The High School of Economics and Finance (HSEF) is a public high school

High school

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 in Manhattan

Manhattan

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, New York City

New York City

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. Located at 100 Trinity Place in the Financial District

Financial District, Manhattan

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, the school's building was formerly the home of New York University

New York University

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's graduate business school. The school's curriculum incorporates study of corporate

Corporation

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 business

Business

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 and finance

Finance

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. College level accounting classes are a graduation requirement. The school cultivates business internship relationships with corporations including Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank

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 and Citigroup

Citigroup

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. HSEF's relationship with Citigroup is unique, since the New York City Department of Education

New York City Department of Education

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 partnered with the company to found the school in 1993.

September 11th

The High School of Economics and Finance was the closest high school in the city to the World Trade Center site

World Trade Center site

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, at 1 block from the World Trade Center

World Trade Center

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, and students were heavily affected by the events of September 11th

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. After September 11th, the school shared facilities with Norman Thomas High School in the Murray Hill

Murray Hill, Manhattan

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neighborhood for 7 months, and students attended school during the irregular hours of 1pm to 7-8pm, 5 days a week.

Academics

The High School of Economics and Finance offers a wide range of courses that include four years of required English class, three years of social studies, mathematics, science with lab, and foreign language, required four years of business class such as Economics, Entrepreneurship, Accounting, Business Computer Applications, International Business and Banking & Credit, half a year of fine arts; and a wide selection of electives, including advanced placement (AP) classes that allow students to place out of a few of the prerequisite college courses.

In the life science, the school offers Living Environment (LE) class with lab that prepare students for the regents exam by the end of school year. Students who are able to maintain good grades for both semester in LE class and in addition with qualifiable regents grades, they will have the opportunity to take AP Biology in their junior or senior year.

In the physical science, the school offers Earth Science, Chemistry and Physics. Some students will take Earth Science during freshman year depending on how their science grades from middle school. Then, students will take Chemistry or Physics during their sophomore, junior or senior year. Other students will also have the option to take AP Chemistry.

The mathematics department offers a sequence of math:Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry that help students to prepare for regents exams. After that, they will have the option to choose from Pre-Calculus and AP Calculus AB depending on their grades over the past two or three years.

Students are required to take English for four years. In freshman year, students will be taking regular English. Then, some selected students will have the opportunity to take Honors English during their sophomore year. In their junior year, students will have the option to take AP English Language & Composition and AP Literature & Composition during their senior year.

Three years of History/Social Studies classes are required; and that include World History for freshman and sophomore years (some students will be selected for honors History in their second year); US History, Economics and Government during junior year, and some will have the option to take AP US history; and students will have the option to take AP European History class in their senior year.

Three years of language are required. Economics and Finance only offers one language: Spanish. In addition, some students will be able to take AP Spanish Language.

College Courses

Students who wish to better prepare themselves for college level education are allowed to take some courses through the College Now program at Hunter College, Baruch College, Pace University, and BMCC. They all offer a wide selection of classes including Mathematics, Sciences, Business-related and etc. They are all free (except Pace with the exception of reduced fee for HS students), yet selective. Students will need to be juniors or seniors, have decent averages, and regents/SAT scores to determine their eligibility of the classes they wish to take. These credits they earn will be transferrable to the college they will attend in the future.

Clubs/Extracurricular Activities

• Academy of Finance
• Amnesty International
• Big Brother. Big Sister
• Chess
• Euro Challenge
• Gay/Straight Alliance
• Literary Magazine
• Muslim Student Association
• National History Day Competition
• National Honor Society
• NFTE Business Plan Competition
• Poetry Slam
• Quality of Life Competition
• Quilting
• Student Government
• Virtual Enterprise
• Yearbook
• YPMP (Young Professionals Mentoring Program)

Team Winning

• Quality of Life Competition

2007:won quality of life award with $17500 scholarship.

2008: borough manhattan leaders.

2011: Manhattan winners.

• National History Day Competition
• Winners, 2010 New York City Regional (2) 1st place; (2) 2nd place; (1) 3rd place.
• Winners, 2010 New York State (1) 2nd place; (1) 3rd place.
• Winners, 2011 New York City Regional (3) 1st place; (2) 3rd place.

Service Requirements

Students who wish to graduate from High School of Economics and Finance should complete 100 hours of community service and 120 hours of unpaid internship. Students who have completed both by the end of their sophomore year will be offered paid internships. Also, students who have successfully completed this task will be part of Academy of Finance.

Dress Code

Every students are required to 'Dress for Success' on every Wednesday. On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, students should wear business casual dress such as fitted jeans/Dockers/khakis/pants/dress skirt, button-down shirt/polo, and sweater.

External links

• Interview with former principal Patrick Burke on HSEF and 9/11
• HS of Economics and Finance official site