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Jamaica High School was a four-year public high school in Jamaica, Queens, New York. It was operated by the New York City Department of Education . Jamaica High School was founded as the Union Free School in 1854, and located within a three-story wooden structure on what is now 161st Street.
Aug 24, 2015 · Jamaica High School, in Queens, was once the largest high school in the United States. For most of its history, it occupied a majestic Georgian Revival building on Gothic Drive, designed in the...
The school has serious bragging rights, but its failing status eventually led to its closure. Jelani Cobb visits his old ...
Jamaica High School was a four-year public high school in Jamaica, Queens. It was once the largest high school in the United States. The majestic building was built in a Georgian Revival aka...
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Jan 22, 2010 · Jamaica, which spent most of a century as a jewel in the city’s public school system, is now slated to be closed for poor performance. At a recent public hearing, hundreds of parents, teachers...
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Jul 9, 2014 · Jamaica High School. INTERACTIVE TIMELINE: CLICK ON THE ARROW TO THE RIGHT TO EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF JAMAICA HIGH SCHOOL. Credit: Nigel Chiwaya. QUEENS — In 1985, Jamaica High School was...