J.H.S. 226 Virgil I. Grissom

Tours and open houses

Admissions

For fall 2027 entry · from MySchools, checked October 15

• Virgil I. Grissom (J.H.S. 226) (Q226U), Q226U

  Zone Priority — Students who live within a particular school zone are given priority for this program.

Clubs, arts and sports

Visual & performing arts

Dance, Dance Techniques and Performance, Digital Media Arts, Traditional and Studio Art

STEM

Coding, Coding, Robotics, STEM, Technology, Urban Advantage, Video Game Club

Sports & fitness

Basketball, Cheerleading, Dance, Fitness, Fitness, Mindfulness, Physical Education, Soccer, Step

Academics

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

Clubs & leadership

Cooking, Cooking, Debate, Debate, Gardening, Leadership, National Junior Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, Restorative Circles, Spelling Bee, Student Council, Student Council, Talent Show, Virtual Enterprise, Yearbook

Programs

Field Trips, Free After School Program, Health Center, Saturday Programs, Summer Session, Uniform

About the school

JHS 226 Virgil I. Grissom is a learning community that focuses on the academic, social, and emotional growth of all students. The school is organized into three learning communities. Sixth grade students join our community as members of the Discovery and Explorations Academy. Students in 7th and 8th grade are members of the Humanities Academy and Renaissance Academy, respectively. Students at each grade level participate in rigorous, hands-on learning experiences that provide them with opportunities to explore new content, make connections to real-world situations, and develop arguments to support new ideas. A well-rounded education is the cornerstone of our academic program, and students participate in a variety of elective courses. These include visual arts, dance, theatre, band, technology, health, and Virtual Enterprise Junior Venture in which students develop a virtual business. All students take part in an advisory class, which supports social-emotional growth. Advanced Regents Program (ARP/Honors) classes are offered, and Regents exams in Algebra, Biology, and World Languages are administered. We host a wide variety of extracurricular activities, which are refined each year based on the interests of our current students. In the past, these have included sports programs, academic support and enrichment classes, art club, a dance partnership with Alvin Ailey, band, and E-Sports. Students also have an opportunity to sign-up for after-school programs through Beacon or Opus Theatre and Dance, which run daily until 5:30 pm. These organizations offer additional program options, including karate, aviation, cooking, and tutoring.

From MySchools.