High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology

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High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology is a public high school in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.It was established in the 1980s with a focus on preparing students for careers working with computers, including by teaching about word processing and databases.{{Cite book |last=Rakovic |first=Gloria |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4J7jAAAAMAAJ&q=%22High+School+of+Telecommunication+Arts+and+Technology%22 |title=THE Journal: Technological Horizons in Education |date=1987 |publisher=Information Synergy, Incorporated |language=en}} It has a software engineering program that is based around the CS4ALL curriculum.{{cite web |title=High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology |url=http://insideschools.org/component/schools/school/864 |access-date=2016-09-17 |website=Insideschools.org}}

It is located at 350 67th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220.{{cite web|url=http://schools.nyc.gov/SchoolPortals/20/K485/default.htm|title=Welcome - High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology - K485 - New York City Department of Education|website=Schools.nyc.gov|access-date=2016-09-17}} It has 1300 students.{{cite web |title=High School of Telecommunications Arts & Technology in Brooklyn, NY - Niche |url=https://k12.niche.com/high-school-of-telecommunications-arts--and--technology-brooklyn-ny/ |access-date=2016-09-17 |website=IK12.niche.com}}

The school is a Gothic style building. It was formerly Bay Ridge High School. As Bay Ridge High school, it was all girls, but it is now coed.

In 2016, the building established a rooftop greenhouse for teaching about botany and food production.{{Cite web |last=DeJesus |first=Jaime |date=2016-10-12 |title=Ridge's High School of Telecommunications celebrates new rooftop greenhouse |url=https://brooklynreporter.com/2016/10/ridges-high-school-of-telecommunications-celebrates-new-rooftop-greenhouse/ |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=The Brooklyn Home Reporter |language=en-US}}