J.H.S. 050 John D. Wells

Tours and open houses · 5 posted

Admissions

For fall 2027 entry · from MySchools, checked October 15

• John D. Wells (M.S. 50) (K050S), K050S

  Open — Students are randomly selected

• John D. Wells (M.S. 50) Spanish Dual Language Program (K050M), K050M

  Language Criteria — Students are ranked by the school based on English proficiency and/or home language. Offers are made in priority group and rank order. See program details for more information

Clubs, arts and sports

Music

Band, Band, Band/Brass/Percussion/Woodwinds, Choir, Chorus, Chorus/Singing, Concert Band, Drumline, Exploring Music, Guitar, Guitar, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Music, Music, Piano, Rock Band, Vocal Music

Visual & performing arts

Art, Art, Ceramics, Comic Book Club, Creative Writing, Creative Writing, Dance, Dance, Dance Foundations and History, Dance Techniques and Performance, Design and Applied Arts, Digital Media Arts, Drama, Drama, Fashion, Fashion, Film, Fine Arts, General Visual Arts, Graphic Design, Latin Dance, Musical Theater, Musical Theater, Performing Arts, Photography, Photography, Step Team, Studio Art, Theater, Traditional and Studio Art, Urban Arts, Videography, Visual Arts, Visual Arts

STEM

Coding, Coding, Computer Science, Engineering, Game Design, Lego Robotics, LEGO Robotics, Math Team, Math Team, Robotics, Robotics, STEM, STEM, Urban Advantage, Video Game Club, Web Design

Sports & fitness

Basketball, Cheerleading, Fitness, Mindfulness, Physical Education, Soccer, Yoga, Yoga

Academics

Advisory, Algebra I, Arts (Middle School Honors), Foreign Language, Health, Homework Help, Library, Living Environment, Math, Middle School Algebra ACC, Middle School Biology ACC, Regents Living Environment, Saturday Academy, Saturday Academy, Spanish, Specialized High School Test Preparation, Stock Market, Tutoring, World Languages (Middle School Accelerated), World Languages (Middle School Honors), World Languages (Middle School)

Clubs & leadership

Book Club, Book Club, Chess, Chess, Debate, Debate, Gardening, Green Team, Journalism, Leadership, National Junior Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, Newspaper, Peer Mediation, Peer Mediation, Restorative Circles, School Newspaper, Service Learning, Student Council, Student Council, Talent Show, Yearbook, Yearbook

Programs

Bilingual Special Education (BSE): Spanish, Community School, Extended Day, Free After School Program, Summer Session, Uniform, Weekend Program

About the school

Our mission at M.S. 50, Magnet School for Debate and Youth Leadership, is to empower student voice through debate in all content areas and to promote youth leadership through academics, arts, athletics, and activism. We are proud to be city-wide debate champions and to be ranked in the top 4 in middle school debate in the entire country! At MS 50, all students take advanced Regents classes, and we offer free SHSAT preparation courses. We also have a dynamic Spanish dual language program and a Spanish language debate program. All Students at MS 50 are also exposed to extensive arts and music programming through our partnership with El Puente, a nationally renowned community human rights organization. We have a highly ranked concert band, a Latin jazz ensemble and a drumline, and we have a vibrant visual arts program that includes massive murals. MS 50 students also select from a variety of enrichment activities (debate, concert band, drumline, robotics, video game design, coding, theater, art, photography, step, guitar, newspaper, dance, sports, chess, and more) during our Expanded Learning Time that runs until 4:00. We offer a free afterschool program in partnership with El Puente that provides programming until 6:00 daily.Check us out at www.ms50.org.

From MySchools.