JOHN ADAMS 
HIGH SCHOOL

SINCE 1927

|101-01 Rockaway Blvd, Ozone Park, NY 11417| 718-322-0500 |Fax- 718-738-9077 |

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    JAHS

    Address:

    101-01 Rockaway Blvd

     Ozone Park, NY 11417

    Contact Us

    Tel: 718-322-0500
    Fax: 718-738-9077

    Home of the Spartans

    Daniel Scanlon, Principal

    Directions

    It is the policy of the New York City Department of Education to provide equal educational opportunities without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, disability, weight, gender (sex) or sexual orientation, and to maintain an environment free of harassment on the basis of any of these grounds, including sexual harassment or retaliation. Inquiries regarding compliance with appropriate laws may be directed to: Director, Office of Equal Opportunity, 65 Court Street, Room 1102, Brooklyn, New York 11201, Telephone 718-935-3320.

    Statement on Accessibility: We are working to make this website easier to access for people with disabilities, and will follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. If you need assistance with a particular page or document on our current site, please contact [Mr. Jesse Dominique at Jdominique@schools.nyc.gov or Mr. Alamarie at Aalamarie@schools.nyc.gov ] to request assistance.

    WE ARE MEDIA

    PROGRAM CODE

    Q10D

    Media and Fine Arts Academy is a learning community that prepares students for careers in communications, visual and performing arts—a blend of music, art, media, journalism, and theatre. Students will be exposed to rigorous curricula designed to expand their minds in courses that will challenge them to design the school yearbook, participate in specialty classes, write for the Campus newspaper, and act in our drama

    Productions.

    SPECIALTY CLASSES

    Drama

    General Drama is intended as an overview to dramatic and theatrical arts. Students are introduced to basic theatrical, stage and film terminology; basic elements and principles of theatrical performance and technologies; and the process of constructive critique

     

    Video Production

    is an introduction class designed to provide students with artistic, creative and historical background in the fields of video, broadcasting, and film production. In addition, this course provides instruction and training in pre-production, production and post production phases of project development. Students who are interested in a career in entertainment production have opportunities to explore the many jobs involved in the making of such productions.

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    Concert/Band

    is an introduction class in which we will be practicing various styles and genres of concert band repertoire. The primary focus of this class will be to build a solid fundamental foundation for playing your instrument, reading and understanding rhythms and melody, and working on all aspects of musicality to become well rounded musicians.

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    Photography

    is a course that focuses on understanding the basic operations and functions of a digital single lens reflex camera and the manipulation of its settings to achieve a specific result. Students will learn about photographic elements of art and principles of design, composition, and lighting.

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    Yearbook

    This course is designed to develop students’ skills in yearbook production by providing experiences in selected aspects of yearbook production.  Students learn basic principals of yearbook production and develop skills that include writing copy, captions and headlines; digital photography; desktop publishing and using appropriate technology tools for media production.

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    PARTNERSHIP

    We are partnered with EVC, The Educational Video Center and the Apollo Theatre.