Notable Faculty
- Noreen Begley was the first woman in 1992 to coach boys basketball when she coached the Blazers to the finals in what was known during as the "B division."
- Ed Berg, former faculty member, was the chairman of Social Science department and best remembered for having taught Advanced Placement Economics competitively by expunging the students midyear who were performing on the lower half of the class curve.
- John Elfrank-Dana, a social studies teacher and UFT Chapter Leader, is a Carnegie Scholar and has won numerous national awards.
- Irene Gianacoplos is the last coordinator and one of the few shorthand supporters/instructors in the Public Education system.
- Mary DiServio was the only member of the school faculty that was a certified Microsoft Office Specialist and Expert in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, and Microsoft Access. DiServio officially retired in June, 2009.
- Alex McDonald, an English teacher, is a musician. Known as Paranoid Larry, he has his own record label.
- Ted Nellen, an English teacher, and "Cybrarian". Was an early pioneer in use of the Internet in the classroom and was the school's first webmaster. Ran the one if NYC's first Internet connected networks in a public school.
- Philip Panaritis, a social studies teacher. Noted for being a master teacher and grant-writer. Currently is Teaching American History Project Director where he continues to inspire.
- Carolyn Powell, Ph.D, known to some as the successor of Ed Berg. Powell was nominated and entrusted with the position of college advisor in June, 2009.
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