His renovation of DePalma's foundation is the base that Tech lives on today. Bilotti began a program of increasing enrollment, changing the course away from a strict engineering program, and targeting female students. Bilotti was named the Program Director as DePalma retired. In 1987, the program was nearly shuttered because of a lack of enrollment. Through DePalma's leadership, teachers Alan Bailey, Irv Berson, and others made unauthorized renovations to the building, creating laboratory space for the engineering classes. John DePalma was the Assistant Principal assigned to bring the engineering program to the New Dorp campus so that the building would not be abandoned or used for other purposes. Housed in the former New Dorp High School, SITHS was originally the engineering program from Ralph McKee Vocational and Technical High School. SITHS is one of the schools established under New York State Law 2590 Section-G to serve the needs of gifted New York City students. Facilities include state-of-the-art science, engineering and computer laboratories.” SITHS is designated as having a specialized high school status. The school's website states that SITHS is “A highly competitive New York City public high school, established in 1988, providing a demanding and challenging college preparatory curriculum emphasizing mathematics, science, computers, engineering, humanities and athletics. Admission to SITHS is determined through an applicant's score on the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test.Ī depiction of New Dorp High School, which currently houses SITHS 1,200 schools in the state as well as 19,000 schools nationwide). According to, Staten Island Tech ranks #2 in New York State as well as #13 in the nation (approx. It consistently ranks among the best schools in New York City in graduation rate, Regents test scores, and attendance. Located in Staten Island, New York City, the public specialized high school is operated by the New York City Department of Education. Staten Island Technical High School, commonly called Staten Island Tech or SITHS, was founded in 1988. A team of 40 Chinese artists and craftsmen spent a year in China creating the Garden's components and another six months in Staten Island as craftsmen-in-residence at Snug Harbor to complete the construction. The New York Scholar's garden is the one of two authentic scholar's gardens in the United States.
It is based on Ming Dynasty Gardens (1368-1644). The Garden is a compilation of different gardens in China. Visitors can explore eight pavilions, a bamboo forest path, waterfalls, a Koi-filled pond, Chinese calligraphy, and a variety of Ghongshi scholar's rocks including a 15-foot formation that towers over the central courtyard. It features magnificent rockery that resemble mountains that inspired the poetry and paintings of Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist monks and other scholars. The New York Chinese Scholar's Garden is truly unique attraction that adds new dimension to our understanding of life in ancient China and serves as the perfect setting for a host of multi-cultural events.
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