KNOW YOUR SCHOOL
ESMS is located on this street in Manhattan, between First and Second Avenues.
Where is East 91st Street?
We visited this famous New York City museum on our Egypt field trip.
What is The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the MET)?
All 6th graders at ESMS take this arts class three times a week.
What is dance class?
This is the name of ESMS's rival school.
Who is Wagner (Robert F. Wagner Middle School / JHS 167)
School starts at 9:00am. What is the very first period of the day called?
What is homeroom?
East Side Middle School mascot
What is the Tiger (Go Tigers!)?
On our science gems field trip, we visited this museum on the Upper West Side.
What is The American Museum of Natural History
This is the name of the student newspaper at ESMS.
What is The Tiger Times?
Wagner is known for having one of the largest programs of this kind in all of NYC, with over 500 students studying it.
What is Instrumental music / band?
ESMS uses this locked magnetic pouch to keep students' less distracted during the school day.
What is a Yondr pouch?
This is the name of ESMS's principal.
Who is Jesse Kupferman?
We went ziplining at this outdoor adventure company.
What is Boundless Adventures
ESMS is so highly attended that it has often ranked #1 in NYC for this metric.
What is school Attendance (over 98%)
ESMS uses this admissions system — students are not automatically assigned, but must apply through a lottery. What is this type of school called?
What is a school of choice (lottery school / choice school — not zoned)
This ESMS security guard goes by this nickname
Who is Agent Skinner?
This is the name of ESMS's certified therapy dog who helps students with social-emotional learning.
Who is Bailey?
The MET's wing was purposefully built to house this real Egyptian temple, originally located on the banks of the Nile in Nubia. What is its name?
What is the Temple of Dendur?
ESMS won City Championships in this sport in both boys and girls divisions, and also won City Championships in girls spring volleyball in the same year.
What is Table Tennis (Boys & Girls MSAL Champions)?
These are the four closest subway lines to ESMS
What are the Q, 4, 5, or 6 trains?
This staff member works in the main office AND coaches the boys' basketball team.
Who is Chris?
ESMS has a sister school in this African country, called the Red Rose School, where students Zoom with their pen pals.
Where is Kenya (Kibera, Kenya)?
This is the name of the gemstone exhibit theme we explored at the Natural History Museum — the museum houses one of the world's largest collections of these.
What is the Hall of Gems / the Morgan Hall of Gems
In 8th grade, all ESMS students take this math class and sit for a Regents Exam in June.
What is Algebra I?
During lunch, ESMS students can go outside to play at this nearby sports and recreation center on 90th Street.
What is Asphalt Green?
These two ESMS staff members share the same last name.
MR. and Ms. Deneroff.