over Gompers
The HS of American Studies Baseball team bounced back from their heartbreaking defeat to league leading Claremont HS and defeated Gompers HS by a score of 13-5, moving their record to 5-2 on the season. Andrew Smith and David Caswell combined on the mound to limit...
The Jewish Student Union Guest Speaker Series
On Thursday April 24th in rooms 104-6-8 the HSAS chapter of the JSU invites all students for an important and meaningful presentation from the granddaughter of a holocaust survivor. Come hear these relevant and important stories.