This is New York City's only public high school IB program. We serve a diverse ethnic student body, representing virtually every region of the world. IB students must satisfy New York State Regents requirements as well as IB Diploma Requirements. Cherry Hill West has a diverse student body of 1600 students and offers a comprehensive program in both academic areas and extracurricular areas. This is the first year of the IB program for West.
West anticipates growth in the program as it moves toward implementation of the second year.
In 2002-03, approx. This 47,000 sq. During the 2001-2002 school year, students who elect Chermistry SL or Computer Science SL will be preparing for their exams in May, 2002. The first diploma class will be in 2002-2003. The three largest employers in Schenectady are General Electric, The Golub Corporation, and Ellis Hospital.