PS 6
| The Lillie Devereaux Blake School (P.S. 6) | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1894 |
| Founder | Katherine Blake |
| School district | 2 |
| Principal | Lauren Fontana |
| Grades | K-5 |
| Mascot | Pale Male,the Redtailed Hawk |
| Website | http:// ps6nyc |
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P.S. 6,TheLillie Devereaux BlakeSchool,is a public elementary school located on theUpper East SideofManhattan,New York City. Founded in 1894, P.S. 6 is regarded as the top elementary school in New York City.[1]
Overview[edit]
P.S. 6 has about 800 students in grades K-5. Average class sizes are 23-28. The school is popular with families on the Upper East Side who often choose to send their children there rather than to private school. The school's former Principal,Carmen Fariña,claimed that the acceptance rate for out of district students was 1/7, lower than that of many top-tier Universities.[2]
History[edit]
P.S. 6 was founded in 1894 and named after the feminist author and reformerLillie Devereaux Blake.The school was originally located several blocks to the north on85th Street.The current red brick building onMadison Avenuebetween 81st and 82nd Streets was constructed in 1953.
The school's first principal Katherine Blake, the daughter of the school's namesake, served in that capacity for 34 years and demanded that the pacifist hymnI Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldierbe sung at every assembly.[1]
Academics[edit]
P.S. 6 is aTeacher's College"Mentor School." It offers a particularly strong writing program based on the principles of Lucy Calkins. Students are expected to write plays, poetry, essays and short fiction by the time they graduate. The school also places a special emphasis on Art education. Its location, two blocks from theMetropolitan Museum of Art,allows the students particularly good access to view the works of famous artists. P.S. 6 was also the recipient of a grant from theAnnenberg Foundationto help fund art projects in the school.
Special events[edit]
Peter Yarrowhas played a special benefit concert in the school's auditorium for many years to raise money for the school.[3]
In popular culture[edit]
The school is featured in the 1979 filmKramer vs. Kramer,which won fiveAcademy Awards.[4][5]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Richard Avedon,Photographer
- Phoebe Cates,Actress
- Chevy Chase,Actor
- Peter Cincotti,Jazz Singer/Songwriter
- Miguel Condé,Artist
- Damon Dash,Hip Hop Mogul
- Jose Feliciano,Guitarist
- William Hurt,Actor
- Robert Iler,Actor
- Jonathan Katz,Actor/Comedian
- Lenny Kravitz,Musician
- Michael Kurland,Author
- Tina LouiseActress (Gilligan's Island)
- Lorna Luft,Actress, Singer, Daughter ofJudy Garland
- Erin Moriarty,Actress
- Tony Roberts (actor),Actor
- J.D. Salinger,Author ofThe Catcher in the Rye
- Andrew Schulz,Comedian
- Herbert Solow (journalist),Writer, Editor ofFortunemagazine
- Mark SourianFilm Producer
- Andrew Stein,Former President NYC Council, Former Manhattan Borough President
- Robert F. Wagner Jr.,Mayor of New York and Ambassador to Spain
- David L. Wolper,Producer
- Peter Yarrow,Singer
References[edit]
- ^abMichael, By (August 24, 1994)."ABOUT NEW YORK; A School To Mark A Century Of Success - New York Times".New York Times.Retrieved2008-12-06.
- ^Hartocollis, Anemona (February 24, 1999)."In School; A principal with a will of steel makes a public school as prestigious as a private one. - New York Times".New York Times.Retrieved2008-12-06.
- ^"Playing In The Neighborhood: UPPER EAST SIDE;Peter Yarrow's 'Puff' Piece for P.S. 6 - New York Times".New York Times.February 4, 1996.Retrieved2008-12-06.
- ^"Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) / PS 6 the Lillie Devereaux Blake School - MovieTrip".Archived fromthe originalon 2019-02-16.Retrieved2019-02-15.
- ^"New York Magazine".1987-05-04.
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