Queens Technical High School
Queens Technical High School is a public career and technical education secondary school located in Long Island City, NY. The school has an enrollment of 1,513 students and serves grades 9-12. A new wing, completed in 2005, added a cafeteria, library, gymnasium, and additional classrooms. The following career and technical programs are available to students: Careers in Business, Electrical Design and Installation, Plumbing Design and Technology, Pre-Engineering Electronic Technology, Computer Technology and Information Systems, Cisco networking, Cosmetology Careers/Salon Management, Barbering, and Graphic Design. The school is operated by the New York City Department  of Education. Location. The school is situated between residential and industrial areas in Long Island City, Queens. The main entrance for all students, staff, and visitors is located on the corner of 38th Street and 47th Avenue. LaGuardia Community College is six blocks to the west, Aviation High School is one block to the west, and Queens Boulevard is one block to the north. Demographics. Of the 1,513 students enrolled in the 2017–2018 school year, 62.52% of students were male, while 37.48% were female. 77.99% of the students were Hispanic or Latino, 12.00% were Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific  Islander, 5.68% were White, 4.89% were Black or African American, and 0.07% were multi-racial. Athletics. Queens Technical High School competes in the Public Schools Athletic League "B" division, with the exception of the varsity wrestling team that competes in the "A" division. Offerings include boys baseball, boys basketball, girls basketball, boys bowling, girls bowling, boys handball, boys soccer, girls soccer, girls softball, girls flag football, girls volleyball, and boys wrestling in "A". In 2009, the Queens Vocational boys soccer team captured the league championship by defeating Thomas Edison High School 3–2 on Randall's Island. Robotics. Queens Technical High  School is best known for their award-winning FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1796, the RoboTigers. The RoboTigers were first created in 2006 competing initially in the 2006 SBPLI Regional. The team originally consisted of around 6 members with the Lead Mentor Mr. Anthony Ali. After a bumpy start from 2006 to 2009 the RoboTigers won their first regional competition in 2009 (New York City Regional) alongside two New Jersey teams. The notable awards that the RoboTigers have won are: One of the most prestigious awards was award to the RoboTigers twice, once in 2016 and again in 2018. They were  the receipts of the Chairman's Award, which is described by "FIRST" Robotics as "The most prestigious award at" FIRST", it honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the purpose and goals of "FIRST"." Their efforts in raising STEM in their community is not going unnoticed. They are just getting started with spreading STEM to every single corner of New York City. The Queens Technical High School Robotics Team have been consistently ranking in the top 10% of teams in the world. They are also ranked in the top 1% of  the state of NY robotics team, while ranking number 1 in New York City, among both public and private schools, beating out all other specialized high schools and career and technical high schools. After the official 2019 "FIRST" Robotics Challenge season the RoboTigers are running on 6 consecutive regional wins. Going into 2020 the RoboTigers are looking to dominate yet once again.