Credit Career and Consumer, Family, Life Skills or Vocational-Technical Education 5 Credits Community Service 60 Hours - 25 Hours of which is due during Senior year Latin (Gifted and Talented only) 10 Credits Credits 160 130 Testing Pass HSPA/SRA Pass HSPA/SRA College Requirements: All students who graduate from EHS will have taken the appropriate coursework to meet college entrance requirements. The colleges (4 year colleges) require students to take 16 Carnagie Units in high school. A unit is considered a year of study. Units are taken from the major subject areas of Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science and World Language. 4 years of English = 4 units 3 years of History = 3 units 3 years of Mathematics (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II) = 3 units 3 years of Science = 3 units 2 years of World Language = 2 units Total Units = 15 units The additional unit is obtained by taking elective courses in Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science or World Language. EHS students are encouraged to participate in extra-curricular activities, take college entrance exams, and Advanced Placement Tests to strengthen their college applications. Connection to the Main Complex Some extracurricular activities and sports teams are found in Dwyer Academy. The building functions as a hub central as other students from the other Elizabeth Academies and Elizabeth High School come here during the after school hours. The Main Complex also holds Elizabeth High School's swimming pool where the swim team practices and meets are held. The Main Complex campus is the only one of the Elizabeth Academies to have a courtyard accessible to its students. Athletics Students from John E. Dywer Technology Academy and all the Elizabeth Academies (including Elizabeth High School) compete together on one consolidated set of sports teams against other schools outside the city. Administration The school's principal is Sulisnet Jimenez. The core administration team includes three vice principals. References External links John E. Dwyer Technology Academy Website Elizabeth Public Schools Data for the Elizabeth Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics 2009 establishments in New Jersey Education in Elizabeth, New Jersey Educational institutions established in 2009 Public high schools in Union County, New Jersey